Makyla SmithMakyla Smith is a Canadian actress who is well-known for playing as Daphne on Showtime's Queer as Folk.CareerSmith is best known for her supporting role as Justin's best friend Daphne on Queer as Folk. She also appeared in the films The Matthew Shepard Story, Sex, Lies & Obsession, Owning Mahowny, Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story and Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story.Personal lifeSmith is the daughter of the Barbados-born actress Alison Sealy-Smith and an English-Canadian man.