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October Faction is a total sleeper hit for Netflix, a show that no one saw coming but new fans can’t stop talking about. The series stars Tamara Taylor and J.C. MacKenzie as Deloris and Fred Allen, a seemingly normal couple who are totally monster hunters on the DL. Not even their kids know their true profession! But after the death of his father, Fred takes the Allen family back to the tiny town that he and Deloris grew up in. There they find all sorts of evil, like racism and homophobia and (duh) actual monsters.

The series includes plenty of flashbacks to Fred and Deloris’ past. So, if Bones star Tamara Taylor plays the Deloris of today, who plays the Deloris of yesterday? Odds are if you’ve watched a dance or cheerleading drama in the past few years, you know this actor.

Who is Taveeta Szymanowicz on October Faction?

Taveeta Szymanowicz plays young Deloris on October Faction. She pops up throughout Season 1 in flashbacks to the courtship of Fred and Deloris (young Fred Allen is played by Charles Vandervaart).

Szymanowicz was born and raised in Toronto and has been steadily working on Canadian TV for years. Audiences from up north may recognize her as Thalia from seasons 2-6 of teen dance studio drama The Next Step. And while appearing on The Next Step, Szymanowicz also had a recurring role as head cheerleader Valerie on the Nickelodeon comedy Make It Pop.

October Faction isn’t the only place you can see Szymanowicz on TV in 2020: she also has a recurring role as RiRi on the USA cheerleading drama Dare Me. That’s her below, on the left.

DARE ME, Taveeta Szymanowicz (left), Marlo Kelly — ©USA Networks/Courtesy Everett Collection

Considering how many cheerleaders and dancers she’s played on TV, her role as a gun-toting monster hunter on October Faction is new territory for the hard-working young actor.