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Olivia Youngers (born 29 June) is an actress who played Riggs in the Star Trek: Picard third season episodes "Seventeen Seconds" and "Surrender". She only received credit for the latter episode.
Youngers earned a diploma in biotechnology and has been doing local theatre, improv/acting classes, and cosplay in her free time; she is also a dancer. In 2019, she moved to Los Angeles and decided to pursue an acting career; she has studied acting with teacher Rob Brownstein.
Her other acting credits include four episodes of the short comedy series The Guild and the 2020 short film Fantasy Book. She is a self-confessed Star Trek fan.