
SYD SKIDMORE

actor & writer
ABOUT
HELLO MY NAME IS SYD (she/they)
I have been acting since the age of 7. Growing up, I was the quintessential musical theatre kid: performing the entirety of Les Miserables in my grandmother's living room, my 12 cousins and I passionately reenacting the lives of 1700's French whores to an audience of aunts and uncles. I, of course, was double-cast as Whore #3 and the male love interest, Marius (the beginning of my nonbinary awakening!).
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I went on to receive my BFA in Acting from USC, and am currently based in Los Angeles. I work mainly in film & TV, but can sometimes be found making a fool of myself onstage in the local clown scene.​ You may know me as the sci-fi soldier, Bradbury, facing her death in THE CREATOR, or the criminally insane Batman villain, Abby, who attacks Sofia in THE PENGUIN (see review below).​​​
My acting technique is rooted in both emotional memory and imaginative play. I excel in transformation, in part because coming to terms with my queerness required an in depth exploration into the many different parts of myself. I now feel the freedom to dance between them, and aim to delve even deeper into my humanity with each new role!
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Beyond acting, I am currently developing my first feature film with my writing partner and our weekly acting group. Keep an eye out for FEAST, a friendsgiving gone wrong...

"Syd Skidmore's Abby is a revelation."
SCREEN RANT The Penguin Episode 4 Review
​​​"The real stand-out is Syd Skidmore's Abby, the Arkham inmate who plays a key part in Sofia's... awakening, let's say. Skidmore is very much a newcomer, with few roles to her name, but is incredible as Abby: equal parts terrifying and haunting... I can't get the performance out of my head."​
BODY OF WORK
FILM
ON SWIFT HORSES
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THE CREATOR
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ME TIME
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THE WEDDING PAINTING
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CHIPOKO
(short)
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GIRL AND A GUN
(short)
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WHAT WE DON'T SAY
(short)
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MURDERABILIAC
(short)
Supporting
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Lead
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Ley Line Entertainment/
Dir. Dan Minahan
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New Regency/
Dir. Gareth Edwards
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Netflix/
Dir. John Hamburg
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Dir. Claire Audrey Aguayo
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​Dir. Tafadzwa Nemarundwe ​​
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Go Parachute/
Dir. Kiki Allgeier
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​CalArts/
Dir. Esther Zeilig
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Wickiup Films/
Dir. Richard Karpala
TV
BEEF
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THE PENGUIN
TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS
Co-star
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