Jordan Todosey

Jordan Todosey
Todosey in November 2010
Born	February 8, 1995 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Known for	Life with Derek, Degrassi: The Next Generation
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

Jordan Todosey ( TOD-ə-see, born February 8, 1995) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Adam Torres, the first transgender character on the long-running TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation, and as Lizzie McDonald on Life with Derek.

Early life

Todosey was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and began working as a child actor at a young age, making appearances in series such as Instant Star (2004–2008), Life with Derek (2005–2009) and Flashpoint (2008–2012).

Career

Degrassi

Todosey is perhaps best known for playing a transgender character, Adam Torres, in the Degrassi franchise, becoming the first actor to portray a transgender character in the show's 30-year history.

For her performance, Todosey won a Gemini Award in 2011, for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series, and the two-part episode "My Body Is a Cage" has also been widely recognized, including winning a Peabody Award in 2011, citing that Todosey "beautifully portrayed" a transgender character.

When Todosey's character was killed off from the series in 2013, controversy ensued, including a statement from GLAAD condemning the decision to kill off Todosey's character, while also calling Todosey's performance "authentic, multi-dimensional..."

Linda Schuyler, one of the show's creators, defended the choice to kill the character, saying in a statement that Todosey's storyline "will affect even more lives in an authentic way…"

Other work

Todosey played Lizzie McDonald in the series Life with Derek and the spin-off movie Vacation with Derek. She also appeared in one episode of Flashpoint; in The Pacifier as a Firefly (Girl Scout); and in The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio as Tuff Ryan at 9 years old. She also voiced the main character, Willa, on the animated TV series Willa's Wild Life. She starred in Santa Baby as Amelia.

In 2015, she co-starred with Henry Rollins and Boo Boo Stewart in the thriller He Never Died. She is currently appearing as Tracey in Between and also recently appears in Murdoch Mysteries.

Filmography

Film

Television