Social media influencer and former LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne has landed a recurring role in Fox's Baywatch reboot, playing Grace, a highly enthusiastic junior lifeguard. The 23-year-old's casting, reported by Variety, marks her acting debut ahead of the series' 2026-2027 premiere.
Livvy Dunne, a former Louisiana State University gymnast who retired in April 2025 and boasts millions of social media followers, has joined the cast of Fox's Baywatch reboot. She will portray Grace, a recurring character described as a highly enthusiastic junior lifeguard. Dunne, who has been taking acting lessons and dating MLB star Paul Skenes, is pursuing a career in film and television. She is represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and The Team.
The ensemble cast includes Stephen Amell as Hobie Buchannon, son of the original series' Mitch Buchannon (David Hasselhoff), leading the lifeguard team. His previously unknown daughter Charlie (Jessica Belkin) arrives to join the legacy. Other cast members are Shay Mitchell as Trina (a former lawyer turned lifeguard), Hassie Harrison as Nat, Thaddeus LaGrone as Brad, Brooks Nader as Selene, Noah Beck as Luke, and David Chokachi reprising his role as Cody Madison, now operating The Shoreline bar-and-grill.
The reboot, ordered for 12 episodes in September 2025, follows Hobie as his life changes with Charlie's arrival. Matt Nix serves as showrunner, with executive producers including McG (directing the premiere), Michael Berk, Greg Bonann, Doug Schwartz, Dante Di Loreto, and Mike Horowitz. It is a production of Fox Entertainment and Fremantle. The cast held its first table read last week, per TMZ sources.
The original Baywatch aired for 11 seasons from 1989 to 2001, centering on Los Angeles County lifeguards protecting beachgoers.