Jordan Hayes

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Jordan Hayes
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Born (1987-06-14) June 14, 1987 (age 36) [1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada [1]
Occupation Actress
Years active2008–present [1]

Jordan Hayes (born June 14, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She played Dr. Sarah Jordan on Syfy's Helix . [2]

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She has also appeared in theatrical films, such as House at the End of the Street , The F Word and Hidden 3D .

In addition, she has directed and written two short films Lay Over (2013) and Ten Speed (2014). [3] [4]

Personal life

Jordan Hayes was born in Montreal and grew up in Aylmer, Quebec. [1] [4]

Her favourite sport was soccer. She even played in the AAA boys league between the ages of 13 and 16. [4]

In college, she originally studied in a "pre-med type program" before transferring to the theatre program. [4]

She had just moved to Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. shortly before she auditioned for Helix. [4] Once she got the role, she moved back to Montreal.

Career

Hayes debuted as an actress in the 2008 short film Dissolved Girl. [1] Though not intentional, a lot of her work has been in the horror and sci-fi genre. [5]

Her guest television appearances include Nikita , Being Erica , Flashpoint , The Firm , Air Emergency and Transporter: The Series . [1] [2]

Her breakout role was Dr. Sarah Jordan on Helix . [4] The television series premiered on Showcase in Canada and Syfy in the U.S., in January, 2014 and ran for two seasons before cancellation. [4] [6]

In 2013, she made a directorial debut with the short film Lay Over, which she also wrote, edited and starred in. [3] The film was made by a group of actors from Canada. [7] She has also directed and written a second short film titled Ten Speed. [4]

In 2016 she was cast for the USA Network-pilot Poor Richard's Almanack. [8]

Filmography

Actress

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2011Exit HumanityEmma
2011 Hidden 3D Vicky
2012 House at the End of the Street Peggy Johns
2013 The F Word Becky
2015Almost AnythingChris
2020 The Toll Cami

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2009 Ghostly Encounters Kelly BakerEpisode: "Closing the Door to the Beyond"
2010 Being Erica JessicaEpisode: "Being Adam"
2010 Nikita ElizabethEpisode: "One Way"
2011 Air Emergency Ellyce KausnerEpisode: "Stalled in the Sky"
2011 Flashpoint FrancaEpisode: "Wild Card"
2012 The Firm Jenny LaFleurEpisode: "Chapter Seventeen"
2012Crisis PointTanyaTV movie
2013 Transporter: The Series Stranded MotoristEpisode: "Give the Guy a Hand"
2014-2015 Helix Dr. Sarah Jordan26 episodes
2016Poor Richard's AlmanackMadison
2017 Conviction Sophie HausenEpisode: "Not Okay"

Director and screenwriter

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