Olivia Allyson Welch was born in a North-ish Texas town you’ve already forgotten the name of. At the ripe age of four, her grandparents, who have VERY strong Southern accents, introduced her to the kind of movies she wasn’t allowed to watch at home. Movies like, but not limited to: Big Fish, Moulin Rouge, A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Tim Burton Batman flicks, and enough episodes of 48 Hours ...
Olivia Allyson Welch was born in a North-ish Texas town you’ve already forgotten the name of. At the ripe age of four, her grandparents, who have VERY strong Southern accents, introduced her to the kind of movies she wasn’t allowed to watch at home. Movies like, but not limited to: Big Fish, Moulin Rouge, A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Tim Burton Batman flicks, and enough episodes of 48 Hours to put the show’s title to shame. This wide range of content sparked a deep love of acting and storytelling inside her. She proceeded to bombard her parents with this dream until they finally let her attend a film school one summer when she was but eleven years old. In all honesty, she was quite shy at the beginning of her journey, but she really loved creating characters and diving deep into her scripts. Just two years and an insane amount of hard work later, she became one of the youngest teachers at the film school. Her life then became a delicate balancing act, dividing her time between actual public school, acting for camera classes, and molding impressionable young minds as a student teacher, training them to be actors, as well as a small army she could use if she ever developed an arch enemy. At seventeen, she got her first big break in the form of a leading role on a Nickelodeon pilot that, unfortunately, never aired. That didn’t stop critics from raving that it was the “best performance they’d never see,” and Variety giving her the title of “breakout star” don’t google it; just trust me that it’s real. With her newfound confidence and experience, she decided to take on pilot season in Los Angeles. She booked a recurring role on Modern Family and even became a part of the Marvel Universe (read: humblebrag) through her role on Agent Carter. Not content with just being in front of the camera; Welch has worked in a Casting Office, done PA work, and even has a few things sitting in her Final Draft. But at the end of the day, she’s an actor. Just ask Netflix, as she’s hot off a recurring role on an upcoming original series, Unbelievable. September of 2018 brought even more amazing news as she locked in the lead role on the Amazon Original series Panic. Welch is also the lead of the upcoming FOX film trilogy Fear Street. If the masses aren’t clamoring for her yet, it’s only because they haven’t seen what she can do. In her everyday life, Welch loves a good book, is bad at remembering to schedule haircuts, bargains with vendors at flea markets, and watches as many movies as possible.
