{{Short description|English actress (born 1990)}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Scarlett Hefner | image = Scarlett Byrne 2013.jpg | caption = Byrne in 2013 | birth_name = Scarlett Hannah Byrne | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1990|10|6}} | birth_place = [[Hammersmith]], [[London]], England | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2005–present | spouse = {{married|[[Cooper Hefner]]|4 November 2019}} | children = 3 }} '''Scarlett Hannah Hefner''' (née '''Byrne'''; born 6 October 1990)<ref name="DOBTW1">{{cite web|title=25 🎂|url=https://twitter.com/ScarleyByrne/status/651248797629161473|website=Twitter|access-date=12 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612002415/https://twitter.com/ScarleyByrne/status/651248797629161473|archive-date=12 June 2017|date=6 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="DOBTW2">{{cite web|title=Thank you for all my birthday messages & wishes yesterday! Feeling very loved & I cant wait to… |url=https://twitter.com/ScarleyByrne/status/784514315361542144|website=Twitter|access-date=12 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612003058/https://twitter.com/ScarleyByrne/status/784514315361542144|archive-date=12 June 2017|date=7 October 2016}}</ref> is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as [[Slytherin]] student [[Pansy Parkinson]] in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' [[Harry Potter (film series)|series]],<ref name="PansyHighBeam">{{cite web|last1=Manila Bulletin|title=Reaching for the 'Skies'|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-379189881.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206135810/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-379189881.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2017|website=[[HighBeam]]|publisher=Manila Bulletin|access-date=9 July 2017|date=19 August 2014}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref name="FallingSkiesDeadline">{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=TNT's 'Falling Skies' & 'Dallas' Add Regulars|url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/tnts-falling-skies-dallas-add-regulars-623086/|website=Deadline|access-date=9 July 2017|date=30 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="PansyStraitTimes">{{cite web|last1=Ng|first1=Gwendolyn|title=No to Playboy, yes to romance|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/no-to-playboy-yes-to-romance|website=The Straits Times|access-date=9 July 2017|date=14 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="PansyDS">{{cite web|title=Harry Potter's Pansy actress poses in Playboy shoot|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/harry-potter/news/a821282/harry-potter-pansy-parkinson-actress-scarlett-byrne-naked-playboy-shoot/|website=Digital Spy|access-date=8 July 2017|date=15 February 2017}}</ref> and as [[List_of_The_Vampire_Diaries_characters#Recurring_characters|Nora Hildegard]] in ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''.
==Career== Byrne began her acting career in 2005 in the short film ''CryBaby'',<ref name="PansyStraitTimes" /> before portraying Chloe Daniels in an episode of the British TV drama ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.<ref name="DoctorsTVcom">{{cite web|title=Doctors > Season 10 > Episode 92 > Kiss My Asp|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/doctors-uk/kiss-my-asp-1227548/|website=TV.com|access-date=9 July 2017|archive-date=12 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112212623/http://www.tv.com/shows/doctors-uk/kiss-my-asp-1227548/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2009, Byrne was cast in the role of [[Pansy Parkinson]] in the sixth film in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series, ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'',<ref name="PansyHighBeam" /><ref name="FallingSkiesDeadline" /><ref name="PansyStraitTimes" /><ref name="PansyDS" /> before reprising her role in the final two films of the series.<ref name="PansyHighBeam" /><ref name="FallingSkiesDeadline" /><ref name="PansyStraitTimes" /><ref name="PansyDS" /> Following the end of the ''Harry Potter'' series, she played Brittany in ''[[Lake Placid: The Final Chapter]]'',<ref name="LakePlacidNetflix">{{cite web|title=Lake Placid: The Final Chapter|url=https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Lake-Placid-The-Final-Chapter/70263476|website=Netflix|access-date=9 July 2017}}</ref> as well as appearing in several short videos written by fellow ''Harry Potter'' actor [[Jessie Cave]] for her website Pindippy.<ref name="PindippyTW">{{cite web|title=Everyone!!!! Check out the new @pindippycave videos!! www.pindippy.com/superheroes lots of love!! X|url=https://twitter.com/ScarleyByrne/status/137671809154818048|website=Twitter|access-date=9 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709182043/https://twitter.com/ScarleyByrne/status/137671809154818048|archive-date=9 July 2017|date=18 November 2011}}</ref>
During 2013, Byrne played the role of Sarah in the short film ''Lashes''.<ref name="LashesUKFilmReview">{{cite web|title=Lashes - short film review|url=https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/single-post/2015/12/01/Lashes-short-film-review|website=UK Film Review|access-date=9 July 2017|date=1 December 2015|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206074512/https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/single-post/2015/12/01/Lashes-short-film-review|url-status=dead}}</ref> Byrne became a regular cast member for the fourth season of the sci-fi show ''[[Falling Skies]]''.<ref name="PansyHighBeam" /><ref name="FallingSkiesDeadline" /><ref name="FallingSkiesSpoilerTV">{{cite web|title=Falling Skies - Season 4 - Casting News - Scarlett Byrne added as Regular|url=http://www.spoilertv.com/2013/10/falling-skies-season-4-casting-news_30.html|work=SpoilerTV}}</ref><ref name="PansyStraitTimes" /><ref name="FallingSkiesScienceFiction">{{cite web|last1=SILVERIO|first1=BEN|date=4 November 2013|title='Harry Potter' Star, Scarlett Byrne, Joins 'Falling Skies' Season Four As Regular|url=http://sciencefiction.com/2013/11/04/harry-potter-star-joins-falling-skies-season-four/|access-date=8 July 2017|website=ScienceFiction.com}}</ref> She moved to [[Vancouver]] for the filming of ''Falling Skies''. While she departs the series at the end of season 4, Byrne reprises the role in the penultimate episode of the series, "Reunion".<ref name="ReunionFSIGN">{{cite web|last1=Carabott|first1=Chris|title=Falling Skies: "Reunion" Review|url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/08/25/falling-skies-reunion-review|website=IGN|access-date=9 July 2017|date=25 August 2015}}</ref>
In 2015, she joined ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' as witch-vampire hybrid, heretic, Nora Hildegard.<ref name="VampireDiariesHollyWoodRep">{{cite web|last1=Roffman|first1=Marisa|date=15 July 2015|title='The Vampire Diaries' Adds Three Villains for Season 7|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/vampire-diaries-lilys-family-heretics-808965|access-date=9 July 2017|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name="VampireDiariesMTV">{{cite web|last1=MURPHY|first1=SHAUNNA|date=16 October 2015|title='Vampire Diaries': Find Out What's Next For The Show's First LGBT Love Story|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2352774/vampire-diaries-scarlett-byrne-nora-mary-louise/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017130246/http://www.mtv.com/news/2352774/vampire-diaries-scarlett-byrne-nora-mary-louise/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2015|access-date=9 July 2017|website=MTV News}}</ref> Byrne was a major recurring character in the seventh season of the series and appeared in twelve episodes of the season. The character was then killed off in the sixteenth episode along with her fiancé Mary-Louise.<ref name="VampireDiariesDesignandTrend">{{cite web|last1=Heimbrod|first1=Mimi|title='The Vampire Diaries' Season 7: Fans Unhappy With Three Character Deaths?|url=http://www.designntrend.com/articles/73223/20160402/vampire-diaries-season-7-fans-unhappy-three-character-deaths.htm|website=Design & Trend|access-date=9 July 2017|date=2 April 2016|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813144614/http://www.designntrend.com/articles/73223/20160402/vampire-diaries-season-7-fans-unhappy-three-character-deaths.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also had a guest appearance role in an episode of the [[MTV]] comedy series, ''[[Mary + Jane]]''.<ref name="MaryandJaneBusinessInsider">{{cite web|last1=Holmes|first1=Adam|title=This 'Harry Potter' actress is posing in Playboy and the pictures are gorgeous|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/playboy-harry-potter-actress-2017-2?r=US&IR=T|website=Business Insider|access-date=9 July 2017|date=17 February 2017|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813181218/http://uk.businessinsider.com/playboy-harry-potter-actress-2017-2?r=US&IR=T|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2017, Byrne played the role of Lisa in the action-thriller film ''Skybound'', alongside [[Gavin Stenhouse]].<ref name="SkyboundFilmReview">{{cite web|title='Skybound' is Campy, Entertaining Fun|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3470673/review-skybound-campy-entertaining-fun/|access-date=23 July 2018|date=20 November 2017}}</ref> In February 2017, Byrne posed nude for Playboy magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/news/harry-potters-scarlett-byrne-poses-nude-for-playboy-w467380/|title=Harry Potter's Scarlett Byrne Poses Nude for Playboy — See the Sexy Shots|date=16 February 2017|work=UsMagazine}}</ref>
In October 2018, she joined [[Evanna Lynch]] and her partner [[Keo Motsepe]] on the trios dance in week 4 on ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]].''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/10/09/evanna-lynch-dancing-harry-potter-theme-dwts-interview/|title=Evanna Lynch: It Was 'A Great Privilege' To Dance To 'Harry Potter' Theme On 'DWTS'|last=Thompson|first=Avery|date=9 October 2018|work=Hollywood Life|access-date=13 October 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=13 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613193719/https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/10/09/evanna-lynch-dancing-harry-potter-theme-dwts-interview/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2019, Byrne portrayed Bronwyn, a witch in [[Morgan le Fay (Marvel Comics)|Morgan le Fey]]’s coven in [[Marvel Studios|Marvel]]’s ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]].''
==Personal life== In August 2015, Byrne became engaged to [[Cooper Hefner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/cooper-hefner-engaged-vampire-diaries-actress-scarlett-byrne|title=Hugh Hefner's Son, Cooper Hefner, Engaged to Actress Scarlett Byrne|work=People.com|date=7 August 2015}}</ref> On 4 November 2019, Byrne and Hefner announced that they had married.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gardner|first=Chris|date=4 November 2019|title=Cooper Hefner Marries Girlfriend Scarlett Byrne|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/cooper-hefner-marries-scarlett-byrne-1251832/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref> On 24 August 2020, Byrne gave birth to their first daughter.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Leon|first1=Anya|last2=Juneau|first2=Jen|date=25 August 2020|title=Hugh Hefner's Son Cooper and ''Harry Potter'' Star Scarlett Byrne Welcome Daughter Betsy Rose|url=https://people.com/parents/cooper-hefner-scarlett-byrne-welcome-daughter/|magazine=People|access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref> On 26 March 2022, she gave birth to twin daughters.<ref>{{cite news|last=Howie|first=Michael|date=29 March 2022|title=Harry Potter star Scarlett Byrne welcomes twin daughters with husband Cooper Hefner|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/harry-potter-star-scarlett-byrne-announces-baby-news-b991250.html|work=[[Evening Standard]]|access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2009 | ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' | rowspan="3" |Pansy Parkinson | |- | 2010 | ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'' | |- | 2011 | ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' | |- | 2017 | ''Skybound'' | Lisa | |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2008 | ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' | Chloe Daniels | Episode: "Kiss My Asp" |- | 2012 | ''[[Lake Placid: The Final Chapter]]'' | Brittany | Television film |- | 2014–2015 | ''[[Falling Skies]]'' | Alexis "Lexi" Glass-Mason | Main role ([[Falling Skies season 4|season 4]]); guest role ([[Falling Skies season 5|season 5]]) |- | 2015 | ''Sorority Murder'' | Jennifer Taylor | Television film |- | 2015–2016 | ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' | Nora Hildegard | Recurring role ([[The Vampire Diaries season 7|season 7]]) |- | 2016 | ''[[Mary + Jane]]'' | Lacey | Episode: "Jenéeuary" |- |2018 |''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' |Herself |2 episodes |- | 2019 | ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'' | Bronwyn | Recurring role (season 3) |}
===Other work=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2005 |''CryBaby'' |N/A |Short film |- | 2011 | ''Pindippy'' | Various Characters | Web series by ''[[Jessie Cave]]'' |- |2014 |''Lashes'' |Sarah |Short film |- | rowspan="2"|2019 | rowspan="2"|''Stick and Poke'' | Maggie | Short film |- | Herself | Special thanks: The Blank Theater's Young Playwrights Festival Actor's Workshop Consultant |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|2906885}}
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