Jordan Todosey


Jordan Todosey is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as the first transgender character, Adam Torres |Adam Torres, on the long-running TV series and as Lizzie McDonald on Life with Derek.

Early life

Todosey was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and began working as a child actor at a young age, making appearances in series such as Instant Star, Life with Derek and Flashpoint .

Career

''Degrassi''

Todosey is perhaps best known for playing transgender character, Adam Torres, in the Degrassi franchise, becoming the first actor to portray a transgender character in the show's 30-year history.
For her performance, Todosey won a Gemini Award in 2011, for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series, and the two-part episode "My Body Is a Cage" has also been widely recognized, including winning a Peabody Award in 2011, citing that Todosey "beautifully portrayed" a transgender character.
When Todosey's character was killed off from the series in 2013, controversy ensued, including a statement from GLAAD condemning the decision to kill off Todosey's character, while also calling Todosey's performance "authentic, multi-dimensional..."
Linda Schuyler, one of the show's creators, defended the choice to kill the character, saying in a statement that Todosey's storyline "will affect even more lives in an authentic way…"

Other work

Todosey played Lizzie McDonald in the series Life with Derek and the spin-off movie Vacation with Derek. She also appeared in one episode of Flashpoint; in The Pacifier as a Firefly ; and in The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio as Tuff Ryan at 9 years old. She also voiced the main character, Willa, on the animated TV series Willa's Wild Life. She starred in Santa Baby as Amelia.
In 2015, she co-starred with Henry Rollins and Boo Boo Stewart in the thriller He Never Died. She is currently appearing as Tracey in Between and also recently appears in Murdoch Mysteries.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005The PacifierFirefly Girl
2005The Prize Winner of Defiance, OhioTuff Ryan at 9 yrs
2005–2009Life With DerekLizzie McDonald70 episodes, main character
Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series
2006Instant StarHelen"Problem Child"
2006Santa BabyAmeliaWon—Golden Sheaf Award for Best Female Performance
2007Friends and HeroesSophiaTV series
2007The Stone AngelLottie
2008FlashpointPhoebe Swanson"First in Line"
2009Willa's Wild LifeWillaMain role
2010Vacation with DerekLizzie McDonaldTV Movie
2010The Good Witch's GiftJodiTV Movie
2010-2013Adam Torres |Adam TorresTV series; 78 episodes
Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
2011Rookie BlueEstherEpisode 2x04 "Heart & Sparks"
2012Secrets of EdenTina McBraddenTV Movie
2013Saving HopeArwenTV series
2015He Never DiedAndrea
2015–2016BetweenTracey CreekerTV series
2016Murdoch MysteriesFen
2016SweetbloodLucy
2017WishfartTsuni TV series