Leslie Hope
Leslie Hope is a Canadian actress and director widely recognized for her prolific television and film career spanning over four decades. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she landed her first big-screen role while finishing school in British Columbia and subsequently spent the 1980s and 1990s building a strong reputation through guest spots on prime-time soaps like Knots Landing and Falcon Crest, major miniseries such as War and Remembrance, and feature films like Men at Work. Her breakout television role came in 2001 when she starred as Teri Bauer, the wife of counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer, during the dramatic first season of the Fox hit series 24.
Following 24, Hope maintained a steady presence on American television with memorable recurring and guest roles across a wide range of popular programs, including playing Secretary of the Navy Sarah Porter in NCIS, formidable prosecutor Anita Gibbs in Suits, the psychic medium Kristina Frye in The Mentalist, and roles in The Strain, House, Castle, and Commander in Chief. Science fiction fans also recognize her for her moving guest performance as Kira Meru—the mother of Major Kira Nerys—in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sixth-season episode "Wrongs Darker than Death or Night". In addition to her extensive acting work, Hope has established a successful behind-the-camera career as a television director, helming episodes for major series such as Snowpiercer, Lost in Space, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
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Movies (62)
Lie Exposed
2020 · Melanie
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
2015 · Sidney Greenstreet
La Cumbre Escarlata
2015 · Mrs. McMichael
Christmas on the Bayou
2013 · Director
Merry In-Laws
2012 · Director
Buried Treasure
2012 · Director, Executive Producer
The Bling Ring
2011 · Executive Producer
Formosa Betrayed
2010 · Lisa Gilbert
Red Torrent
2009 · Carol Grey
My Neighbor's Secret
2009 · Director
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
2009 · Sidney Greenstreet
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
2008 · Director, Writer
Never Back Down
2008 · Margot Tyler
Don't Cry Now
2007 · Bonnie
Karol: The Pope, The Man
2006 · Julia Ritter
The Night of the Brother
2005 · Film noir woman on tv (archive footage)
Hunt for Justice
2005 · Camille Gilbert
H2O
2004 · Sgt. Leah Collins
Open Heart
2004 · Host (Uncredited)
American Meltdown
2004 · Zoe Cox
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004 · Joan
An Unexpected Love
2003 · Kate Mayer
The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton
2003 · Sarah
Dragonfly
2002 · Charisse Darrow
Stolen Miracle
2001 · Sgt. Jane McKinley
Sanctuary
2001 · Kirby Fitzsimmons
RoboCop: Prime Directives
2001 · Ann R. Key
Spreading Ground
2000 · Leslie DeLongpre
Bruiser
2000 · Rosemary Newley
Double Frame
1999
The Life Before This
1999 · Alice
Restless Spirits
1999 · Charlotte
Water Damage
1999 · Arabella Bauer
Shadow Builder
1998 · Jenny Hatcher
Summer of the Monkeys
1998 · Sarah Lee
This Matter of Marriage
1998 · Hallie Mitchell
Blackout Effect
1998 · Karen
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
1996 · Katie
Rowing Through
1996 · Kate Bordeleau
The Conspiracy of Fear
1996 · Jimmy
First Degree
1995 · Hadley Pyne
The Avenging Angel
1995 · Liza Rigby
Boozecan
1994 · Helen
Fun
1994 · Jane
Schemes
1994 · Laura Steele
Paris, France
1994 · Lucy
Sweet Killing
1993 · Eva Bishop
Caught in the Act
1993 · Rachel
Doppelganger
1993 · Elizabeth
The Dance Goes On
1992 · Rick's Girl in LA
True Confections
1991 · Verna Miller
The Big Slice
1991 · Jenny Colter
Working Tra$h
1990 · Susan Fahnestock
Men at Work
1990 · Susan Wilkins
Talk Radio
1988 · Laura
Kansas
1988 · Lori Bayles
It Takes Two
1988 · Stephanie Lawrence
The Abduction of Allison Tate
1986 · Allison Tate
Sword of Gideon
1986 · Shoshana
All The Kids Do It
1984 · Linda
Love Streams
1984 · Joanie
Ups & Downs
1981 · Penelope
TV shows (58)
The Better Sister
2025 · Director
Murder in a Small Town
2024 · Director
A Small Light
2023 · Director
El diablo en Ohio
2022 · Director
Star Trek: Nuevos y Extraños Mundos
2022 · Director
Mayor of Kingstown
2021 · Director
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
2021 · Director
La ley y el orden: crimen organizado
2021 · Director
Snowpiercer
2020 · Director
Emergence
2019 · Director
La Orden Secreta
2019 · Director
Perdidos en el espacio
2018 · Director
Estación 19
2018 · Battalion Chief Frankel
Aftermath
2016 · Director
Van Helsing
2016 · Director
Slasher
2016 · Judith Berry
The Strain
2014 · Joan Luss
Revolution
2012 · Kelly Foster
The River
2012 · Tess Cole
La Ley de los Audaces
2011 · Anita Gibbs
Sangre Azul
2010 · Anne Farrell
Castle
2009 · Gwenn Harwin
El mentalista
2008 · Kristina Frye
Everest
2008 · Michelle Winegate
Murdoch Mysteries
2008 · Elizabeth Cummersworth, Director
Private Practice
2007 · Linda
Runaway
2006 · Lily Rader
Karol: The Pope, The Man
2006 · Julia Ritter
Commander in Chief
2005 · Melanie Blackston
Eyes
2005 · Nan Burgess
Dr. House
2004 · Victoria Madsen
H2O
2004 · Sgt. Leah Collins
Line of Fire
2003 · Lisa Cohen
NCIS
2003 · Sarah Porter
CSI: Miami
2002 · Denise Partney
Everwood
2002 · Laurie Fields
The Look for Less
2002
24
2001 · Teri Bauer
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Terri Driver
Robocop: Prime Directives
2001 · Ann R. Key
Level 9
2000
The District
2000 · Grace Curry
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Director
Judging Amy
1999 · Dr. Amanda Kubiak
Early Edition
1996 · Meredith Carson
Seduced by Madness
1996 · Claire Brown
The Outer Limits
1995 · Weatherman, Darcy Kipling
Chicago Hope
1994 · Vicki Slater
Party of Five
1994 · Meg Bennett
seaQuest DSV
1993 · Marie Piccolo
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Kira Meru
Law & Order
1990 · Director
War and Remembrance
1988 · Madeline Henry
Berrenger's
1985
Hunter
1984 · Julie Lawrence
American Playhouse
1982 · Elizabeth Leopold
Knots Landing
1979 · Linda Martin
Human Cargo