We’ve already announced that Shannon Chan-Kent, Vincent Tong, and Kelly Sheridan will be joining us in Seaddle for Everfree Northwest 2019, and the news certainly got around! So much so that we’ve got FIVE more very special guests who couldn’t resist to join the party. The excitement is too great to contain, so we are sharing all five of these guests with you today!
In the spirit of our theme for this year - School of Friendship - we will be welcoming Devyn Dalton, Gavin Langelo, Katrina Salisbury, Lauren Jackson, and Sunni Westbrook to join the VIP guest line-up for EFNW 2019! These guests all lend their voices to some of our favorite new characters at the School of Friendship in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! Read more about our guests below, and check out their full bios at https://everfreenw.com/guests/.
Devyn Dalton is a Canadian born actor, dancer, and stunt performer. She provides the voice of loveable Ocellus in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Others works that Devyn has graced with her talents include: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”, Nickelodeon’s “A Fairly Odd Christmas”, and “Beyblade Burst.” You can also catch some of her professional stunt work in Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monster, Godzilla, Once Upon A time, Arrow, Supernatural, A Series of Unfortunate Events, X-files, Wonder and Legion. Devyn’s passion continues on and she is always striving to create,learn new skills, expand her horizons and hopes to explore the world!
Gavin Langelo is a Vancouver-based actor and a graduate of the Acting for Stage and Screen Program at Capilano University. In the past few years, Gavin has enjoyed acting in TV shows such as “Supergirl” and “Reboot: The Guardian Code”; films such as “Story of a Girl” and “Bella Ciao”; and cartoons such as “Lego Ninjago” and “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” where he voices griffon student, Gallus. Gavin looks forward to seeing what the future holds and hopes to have a long and successful career in film, television, animation and theatre.
Katrina Salisbury has been grateful to play some amazing characters including Nico Niyama in Kiznaiver, Inmate 43B in Tooth and Tail, and Yona in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Aside from her talents as an actress, Katrina is a horse lover, who competed in english/western saddle competitions growing up. In her teens, Katrina switched up the horsepower from actual horses, to racing cars. She began autocrossing at the age of 16 and took part in many competitions around North America, while simultaneously playing way too much World of Warcraft. Find her on twitter as @KR_Salisbury.
Lauren Jackson is a theatre and voice actor living in Vancouver! Originally from Ontario, Lauren is a Studio 58 and Queen’s University Drama graduate, and a two time Jessie Award recipient. She has loved playing Silverstream on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and getting to know the big, generous community involved with the series. She can also be heard on Far Cry 5 and on the original cast recording of Onegin, a hit Canadian Musical. Besides acting, Lauren is a passionate cook and an avid beach bum. Big high fives and thanks for having me!
Sunni Westbrook started auditioning for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic during its fifth season and joined the cast, as Cozy Glow, in season eight. She is grateful for every role she didn’t get because now she is Cozy! Prior to starting her voice career in 2014, Sunni fought her calling as an actor, taking on “real jobs” in biotech and pharmaceuticals. A native Cheesehead, now living in Vancouver BC, Sunni likes forest walks with her big fluffy dog Ernie and reruns of “The Office.” Most importantly - Sunni is delighted to be with you at Everfree Northwest!
And let’s not forget our three previously announced VIP guests:
Shannon Chan-Kent has been a stage/tv/voice over artist for over 15 years. She holds a BMUS and MMUS in Opera Performance from UBC under the instruction of Nancy Hermiston. Selected theatre credits include Belle in Beauty And The Beast (Arts Club) , Christmas Eve in Avenue Q (Arts Club), Rose inThe Flick (Arts Club), The Mistress in Evita (VOA), Sophie de Palma in Masterclass (Arts Club). Some tv/film/voice over credits include Life Sentence (CW), Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (Bravo), Misfits (Freeform), The Crossing (abc), My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Hasbro), My Little Pony: The Movie (Hasbro), The Littlest Petshop (Hasbro), Slugterra (DisneyXD), Beatbugs (Netflix), Open Season: Scared Silly (SONY). She is a two time Jessie nominee, Leo nominee and recipient of the Ben Heppner scholarship.
Kelly Sheridan is delighted to play Starlight Glimmer, Sassy Saddles, Misty Fly and others in MLP: FiM. With more than 25 years of voice over experience, she has appeared in numerous animated series. Most notably, she worked for Mattel for over a decade, playing the voice of Barbie in the majority of their feature length films. Recent credits include Blayde in Dinotrux, Praxina in Lolirock, various roles in Seth Rogan’s Sausage Party, and the upcoming preschool series 16 Hudson. Kelly is a graduate of Simon Theatre University’s Theatre Program and loves creating theatre. The rest of the time she can be found traveling, playing ridiculously complicated board games and sampling premium tequilas.
Vincent’s My little Pony characters include: Flash Sentry, Garble the Dragon, Donut Joe, Prince Blue Blood, Rumble, Feather Bangs and one of the newest students at the School of Friendship Sandbar. His voice can also be heard on Lego’s Ninjago, Nexo Knights, Llama Llama, Sausage Party, Ratchet and Clank, Bob The Builder, Death Note, The Deep, Lollirock, Super Monsters, Beyblade Burst. Film/TV credits include: Cop and a Half 2, The Transporter Series, Arrow, Fringe, Josie and the Pussycats. Vincent loves long naps on the beach, and saying hi to random people in the street. Thanks for having meat EFNW!
That makes eight guests, and counting, who will be traveling to Seaddle to join us for Everfree Northwest next year! Will you be there to meet them? Hit that registration page to purchase your badge today! https://everfreenw.com/register/ And lastly, don’t forget to follow us on social media to stay updated as we launch each big announcement for next year’s convention. We can’t wait to share what’s coming next!