The former Louisiana State University gymnast will play the recurring role of Grace, a "highly enthusiastic junior lifeguard"
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NEED TO KNOW
- Livvy Dunne will make her acting role in an upcoming Baywatch reboot for Fox
- The former LSU gymnast will have a recurring role as an enthusiastic junior lifeguard
- “It’s something I’ve been passionate about for quite some time,” Dunne previously said of acting in an interview with PEOPLE
Livvy Dunne has a new playing field.
On Thursday, March 12, Fox TV and Deadline announced in a joint Instagram post with the Baywatch Instagram page that Dunne is joining the latest reboot of the franchise.
The former Louisiana State University (LSU) gymnast will play the recurring role of Grace, a "highly enthusiastic junior lifeguard," Deadline reports.
It's no surprise that the social media influencer will be making her professional acting debut on the show during the 2026-2027 season, as she recently told PEOPLE that she has enjoyed taking acting classes since retiring from gymnastics in April 2025.
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“It's something I've been passionate about for quite some time," she told PEOPLE earlier this month. "I was interested in doing that at LSU, but sports are your top priority when you're a student-athlete at school; school and sports, but really gymnastics was my main focus."
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"And now that I'm done with school, I have more time to lean into the acting stuff and the creative side of things," she continued.
It was nearly a year ago, while speaking with PEOPLE exclusively on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit launch party red carpet in May 2025, that Dunne said fans should "stay tuned" for more "on-screen" work from her.
The Baywatch reboot will also star Brooks Nader, who will be playing series regular Selene, and Stephen Amell, who will star as Hobie Buchannon.
Nader’s official character description states that "Selene is the sharp-tongued Captain of the Zuma beach lifeguards."
“While she is excellent at her job, she and Baywatch Captain Hobie Buchannon have a very different approach to saving lives that is a constant source of friction," the description continues.
“Never on good terms, their relationship only goes downhill after Hobie brings his daughter Charlie [Jessica Belkin] onto his team… and it becomes clear that their rivalry goes much deeper than lifeguarding,” it concludes.
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Other cast members include Noah Beck, who is also joining as series regular Luke; Shay Mitchell as Trina; Hassie Harrison as Nat; Thaddeus LaGrone as Brad; and David Chokachi, who is reprising his original role as Cody Madison.
The Baywatch franchise launched in 1989, with the first season airing on NBC before continuing as a syndicated series for 10 more seasons. Members of the original cast returned for a 2003 reunion special, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding, which aired on Fox. The franchise also includes the short-lived spinoff Baywatch Nights and the 2017 Baywatch movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.
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