14 celebrities to spot in Vancouver this February

Get ready to swoon this February!

In Hollywood North, you just never know when you might see a celebrity wandering the streets and exploring the beauty of Vancity. With 12 movies and TV shows filming in the city this month, there’s plenty of chances to spot some of your favourites.

From Nicolas Cage to Christina Ricci — keep your eyes peeled around town for these celebrity faces! Here are 14 celebrities to try and spot in Vancouver this month.

Freddie Highmore

Best known for his creepy portrayal of Norman Bates in the TV series Bates Motel, Freddie Highmore is in Metro Vancouver filming for another season of The Good Doctor. Highmore has been acting since he was a child and has starred in films like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, and The Spiderwick Chronicles.

Nicolas Cage

The one and only Nicolas Cage will be in Vancouver this February. Cage will be in town for his latest role in the horror-thriller movie Longlegs. Cage is a long-time actor that has starred in many feature films including Leaving Las Vegas, Con Air, Moonstruck, The Family Man, and Gone in Sixty Seconds.

More recently he has been in movies like Running with the Devil, Willy’s Wonderland, Pig, and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, to name a few.

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci may be spotted in the Vancouver area this winter. Ricci is in town for her role as Misty in the second season of Yellowjackets.

Ricci is a long-time actress who rose to fame as a child star back in the ’90s. She has played a variety of roles over the years and has been in movies like The Addams Family, Casper, Black Snake Moan, Now and Then, Sleepy Hollow, Monster, and Distorted.

Juliette Lewis

Joining Christina Ricci on the set of Yellowjackets is actress Juliette Lewis. Lewis is the daughter of actor Geoffery Lewis and has also been acting for decades — you may remember her as a young Audrey Griswold in the classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

Some of her other notable roles include Cape Fear, Natural Born Killers, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?, Whip It, Catch and Release, Conviction, and who could forget her role in the movie Enough alongside Jennifer Lopez?

KJ Apa

KJ Apa is in the Vancouver area filming for the seventh and final season of Riverdale. With all seasons filmed in the Metro Vancouver area, Apa is no stranger to the city and has spent lots of time here over the years. He is typically spotted out and about in the city — so be on the lookout!

Apa is an up-and-coming actor and musician from New Zealand who landed the lead role of Archie in Riverdale back in 2017. He has also starred in feature films like A Dog’s Purpose, The Last Summer, and Songbird.

Lili Reinhart

Lili Reinhart joins KJ Apa on location in Vancouver this month for Riverdale’s seventh season. Reinhart plays the lead role of Betty in the series and has also starred in films like Chemical Hearts, Galveston, and Hustlers alongside Jennifer Lopez, and she even made a cameo in the 2019 Charlie’s Angels movie.

Camila Mendes

Of course, there is no Betty without Veronica!

Camila Mendes will also be in Vancouver filming for Riverdale. Rumour has it that Mendes got her first acting job in an Ikea commercial before going on to star in Riverdale as main character Veronica.

Since then she has gone on to star in movies like The Perfect Date, Coyote Lake, and Dangerous Lies.

Cole Sprouse

Rounding out this foursome is Cole Sprouse, known as Jughead Jones in the Riverdale series. Sprouse will also be in Vancouver filming for the show’s final season.

Sprouse has been acting since he was a young boy and rose to fame at an early age starring alongside his twin brother, Dylan, in Disney Channel’s The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. He also starred in Big Daddy alongside Adam Sandler and was even in a few Friends episodes back in the day – remember Ross’s adorable son Ben?!

Grant Gustin

Back in action for the ninth season of The Flash, Grant Gustin is in Vancouver this month. Gustin has also had roles in shows like 90210 and Glee along with making appearances in Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, and Arrow. Keep an eye out for the actor in the Coal Harbour neighbourhood, where he’s been known to stay during production, according to pictures on his Instagram.

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden is in Vancouver filming for the first season of CBS’s So Help Me Todd, which started production this past August. Harden is an award-winning actress who got her start on television shows back in the ’80s, before moving on to movies. Some of her films include The First Wives Club, Flubber, Mystic River, Mona Lisa Smile, Whip It, and the Fifty Shades trilogy.

Skylar Astin

Joining Marcia Gay Harden on the set of So Help Me Todd is Skylar Astin, who plays Harden’s son in the new series.

Astin is probably best remembered as Jesse from the Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2 movies in which he played Anna Kendrick’s love interest. His other notable roles include the series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, 21 and Over, and Ghosts of War.

Max Thieriot

Another celebrity to be on the lookout for is Max Thieriot. Thieriot arrived in Vancouver back in July to film for a brand-new CBS series called Fire Country, in which he has the lead role as a young convict named Bode Donovan.

Thieriot has starred in quite a few movies and television shows over the years, from a longtime role on Bates Motel to SEAL Team to movies like Jumper, The House at the End of the Street with Jennifer Lawrence, and one of his earliest roles in The Pacifier alongside Vin Diesel.

Billy Burke

Joining Max Thieriot on the set of Fire Country is Billy Burke. Burke is typically recognized as Charlie Swan from Twilight, aka Bella’s dad, or maybe you remember him in the movie Red Riding Hood, or in the CBS series Zoo. Most recently he played Alex’s dad in the Netflix mini-series Maid, which was filmed in Victoria, BC.

Kevin Alejandro

Also joining these two actors in Fire Country is Kevin Alejandro. Alejandro has been acting for a while and has been in hit shows like Lucifer, Southland, Arrow, True Blood, and Parenthood.