Born and raised in
Toronto, Greenwood studied dance in school and is also well-versed in martial arts. She attended several voice and musical theater schools in Canada. She began acting training at multiple schools including the Professional Actors Lab, Jason Fraser Studios,
Etobicoke School of the Arts and also at University Settlement Drama Group. She attained a
Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Toronto in 2006. Her first role onscreen was in a low-budget Canadian movie
Pinkville. She made her television debut on an episode of
The Listener. She made many guest appearances on television such as
Rookie Blue,
Flashpoint,
Being Erica,
Covert Affairs,
Lost Girl and
Saving Hope. She has also appeared in minor roles in short-form movies such as
Little Phoenix and the Fists of Fury and as Jenn in
The Exit, which she claims was her favourite role. She was also cast in
This Movie Is Broken. Her career took off in 2011 when she was cast in a recurring role as Sonya on The CW's popular
Nikita series. After the success of
season 2 of
Nikita, she was retained for seasons
3 and
4. In August 2013, she was cast in a recurring role on
FOX's
Sleepy Hollow. In January 2014, she was promoted to series regular for season 2. In 2019, she was cast in a recurring role as Dr. Elvi Okoye, a biologist working for the Royal Charter Energy (RCE), on the
science fiction Amazon Prime Video series
The Expanse. She began starring in Hallmark movies in 2021, and has been promoted to leading actress starting with Girlfriendship in 2022, along with
Tamera Mowry-Housley and
Krystal Joy Brown. She stars in the new 2023 workplace comedy series
Shelved on
CTV. Lyndie Greenwood and cast was nominated for
Best Ensemble Performance, Comedy at the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards. ==Filmography==