Jessica Lucas

Jessica Lucas (born September 24, 1985^[2] ) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in television, such as The Resident , Edgemont , Melrose Place , Cult , and Gotham , and in the films The Covenant , Cloverfield and the 2013 Evil Dead . She also starred in the music video for Coldplay's 2014 single "True Love".

Lucas was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia.^{[2] [3]} Her father is Black Canadian, and her mother is European Canadian.^[4] She began acting at seven years old, and trained with the Children's Arts Theatre School in Toronto.^[5] She started her career appearing in stage productions,^[5] including local productions of Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, Grease, Cinderella, Mousetrap and Music Medley.^[6]

In 2001, she joined the Canadian teen drama television series Edgemont as recurring character Bekka Lawrence, later becoming a series regular on the show,^[5] which she remained through the end of the show's run in 2005. She was also a series regular on another Canadian television series, YTV's short-lived 2030 CE in 2002.^{[2] [7]}

She guest starred in an episode of The L Word as Roxanne in 2004. She went on to appear as a series regular in the short-lived ABC teen drama series Life as We Know It as Sue;^[8] the series which ran for just one season. In 2006, she appeared in the film She's the Man ^[9] and co-starred in The Covenant .^[10] She was cast in another ABC television pilot, Secrets of a Small Town, though it was not picked up to series.

In 2007, she joined the cast of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation playing the recurring character of Ronnie Lake.^[11] Despite appearing in four episodes, rumours were denied that she would be a permanent replacement for Sara Sidle.^[5] The character was written out of the series with no explanation. She also appeared in a made-for-television film Split Decision.^[12]

In 2008, she guest starred as Kimberly MacIntyre in four episodes of The CW's 90210 . She also starred in a leading role as Lily in J. J. Abrams Cloverfield ,^[13] which was a box office success^[14] and was well received by critics. She was cast as Lisa in the film Amusement in 2006;^[15] the film was set to be released theatrically by New Line Cinema, but after a negative reaction it was released instead straight-to-DVD in 2009. The same year, Lucas was announced to have signed on as Riley Richmond, one of the lead roles in another CW television series Melrose Place , a follow-up to the popular 1990s series of the same name.^{[16] [17]}

Lucas was part of the main cast of the NBC sitcom Friends with Benefits , which aired during the summer of 2011 before being cancelled.^{[18] [19] [20]} In 2011, she played Haley in Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son ,^[21] where she showcased her singing talents as well as her acting skills.

In 2012, Lucas was cast as the lead character, Skye Yarrow, in the CW series Cult ,^[22] which was filmed in the spring of 2012.^[23] In 2012, she was cast in a main role in the 2013 remake of the classic horror film The Evil Dead .^[24] In 2014, Lucas appeared in Pompeii directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.^[25]

From 2015 to 2019, she has had a regular role in Fox's Gotham as Tabitha Galavan.^{[26] [27]} In 2019, Lucas played the starring role of Kate Jameson in the Canadian crime drama television series The Murders which aired on Citytv.^{[28] [29]} In late 2020, she was cast in the regular role of Billie in the fourth season of the Fox medical drama television series The Resident .^[30]

In April 2017, Lucas announced her engagement to butcher Alex Jermasek.^[31]

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