Aliyah OBrien born in 1981 is a Canadian actress best known for her television roles in the TV series Rookie Blue and Bates Motel and in the film Maximum Conviction Aliyah OBrien was born in Victoria British Columbia Canada and is of Irish Spanish and Welsh descent She was actively involved in musical theatre while a student at Spectrum Secondary School however her interest in kinesiology which led her to study it while attending Camosun College and a jobs as a personal trainer at Club Phoenix and theUniversity of Victoria After graduation shes traveled to 32 countries and describes herself as an adrenaline junkie