Stacey Roy is a LA-based Canadian actress and producer of the TV show The Nerdy Bartender, and the first Canadian to win Lego Masters with her victory with Nick Della Mora on the third season of the American version. She is also the live host of the Amazon streaming show Cooking with Stacey. Based out of Kelowna, British Columbia. She produces content with her business partner Mike Parkerson via their production company Whabam Media Inc.[1][2] Roy is also a cosplayer.[3]
Early life
Roy was born in Banff, Alberta, Canada to Teresa and Kurtis Roy. She was crowned Miss Teen Red Deer and Miss Teen Calgary in 2005.[4]
Roy has worked with charities since 2005 including the Leo Club, Students Against Drunk Driving, the Chive, and Operation Supply Drop.[4][5]
She says she built LEGO structures with her father when she was a child, but only started to build more professionally in recent years.[6]
Career
Roy's screen debut was in 2010 with the role of Jane in 30 Days of Night: Dark Days.[7] Roy learned the art of bartending at Uva Wine Bar in Vancouver, Canada. She came up with the idea of “The Nerdy Bartender” after having a particularly bad drink at a dive-bar she used to work at called The Foggy Dew. She almost immediately began developing her show on YouTube and continued to do so for over a year. As she moved away from YouTube and towards Twitch, she recrafted the show into a live talk-show style format where she would interview guests while teaching them how to make various cocktails.[1]
In 2013, she designed her costume for her second fan film StarCraft: Hunt for Kerrigan, which was nominated for Best Action Short at the Geeksboro Film Fest in 2015.[8]
Between 2014 and 2015, Roy worked with YouTubers IFHT both in acting and producing capacities. The videos include How to be a DJ, How to be a Filmmaker and Bad Ways to Get Rid of Your Girlfriend. She also worked with YouTubers Film Riot shooting behind the scenes for a series of DJI commercials.[9]
Later in 2015, Roy played Harley Quinn in the Leo Award nominated fan film Nightwing: The Darkest Knight directed by Matthew Campbell.[10] Her work with the character was praised.[11][12]
At the end of 2018, Roy successfully sold The Nerdy Bartender to The Brewdog Network for a 7-episode season.[13] Almost immediately after its release in 2019, the show was picked up for a second season on the network DrinkTV which released in June 2020.[14][1]
In June 2022, Roy was revealed to be a contestant on LEGO Masters Season 3 on FOX with partner Nick Della Mora. On Dec 14, 2022, Roy and Della Mora were announced as winners of Lego Masters Season 3. [15][16] After opening the park on Mar 31, 2023, Roy judged the first ever Junior Master Builder Competition at LEGOLAND in Goshen, NY. [17]
Roy was announced as the host and moderator for LEGO Master's "Behind the Brick" panel at San Diego Comic-Con in 2023.[18][19][20] Collaborating with Iron ChefCat Cora, Roy hosted a special event at the Montessori-inspired cooking classes of Little Kitchen Academy.[21] Roy returned to LEGO Masters with a surprise special guest appearance in Season 4 Episode 6 "Is It Brick?" [22]
Filmography
Film, television and live broadcasts
List of performances in film, television and live broadcasts
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