Riele Downs (born July 8, 2001[1]) is a Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress, playing Faith in the 2013 film The Best Man Holiday. She went on to co-star as Charlotte on the Nickelodeon television series Henry Danger from 2014 to 2020.
Life and career
Downs was born on July 8, 2001.[1] She has indicated that she has "some experience with dancing".[2]
Downs started acting when she was 3 years old, and got her first role in the 2005 film Four Brothers playing the role of Amelia Mercer. She appeared in A Russell Peters Christmas Special in 2013. The same year, Downs played Faith Sullivan in the 2013 comedy-drama film The Best Man Holiday.[3][unreliable source?] In 2014, she appeared in the television films Fir Crazy and The Gabby Douglas Story.[citation needed]
In 2014, Downs was cast in her first starring role, on the Nickelodeon television series Henry Danger, playing the role of Charlotte, who is the best friend of the titular character.[2][4][5] In 2017, she co-starred with Lizzy Greene in the Nickelodeon television film Tiny Christmas.[6]
In 2024, Downs was cast as Carlesha Gaither in the Lifetime film Abducted Off the Streets: The Carlesha Gaither Story as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature films that is based on the kidnapping of Carlesha Gaither.[9]
