List of Famous people born in British Columbia, Canada
Sarah Grey
Sarah Grey is a Canadian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Alyssa, the female lead on the Netflix horror-drama series The Order.
Lauren Southern
Lauren Cherie Southern is a Canadian alt-right political activist, white nationalist and YouTuber. In 2015, Southern ran as a Libertarian Party candidate in the Canadian federal election. She worked for The Rebel Media until March 2017, then worked independently before announcing her retirement from political activism on 2 June 2019. Southern announced her return to YouTube on 19 June 2020.
Sunny Dhinsa
Sunny Dhinsa is a Canadian professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. He is best known for his time with the WWE, where he performed under the ring name Akam.
Alexandra Botez
Alexandra Botez is an American-born Canadian chess player and commentator, Twitch live streamer, and YouTuber. As a player, she holds the title of Woman FIDE Master. Botez and her younger sister Andrea host the BotezLive Twitch and YouTube channels, where they specialize in chess content.
Douglas Albert Munro
Douglas Albert Munro was a United States Coast Guardsman who was posthumously decorated with the Medal of Honor for an act of "extraordinary heroism" during World War II. He is the only person to have received the medal for actions performed during service in the Coast Guard.
Thomas Middleditch
Thomas Steven Middleditch is a Canadian comedian, actor and screenwriter, known for his role as Richard Hendricks in the HBO series Silicon Valley (2014–2019), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and Penn Zero in the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014–2017). He voiced Harold Hutchins in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017). Middleditch also appears in ads for Verizon Wireless.
Justin Chatwin
Justin Chatwin is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Jimmy Lishman in the Showtime series Shameless, as well as Robbie Ferrier in the film War of the Worlds. He currently portrays Erik Wallace on the Netflix original series Another Life.
Shawn Ashmore
Shawn Robert Ashmore is a Canadian film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Bobby Drake / Iceman in the X-Men film series, Jake Berenson in the television series Animorphs, Agent Mike Weston in the television drama series The Following, Eric in the horror film The Ruins, Sam Spencer in the ABC series Conviction, Wesley Evers in the ABC series The Rookie, and Lamplighter in the Prime Video superhero series The Boys. Ashmore also plays the main character, Jack Joyce, in the 2016 video game Quantum Break, as well as Conrad in 2019's Man of Medan. He is the identical twin brother of actor Aaron Ashmore.
Edison Chen
Edison Koon-hei Chen is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actor, singer, rapper, and fashion designer.
Sarah Jeffery
Sarah Marie Jeffery is a Canadian actress, singer and dancer. She is known for her work on the NBC series Shades of Blue and Disney Channel's Descendants franchise. Since 2018, she has portrayed the lead role of Maggie Vera on the CW series Charmed.