Bo Martynowska


Bo Martynowska is a Polish-Canadian actress and writer. She is known for her role as Elysse Chambers in the 2019 Netflix series V-Wars. Martynowska appears in Viggo Mortensen's directorial debut film Falling which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and is an official selection of the 73rd Cannes Film Festival.
She will recur in season 2 of The Umbrella Academy in 2020.
Most notably, she played the recurring role of Tiffany Gimble in season 2 of ABC's award-winning show Designated Survivor and later, the role of Evita on Syfy's The Expanse,
Bo Martynowska also played Frieda State Like Sleep, a feature film with Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon and Luke Evans; which premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.
She appeared in Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut, Molly's Game, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto international Film festival.
Martynowska has made many other television appearances including HBO's Sensitive Skin, Mary Kills People and Imposters.

Personal life

Bo Martynowska was born in Swinoujscie, an island off the Baltic coast in Poland.
Martynowska and her family immigrated to Canada.
She developed an interest in poetry and story telling at a young age.
Martynowska left high school in Mississauga at 16 to work a full time job at a racetrack and later as a flight attendant. She was admitted to Toronto's Humber college as a mature student and graduated from the Liberal Arts program. Martynowska continued her education at York University; receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology.
She has trained extensively in movement, mindfulness and physical theatre.