Biography

Tanya van Blokland is a Canadian actress and assistant director based in Montreal, who holds a BA in Communication Studies with a major in Film from Concordia University. Bilingual in English and French, she has worked extensively as a second or third assistant director on major productions including The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Orphan (2009), The Aviator (2004), The Notebook (2004), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Moonfall (2022), and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023). Her most recent high-profile acting role is as Linda Patrik in Netflix's UNABOMBER (2026). Her acting credits include UNABOMBER (2026) (Jurnee Smollett, Taron Egerton), The G (2023) (Dale Dickey, Jonathan Koensgen), The Hummingbird Project (2018) (Salma Hayek, Alexander Skarsgård), Legacy of Fear (2006) (Teri Polo), Last Exit (2006) (Kathleen Robertson, Andrea Roth), The Terminal (2004) (Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones), and Night Light (2003) (Shannon Doherty, Michel Francoeur).