Nicki Clyne

Nicki Clyne is a Canadian actress. She played Cally Henderson on the SyFy television series Battlestar Galactica. Clyne is a member of the American multi-level marketing company and alleged sex cult NXIVM.[1]

Nicki Clyne
Clyne at the 2011 New York Comic Con
Born
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Notable work
Battlestar Galactica
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2017)​
Websitewww.nickiclyne.com

Career

Clyne is best known for her role as Cally Henderson in the 2003 reimagining of Battlestar Galactica. Like several members of the cast, she was originally cast in a minor, non-recurring role, but, having impressed the showrunners, became a major part of the series until her character's death in season four.[2] In 2018, she appeared with fellow Battlestar alumnus Richard Hatch in the web series Personal Space.[3]

She also featured in two episodes of the podcast Tiki Bar TV,[4] and presented an episode of HypaSpace. She stars alongside Lance Henriksen, Danielle Harris, Bill Moseley, and AFI's Davey Havok in the "illustrated film" series Godkiller.[5]

Personal life

Clyne, a member of NXIVM, married actress Allison Mack in 2017. The marriage was alleged to have been a sham to evade United States immigration laws, and became public knowledge the following year during legal proceedings on the conspiracy and racketeering charges related to Mack's involvement as one of the most senior leaders of NXIVM.[6] It has been reported that Clyne left Battlestar Galactica in 2008 to focus on being a full-time member of NXIVM.[7][8]

According to federal court records of NXIVM founder Keith Raniere's 2019 trial, Clyne was identified by a government witness to be a part of Raniere's "inner circle" or "first-line masters"[9][10][11] but was not charged as a co-conspirator on any of the federal charges that were brought against Raniere, her wife or other inner circle members.[12]

Raniere had fled the United States months earlier; Clyne inadvertently revealed his location by posting an Instagram picture at a local beach.[13] The group had been planning a “recommitment ceremony” prior to Raniere's arrest.[14]

In July 2020, Clyne and other NXIVM members launched an activist group We Are As You, a movement in which a nightly dance was held outside of Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, where Raniere was being housed, to cheer up prisoners who were unable to have visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] The movement faced backlash from former NXIVM members for using the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag on its social media posts and questioning why the movement only targeted the prison where Raniere is located, and how it could serve as a possible attempt to recruit new members.[16]

In September 2020, one month before he was sentenced to 120 years in prison,[17] Clyne spoke out in defense of Raniere in an interview with CBS News This Morning.[18][19] Footage of Clyne was used in season one of the HBO documentary series The Vow and unsupported rumors have surfaced that she will be in the second season.[20]

On December 11, 2020, Allison Mack filed for divorce from Clyne.[21][22]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Saved! Guitar Player
2004 Ill Fated Barb
2006 John Tucker Must Die Beautiful Girl #2
2010 Godkiller Soledad (voice)
2010 Godkiller: Walk Among Us Soledad (voice)

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Just Deal Girl Student #2 Episode: "Homecoming"
2001 Level 9 Alesha Episode: "Avatar"
2001 Hostage Negotiator Alicia TV film
2001 Dark Angel Fixit / X6 Episode: "Bag 'Em"
2002 Smallville Talon Waitress Episode: "Nicodemus"
2002 Mysterious Ways June Grissom Episode: "Listen"
2002 Due East Stacy TV film
2002 Damaged Care Bryanna's College Friend TV film
2002 I Was a Teenage Faust Heather TV film
2002 The Twilight Zone Theresa Episode: "Night Route"
2003 The Dead Zone Erin Salkowe Episode: "Descent"
2003 Battlestar Galactica Cally TV miniseries
2004 The L Word Delilah Episode: "Losing It"
2004 Zolar Keiko TV film
2004 Dead Like Me Janelle Episode: "In Escrow"
2004-2008 Battlestar Galactica Cally Henderson Tyrol Recurring role (36 episodes)
2005 Tiki Bar TV Space Cadet TV series
2006 Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance Crewman Specialist Cally Tyrol TV miniseries
2006 Totally Awesome Billie TV film
2021 The Vow Herself TV documentary series

Audio books
Year Title Role Notes
2013 World War Z Sharon

Web videos
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Personal Space Gail Gartner Published through Prime Video Direct

References
  1. Burton, Tara Isabella (April 25, 2018). "Seagram's heiress arrested for role in controversial "sex cult"". Vox.
  2. Holwerda, Thom (February 11, 2009). "Interview: Nicki Clyne of Battlestar Galactica". OSNews.
  3. Howell, Elizabeth (February 27, 2018). "'Personal Space' Features a Last Hurrah from Richard Hatch of 'Battlestar Galactica'". Space.com.
  4. Sloan, Samuel K. (June 9, 2006). "Battlestar meets Tiki Bar". Slice of SciFi.
  5. "Post-Apocalyptic Comic Godkiller Emerges as 'Illustrated Film'". Wired Magazine. October 2009.
  6. Lang, Nico (April 24, 2018). "'Smallville' Actress Arrested For Sex Trafficking Married Female Cult Leader, Court Documents Confirm". Into. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  7. Harris, Chris (May 4, 2018). "Smallville's Allison Mack Married Battlestar Galactica's Nicki Clyne in 2017: Prosecutors". People.
  8. O'Reilly, Andrew (April 24, 2018). "Allison Mack joined alleged sex cult to fill 'a void in her life,' ex-NXIVM member says". Fox News. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  9. Saul, Emily (May 20, 2019). "Nxivm trial jurors meet Keith Raniere's alleged top-tier sex slaves". New York Post.
  10. Berman, Sarah (May 20, 2019). "The NXIVM 'Sex Cult' Story Keeps Getting More Disturbing Lauren Salzman testified that Keith Raniere envisioned thousands of "slaves" and even one of them running for office". Vice Magazine.
  11. Ottaway, Amanda (May 17, 2019). "Admitted 'Slave Master' Takes Stand Against NXIVM Cult Leader". Courthouse News Service.
  12. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -against- KEITH RANIERE, ALLISON MACK, CLARE BRONFMAN, KATHY RUSSELL, LAUREN SALZMAN, AND NANCY SALZMAN, Defendants. (18-CR-204 (NGG))" (PDF). United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. September 18, 2018.
  13. Oxenberg, India (November 8, 2020). "Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult". Starz (Episode 4). Starz. Lionsgate Television. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  14. Dickson, EJ. "'I Was in One Mode: Protect Keith': NXIVM Member Testifies About Naked Meetings, Group Sex, Dungeon Paddlings". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  15. Gavin, Robert (July 11, 2020). "NXIVM members dancing for Raniere outside federal prison". The Albany Times Union. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  16. Berman, Sarah (July 22, 2020). "Actress Who Allegedly Recruited NXIVM 'Slaves' Is Dancing for Prisoner Rights Now". Vice. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  17. Hong, Nicole; Piccoli, Sean (October 27, 2020). "Keith Raniere, Leader of Nxivm Sex Cult, Is Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  18. Lambe, Stacy (September 29, 2020). "Allison Mack's Wife Nicki Clyne Defends Convicted NXIVM Founder Keith Raniere". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  19. Battiste, Nikki; Luibrand, Shannon; Hoenmeyer, Lauren (September 29, 2020). "Some supporters of Keith Raniere, ex-leader of alleged cult NXIVM, keep fighting for him". CBS News. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  20. Lambe, Stacy (October 19, 2020). "NXIVM: Allison Mack, Grace Park and Other Actors Recruited by the Cult". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  21. Calvario, Liz (December 12, 2020). "Allison Mack Files for Divorce From Nicki Clyne". ET Online.
  22. Pasquini, Maria (December 12, 2020). "Allison Mack Files for Divorce from Battlestar Galactica's Nicki Clyne: Report". People.com.
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