Claudia Hamilton

Claudia Hamilton is a classically trained Actor, Activist & aspiring techie from Toronto, Canada. She is a member of March4BlackLives Hamilton in Hamilton, Ontario. Claudia first started off in the Musical Theatre industry at the age of 12 landing her first role as Ariel in the stage production of The Little Mermaid, and in the following year, the adult cast of Fiddler on the Roof, as one of 12 children. Her well - rounded career included taking singing lessons as a mezzo soprano singer, doing community singing competitions and eventually making the Top 30 out of 300 contestants on the TV show, The Next Star. Claudia moved many times in her childhood, attending 3 public schools, and 2 high schools, and eventually arriving back to her hometown, where the next part of her journey led her to transition into the world of theatre, attending York University's prestigious Acting Conservatory. Some of her credits include intellectual activist Athena from David Yee's play, 'rochdale' directed by Nina Lee Aquino at the SummerWorks Festival, and Othello from Sarah Ruhl's, Orlando. Claudia's recent on-screen work includes Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker, Frankie Drake Mysteries, American Gods, Days Gone Bye. Through her work, she is timeless. She transmutes the darker parts of the black human experience and creates palpable performances. Her aim is to inspire, innovate and motivate people through storytelling on stage, screen and out in the community, so they can have the courage to overcome adversity and Allow themselves to be Seen.