Courtney Halverson

Courtney Halverson

Born: June 14, 1989
in Orange County, California, USA
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Courtney Halverson (born June 14, 1989) is an American actress who has appeared in various films and television shows.

Halverson was born in Orange County, California. She has appeared in such films as Rogues, Sleepwalk, and Freaky Faron. She also provided her voice as the narrator for Disney's series Check This Kid Out, which plays daily on The Disney Channel. In late 2006 she appeared in The Fray's music video "How to Save a Life", directed by Mark Pellington (The Mothman Prophecies, Cold Case).

Halverson also starred in the original short for the film Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger, as the awkward 13 year-old Esther Blueburger. The short film was directed by Cathy Randall in Los Angeles in 2003, and has since been made into a feature film in Australia.

She has since completed work on the psychological thriller Godspeed on location in Anchorage, Alaska in mid 2008. Halverson plays the female lead Sarah Roberts opposite actors Joseph McKelheer (The Hamiltons, Cold Case) and Cory Knauf. The film premiered in June 2009 in Las Vegas as part of the Cinevegas Film Festival. Halverson's film Etienne also premiered at the same festival.

Recently, Halverson starred in Hallmark Channel's movie Love Finds a Home, based on the novel by Janette Oke. She appeared opposite film legend Patty Duke in the 19th century western romance. Also starring in the film are Haylie Duff, Jordan Bridges, and Sarah Jones. The film continues to play on the Hallmark Channel. She recently completed work on the first season of Lifetime's original series Rita Rocks - starring Nicole Sullivan (Mad TV), Tisha Campbell-Martin (Zack and Miri Make a Porno), and Raviv Ullman (Phil of the Future) - and Guest Starred on an episode of Ghost Whisperer on CBS in early 2009.

Halverson's character, Nuss, appeared in the third season of HBO's hit show Big Love opposite Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls) and Tina Majorino (Napoleon Dynamite, Veronica Mars).

Next up for Halverson is a lead role in the feature film Hamill, a movie about the deaf UFC wrestler Matt Hamill. Set in the 1990s, it tells the true story of Hamill's early career as a wrestler in High School and College. Halverson will play opposite deaf actor Russell Harvard as Matt Hamill's love interest, Michelle.

Halverson has received awards at CARE 2005, CARE 2006, CARE 2007, and CARE 2008 - a red carpet event recognizing child actors for their positive contributions to charities and to the entertainment industry. In 2006, Halverson was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her lead performance as Theda McNeil in A Distant Shore. The film, directed by Emmy winner Franklin Rho, was also nominated for a student Academy Award. Halverson was nominated for a 2007 Young Artist Award for her performance as Vicky Radford in the film Sleepwalk, directed by Tatia Pilevia.

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Movies for Courtney Halverson...

Consumed
Title: Consumed
Character: Beth
Released: April 19, 2024
Type: Movie
A married couple, Jay and Beth taking a celebratory camping trip a year after Beth's cancer remission but they find themselves trapped between a wild madman and a skin stealing monster.
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Bad Connection
Title: Bad Connection
Character: Traps
Released: July 5, 2023
Type: Movie
When a downtrodden young waitress buys a stolen cell phone and discovers a snuff film on it, she soon finds herself on the run from a maniacal madman with a hunting knife who is hellbent on getting it back, and willing to slaughter anyone who stands in his way.
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Neon Bleed
Title: Neon Bleed
Character: Hayley Davis
Released: January 26, 2023
Type: Movie
A burned-out pop star looks for an escape from his oppressive management team when his estranged, maniacal brother kidnaps him into a radical plot to reinvent his career.
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Title: The Right Stuff
Character: Dot
Released: October 9, 2020
Type: TV
At the height of the Cold War, newly formed NASA selects seven of the military’s best test pilots to become astronauts. Competing to be the first in space, these men achieve the extraordinary, inspiring the world to turn towards a new horizon of ambition and hope.
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St. Agatha
Title: St. Agatha
Character: Catherine
Released: April 20, 2018
Type: Movie
St. Agatha is set in the 1950s in small town Georgia. A pregnant con woman named Agatha is on the run and seeks refuge in a convent hidden in deafening isolation. What first starts out as the perfect place to have a child turns into a dark lair where silence is forced. Ghastly secrets are masked, and every bit of will power Agatha has is tested. She soon learns the sick and twisted truth of the convent and the odd people that lurk inside its halls. Agatha must now find a way to discover the unyielding strength needed to escape and save her baby before she’s caged behind these walls forever.
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Debt
Title: Debt
Released: January 1, 2016
Type: Movie
A mysterious pair descend upon a small town with a mission and come face to face with their own mortality.
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Forever
Title: Forever
Character: Nina
Released: October 27, 2015
Type: Movie
An investigative reporter finds the will to live again after discovering an enigmatic commune.
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1915
Title: 1915
Character: Lucky
Released: April 17, 2015
Type: Movie
Exactly 100 years after the Armenian Genocide, a theatre director stages a play to bring the ghosts of the past back to life.
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Unfriended
Title: Unfriended
Character: Val Rommel
Released: October 22, 2014
Type: Movie
While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago. At first they think it's a prank, but when the girl starts revealing the friends' darkest secrets, they realize they are dealing with something out of this world, something that wants them dead.
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Title: True Detective
Character: Erica Jonson
Released: January 12, 2014
Type: TV
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
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Red Clover
Title: Red Clover
Character: Karen O'Hara
Released: March 17, 2012
Type: Movie
An evil leprechaun who has been imprisoned within the roots of a majestic old oak tree, is accidentally set loose on St. Patrick's Day. Once free, he takes out his bloody revenge on the descendants of the people who originally imprisoned him.
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Title: Death Valley
Character: Natalie
Released: August 29, 2011
Type: TV
A year ago, vampires, werewolves and zombies mysteriously descended upon the streets of California's San Fernando Valley. The Undead Task Force (UTF) was created to combat the emergence of monsters.
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The Hammer
Title: The Hammer
Character: Michelle
Released: October 26, 2010
Type: Movie
A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship.
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Etienne!
Title: Etienne!
Character: Tara
Released: June 12, 2009
Type: Movie
After Richard finds out that his best and only friend, a dwarf hamster named Etienne, has terminal cancer, he decides to take his pocket pet on a bicycle road trip to show him the world before he has to put him to sleep.
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Love Finds A Home
Title: Love Finds A Home
Character: Lillian
Released: April 11, 2009
Type: Movie
In this sequel, Lillian has been adopted and it's several years later. Annie, married and pregnant, visits her fellow doctor friend, Dr. Owen. Dr Owen desperately wants a baby, but seems unable to become pregnant. Lillian finds a love interest, an assistant to her adoptive dad, the latter has become quite overprotective.
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Godspeed
Title: Godspeed
Character: Sarah Roberts
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Joseph McKelheer and Cory Knauf (The Hamiltons, The Violent Kind) star in this intense thriller set in the lingering light of the Alaskan midnight sun. Charlie Shepard, a modern day faith healer with a small flock of believers, is stunned when his family is brutally murdered. Six months later a young, mysterious girl (Courtney Halverson) appears and becomes the link to his family's killing and the murderers themselves, ultimately leading to violent consequences for all.
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The Open Door
Title: The Open Door
Character: Opening Scene Daughter
Released: October 4, 2008
Type: Movie
A pirate radio station is granting callers their hearts' desires. But as some teenagers find out, be careful what you wish for.
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Keith
Title: Keith
Character: Junior Girl
Released: September 13, 2008
Type: Movie
Natalie is high school royalty, but her queen bee status falls apart when she falls for the new guy at school. Although Keith ignores her at first, they soon become friends -- even though Natalie suspects that Keith has something to hide. As the free-spirited Keith shows Natalie how to embrace what life offers, they grow closer -- until a secret tests the bounds of their relationship
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Freaky Faron
Title: Freaky Faron
Character: Faron Hallowell
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
When she was 11, young Faron Hallowell was sent away to a mental institution for shooting and nearly killing a local weatherman--a secret mission she claimed was assigned to her by alien beings. Now, five years later, released and rehabilitated, all she wants is a normal life. But when the events of her dark past return to haunt her, she'll have to use her uncanny abilities once again to protect.
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Title: Ghost Whisperer
Character: Young Lauren
Released: September 23, 2005
Type: TV
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over.
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Title: Criminal Minds
Character: Cherry Rollins
Released: September 22, 2005
Type: TV
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.