bahia watson is an award-winning actor, writer and creator based in toronto and los angeles.

she was recently on stage in a critically acclaimed performance as Sonya in the Crow’s Theatre production of Uncle Vanya. bahia wrote, co-directed and starred in the summer stage hit MASHUP PON DI ROAD, a caribbean musical circus comedy, and its cabaret sized version MASHUP ting! a commission for The Public Theatre’s Joe’s Pub. her one woman show shaniqua in abstraction will have its world premiere in Crow’s Theatre’s 2023/2024 season in toronto.

on the screen she can be seen in festival favourites like White Noise, The Death Doula, Cranks and The Archivists. on the small screen she can be found recurring on The Handmaid’s Tale, Star Trek: Discovery and The Expanse.

bahia has recently won two ACTRA Awards for outstanding vocal performance and can be heard in series like My Little Pony: Make Your Mark and My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale; Strawberry Shortcake: Berry In the Big City; The Loud House; Rugrats; Stillwater; Superkitties and Big Blue.

she is the founder and artistic director for programsound.fm, a digital radio station for storytellers, and paul watson productions, an independent production company based in toronto.

bahia also writes essays, short stories and features, and is a regular contributor to Intermission Magazine.