Livvy Dunne joins FOX's 'Baywatch' reboot as recurring character
Livvy Dunne will make her acting debut later this year, as she will join FOX’s Baywatch reboot. According to Deadline, Dunne will play a recurring character named Grace, an enthusiastic junior lifeguard.
Dunne, a former, LSU gymnast, recently said that she had been taking acting lessons and planned to pursue a film and TV career after retiring from the sport last April. The 23-year-old joins a cast that includes Stephen Amell, Brooks Nader, and Shay Mitchell.
The first season of the Baywatch reboot will consist of 12 episodes and is slated to premiere during the 2026-27 season. The original Baywatch debuted it 1989 and starred David Hasselhoff.
In February, Livvy Dunne spoke to PEOPLE about pursuing an acting career. “One thing people would be surprised about is that I take acting lessons — and I really love it,” Dunne said. “It’s something I’ve been passionate about for quite some time. 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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More on Livvy Dunne and her acting career
Dunne also discussed if she wanted to focus on being in movies or in TV series. “I feel like collabing on creativity and seeing the end result, having something be great after, that’s something that I love,” she said. “And whether it’s gymnastics or acting in a movie or a TV show, I just think watching all your hard work pay off, whether it’s an individual thing or a group thing, I think it’s so cool.”
Dunne was a member of the LSU gymnastics team from 2021 to 2025. During her time at LSU, the New Jersey native helped the team win the national championship in 2024.
Livvy Dunne also has a huge social media presence with 13 million followers across all platforms. She has been featured on the 2023, 2024, and 2025 editions of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and is currently dating Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, a former player on the LSU baseball team.