Katrina Law is an American actress. She is known for playing the roles of Mira on the Starz television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Spartacus: Vengeance, Nyssa al Ghul on The CW television series Arrow, Karen Beach on the Sony Crackle series The Oath, Quinn Liu on the CBS series Hawaii Five-0 and Jessica Knight on the CBS series NCIS.
Katrina Law | |
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_-_Katrina_Law_(cropped).jpg) Law in 2017 | |
| Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, B.A. Theater[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse |
Keith Andreen (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | misskatrinalaw |
Early life and education
editLaw was born in Philadelphia[2] and grew up in Deptford Township, New Jersey.[3] Her mother is Taiwanese and her father is of German and Italian descent.[2] As a teenager, she was crowned Miss New Jersey Teen USA.[4] She graduated from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey with a B.A. in Performing Arts (Theatre Performance) in 1999.[5]
Career
editLaw worked alongside director Adrian Picardi with producers Eric Ro and Don Le, to create a low budget web series called The Resistance.[6] Picardi was the series' official creator and director. The show was later picked up by Starz which led to Law's casting in Spartacus: Blood and Sand in 2009.[7] In 2011, Law completed an action-oriented project called 3 Minutes with director Ross Ching, producers Don Le and George Wang, starring Harry Shum Jr., Stephen "tWitch" Boss (the runner up on season 4 of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance), and herself.[4][8]
From 2014 to 2020, she had a recurring role on The CW television series Arrow as Nyssa al Ghul, the daughter of the notorious leader of the League of Assassins, Ra's al Ghul.[9][10]
In 2019, Law was cast as co-lead in the CBS pilot Alive, as medical examiner Elizabeth Lavenza, whose husband Mark Escher (Ryan Phillipe) is brought back to life by the mysterious Dr Frankenstein (Aaron Staton).[11] Later that year she joined the cast of CBS's Hawaii Five-0 for the series' tenth season.[12][13] In March 2021, Law was cast in the eighteenth season of NCIS in the role of Jessica Knight.[14] She appeared in the final two episodes of the season with the potential to become a series regular if the series is renewed for a nineteenth season;[15] it was later confirmed that Law would become a series regular beginning with the nineteenth season.[16] In January 2022, it was announced that Law's NCIS character would cross over to NCIS: Hawaiʻi for an episode.[17]
Personal life
editLaw married actor Keith Andreen in January 2013. In December 2018, she gave birth to their daughter.[18]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Lucky Numbers | Teen Girl | also known as Lucky Number (Japan: English title) |
| 2001 | Bottomfeeders | Ursula | |
| 2002 | Emmett's Mark | Francine | also known as Killing Emmett Young (video title) |
| 2005 | Choker | Santo | also known as Disturbance (DVD box title) |
| 2006 | All In | Dealer No. 1 | |
| 2007 | A New Tomorrow | Katherine Schatz | |
| 2008 | Stiletto | Biker Chick No. 2 | Direct-to-video film; also known as Velvet Spider (Japan: English title) |
| 2009 | Alpha Males Experiment | Jenna | originally titled Knuckle Draggers |
| 2010 | The Grind | Jemma | |
| 2011 | 3 Minutes | Female Hunter | Short film |
| 2015 | Death Valley | Annie Gunn | [19] |
| 2015 | Checkmate | Katana | |
| 2017 | Darkness Rising | Izzy | |
| 2024 | Werewolves | Dr. Amy Chen | Post-production[20] |
| TBA | Mafiosa | Alex Johnson | produced in 2010, but not released |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Third Watch | Ani Bailey | Episode: "Man Enough" |
| 2002 | Reba | Morgan Brooks | Episode: "The King and I" |
| 2003 | 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out | Kate | Television movie |
| 2006 | If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now | N/A | Television movie |
| 2007 | The Rookie: CTU | Kate Wyman | Web series (spin-off of 24); main role (season 3), 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Chuck | Alexis | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Beefcake" |
| 2010 | Spartacus: Blood and Sand | Mira | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Legend of the Seeker | Garren the Mord Sith | Episodes: "Walter", "Extinction", and "Tears" |
| 2010 | The Resistance | Lana | Web series; main role, 8 episodes |
| 2012 | Spartacus: Vengeance | Mira | Main role, 10 episodes |
| 2012 | CSI: Miami | "Assassin" | Episode: "Law And Disorder" |
| 2013 | Ch:os:en | Amber | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Snow Bride | Greta Kaine | Television movie (Hallmark Channel)[2] |
| 2014–2020 | Arrow | Nyssa al Ghul | Recurring role, 20 episodes |
| 2015 | 12 Gifts of Christmas | Anna Parisi | Television movie (Hallmark Channel)[21] |
| 2015 | Guilt | Natalie | Original television pilot (unaired)[22] |
| 2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | Nyssa al Ghul | Episode: "River of Time" |
| 2017 | Training Day | Detective Rebecca Lee | Main role[23] |
| 2018–2019 | The Oath | Karen Beach | Main role[24] |
| 2018–2020 | Sacred Lies | Miss Bailey | Recurring role[25] |
| 2019–2020 | Hawaii Five-0 | Quinn Liu | Main role (season 10)[12] |
| 2020 | Magnum P.I. | Quinn Liu | Episode: "Desperate Measures" |
| 2020 | Christmas with the Darlings | Jessica Lew | Television movie (Hallmark Channel) |
| 2021–present | NCIS | Jessica Knight | Guest role (season 18[14][15]); main role (season 19[16]–present) |
| 2022 | NCIS: Hawaiʻi | Jessica Knight | Guest role, 2 episodes[26] |
References
edit- ^ "Katrina Law as Anna on 12 Gifts of Christmas". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ a b c "Katrina Law : Greta Kaine". Hallmark Channel. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ^ Katalinas, Theresa (June 15, 2013). "Local Actress Has 'Remorse' in Horror Movie". West Deptford Patch. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
Remorse stars Deptford native Katrina Law of the recent Spartacus TV series...
- ^ a b "The official website of Katrina Law". misskatrinalaw.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ "Where are they now?". Stockton University. 2018.
- ^ "Starz Digital Media's 'The Resistance' Moves to SyFy". Comicbookbin.com. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ Gallagher, Brian (April 16, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: Katrina Law Discusses 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand'". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ "Harry Shum Jr. in 3 minutes teaser trailer #2". Angry Asian Man. January 3, 2011. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (November 19, 2013). "Exclusive: Arrow Casts Spartacus Alum as Daughter of Ra's al Ghul". TV Guide. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ Highfill, Samantha (November 20, 2013). "Katrina Law joins 'Arrow' as Nyssa al Ghul". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 19, 2019). "Ryan Phillippe To Headline CBS' Frankenstein Pilot 'Alive', Katrina Law & Aaron Staton Also Star". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (August 14, 2019). "'Hawaii Five-O': Katrina Law Set As New Series Regular For Season 10 Of CBS Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ Cohn, Paulette (September 27, 2019). "Hawaii Five-0's EP Peter Lenkov on the Season 10 Premiere and Saying Goodbye To One of Its Own". Parade. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ a b Iannucci, Rebecca (March 10, 2021). "Katrina Law Joins NCIS as Potential Series Regular for Season 19". TVLine. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (March 10, 2021). "'NCIS': Katrina Law Joins CBS Series As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (June 22, 2021). "'NCIS' Adds Gary Cole & Katrina Law For Season 19 As Mark Harmon Scales Back & Emily Wickersham Exits CBS Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (January 3, 2022). "NCIS/NCIS: Hawai'i Crossover Set for March: Who's Making the Trip?". TVLine. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ Jirak, Jamie (December 28, 2018). "Arrow's Katrina Law Gives Birth to a Girl". Comic Book. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- ^ Barton, Steve (August 6, 2015). "Death Valley Trailer Premiere Takes Us Into the Badlands". Dread Central. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (June 11, 2024). "Frank Grillo Horror-Thriller 'Werewolves' Set For December U.S. Release Via Briarcliff & The Solution". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "12 Gifts of Christmas, Hallmark Channel". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (August 17, 2015). "'Arrow's' Katrina Law & Billy Zane to Star in ABC Family Drama Pilot 'Guilt'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 2, 2016). "'Training Day': Katrina Law Joins Cast Of CBS Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ Petski, Denise (July 7, 2017). "'The Oath': Katrina Law Cast As Female Lead In Crackle Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 2, 2018). "'Sacred Lies': Toby Huss Cast As Series Regular, Katrina Law & Leah Gibson To Recur on Facebook Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ "'NCIS': Wilmer Valderrama and Katrina Law Headed to Hawaii for Crossover Event". January 3, 2022.
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