Hayley Lovitt (born December 26, 1986) is an American actress and production coordinator. She is known for her portrayal as younger Janet van Dyne / The Wasp in Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and for her portrayal as Sage on The Gifted.

Hayley Lovitt
Born (1986-12-26) December 26, 1986 (age 37)
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina
Occupation(s)Actress, production coordinator
Years active2009–present

Life and career

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Lovitt was born in Oklahoma and moved to North Carolina when she was in middle school. Her love for acting came about throughout her youth. She attended and graduated at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.[1] She initially majored in Communication Studies and Psychology and considered becoming an attorney. She began to work professionally in 2009 in front of the camera and behind the scenes on film crew. Lovitt gained fame for her brief portrayal of Janet van Dyne / The Wasp in the film Ant-Man.[2] She has continued to make appearances in comic-book-based properties such as The Gifted as the character Sage.[3]

She also worked as a Production Assistant, Costumer and Production Coordinator for many years before turning to act full-time.

Lovitt is an animal lover and helps out at animal shelters.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever Sandy's Entourage Uncredited
2010 The Paranormal Disappearance of Ailyn Jesick Ailyn Jesick
2013 Alone yet Not Alone Regina Leininger / Tskinnak
2014 The Remaining Southern Belle
2015 A Walk in the Woods Donna
The Longest Ride Rodeo Girl / Dancer
Ant-Man Janet van Dyne / Wasp Cameo
2016 Horn Woman Short
Snapshot Wendy Jackson Short
2018 Hunter Killer Costumer
Ant-Man and the Wasp Young Janet van Dyne
2019 1st Summoning Leslie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Gimme Shelter Beautiful Girl Pilot
Master of the Mix Production assistant
2011 The Nate Berkus Show
2011–2012 Homeland
2012 One Tree Hill Intern #3 Episode: "Love the Way You Lie"
United Stats of America Production assistant
The Daily Show
2012-2013 The Bachelorette: Ashley and JP's Wedding
2014 Red Zone Marcy Pilot
Banshee ICU Nurse Episode: "Homecoming"; Also production assistant
2015 Powers Michelle Claremont 3 episodes; Also costumer
Turn: Washington's Spies Celeste / Mistress Episode: "False Flag"
The Originals Frightened Hand Maiden Episode: "I'll See You in Hell or New Orleans"
Into the Badlands Costumer
Being Mary Jane Production assistant
2016 The Detour
Marvel's Most Wanted TV Pilot; Costumer
2017 Sleepy Hollow Bryce Episode: "The Way of the Gun"
2017–2019 The Gifted Sage
2019 New Amsterdam Tori Episode: "Happy Place"

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Jon (February 2, 2018). "Hayley Lovitt: "The Gifted" takes her acting career to a new level ("1on1 with Jon Evans" podcast)". WECT. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Ghost Artist 1990 (October 25, 2017). "Interview with Hayley Lovitt". TV Series Hub. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Anop, Nirat (September 15, 2017). "The Gifted - Hayley Lovitt Cast as Sage + Jermaine Rivers to Recur *Updated*". Spoiler TV. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
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