Torri Higginson

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description Template:Infobox person Sarah Victoria Higginson (born December 6, 1969) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in the TekWar movies and series, and for portraying Elizabeth Weir in Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis (2004–2008), Jordan Hampton in NCIS (2007–2009), and Commander Delaney Truffault in Dark Matter (2015–2017). She is also a theatre actress and has appeared in Three Tall Women, Weldon Rising, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

Early life

Higginson was born in Burlington, Ontario and studied to become an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, United Kingdom.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

In 1995, two years prior to Stargate SG-1Template:'s premiere, Higginson starred in the movie Jungleground with three other actors from the Stargate franchise: Peter Williams (Apophis), JR Bourne (Martouf), and Lexa Doig (Dr. Lam). Higginson took over the role of Elizabeth Weir from Jessica Steen in a guest spot on the season eight opener of Stargate SG-1. She was then carried over as the leader of the Atlantis expedition on Stargate Atlantis and continued playing that role until the end of the show's third season,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> afterwards being reduced from a main cast member to a recurring role in the fourth season. She did not reprise the role for the show's fifth season.

In 2015, Higginson was cast in the CBC Television drama series This Life as Natalie Lawson, a lifestyle columnist and single mother who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The series ran for two seasons,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and was ultimately cancelled on January 24, 2017.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2016, she portrayed Dr. Kessler on the KindaTV web series Inhuman Condition.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In February 2021, it was announced that Higginson, who had a recurring role on the CTV medical series Transplant, was upgraded to a regular cast member for season 2 after the rights for the show were acquired by NBC.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Accolades

Higginson won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for The City in 2000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2004, she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her performance in Stargate Atlantis.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Films

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Year	Title	Role	Template:Abbr
1991	The Photographer's Wife	Suzanna
1995	Jungleground	Samantha Woods	<ref name="RTf">Template:Cite web</ref>
	When the Bullet Hits the Bone	Allison Doherty	<ref name="RTf" />
	Memory Run (Synapse)	Kristen	<ref name="RTf" />
1996	The English Patient	Mary	<ref name="TCMf" />
1998	Double Take	Peggy	<ref name="RTf" />
	Airborne	Sara Gemmel	<ref name="RTf" />
2000	Rats	Nancy	<ref name="RTf" />
2001	Turning Paige	Sheila Newlands	<ref name="RTf" />
2003	Autopsy Room Four	Katie Arlen
	Crust	Alice
	Intent	Detective Jessica Cavallo
2004	Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy	Lorraine Healey	<ref name="ATVf">Template:Cite web</ref>
2005	Irish Eyes	Lorraine Healey	<ref name="RTf" />
2006	Save My Soul	Terra
2007	You, Me, Love (Yumi in Love)	Leslie
2009	Smile of April	Angie
2016	The History of Love	Charlotte Singer	<ref name="RTf" />
2016	Blood Hunters	Marion	<ref name="RTf" />
2017	Nobility	Cdr. Eugenia Pikeman	<ref name="ACnob">Template:Cite web</ref>
2017	Ordinary Days	Marie Cook	<ref name="RTf" />
2021	Lethal Love	Sandra Sullivan	<ref name="RTf" />

Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Template:Abbr
1992	Forever Knight	Erica	Episode: "Last Act"
1992	The Women of Windsor	Gwen	TV movie
1993	Family Pictures	Liddie	TV movie	<ref name="TCMf">Template:Cite web</ref>
1993	E.N.G.	Madeline Shannon	Episode: "The Good Samaritan"
1994	Counterstrike	Susan Kimberley	Episode: "Clear Cut"
	TekWar	Beth Kittridge	TV movie	<ref name="RTf" />
	TekWar	Beth Kittridge	4 episodes	<ref name="TCMf" />
	TekWar: TekLords	Beth Kittridge	TV movie	<ref name="RTf" />
	TekWar: TekJustice	Beth Kittridge	TV movie	<ref name="TCMf" />
1997	Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Blythe Hall	1 episode
1997	The Absolute Truth	Template:Unk	TV movie
	Balls Up	Jenny	TV movie	<ref name="RTf" />
1998	Highlander: The Raven	Claudia Hoffman	Episode: "Reborn"	<ref name="ATVf" />
1999	The Outer Limits	Alyssa Selwyn	Episode: "The Haven"	<ref name="RTf" />
	Storm of the Century	Angela Carver	TV miniseries	<ref name="RTf" />
1999	Family of Cops 3	Caroline Chandler	TV movie	<ref name="RTf" />
	The City	Katharine Strachan	TV movie	<ref name="RTf" />
2000	Twice in a Lifetime	Becca Curtis	Episode: "Sins of our Father"	<ref name="RTf" />
2001	'Twas the Night	Abby Wrigley	TV movie	<ref name="RTf" />
2001	Canada: A People's History	Susan Agnes Bernard	2 episodes
2002	Bliss	Kate	Episode: "Valentine's Day in Jail"
	Stone Undercover	Aurora 'Isabelle' MacDonald	Episode: "Dead Dog Rain" parts 1 & 2
2004	Stargate SG-1	Elizabeth Weir	3 episodes	<ref name="RTf" />
	Preview to Atlantis	Elizabeth Weir	TV special
	From Stargate to Atlantis: Sci Fi Lowdown	Elizabeth Weir	TV special
2004–2008	Stargate Atlantis	Elizabeth Weir	63 episodes	<ref name="RTf" />
2007–2009	NCIS	Jordan Hampton	2 episodes	<ref name="RTf" />
2008	Desperate Hours: An Amber Alert	Chief Geiger	TV movie	<ref name="RTf" />
2008	Eleventh Hour	Alex	Episode: "Titans"	<ref name="RTf" />
2010	Stonehenge Apocalypse	Kaycee Leeds	TV movie	<ref name="RTf" />
	The Cult	Evelyn	TV movie
	The Whole Truth	Judge Jerue	1 episode	<ref name="RTf" />
2011	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior	Nurse Karen	Episode: "See No Evil"	<ref name="RTf" />
	Chase	Sandra	Episode: "Father Figure"
2015	This Life	Natalie Lawson	20 episodes
2015–2017	Dark Matter	Delaney Truffault	10 episodes	<ref name="RTf" />
2016	Inhuman Condition	Michelle Kessler	33 episodes; web series
2018	NCIS: Los Angeles	CIA Deputy Director for Operations, Alison Baker	1 episode	<ref name="RTf" />
2020–2024	Transplant	Claire Malone	48 episodes	<ref name="RTf" />

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