| Aislinn Paul | |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Awards: | Canadian Screen Awards |
| Known For: | |
| Yearsactive: | 2000–2019 |
Aislinn Claire Paul (;[1] born March 5, 1994[2]) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role in as Clare Edwards, for which she has won two Canadian Screen Awards (2015 and 2016) for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series,[3] in addition to receiving a Young Artist Award nomination in 2010.[4] She also starred in the Hulu series Freakish.[5]
Paul was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and began working as a child actor at a very young age, starring in commercials and advertising campaigns.
Paul was cast as a recurring character on Degrassi in 2006 when she was only 12 years old and was upgraded to regular a couple years later for season 8. After appearing in nine seasons, she became one of the longest running cast members, eventually exiting the show in 2015 after appearing in more than 220 episodes. For her performance on the show, she was nominated for a Young Artists Award for Best Supporting Young Actress in 2010.
In 2015, she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series.
Her other notable TV roles include Hannah Woodal in Wild Card, Amber in the CBS Film, Candles on Bay Street, Isabella in the HBO series Tell Me You Love Me, and Alexa Ammon in the Lifetime Movie Network Original Murder in the Hamptons.
In 2015, Paul starred as Phoebe Frady in Heroes Reborn,[6] and won a second Canadian Screen Award for her final performance in Degrassi.[7]
She starred in the first season of Hulu series Freakish in 2016.
Paul has been on a hiatus from screen acting since 2019.
Paul studied at and graduated from the Etobicoke School of the Arts alongside fellow Degrassi star Chloe Rose.[8] [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sister Mary Explains It All | Angel | Television movie | |
| 2003 | Do or Die | Heather | Television movie | |
| Betrayed | Bonnie | Television movie | ||
| 2005 | Murder in the Hamptons | Alexa Ammon | Television movie | |
| 2006 | Candles on Bay Street | Amber | Television movie | |
| 2008 | Finn on the Fly | Chloe | ||
| 2010 | Degrassi Takes Manhattan | Clare Edwards | Television movie | |
| Beth Ellen | Television movie | |||
| Trigger | Rocker Chick #3 | |||
| 2013 | data-sort-value="Last Round, The" | The Last Round | The Kid | Short film |
| 2015 | Night Cries | Caitlyn | ||
| 2016 | 5 Films About Technology | Corrie | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | data-sort-value="Famous Jett Jackson, The" | The Famous Jett Jackson | Girl #1 | Episode: "Business as Usual" |
| 2001 | Doc | Emily Slater / Lindy Slayton | 2 episodes | |
| In a Heartbeat | Chelsea | 2 episodes | ||
| 2004 | Zoé Kézako | Various voices | 3 episodes | |
| 2003-2005 | Wild Card | Hannah Woodall | Main role | |
| 2006-2015 | Clare Edwards | Recurring role (seasons 6–7); main role (seasons 8–14); 231 episodes | ||
| 2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | Isabella | Main role; 10 episodes | |
| 2008-2015 | Degrassi: Minis | Clare Edwards | 12 episodes | |
| 2014 | Reign | Cosette | Episode: "Dirty Laundry" | |
| Haven | Grace | Episode: "Reflections" | ||
| 2014; 2019; 2021 | Rick and Morty | Nancy (voice) | 3 episodes | |
| 2015 | Phoebe Frady | TV mini series; main role; 6 episodes | ||
| 2015-2016 | Heroes Reborn | Phoebe Frady | Recurring role; 10 episodes | |
| 2016 | Freakish | Natalie Callaway | Main role (season 1); 10 episodes | |
| 2017 | Private Eyes | Brie Houser | Episode: "The Frame Job" | |
| 2019 | Room 104 | Young Jean | Episode: "Crossroads" |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Young Artist Awards | Best Supporting Actress | |||
| 2015 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series | [10] | ||
| 2016 | [11] |