Alycia Debnam-Carey is an Australian actress who rose to fame after having the role of Alicia Clark in the AMC’s horror series “Fear the Walking Dead” in 2015.

Alycia is also known for landing a recurring role as Commander Lexa on the action drama series “The 100”. The show ran on The CW from 2014 to 2016. The actress began her career in 2003 with her film debut Australian short drama Martha’s New Coat.

Alycia Debnam-Carey Biography

Early Life

Alycia Jasmin Debnam-Carey was (born on July 20, 1993), in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Most of her family members worked in arts and entertainment.

Alycia’s father, Keith Debnam, was a musician and sound engineer, while her mother, Leone Carey, was a children’s TV writer. As a kid, Alycia and her younger brother Angus helped their mom act out the program segments she wrote for her kid’s show.

She also has an older sister named Isabelle, a writer and producer. Her mom contributed her work to a handful of Australian television shows. Both of her parent’s respective careers inspired Alycia to get involved in the arts as well.

Alycia began acting at the young age of eight and also studied classical percussion for about 10 years. She attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, where she was a percussionist and graduated in 2011.

Career

Alycia had her first role when she was 10 years old in 2003 when she starred in a short feature called “Martha’s New Coat.” Then, in 2006, she guest starred in the Australian series “McLeod’s Daughters.”

Two years later, she was in the TV film “Dream Life” and the short drama “Jigsaw Girl.” Later, she had supporting characters in the short movies, including At the Tattooist and The Branch. She also guest-starred in the drama series “Dance Academy”.

During her last year in high school, Alycia went to the United States with her mom to kick off her acting career. She began to work in Hollywood when she was just 18 years old. In 2013, she got a chance to appear as the youngest cast member in the six-part documentary “Next Stop Hollywood.”

After 2 weeks in LA, Alycia was asked to audition for an independent thriller movie set in the Amish community. She was offered the lead role in this film, later called “The Devil’s Hand,” which she began shooting in North Carolina.

In 2014, Alycia landed a supporting role in the film “Into The Storm” and her big break on TV would soon be coming. The CW show “The 100” aired at the end of 2014. Alycia guest starred in the 2nd season as Commander Lexa.

Alycia also became cast in one of the lead roles in AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead” at the end of 2014. She played Alicia Clark in this horror series, which earned her popularity. At this time, she was still working on “The 100”.

Fear the Walking Dead premiered in the summer of 2015, and Alycia found herself a breakout TV Star that year for her roles on both shows. She won numerous awards for her performances and received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Lexa on “The 100”. Alycia Debnam-Carey accumulated a net worth of $4 Million.

Other Ventures

Between 2017 and 2019, Alycia was in the big role of Laura in the film “Friend Request” and the crime drama “A Violent Separation.” In 2022, the actress made her directorial debut in a season 7 episode of Fear the Walking Dead on the 11th episode of the season titled “Ofelia.”

Alycia stated that she had always been interested in directing since taking a film class in school, where she made a short movie. In 2022, she announced she wouldn’t return to “Fear the Walking Dead” following that season.

She landed two major roles for 2023: playing Alice Hart in “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart” alongside actress Sigourney Weaver. After briefly returning to her home in Sydney to shoot the show, Alycia received an offer through the Hulu series titled Saint X.

Career Highlights

• The 100 (The CW’s drama series, 2014 to 2016)
• Fear the Walking Dead (Horror series, 2015–2022)
• Saint X (TV series, 2023)
• The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Miniseries, 2023)
• 2016 MTV Fandom Award, Fan Freakout of the Year _ Won
• 2017-2018 Saturn Awards _ Nominations

Alycia Debnam-Carey Net Worth

Alycia Debnam-Carey is an Australian actress with a net worth of $4 million. She made her breakthrough with the CW show “The 100,” where she guest-starred in the second season as Commander Lexa. Before that, she had a supporting role in the film “Into the Storm.”

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