Keara Graves

Keara Kristen Graves (born 26 April 1999) is a Canadian actor, YouTuber, and singer. She gained prominence through their role on the Family Channel series Lost & Found Music Studios (2015–2017).

Keara Graves
Born	Keara Kristen Graves (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 25) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Years active	2005, 2015–present
Spouse	Lauren Rice ​ (m. 2020)​
Parent	Steve Graves (father)
YouTube information
Channel	Keara Graves
Subscribers	505 thousand[1]
Total views	62.61 million[1]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 14 Jul 2022

Early life

Graves was born in Sault Ste. Marie to Kathryn Greco and former NHL player Steve Graves. She has an older sister, Alexandra "Alexa". She is of Italian descent on their mother's side and Irish descent on their father's.^[2][3] The family moved to Whitby when Keara was 4.^[4][5]

Graves attended Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School^[6] before moving to Toronto in 2017.^[7] she enrolled in the Success Breakthrough Workshop.^[8]

Career

Graves made her television debut as a child in two 2005 episodes of the CBC series The Doodlebops. She returned to television ten years later when she joined the main cast of the Family Channel musical series Lost & Found Music Studios as singer-songwriter Leia, a role Graves would play from 2015 to 2017.^[9][10] Graves began uploading song covers to her YouTube channel in 2015, following by vlog, lifestyle, and beauty content in 2016. She received attention in 2019 for her queer versions of songs^[11] as well as their short film Night Drive.^[12]

In 2020, Graves played Rebecca Bailey in the CTV crime drama Cardinal, Max in the Crave series The D Cut,^[13] Grace in the Netflix teen drama Grand Army,^[14] and Hanna opposite Sydney Meyer in the Lifetime television film Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies.^[15] In 2023, Graves had a recurring role as Miss Addison in the Showtime limited series Fellow Travelers.

Personal life

Graves is queer, genderfluid, and prefers they/she pronouns.^[16][17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Night Drive	Maia	Short YouTube film; wrote, directed
2019	Weenie	Stevie	Short film
2021	Violet Skies	Adrian	Short film
2024	We Forgot to Break Up	Billie
TBA	The Love at Cliff's Edge	Josephine

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Doodlebops	Kid	2 episodes
2015–2017	Lost & Found Music Studios	Leia	Main role
2017	Designated Survivor	Student #3	Episode: "Misalliance"
2019	Wayne	Popular Girl	Episode: "Chapter Five: Del"
2019	Deadly Influencer	Lenore Poe	Television film
2019	The Cheerleader Escort	Rachel Singer	Television film[18]
2020	Spinning Out	Beautiful Girl	Episode: "Welcome to the Family"
2020	Cardinal	Rebecca Bailey	3 episodes
2020	The D Cut	Max	5 episodes
2020	Grand Army	Grace	5 episodes
2020	Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies	Hanna	Television film
2022	The Price Of Perfection	Ava	Television film
2023	Fellow Travelers	Miss Addison	4 episodes

References

1. "About Keara Graves". YouTube.
2. "The advice YouTube star Keara Graves has for other LGBTQ creatives". Xtra. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
3. "Celeb Crushes, Insecurities, Childhood Memories Q&A". YouTube. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
4. Hopper, Donna (26 February 2016). "Young former Saultite stars in Family Channel music series". SOO Today. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
5. "Keara Graves". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
6. van Waterschoot, Sarah; Romain, Sam (March 2017). "Standing Together in the Fight Against Bullying at Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School". Celebrating Student Success. Durham Catholic District School Board. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
7. Levy, Joel (5 August 2020). ""A Day in the Life" with Toronto Actor Keara Graves". Toronto Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
8. Braun, Wendy (12 November 2020). "From "Not Enough" To "Next Level Bookings": Keara Graves #SuccessBreakthrough Story". Actor Inspiration. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
9. "EXCLUSIVE: Keara Graves Talks "Lost & Found Music Studios"". Popstar!. Retrieved 13 October 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
10. Palmieri, Lea (24 November 2017). "'Lost & Found Music Studios' On Netflix: Why Is This Cheesy Canadian Teen Show So Irresistible?". Decider. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
11. Kiley, Rachel (27 February 2019). "This 'break up with your boyfriend' Ariana Cover Is Next Level Gay". Pride. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
12. "Night Drive". Film Convert. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
13. "Liberate Yourself with Dove Hair's content series The D Cut". The Homo Culture. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
14. "Who plays Grace in Grand Army? - Keara Graves". PopBuzz. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
15. Rana, Priyamvada (21 November 2020). "'Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies': Meet Sydney Meyer, Keara Graves and the cast of Lifetime's crime thriller". MEAWW. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
16. Why Non-Binary Representation Matters, 25 May 2021, retrieved 26 May 2021
17. How I Knew I Was Genderfluid // Keara Graves, 14 September 2021, retrieved 21 September 2021
18. Steinberg, Lisa (14 September 2020). "Keara Graves – The Cheerleader Escort". Starry Mag. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

External links

• Keara Graves at IMDb