Halston Sage


Halston Sage is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Grace on the Nickelodeon television series How to Rock, Amber on the NBC television series Crisis, Lacey in the film Paper Towns, and Lt. Alara Kitan on the Fox television series The Orville.

Early life

Sage was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She has a younger brother and a younger sister. Sage is Jewish. She rode horses competitively, and was the editor of her high school's newspaper.

Career

Television

Sage's career was launched in 2011, when she was cast in the role of Grace on the Nickelodeon series How to Rock, which first aired on February 4, 2012, and ran for a single 25-episode season. She has also guest starred on Nickelodeon's Victorious and Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures. In February 2013, Sage was cast in the short-lived NBC television thriller series Crisis, playing Amber, the daughter of Gillian Anderson's character. In 2016 she was cast in a starring role as Alara Kitan on the science-fiction dramedy series The Orville, which premiered on Fox on September 10, 2017. It was reported in January 2019 that Sage had left the cast of The Orville after the episode "Home", though her departure was considered open-ended for a possible return in the future.

Film

Sage appeared as Brianna in the 2012 teen drama The First Time. In 2013, she appeared in the films The Bling Ring, Grown Ups 2 and Poker Night. She had a role in the 2014 film Neighbors, playing Zac Efron character's girlfriend Brooke Shy. Sage was a nominee for the MTV Movie Award "Best Kiss" for her onscreen kiss with Rose Byrne in Neighbors.
In 2015, Sage played Lacey Pemberton in the film Paper Towns. Also that year, she co-starred in Sony Pictures' Goosebumps, and was cast in the role of Kendall in Paramount's Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse which centers on a group of Boy Scouts who rise to the occasion as their small town is faced with a zombie outbreak. In 2017, she played another popular high school girl, Lindsay Edgecomb, in Before I Fall.
In 2016, Sage filmed her role in the dramatic comedy People You May Know, and was cast in the thriller film You Get Me. In 2018 she was cast in The Last Summer. She has a brief cameo appearance in the 2019 film Dark Phoenix playing the role of Dazzler.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011VictoriousSadieEpisode: "Beggin' on Your Knees"
2012How to RockGrace KingMain role
2012Bucket & Skinner's Epic AdventuresCatherine TomsEpisode: "Epic Crashers"
2012Figure It OutHerselfPanelist; 4 episodes
2014CrisisAmber FitchMain role
2017–2019The OrvilleAlara KitanMain role
2019Magnum P.I.WillaEpisode: "Winner Takes All"
2019–presentProdigal SonAinsley WhitlyMain role

YearTitleArtistRoleNotes
2011"Beggin' on Your Knees"Victoria JusticeSadieCameo
2015"Loving You Easy"Zac Brown BandMain Beautiful Girl