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Ellen Hollman | |
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Born | April 1, 1983 41) | (age
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse | Stephen Dunlevy (m. 2016) |
Children | 1 [1] |
Ellen Hollman (born April 1, 1983) is an American actress. [2]
Hollman was born in Detroit, Michigan, the oldest of four siblings. She eventually moved to Troy, Michigan, and was an all-star track runner, holding the Michigan State University record at the time for the women's long jump (17.5 ft).
In 2008, Hollman became the CEO and founder of a non-profit charity called Visual Impact Now. The celebrity hosts for the organization have included stars such as Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, January Jones and Robert Luketic. Her organization has conducted various eye clinics in Los Angeles, providing over 6,000 children with eyeglasses.[ citation needed ]
She made her television debut on an episode of Malcolm in the Middle in 2005, before going on to appear as Frankie Muniz's fiancee on an episode of Criminal Minds in 2007. In the fourth season of The O.C. she appeared as young Kirsten Nichol in a flashback. In 2006, Hollman made her film debut in Road House 2 , where she played the role of Beau. Hollman worked on two big-screen projects which debuted in 2008, Fling with Brandon Routh, and Asylum with Sarah Roemer.[ needs update ] In 2010, Hollman made a guest appearance on the teen sitcom Victorious in the episode "Beck's Big Break". She was cast as a new series regular on Spartacus: Vengeance (premiered in January 2012) as Saxa, a Germanic warrior who is an antagonist to Mira (Katrina Law) and love interest for Gannicus (Dustin Clare) but eventually sides with Spartacus during his slave rebellion, and reprised the role in the fourth and final season of Spartacus (premiered on January 25, 2013). She recently recurred on AMC Into The Badlands as Regent Warrior Zypher.
Hollman was cast in The Matrix Resurrections , released in 2021. [3]
Hollman is trained in jiu-jitsu and earned her "Women Empowered" Pink belt as well as "Combatives" Blue Belt from the Gracie Academy, where her The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power co-star Eve Torres (wife of Rener Gracie, a chief instructor at the academy) is also a member. [4] [5] In December 2015, Hollman announced she was engaged to her Spartacus: Vengeance co-star Stephen Dunlevy, and the two married in August 2016. [6] [7] [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Road House 2 | Beau Hampton | Video |
Surf School | Megan | ||
2008 | Asylum | Ivy | |
Fling | Alison | ||
2010 | Skateland | Deana Trammel | |
Sinatra Club | Jane | ||
2011 | Last Halloween | Jett | Short |
2012 | True Love | Kate Sunderland | |
2015 | The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power | Valina Reskov | Video |
Shepherd's Blade | Kat Kelly | Short | |
2016 | Jack and Jill | Jill | Short |
The Secrets of Emily Blair | Emily Blair | ||
2017 | Justice | Ginny | |
The Good Nanny | Lily Walsh | ||
2020 | Love and Monsters | Dana | |
Army of One | Brenner Baker | Also producer | |
2021 | The Matrix Resurrections | Echo |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Sex, Love & Secrets | Bartender | "Secrets" |
Malcolm in the Middle | Maayke | "Blackout" | |
2006 | NCIS | Tina Larsen | "Family Secret" |
2007 | The O.C. | Young Kirsten Nichol | "The Case of the Franks" |
Criminal Minds | Vickie Wright | "True Night" | |
2009 | In Plain Sight | Amy Atkins / Amy Adams | "Gilted Lily" |
Weeds | Tenly | "Where the Sidewalk Ends" | |
Numbers | Lola Sacco | "Con Job" | |
2010 | Medium | Mallory Kessinger | "Will the Real Fred Rovick Please Stand Up?" |
Victorious | Melinda Murray | "Beck's Big Break" | |
2011 | Rules of Engagement | Maya | "Double Down" |
2012 | Spartacus: Vengeance | Saxa | Supporting role |
2013 | Spartacus: War of the Damned | Saxa | Supporting role |
2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Janet Riggins / Helen Morrison | "Keep Calm and Carry-On" |
A Perfect Christmas List | Sara | Television film (ION) | |
2015 | NCIS | Tina Larsen | "Status Update" |
Into the Badlands | Zypher | Recurring role | |
2016 | Lethal Weapon | Angela Carlson | "Best Buds" |
2017 | Six | Gloria Taggart | "Tour of Duty", "Confession" |
Sharing Christmas | Stephanie | Television film (Hallmark) | |
2018 | NCIS: New Orleans | Amelia Parsons Stone | 5 episodes |
2019 | 9-1-1 | Tara d'Agostino | 3 episodes |
Hawaii Five-0 | Olivia Parks | Episode: "Ka Ia'au kumu 'ole o Kahilikolo" | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Gambit: Play for Keeps | Rogue | Short web film |
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