Jaime Murray

Jaime Murray
Born	21 July 1977 (1977-07-21) Essex, England
Occupation	Actress
Parents	Billy Murray

Jaime Murray (born 21 July 1977) is an English actress, best known for playing Stacie Monroe in the BBC series Hustle and Lila Tournay in season two of the Showtime series Dexter. She has had recurring roles as H.G. Wells in SyFy's Warehouse 13 and as Gaia in the Starz series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and currently plays Olivia Charles in The CW series Ringer.^{[citation needed]}

Early life and education

Murray was born to English parents in London, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Her father is the English actor Billy Murray. She was named after Lindsay Wagner's character Jaime Sommers in The Bionic Woman. Just before taking her A Levels, Murray was diagnosed with dyslexia. She briefly studied philosophy and psychology at the London School of Economics, but dropped out to train at the Drama Centre London, graduating in 2000.^{[citation needed]}

Acting

Murray's first taste of stardom was miming the lyrics in the 1996 original video of Stretch & Vern's dance track "I'm Alive". Some of her early television appearances included minor guest roles in BBC One's Casualty, The Bill, Love Soup, and ShakespeaRe-Told: The Taming of the Shrew.^{[citation needed]}

Murray starred as Stacie Monroe in Hustle from series 1 until series 4. In one episode of Hustle, Murray so impressed her co-star Robert Vaughn with her modeling of a Wonder Woman costume that, according to several online sources, he showed it to studio executives in Hollywood; on the strength of this, Murray was invited to audition for the part of Wonder Woman in the upcoming Wonder Woman movie.

Relocating to Los Angeles, California, United States, North America, Murray starred in Dexter as Lila Tourney, Dexter's Narcotics Anonymous sponsor and the main antagonist in season 2. Dexter has an affair with her, leading to his breakup with Rita but soon realizes she is in fact a sociopath who hangs out in support groups as an attempt to feel emotions of which she is otherwise incapable. She immediately sees through Dexter's "mask" and becomes obsessed with him, believing him to be her soulmate.

In mid-2008, Murray joined the cast of The CW's Valentine playing the lead character, Grace Valentine. The show began airing in October 2008, but was cancelled by the end of the month.^{[citation needed]}

Jaime Murray starred in another CW show, The Beautiful Life: TBL (also known as The Beautiful Life), an American television drama series which ran from 16 to 23 September 2009. Murray was cast to play a powerful wardrobe stylist and resident cougar who has her eyes on Isaac (Corbin Bleu).^{[citation needed]}

Murray finished shooting Possessions, due for release in 2010, and is currently shooting The Rapture. She starred in the film The Devil's Playground (2010) directed by Mark McQueen and appeared as H. G. Wells on the Syfy Channel's series, Warehouse 13.^{[citation needed]} Murray has also has a guest appearance the new Fox show "The Finder", where she plays drug coordinator.

Murray starred in the Starz miniseries Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, as Gaia, a longtime friend of Lucretia.^{[citation needed]}. She also had an uncredited role in the first episode of the US television series The Finder.

Modelling

Murray modelled clothing in television advertisements for Debenhams department store. Murray is signed to Models 1 in London. She has also appeared in men's magazines such as GQ, Mayfair, and FHM, as well as women's magazines such as Hello!, Cosmopolitan, and OK!.^{[citation needed]}

Film and television

• The Byzantine Cat (2002), Jane Spencer
• Hustle (2004–2007, 2012), Stacie Monroe – BBC One, TV series, 24 episodes
• Love Soup (2005), Natalie – BBC One, TV series, episode "Death and Nurses"
• ShakespeaRe-Told (2005), Bianca Minola – BBC One, TV series, episode "The Taming of the Shrew"
• Agatha Christie's Poirot (2006), Ruth Kettering – ITV, TV series, episode "The Mystery of the Blue Train"
• Botched (2007), Anna
• The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007), Medea
• Dexter (2007), Lila – Showtime, TV series, 10 episodes
• Valentine (2008–2009), Grace Valentine/Aphrodite – TV series, 8 episodes
• The Mentalist (2009), Nadia Sobell – TV series, episode "Carnelian, Inc."
• Eli Stone (2009), Diane Rundlet – TV series, episode "Flight Path"
• NCIS (2009), ICE Special Agent Julia Foster Yates – TV series, episode "Semper Fidelis"
• The Beautiful Life (2009), Vivienne – CW Network, TV series, 5 episodes
• The Rapture (2009), Fiona
• Warehouse 13 (2010–2011), Helena "H.G." Wells – TV series, 8 episodes
• Devils Playground (2010), Lavinia
• Suite 7 (2010), Jessy – TV series, episode "Good in Bed"
• Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011), Gaia – TV series, 4 episodes
• Samuel Bleak (2011), Vivian Bleak
• Ringer (2011), Olivia Charles – TV series, 4 episodes
• Possessions (2011), Chloe – in production
• The Finder (TV series), (2012) Amadea Donaris (Episode: An Orphan Walks into a Bar)

External links

• Jaime Murray at the Internet Movie Database