Beau Garrett

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Beau Garrett
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Garrett in 2007
Born
Beau Jesse Garrett

(1982-12-28) December 28, 1982 (age 41)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1996–present
Modeling information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Hair colorBlond [1]
Eye colorGreen [1]
AgencyVision Models, Los Angeles [1]

Beau Jesse Garrett (born December 28, 1982) is an American actress and model. She began her career appearing in GUESS advertisements in the late 1990s after being discovered by an Elite modeling agent at age fourteen. She made her feature film debut in the horror film Turistas (2006) before portraying Captain Raye in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) and Gem in Tron: Legacy (2010).

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Garrett would later appear as a regular guest star on the television series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011) and had a regular role on Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce from 2014 to 2018. In 2017, she portrayed Jessica Preston on the ABC series The Good Doctor .

Early life

Garrett was born at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, on December 28, 1982, as the second child of David and Randi Garrett (née Rowland). [2] She was raised in Topanga, California, in the Santa Monica Mountains [3] where, as a child, she frequently rode horses. [4] In her youth, Garrett became a competitive equestrian. [5] She is the sister of Autumn Meisel (née Garrett) and the cousin of actor Kyle Chandler. [5]

At age 13, Garrett was discovered by an Elite modeling agent while singing Christmas carols with her school's choir in a Los Angeles shopping mall. [4] Her parents agreed to allow her to model to earn money to pay for her horse's boarding fees. [4] She participated at the 1997 Elite Model Look and was one of the semi-finalists at the international finale of the competition. [6] Garrett worked professionally as a model from ages 14 to 21. [7] Commenting on modeling at a young age, she said: "That was such a kind of strange and interesting time, those years, but it wasn’t sustainable for me." [7]

Career

She was first hired by Guess in the late 1990s. In 2008, she became a spokesmodel for Revlon cosmetics, along with Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Connelly and Jessica Alba, [8] and has also modeled for Double D Ranch and CosmoGirl . She is signed to Vision Model Management, Los Angeles. [1]

Garrett was the female lead in a music video for the song "Cold" by the band Crossfade in 2004, before making her feature film debut in the horror film Turistas (2006), opposite Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, and Olivia Wilde. [9] Prior to appearing in film, Garret had made three appearances on television episodes including a pilot, as well as appearances on Entourage .

In 2007, she was cast in a supporting role as Frankie Raye in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer , the sequel to Fantastic Four . [10] The following year, she had a minor role in the romantic comedy Made of Honor (2008). [11]

In the spring of 2009, she filmed the 2010 film Tron: Legacy in Vancouver, British Columbia, opposite her Turistas co-star Olivia Wilde. [12] In 2010, she also starred in the season-six House episode "Remorse", again with Wilde, as well as the independent crime film Freelancers (2010), starring 50 Cent, Forest Whitaker, and Robert De Niro. [13]

In 2017, Garrett was cast in the role of attorney Jessica Preston in the ABC series The Good Doctor, which was met with significant ratings upon its debut, becoming the most-watched show in U.S. television for 2017. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Turistas Amy
2007 Unearthed Caya
2007 Live! Krista
2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Captain Frankie Raye
2008 Made of Honor Gloria
2009PoolsideLisaShort film
2010IvoryAlicia
2010 Kalamity Alice
2010 Tron: Legacy Gem
2012 Freelancers Joey
2013Diving NormalAshton
2014 Lust for Love Mila
2014Five O'Clock Comes EarlyElaine Unfinished
2015 Knight of Cups Beau
2015 In Stereo Brenda Schiffer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 North Shore NataliaEpisode: "Meteor Shower"
2004 Entourage FionaEpisode: "The Script and the Sherpa"
2005 Head Cases FionaEpisode: "Pilot"
2007 Wildfire LynnetEpisode: "Moving On"
2009Empire StateAnnabelle MaddoxTelevision movie
2009Celebrities AnonymousTaylorUnsold TV pilot
2010 Warren the Ape FrescaEpisode: "It Girl"
2010 House ValerieEpisode: "Remorse"
2010 Criminal Minds Gina LaSalleEpisode: "The Fight"
2010 The Glades Bailey SaundersEpisode: "Bird in the Hand"
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Gina LaSalleMain role, 13 episodes
2011 Memphis Beat Claire RyanEpisode: "At the River"
2011 CSI: NY Ali RandRecurring role, 3 episodes
2011 Chuck Cult LeaderEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Hack Off"
2014 Glee Charlie DarlingEpisode: "The Untitled Rachel Berry Project"
2014-2018 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Phoebe ConteMain role, 33 episodes
2016Love by ChanceClaire MichaelsTelevision movie
2016 Longmire Shawna Crawford2 episodes
2017-2018, 2020 The Good Doctor Jessica PrestonMain role (season 1), guest role (season 4)
2019 The Rookie DeniseEpisode: "Heartbreak"
2019 Capsized: Blood in the Water Deborah "Deb" Scaling-Kiley Television movie
2021-2023 Firefly Lane CloudMain role

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