Jade Chynoweth


Jade Chynoweth is an American actress and dancer.
She is known for her roles as young Artemisia in the 2014 epic action film 300: Rise of an Empire and Carmen in the 2016 superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, for her recurring role as Kathleen Nolan on the TNT television series The Last Ship and Odalie Allen on the Starz/YouTube Premium series Step Up.

Biography

She first appeared as the Street Dancer in 2012 comedy musical series Dr. Fubalous. Her debut film role was as young Artemisia in the 2014 epic historical fantasy war film 300: Rise of an Empire.
In December 2018, she appeared on The Voice dancing while singer Halsey performed her song "Without Me". The performance received backlash for how Halsey "sensually" danced with Chynoweth; the backlash in turn was criticized as homophobic and Halsey defended her performance.

Personal life

Chynoweth is in a relationship with singer-songwriter/dancer/actor Carlito Olivero, who placed third on the third season of The X Factor USA.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014300: Rise of an Empire13-year-old Artemisia
2015GleeDancer
2015Just UsJax
2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeCarmen
2016Girls Just Wanna Have FightJane
20177SecondsOlivia
2019Step Up: Year of the DanceUSA Phantom Dancer
2019Max Winslow and the House of SecretsSophia Peach

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Dr. FubalousStreet DancerEpisode: "Training Day Off"
2015–2018The Last ShipKathleen NolanRecurring role, 13 episodes
2018–2022Step UpOdalie AllenMain role
2018The VoiceHerself / Halsey's partnerEpisode: "Live Finale Results"