# Brighton Sharbino
**Brighton Sharbino** (Brighton Rose Sharbino) is an American actress and content creator best known for her recurring role as Lizzie Samuels on AMC's television series *The Walking Dead*.[1](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/brighton-sharbino/umc.cpc.27w0f25bggkgjamf1oa06h8q8) Born in 2002 in [Flower Mound, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/flower-mound-texas), she began working in commercials and television at age six and later built a parallel career as a social media creator with a following of more than 2.5 million across platforms.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3276835) • [3](https://brightonsharbino.net/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2002, Flower Mound, Texas, to Angela and Ron Sharbino[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3276835) |
| Signature role | Lizzie Samuels on AMC's *The Walking Dead*, 9 episodes across Seasons 4 and 5 (2013–2015)[3](https://brightonsharbino.net/) |
| Early break | Guest role as young Abby Sciuto on *NCIS*, season 10 episode "Hit and Run" (2013)[1](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/brighton-sharbino/umc.cpc.27w0f25bggkgjamf1oa06h8q8) |
| Feature films | *Miracles from Heaven* (2016), *Bitch* (2017, Sundance premiere), *Growing Up Smith*, *Urban Country* (2018), *Radioflash* (2019)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3276835) |
| Later television | Young Brooke Shields in *Welcome to Chippendales* (2022); *The Man in the White Van* (2023)[4](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/brighton-sharbino/) |
| Digital audience | More than 2.5 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Snapchat, including 1.1 million on Instagram[3](https://brightonsharbino.net/) |
## Early life and start in acting
Sharbino grew up in a family of performers: her older sister [Saxon Sharbino](https://www.edgepedia.org/saxon-sharbino) and younger brother Sawyer Sharbino both work in the entertainment industry.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3276835) She was a competitive cheerleader until age six, when she quit cheer to pursue acting, and she was soon starring in commercials and landing television roles.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3276835) Her television debut came in a 2008 episode of *Friday Night Lights*, followed by early appearances on *Hannah Montana*, *Prime Suspect*, and *The New Normal*.[5](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/brighton-sharbino.html) • [6](https://www.adorocinema.com/personalidades/personalidade-512734/filmografia/)
When she was nine, the family relocated to Los Angeles to support the siblings' acting careers, and Sharbino moved to online schooling to accommodate her work.[4](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/brighton-sharbino/)
## The Walking Dead
Sharbino's professional breakthrough came with the guest role as young [Abby Sciuto](https://www.edgepedia.org/abby-sciuto) on *NCIS* in 2013, playing the younger version of [Pauley Perrette](https://www.edgepedia.org/pauley-perrette)'s character in the episode "Hit and Run".[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3276835) • [1](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/brighton-sharbino/umc.cpc.27w0f25bggkgjamf1oa06h8q8) Soon after, she was cast as Lizzie Samuels on *The Walking Dead*, appearing in nine episodes across the show's fourth and fifth seasons from 2013 to 2015.[3](https://brightonsharbino.net/) • [4](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/brighton-sharbino/)
Her audition began as an emailed tape requested by her Louisiana agent, Dawn Landrum, after which she was invited to Atlanta to meet the show's producers.[7](https://dailydead.com/exclusive-qa-walking-deads-brighton-sharbino/) In a 2014 interview she described her off-screen friendship with Kyla Kenedy, who played Lizzie's sister Mika, and the two later wrote and performed an original song, "Begin Again", released on iTunes.[8](https://music.amazon.com.br/podcasts/416e0692-c151-40cb-9a79-b3b73ab50591/episodes/eeae69dd-2dd5-4df4-bd2a-b1dc5cb2742a/the-walking-dead-%E2%80%98cast-140-brighton-sharbino-lizzie)
The character's final episode, "[The Grove](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-grove-the-walking-dead)", centers on Carol ([Melissa McBride](https://www.edgepedia.org/melissa-mcbride)), Tyreese, baby Judith, and the two girls at a house in a pecan grove, where it becomes clear that Lizzie does not understand how dangerous walkers are. A retrospective in Tom's Guide described Sharbino and McBride as delivering "some of the most impactful performances" the writer had seen.[9](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/im-rewatching-the-walking-dead-15-years-later-and-this-one-episode-haunts-me-the-most) Sharbino has said the show opened up many subsequent opportunities for her.[10](https://crypticrock.com/interview-brighton-sharbino-talks-growing-up-acting-more/)
## Film and later television
After *The Walking Dead*, Sharbino deliberately varied her roles. In 2016 she played Abbie Beam, Jennifer Garner's on-screen daughter, in Sony's *Miracles from Heaven*, which won a Teen Choice Award.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3276835) In 2017 her film *Bitch*, in which she starred opposite [Jason Ritter](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-ritter) and [Jaime King](https://www.edgepedia.org/jaime-king), premiered at the [Sundance Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/sundance-film-festival), and she guest starred on *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* as Mandy Fowler.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3276835) • [6](https://www.adorocinema.com/personalidades/personalidade-512734/filmografia/) She played Amy Brunner in *Growing Up Smith* and took a leading role as Faith in the 2018 film *Urban Country*, shot in Mississippi, where she worked on a farm alongside her sister Saxon, who was written into one scene.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3276835) • [10](https://crypticrock.com/interview-brighton-sharbino-talks-growing-up-acting-more/)
Her later credits include the survival thriller *Radioflash* (2019), which trade press reported had been acquired by IFC Midnight for distribution; a lead in *Beckman*; *American Skin*; and *Christmas in the Heartland*.[3](https://brightonsharbino.net/) On television she appeared as Maisie Hart in two episodes of the first season of HBO's *True Detective* (2014), as young Ingrid, the Snow Queen, on ABC's *Once Upon a Time*, and as Chelsea Davis on CBS's *Criminal Minds*.[3](https://brightonsharbino.net/) • [11](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/747/brighton-sharbino) In 2022 she portrayed young [Brooke Shields](https://www.edgepedia.org/brooke-shields) in Hulu's *[Welcome to Chippendales](https://www.edgepedia.org/welcome-to-chippendales)*, and in 2023 she appeared in *[The Man in the White Van](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-man-in-the-white-van)*.[4](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/brighton-sharbino/)
## Digital presence and brand work
Alongside acting, Sharbino works as a content creator with a collective audience of more than 2.5 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Snapchat, including about 1.1 million on Instagram.[3](https://brightonsharbino.net/) She has run more than ten brand campaigns in fashion, beauty, travel, and hospitality, producing much of the content herself; her listed collaborations include Sephora's Benefit Cosmetics (17.2 million views), Revolve, Alo Yoga, Marriott's Moxy brand, and Dior Beauty.[3](https://brightonsharbino.net/) Her publicity is handled by Symbols PR and her management by Brave Artists.[12](https://brightonsharbino.net/contact.html)
## References
1. [Brighton Sharbino Films and Shows, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/brighton-sharbino/umc.cpc.27w0f25bggkgjamf1oa06h8q8)
2. [Brighton Sharbino, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3276835)
3. [Brighton Sharbino, Actress & Content Creator, official site](https://brightonsharbino.net/)
4. [Brighton Sharbino, Booking Agent, MN2S](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/brighton-sharbino/)
5. [Brighton Sharbino, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/brighton-sharbino.html)
6. [Brighton Sharbino Filmografia, AdoroCinema](https://www.adorocinema.com/personalidades/personalidade-512734/filmografia/)
7. [Exclusive Q&A with The Walking Dead's Brighton Sharbino, Daily Dead](https://dailydead.com/exclusive-qa-walking-deads-brighton-sharbino/)
8. [The Walking Dead 'Cast 140: Brighton Sharbino (Lizzie), Amazon Music](https://music.amazon.com.br/podcasts/416e0692-c151-40cb-9a79-b3b73ab50591/episodes/eeae69dd-2dd5-4df4-bd2a-b1dc5cb2742a/the-walking-dead-%E2%80%98cast-140-brighton-sharbino-lizzie)
9. [I'm rewatching 'The Walking Dead' 15 years later, Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/im-rewatching-the-walking-dead-15-years-later-and-this-one-episode-haunts-me-the-most)
10. [Interview: Brighton Sharbino Talks Growing Up, Acting, + More, Cryptic Rock](https://crypticrock.com/interview-brighton-sharbino-talks-growing-up-acting-more/)
11. [Brighton Sharbino, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/747/brighton-sharbino)
12. [Contact Brighton Sharbino, official site](https://brightonsharbino.net/contact.html)
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