Makyla Smith (born 1982, 41 years old) is a Canadian actress who is well-known for playing as Daphne on Showtime's Queer as Folk. Career She is best known for her supporting role as Justin's (Randy Harrison) best friend Daphne on Queer as Folk. She also appeared in the films The Matthew Shepard Story, Sex, Lies & Obsession, Owning Mahowny, Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story and Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story. Personal life She is mixed-race and is the daughter of the Barbados-born actress Alison Sealy-Smith and a English-Canadian man. Filmography Film Television External links 1982 births Canadian television actresses Living people Canadian people of English descent Canadian people of Barbadian descent Black Canadian actresses Canadian film actresses