Alycia Debnam-Carey is very secretive about her private life. The actress played Alicia in Fear the Walking Dead. Many fans fell in love with Alycia after she played a character that went from a troublesome teenager to a badass survivor. Although some may think she is from the United States, the star was born in Sydney, Australia, and just has a really good American accent. She started her acting career very young and has a net worth of $3 million. Alycia's mother is a television writer and helped her daughter to get involved with the industry.
The star's first appearance on screen was when she was eight, and in the following year, she guest-starred in several acclaimed Australian TV dramas and short films. But acting wasn't her only passion. For ten years, Alycia studied classical percussion and almost went to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. However, she changed her mind and moved to LA after turning 18 to start her acting career. Here is everything about the actress and her rumored relationship with Marcus Castrus.
Is Alycia Debnam-Carey Single? What Is Her Sexuality?
It wasn't until 2014 that Debnam-Carey got her Hollywood breakthrough. That year she was cast in two post-apocalyptic shows at once: The 100 and Fear the Walking Dead. Her character on The 100, Commander Lexa, was a lesbian. Alycia's sword-wielding, badass princess performance was so convincing that many fans thought she preferred girls in real life. But Alycia was rumored to have been dating a guy named Marcus Castrus.
Allegedly, their relationship ended because of his infidelity. However, fans don't know if any of this is true as the actress prefers to keep her private life wholly under wraps and doesn't give any information. In an interview with Non-Stop People, Debnam-Carey said, "social media has always been a funny one for me. I'm a very private person."
How Did Alycia Debnam-Carey Become an Actress?
The actress has already appeared in an intriguing mix of projects, including Fear the Walking Dead and The 100. She also appeared in a feature film titled Into the Storm. While Alycia has begun to achieve widespread recognition, few people know how talented she is. Before moving to the United States, she guest-starred on several Australian TV series, including McLeod's Daughters and Dance Academy.
Debnam-Carey always wanted to be an actress. By the age of eight, she developed her skills while living in Sydney. When she was ten, she landed her first role in a film called Martha's New Coat. On the other hand, her mother is also in the entertainment industry.
Alycia Debnam-Carey's mother is Leone Carey, a distinguished television writer. The talented artist has written notable works like Do or Die, Home and Away, and A Country Practice. While Alycia is a natural performer, her affinity with the entertainment industry may have been inherited from her mother. There's no doubt that it is a blessing that Alycia has a mother who understands her line of work.
Alycia Debnam-Carey's Talent for Music and Acting
Although best known for her incredible acting abilities, the star also has considerable musical ability. In fact, music was once her focus. For a whopping ten years, she trained as a percussionist and joined 39 other young musicians at a two-week music creation program with the Berliner Philharmoniker. She almost went to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, but she decided to pursue acting. Even though the artist has acted since her youth, Debnam-Carey debuted in Hollywood years later, which was chronicled in the fittingly titled Australian documentary series Next Stop Hollywood. She appeared on the show alongside other aspiring Aussie performers like Penelope Mitchell.
Alycia was close to nabbing the title role in The CW's The Carrie Diaries before she lost out to another actress. She still got a role in the horror film The Devil's Hand while filming the series, which also starred Jennifer Carpenter and Colm Meaney. On the other hand, the star has played an apocalypse survivor in three different projects.
In addition to her roles on The 100 and Fear the Walking Dead, she starred in the 2014 AMC pilot Galyntine. The series was set in a post-apocalyptic future after a technology-related disaster killed much of the world's population.
Alycia Debnam-Carey's Big Break in Hollywood Was in 'The 100'
The star's first major breakthrough was as a guest star on The CW science fiction show The 100. She played Lexa on the series, the leader of the Grounder clan. Lexa quickly became a fan favorite, with LGBTQ viewers growing attached to the romance between her and the main character Clarke. However, after a total of 16 episodes, Alycia's character was killed off.
On the other hand, Debnam-Carey's character in The 100 is at the center of a controversy. When Lexa was killed shortly after she slept with Clarke for the first time, many viewers thought that the plot was homophobic. The reason was that the TV series killed off lesbian characters. Nevertheless, the show's producers insist that they killed her only because Alycia's Fear the Walking Dead filming schedule prevented her from continuing to work on The 100. Luckily, she has a bright future ahead of her.