Jessica Lucas

Lucas was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1][2] Her father is Black Canadian, and her mother is Euro-Canadian.[3] She began acting at seven years old, and trained with the Children's Arts Theatre School in Toronto.[4] She started her career appearing in stage productions,[4] including local productions of Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, Grease, Cinderella, Mousetrap and Music Medley.

In April 2017, Lucas announced her engagement to chef Alex Jermasek.[5]

In 2001 she joined the Canadian teen drama television series Edgemont as recurring character Bekka Lawrence, later becoming a series regular on the show,[4] 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.[1][6]

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;[7] the series which ran for just one season. In 2006 she appeared in the film She's the Man[8] and co-starred in The Covenant.[9] 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.[10] Despite appearing in four episodes, rumours were denied that she would be a permanent replacement for Sara Sidle.[4] The character was written out of the series with no explanation. She also appeared in a made-for-television film Split Decision.[11]

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,[12] which was a box office success[13] and was well received by critics.

She was cast as Lisa in the film Amusement in 2006;[14] 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 followup to the popular 1990s series of the same name.[15][16]

Lucas was part of the main cast of the NBC sitcom Friends with Benefits, which aired during the summer of 2011 before being cancelled.[17][18][19] In 2011 she played Haley in Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son,[20] 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,[21] which was filmed in Spring 2012.[22] In 2012 she was cast in a main role in the 2013 remake of the classic horror film The Evil Dead.[23]

In 2014, Lucas appeared in Pompeii directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.[24]

From 2015 to 2019, she has had a regular role in FOX's Gotham as Tabitha Galavan.[25][26]

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