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My Take
I always think of Kirsten Prout as a face from a very specific slice of mid-2000s and early-2010s television. She broke through opposite Jennifer Garner in Elektra in 2005, then anchored ABC Family shows as Amanda Bloom in Kyle XY and Char Chamberlin in The Lying Game. That's a solid run of lead roles for a Vancouver-born actress, and the McGill University detail makes me suspect she kept one foot outside the industry. She belongs to that cohort of Canadian performers who quietly populated American teen and genre TV. I'd be curious where she's pointed her energy since, because the on-screen presence was never the problem.
Overview
Kirsten Prout (born September 28, 1990) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her lead roles in the ABC Family television shows, portraying Amanda Bloom in Kyle XY and Char Chamberlin in The Lying Game. Her first sizable break in film came in 2005, when she was cast as Abby Miller, a lead role opposite Jennifer Garner in Elektra.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kirsten Prout
- Name (Japanese)
- キルステン・プラウト
- Reading
- きるすてん・ぷらうと
- Born
- September 28, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- McGill University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.