Ransom Canyon is back with its second season on Netflix. The neo-Western show, adapted from author Jodi Thomas’ novel series of the same name, centres on three feuding ranching families vying for land and resources in Texas. It stars actors Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly.Heidi Grace Engerman (second from left) celebrates Ransom Canyon claiming the No 1 spot on Netflix’s charts in the US. Photo: @heidiengerman/InstagramThe show’s second season, which aired on July 23, also introduces new character Sidney, played by actress Heidi Grace Engerman. A mysterious con artist who’s tied to Yancy, played by Jack Schumacher, Sidney’s sudden arrival in town shakes things up.Heidi Grace Engerman in 2024. Photo: @heidiengerman/InstagramBut who is Ransom Canyon newcomer Heidi Grace Engerman? Read on to find out.What is Heidi Grace Engerman’s background?Heidi Grace Engerman at Cinque Terre in 2022. Photo: @heidiengerman/InstagramEngerman was born and raised in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, per Coral Gables Magazine. As a child, she performed in community theatre productions, and after she signed up for acting camp in middle school, she landed her first gig as a model.Engerman attended Walnut Hill School, a private boarding high school for the arts in Massachusetts. She graduated with a degree in theatre arts and marketing from the University of Miami in 2023.What else has she been in?Heidi Grace Engerman recently posed for a headshot by Matt Kallish. Photo: @matt_kallish/InstagramEngerman made her on-screen debut starring in the 2021 psychological thriller Candyman, opposite Colman Domingo. She has gone on to star in TV shows such as Chicago Fire, The Bold and the Beautiful and 9-1-1: Nashville.