Cassi Thomson

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Cassi Thomson
Born
Cassi Nicole Thomson

(1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 (age 31)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, songwriter
Years active1998–
Website cassithomson.com

Cassi Nicole Thomson (born 14 August 1993) is an Australian-born American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her recurring role as Cara Lynn Walker in the television series Big Love [1] and for her role as Nikki Papagus on the series Switched at Birth . She has also guest starred in several television series, such as Without a Trace , ER , House M.D. , and CSI: Miami .

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Life and career

Thomson was born in Queensland, Australia. She lived on a ranch in Vanuatu [2] until she was 5 years old after which her family moved to New Haven, Missouri, in the United States. [3] She currently lives in Los Angeles, California. [4]

Thomson is an actress, appearing on film and television. She played recurring roles in the TV shows Big Love and Switched at Birth . She co-starred in the small-budget movie Cop Dog at age 15 in 2008. She starred in the 2014 reboot film Left Behind with Nicolas Cage and Chad Michael Murray. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. [5] [6]

Thomson has also worked as a singer-songwriter. She completed her first music video in 2008, featuring her single "Caught Up in You", which co-stars Taylor Lautner. [7]

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Without a Trace Sarah JamesonEpisode: "The Road Home"
2006 House Kama WaltersEpisode: "Whac-A-Mole"
2006 ER Lulu DavisEpisode: "Scoop and Run"
2008Cop DogDeb Rogers
2008Our First ChristmasToryTV film
2009 Hawthorne Amy JohnsonEpisode: "The Sense of Belonging"
2009–11 Big Love Cara LynnRecurring role (20 episodes)
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation KatyEpisode: "Field Mice"
2011Margene's BlogCara LynnEpisode: "Crush Story"
2011 CSI: Miami Kaylee AndersonEpisode: "Mayday"
2011Rock the HouseKaren PetersenTV film
2012Teenage Bank HeistAbbieTV film
2012–14 Switched at Birth Nikki PapagusRecurring role
2014 1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story AllyDirect-to-video
2013 Grave Halloween AmberSyFy TV Film
2014 Left Behind Chloe Steele
2015Minority ReportBarmaidseason 1 episode 7
2016 Hawaii Five-0 Addison WellsEpisode: "I’ike Ke Ao"
2018 NCIS Angie GreyEpisode: "Tailing Angie"
2019 Gloria Bell Virginia
2019 Lucifer Beth MurphyEpisode: "Save Lucifer"

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  2. "Cassi Thompson talks about being on "Switched at Birth" on ABC Family". 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2014 via YouTube.
  3. "Actress/singer Cassi Thomson…" . Retrieved 2 October 2014.
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