Emily Swallow

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Emily Swallow
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Born (1979-12-18) December 18, 1979 (age 44)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education University of Virginia (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Websiteofficialemilyswallow.com

Emily Swallow (born December 18, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as The Armorer in the Star Wars series The Mandalorian . She is also known for her roles as Kim Fischer on The Mentalist and as Amara / The Darkness in the 11th season of Supernatural . She also had a minor role as Emily in the video game The Last of Us Part II .

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Early life

Swallow was born on December 18, 1979, in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Sterling, Virginia and Jacksonville, Florida. [1] While at Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, she began acting in various college, amateur, and professional theatre productions. [2] She graduated in 2001 with a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Virginia, [3] and then studied for an MFA in Acting from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. [1]

Career

Swallow started her career in theatre, where she performed in various productions, including the Broadway musical High Fidelity , King Lear , The Taming of the Shrew , A Midsummer Night's Dream , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Guthrie Theater, Much Ado About Nothing for Shakespeare in the Park, and the world-premiere of off-Broadway shows Romantic Poetry and Measure for Pleasure.

In 2008, Swallow made her film debut in the military drama The Lucky Ones . She starred in world premieres of Donald Margulies' play The Country House at Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse, opposite Mark Rylance in Louis Jenkins' play Nice Fish at the Guthrie Theatre, [4] and in John Patrick Shanley's musical Romantic Poetry at Manhattan Theater Club. [5] She won the Falstaff Award for best Female Performer in 2010 for her performance as Kate in The Taming of the Shrew . [6]

In 2012, Swallow and fellow singer/comedian Jac Huberman created a stage show called Jac N Swallow, which they performed in New York at the Laurie Beeckman Theater and Joe's Pub. [7] The show centers on the comic misadventures of the duo as they navigate very different life challenges with varying degrees of sanity and dignity. In 2013 she collaborated with Mark Rylance and poet Louis Jenkins on the world premiere of Nice Fish at the Guthrie Theater. [1] [2] In 2016 she was cast in the Center Theatre Group's production of Ayad Akhtar's Disgraced . [8]

Swallow's first television role was in Guiding Light , and she later played parts in Southland , Ringer, The Good Wife , NCIS , Flight of the Conchords , Medium , as series regular Dr. Michelle Robidaux on TNT's medical drama Monday Mornings [2] and Rizzoli & Isles . [1] She had a starring role in The Mentalist as FBI agent Kim Fischer. [1] [9] In 2015 she was cast in the eleventh season of Supernatural as the new character Amara, "the Darkness". [10]

Starting in 2019 she took on the role of Armorer in the Star Wars series The Mandalorian as the leader of the traditionalist Mandalorians. [11] Her face has not been seen in the series as the traditionalist characters never remove their helmets in view of others. Her character got greater prominence in the third season [12] [13] as it focused more on the Mandalorian people and not just the titular character, Din Djarin.

Personal life

Swallow married actor Chad Kimball on August 26, 2018. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 The Lucky Ones Brandi
2010The OddsBecca FacelliTelevision film
2018Forget Me NotMotherShort film
2020 Haunting of the Mary Celeste Rachel

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Guiding Light ReginaEpisode: "12 June 2006"
2007 Jericho NurseEpisode: "Why We Fight"
2007 Flight of the Conchords BeckyEpisode: "What Goes on Tour?"
2007 Journeyman Security ChiefEpisode: "The Hanged Man"
2009–2010 Southland Dina Clarke5 episodes
2009 Medium Erica DuvallEpisode: "New Terrain"
2009 NCIS Darlene KelpEpisode: "Child's Play"
2011 The Good Wife Mandy CoxEpisode: "The Death Zone"
2011 Ringer Detective Elizabeth Saldana3 episodes
2013 Ironside Tabitha GatesEpisode: "Hell on Wheels"
2013 Monday Mornings Dr. Michelle Robidaux9 episodes
2013 Rizzoli & Isles Elizabeth KeatingEpisode: "Build for Speed"
2013–2014 The Mentalist Kim Fischer14 episodes
2015 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Carla2 episodes
2015 Beauty & the Beast Mrs. ZalmanEpisode: "Heart of the Matter"
2015–2020 Supernatural Amara / The Darkness12 episodes
2016 How to Get Away with Murder Lisa Cameron3 episodes
2016AdoptableLisa Crane / Lisa Fishman6 episodes
2017 Man with a Plan Doctor KnoxEpisode: "Doctor No"
2017–2021 Castlevania Lisa Ţepeş (voice)4 episodes
2018 Timeless Bathsheba PopeEpisode: "The Salem Witch Hunt"
2018DealbreakersMaggieEpisode: "The Yogi"
2019 Bull AUSA Audrey ValdezEpisode: "The Good One"
2019 Elementary Bree NovacekEpisode: "From Russia with Drugs"
2019 Instinct Allyson RandolphEpisode: "Grey Matter"
2019–2020 SEAL Team Natalie Pierce15 episodes
2019–present The Mandalorian The Armorer 9 episodes
Nominated—Astra TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series – Drama
2022 The Book of Boba Fett The Armorer Episode: "Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian"
2023 S.W.A.T. Detective Ramona QuinnEpisode: "Witness"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 The Order: 1886 Additional Voices
2020 The Last of Us Part II Emily

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