Jessica Lucas

Born and raised in Vancouver, Lucas began acting at the age of 7. She appeared in local productions of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "Grease" before making a conscious decision to land a professional acting agent; at the time, Lucas was 13. She landed her first breakout role on the Canadian teen drama "Edgemont" (CBC, 2001-05) two years later. Lucas appeared on 48 episodes of the show, while simultaneously appearing on various other Canadian television series, such as the children's adventure show "2030 CE" (YTV, 2002). However, Lucas soon felt limited by the caliber of roles she was being offered in Canada, and in the mid-2000s, she started auditioning for American television shows. In 2004 she landed a small part on the Showtime drama,"The L Word" (2004-09), and from there began appearing exclusively in American films and television. A supporting role in 2006's "She's the Man," which also starred a young Channing Tatum, led to a four-episode recurring role on the popular procedural drama, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS, 2000-15), before she was cast as a doting fiancée in "Cloverfield." The unexpected success of J.J. Abrams's found-footage creature feature thrust Lucas into the national spotlight, and she soon landed roles on "90210," "Friends With Benefits" (NBC, 2011) and "Cult" (The CW, 2013). However, each of those shows was cancelled after a single season. In April of 2013, Jessica Lucas starred in the remake of the '80s horror classic, "Evil Dead" (2013). The film received positive reviews, and went on to become number one at the box office during its opening weekend.