Marie Avgeropoulos

Marie Avgeropoulos ævdʒɛrɔːˈpuːlɔːs born June 17 1986 is a Canadian actress and model with Greek ancestry Her breakout role was as Valli Wooley in the 2009 film I Love You Beth Cooper directed by Chris Columbus Since then she has appeared in more film and TV roles as Kirstie in Cult as Kim Rhodes in Hunt to Kill and the scifi series The 100 as Octavia Blake Career After studying broadcast journalism for two years in her hometown Avgeropoulos moved to Europe Several months later she came back to Canada and settled in Vancouver Avgeropoulos started playing drums when she was 16 One of her friends invited her for a casting call in Vancouver which happened to be looking for drummers A talent agent recognized her talent and invited her to appear in various national commercials She caught the attention of director Chris Columbus He hired Avgeropoulos for I Love You Beth Cooper which became her first feature film role Her appearance in the film gave her the opportunities to star in more films and television shows In 2010 Avgeropoulos was cast as Kim Rhodes in the film Hunt to Kill which became her breakout role Early in 2013 Avgeropoulos made her breakout in television after being cast for a recurring role in The CWs Cult However the series failed to attract viewers and after episode 7 the show was canceled The remaining six episodes of the show were broadcast later in the summer Not long after the show ended The CW cast her as one of the main characters in their new scifi The 100 to portray the character Octavia Blake