# Nicki Clyne
**Nicki Clyne** (born 1983) is a Canadian actress from Vancouver, British Columbia, best known for playing Crewman Specialist Cally Henderson Tyrol on the reimagined science-fiction series *Battlestar Galactica*, and later known publicly for her membership in, and 2023 renunciation of, the NXIVM organization.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167435/) • [2](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=9960)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167435/) |
| Best-known role | Crewman Specialist Cally Henderson Tyrol on *Battlestar Galactica*, 2003 to 2008[2](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=9960) |
| *Battlestar Galactica* credits | Two episodes of the 2003 miniseries and 36 episodes of the 2004 to 2008 series[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167435/) |
| Marriage | Married actress Allison Mack in February 2017; the marriage later ended in divorce[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167435/) |
| NXIVM | A long-time supporter of leader Keith Raniere, she publicly renounced him in a statement dated March 31, 2023[3](https://muckrack.com/nicki-clyne) |
| Later work | Played Sue Blake in the independent film *Lunamancer* (2021), which premiered at the Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival and won best feature[4](https://www.nickiclyne.com/) |
## Early career
Clyne began acting in Vancouver, guest-starring on television shows and movie-of-the-weeks before landing her most notable role[5](https://www.nickiclyne.com/about). Her early television credits include *The Twilight Zone* (2002), *Smallville* (2001), *Dark Angel* (2000), *Dead Like Me*, *The L Word*, and *The Dead Zone*[2](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=9960). She has said that when she auditioned for *Battlestar Galactica* she had no idea what the franchise was and had neither read the full script nor grown up with the 1978 original series[6](https://www.fullecirclemagazine.com/2009/09/conversation-with-nicki-clyne.html).
On film, she played Barb, the female lead in the independent film *Ill Fated* (2004), a role that earned her a nomination for a Best Actress Leo Award[2](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=9960). She appeared in *[Saved!](https://www.edgepedia.org/saved)* (2004) and *John Tucker Must Die* (2006)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167435/).
## Battlestar Galactica
Clyne appeared in the 2003 miniseries as Cally and continued in the role when the show was picked up as a series[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167435/). In a 2023 account of her time on the show, she wrote that although Cally had only a handful of lines in the miniseries and her largest scene was cut, the character developed a fan base that she believed influenced the writers[7](https://nickiclyne.substack.com/p/q-and-a-why-did-i-quit-battlestar).
Her character was killed off in the third episode of the fourth season, "The Ties That Bind", which aired on April 18, 2008[8](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/battlestar-gallacticas-nicki-clyne-the-forgotten-member-of-the-nxivm-sex-cult.php) • [9](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/30403/nicki-clyne). She is also credited in the series finale, "Daybreak, Part 2", which aired on March 20, 2009[9](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/30403/nicki-clyne).
## NXIVM and the Raniere case
NXIVM, the organization led by [Keith Raniere](https://www.edgepedia.org/keith-raniere), presented as a self-help company but was, according to reporting on the criminal case, a front for sex trafficking and forced labor; its subgroup DOS was an all-female secret society[10](https://www.thedailybeast.com/sex-trafficking-smallville-star-allison-mack-ties-knot-after-prison/). Clyne married *Smallville* actress [Allison Mack](https://www.edgepedia.org/allison-mack) in February 2017, and NXIVM's one-time publicist told *People* that the union was at Raniere's behest; Mack, who was arrested in 2018 and pled guilty to recruiting sex slaves for Raniere, later filed for divorce[10](https://www.thedailybeast.com/sex-trafficking-smallville-star-allison-mack-ties-knot-after-prison/).
For years after the case broke, Clyne remained a public supporter of Raniere. In a statement dated March 31, 2023, she wrote that she had changed her position, no longer believed Raniere was a man of noble character, and would no longer publicly support or try to free him[3](https://muckrack.com/nicki-clyne). In a follow-up article of April 3, 2023, she described the body of evidence she said had convinced her to leave him and not look back[3](https://muckrack.com/nicki-clyne).
## Later work
After an acting break, Clyne appeared in the 2018 web series *Personal Space* as Gail Gartner, in 28 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167435/), and provided the voice of Soledad in *Godkiller: Walk Among Us* (2010)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167435/). She played Sue Blake in the independent film *Lunamancer* (2021)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167435/), which premiered at the Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival and won best feature[4](https://www.nickiclyne.com/). Her website describes current interests in free speech, criminal justice, and prison reform[4](https://www.nickiclyne.com/).
## References
1. [Nicki Clyne, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167435/)
2. [Nicki Clyne, TVSA](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=9960)
3. [Nicki Clyne's Profile, Muck Rack (Frank Report and Niagara Falls Reporter statements)](https://muckrack.com/nicki-clyne)
4. [Nicki Clyne, official website](https://www.nickiclyne.com/)
5. [About, Nicki Clyne official website](https://www.nickiclyne.com/about)
6. [A Conversation with Nicki Clyne, Fülle Circle Magazine #54 (2009)](https://www.fullecirclemagazine.com/2009/09/conversation-with-nicki-clyne.html)
7. [Q & A: Why Did You Quit Battlestar Galactica? Nicki Clyne, Substack](https://nickiclyne.substack.com/p/q-and-a-why-did-i-quit-battlestar)
8. ["Battlestar Galactica's" Nicki Clyne, the Forgotten Member of the NXIVM Sex Cult, Pajiba (2019)](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/battlestar-gallacticas-nicki-clyne-the-forgotten-member-of-the-nxivm-sex-cult.php)
9. [Nicki Clyne, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/30403/nicki-clyne)
10. [Sex Trafficking "Smallville" Star Ties Knot After Prison, The Daily Beast (2025)](https://www.thedailybeast.com/sex-trafficking-smallville-star-allison-mack-ties-knot-after-prison/)
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