Over the summer, a chilling new Netflix series struck it big with viewers. Each film in the Fear Street Trilogy, based on a book series by R.L. Stine, consisted of the same actors playing different roles during different time periods. Each story is tied together creating one giant murder mystery chronicle. The cast is made up of a group of young actors who are relatively new to the business. Kiana Madeira, Emily Rudd, Elizabeth Scopel, Kevin Alves, Ted Sutherland, and Olivia Scott Welch all got their big break from this franchise. Others like Sadie Sink, Maya Hawke, McCabe Slye and Gillian Jacobs kickstarted their careers prior.
Olivia Scott Welch portrayed Samantha Fraser in Fear Street: Part One - 1994, and in Fear Street: Part Two - 1978. In the third and final part of the horror series, Welch played both Sam Fraser and Hannah Miller in Fear Street: Part Three - 1666. Her character was the love interest of the main protagonist, Deena. Murderers from different time periods are trying to kill Sam after a curse was made on Shadyside over 300 years ago. Will Sam live to see another day or will Deena save her from these terrors?
6 Previous Acting Experience
Olivia Scott Welch was only in two movies prior to her landing one of the lead roles in Fear Street. Welch appeared in the 2020 rom-com Shithouse as well as The Dunes Club in 2015. She also played the role of Teen Agnes Cully in the Agent Carter episode "Smoke & Mirrors." It was definitely a very quick dip into the Marvel Universe but maybe a foreshadow of her potential in the industry. Olivia Scott Welch was born on February 11th, 1998, and is currently 23 years old. She started acting at age 11 and began pursuing acting professionally after graduating high school. She has already landed a major role in a Netflix show which is her ticket to fame.
5 Her Witchy First Memory
According to Teen Vogue, "Fear Street star Olivia Scott Welch has a pretty iconic first childhood memory: visiting a witch museum in Salem, Massachusetts with her family. That moment kicked off a lifetime love of the horror genre for the 23-year-old actor, one that has manifested in multiple horror movie-themed tattoos and spooky creative projects of her own."
4 Olivia Scott Welch In 'The Fear Street Trilogy'
This series was based on three books from the "Fear Street Saga": 1993's The Betrayal, The Secret, and The Burning. The films are not exactly what went down in the novels but they are loosely inspired from them. R.L. Stine's bestselling book series consists of over a dozen novels with more than 80 million sold. The film had to live up to the expectation of fans and it definitely did.
The Teen Vogue article explains, "Olivia technically plays three characters: high school cheerleader Sam in 1994, early American settler Hannah Miller in 1666, plus a zombified Sam in the first and third films. Each of her characters is drawn to the ones played by Kiana Madeira; Sam and Deena are recent exes forced into a wild adventure, while Hannah and Sarah Fier face down demons together in 1666."
3 Olivia Scott Welch In 'Panic' On Amazon Prime
Olivia Scott Welch also starred in the television series Panic as Heather Nill, which premiered on May 28, 2021 on Amazon Prime Video. She landed the lead role in this 10 episode series where every summer the graduating seniors compete in a series of challenges, winner takes all, except this year the stakes are higher and the games are more dangerous. Unfortunately, this show was not renewed for a second season so fans won't get to see to series wrap up nicely.
2 Olivia Scott Welch In 'The Blue Rose'
In August 2021, it was announced that Olivia Scott Welch was cast as the lead in the upcoming film The Blue Rose as Detective Lilly. It seems Welch cannot escape the genre of horror and she thrives in dark series. The Blue Rose is about a pair of young detectives who find themselves in a twisted reality after investigating a homicide case. Olivia recalls the moment she found her love for horror films.
She said, "It just literally is something that was always such a big part of my life. My parents are big, big movie fans and they love horror movies and they would show me everything. I remember watching them as a kid and being like, "These are so scary, but they're so fun, and they're so colorful." Deep down my first memory ever that I can recall is being at a witch museum in Salem, Massachusetts. I think something inside me is just inherently kind of spooky. It feels so homey to watch a scary movie."
1 Olivia Scott Welch's Horror Movie Tattoos
Olivia shared the many horror movie-related tattoos that she has. Welch revealed, "I have a Shining one. I have a 237 that I stick-and-poked on my own ankle. Then I've got an American Psycho one with McCabe. We became super close and bonded over American Psycho, would recreate scenes in our 1666 Pilgrim outfits from American Psycho. After we wrapped, we got American Psycho tattoos and mine says, "bone," and his says, "meat," from the crossword puzzle scene."
Fans of Olivia Scott Welch can find her next horror gig as Detective Lilly in The Blue Rose hopefully sometime in 2022!