Acting

Maya McNair

Born 1 January 2009 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 17

Maya McNair is a Canadian actor and triple-threat performer. She made her television debut at 6 weeks old, appearing as Baby Jonah on the CBC series, Being Erica. Maya has been dancing since age three and recently performed as Matilda Wormwood in the musical theatre production, Matilda. Maya also played the lead role in the independent short film, Ella, earning her Best Actor Nominations at the Blood In The Snow and Horrorhound film festivals. She is known for her roles as Young Clarice Starling in Clarice (CBS), and Lacey in Take Note (PeacockTV, Family Channel). She is excited to play the role of Cricket in Circuit Breakers (Apple TV+) and has current projects in post-production with Disney+ and CBC.