Sonya Balmores

Sonya Balmores
Born (1986-06-23) June 23, 1986 (age 40)
Kalaheo, Hawaii, U.S.
Years active2003–present
TitleMiss Hawaii Teen USA 2004
SpouseKanoa Chung

Sonya Balmores (born June 23, 1986) is an American actress, model, and surfer. She was born in Kalaheo, Hawaii. She also competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

Balmores won the Miss Hawaii Teen USA title on May 16, 2004 at the Waikiki Sheraton Resort.

Balmores played the series regular role Kai Kealoha in Beyond the Break. In 2017, Balmores was cast in the series Inhumans as Auran.

Filmography

Film

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Ride the Wake Katelynn Short film
2011 Soul Surfer Malina Birch
2017 Kuleana Kimberly Coyle
2018 Den of Thieves Malia
2020 Sidewinder Maggie Short film

Television

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Break Nani TV movie
2005 Rocky Point Tattooed Girl Episode: "Pilot"
2006–2009 Beyond the Break Lanikai 'Kai' Kealoha Main role
2014 Hawaii Five-0 Alana Duncan Episode: "Kanalu Hope Loa"
2016 A Midsummer's Hawaiian Dream Tanya McQueen TV movie
2016 NCIS Metro PD Officer Sandra Cornell Episode: "Home of the Brave"
2016 Option Zero Emily TV movie
2017 Ballers Arielle 2 episodes
2017 Inhumans Auran Recurring role, 8 episodes
2018 Lucifer Wild Child Episode: "All About Her"
2019 Roswell, New Mexico Arizona Season 1 Episode 9: "Songs About Texas"
2019 Magnum P.I. Leanna Owens Season 2 Episode 1: "Payback for Beginners"
2019 Breckman Rodeo Kirby White TV movie
2020 FBI: Most Wanted Angelyne LaCroix Season 1 Episode 4: "Caesar"
2021 I Know What You Did Last Summer Mel Gilbert Recurring role
2023–2025 The Chosen Fatiyah 3 episodes
2025 The Cleaning Lady Vanessa Sanchez Season 4 Episode 8: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"

Video game

Video game roles
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Alani Kelso

References

  1. ↑ "When You're Hot… Sonya Balmores is definitely hot after appearing on the covers of three magazines and being cast in a new TV show". Midweek. 2005-09-14. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. ↑ "Pageant title goes to HPU grad student". Hawaii Star-Bulletin. 2004-06-20. Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  3. ↑ Petski, Denise (March 3, 2017). "'Marvel's Inhumans': Eme Ikwuakor, Isabelle Cornish, Mike Moh, More Round Out Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

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