Lauren LaVera by Jon Premosch for SWAGGER October 2024

Lauren LaVera (born June 14, 1994) is an American actress, stunt performer and martial artist. She is primarily known for being the leading actress in several horror films. LaVera has received accolades for her performances, such as a Fangoria Chainsaw Award.

One of LaVera's first film projects was being Anya Taylor-Joy's stunt double in M. Night Shyamalan's 2016 psychological thriller Split. She followed this with small acting parts in television series including Netflix's Iron Fist (2017) and various short films before her breakthrough role as the resourceful heroine Sienna Shaw in Damien Leone's slasher films Terrifier 2 (2022) and Terrifier 3 (2024)—both installments in the Terrifier franchise.