Leslie Hope
- Acting
- May 6, 1965 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Biography
Leslie Hope is a Canadian actress and director widely recognized for her prolific television and film career spanning over four decades. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she landed her first big-screen role while finishing school in British Columbia and subsequently spent the 1980s and 1990s building a strong reputation through guest spots on prime-time soaps like Knots Landing and Falcon Crest, major miniseries such as War and Remembrance, and feature films like Men at Work. Her breakout television role came in 2001 when she starred as Teri Bauer, the wife of counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer, during the dramatic first season of the Fox hit series 24. Following 24, Hope maintained a steady presence on American television with memorable recurring and guest roles across a wide range of popular programs, including playing Secretary of the Navy Sarah Porter in NCIS, formidable prosecutor Anita Gibbs in Suits, the psychic medium Kristina Frye in The Mentalist, and roles in The Strain, House, Castle, and Commander in Chief. Science fiction fans also recognize her for her moving guest performance as Kira Meru—the mother of Major Kira Nerys—in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sixth-season episode "Wrongs Darker than Death or Night". In addition to her extensive acting work, Hope has established a successful behind-the-camera career as a television director, helming episodes for major series such as Snowpiercer, Lost in Space, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Known for
Filmography
- The Better Sister · Director
- Murder in a Small Town · Director
- A Small Light · Director
- Devil in Ohio · Director
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds · Director
- Mayor of Kingstown · Director
- NCIS: Hawaiʻi · Director
- Law & Order: Organized Crime · Director
- Lie Exposed · Melanie
- Snowpiercer · Director
- Emergence · Director
- The Order · Director
- Lost in Space · Director
- Station 19 · Battalion Chief Frankel
- Aftermath · Director
- Van Helsing · Director
- Slasher · Judith Berry
- Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise · Sidney Greenstreet
- Crimson Peak · Mrs. McMichael
- The Strain · Joan Luss
- Christmas on the Bayou · Director
- Merry In-Laws · Director
- Buried Treasure · Director, Executive producer
- Revolution · Kelly Foster
- The River · Tess Cole
- The Bling Ring · Executive producer
- Suits · Anita Gibbs
- Blue Bloods · Anne Farrell
- Formosa Betrayed · Lisa Gilbert
- Red Torrent · Carol Grey
- My Neighbor's Secret · Director
- Castle · Gwenn Harwin
- Jesse Stone: Thin Ice · Sidney Greenstreet
- A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride · Director, Writer
- The Mentalist · Kristina Frye
- Everest · Michelle Winegate
- Never Back Down · Margot Tyler
- Murdoch Mysteries · Elizabeth Cummersworth, Director
- Private Practice · Linda
- Don't Cry Now · Bonnie
- Runaway · Lily Rader
- Karol: The Pope, The Man · Julia Ritter
- Karol: The Pope, The Man · Julia Ritter
- Commander in Chief · Melanie Blackston
- The Night of the Brother · Film noir woman on tv (archive footage)
- Hunt for Justice · Camille Gilbert
- Eyes · Nan Burgess
- House · Victoria Madsen
- H2O · Sgt. Leah Collins
- H2O · Sgt. Leah Collins
- Open Heart · Host (Uncredited)
- American Meltdown · Zoe Cox
- The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie · Joan
- Line of Fire · Lisa Cohen
- NCIS · Sarah Porter
- An Unexpected Love · Kate Mayer
- The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton · Sarah
- CSI: Miami · Denise Partney
- Everwood · Laurie Fields
- Dragonfly · Charisse Darrow
- The Look for Less
- Stolen Miracle · Sgt. Jane McKinley
- 24 · Teri Bauer
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent · Terri Driver
- Sanctuary · Kirby Fitzsimmons
- RoboCop: Prime Directives · Ann R. Key
- Robocop: Prime Directives · Ann R. Key
- Level 9
- The District · Grace Curry
- Spreading Ground · Leslie DeLongpre
- Bruiser · Rosemary Newley
- Double Frame
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Director
- Judging Amy · Dr. Amanda Kubiak
- The Life Before This · Alice
- Restless Spirits · Charlotte
- Water Damage · Arabella Bauer
- Shadow Builder · Jenny Hatcher
- Summer of the Monkeys · Sarah Lee
- This Matter of Marriage · Hallie Mitchell