Scottie Thompson (actress)

Scottie Thompson
Scottie Thompson, West Hollywood, California, on September 9, 2011
Born
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.[1]
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationsActress, producer
Years active2006 (2006)–present

Scottie Thompson is an American actress and producer. She is best known for portraying Jeanne Benoit in the CBS series NCIS. Her other television roles include Trauma, The Blacklist, 12 Monkeys, and Bel-Air, and her film appearances include Star Trek (2009), Skyline (2010), Crown Vic (2019), and Murder at Yellowstone City (2022), which she also co-produced.

Early life

Thompson was born in Richmond, Virginia, and grew up on a farm in Goochland County, outside Richmond, with two brothers and a sister.[2] At an early age, she began to learn ballet, jazz, and modern dance. During her junior and senior years of high school, she trained daily in the trainee program of the Richmond Ballet, the state ballet of Virginia, performing in many of the company's major productions, and she took a year off after graduating to dance with the company.[2][3]

She then studied for a degree in performance studies and literature at Harvard University.[3] At Harvard, Thompson danced with the Harvard Ballet Company and acted in numerous theater productions, including Balm in Gilead and Marisol on the Loeb stages.[4] She was the publicity manager for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals in 2003,[5] worked for Let's Go Travel Guides, and was credited as associate editor for the travel book Let's Go: Vietnam.[6]

Career

2006–2012: Early roles and NCIS

After graduating, Thompson landed her first role in the television show Brotherhood (2006) opposite Jason Isaacs.[3] She then guest-starred in several television shows before landing a recurring role on the CBS show NCIS (2006–2007) as Dr. Jeanne Benoit, the girlfriend of Tony DiNozzo (played by Michael Weatherly) and the daughter of Rene Benoit (played by Armand Assante). She appeared regularly throughout season four and left the show in early season five, reappearing later that season in the episode "Internal Affairs". She then filmed the independent movie Pornstar (2008), co-starring Matthew Gray Gubler of Criminal Minds, and made guest appearances on Shark (2007), CSI: NY (2007), and Eli Stone (2008).

In 2008, Thompson appeared in the music video for Counting Crows' single "You Can't Count on Me". She also had a small part as the wife of the villain Nero in J. J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009).[4] From 2009 to 2010, she had a main role as paramedic Diana Van Dine in the NBC medical drama Trauma.[3] In February 2010, Thompson was cast in the Brothers Strause alien-apocalypse film Skyline, which was released in November of that year.[7] She also appears in the Bon Jovi music video "What Do You Got?".

2013–present

In 2013, she was cast as Lauren Kincade in the USA Network TV series Graceland. In 2014, she had a recurring role as Zoe D'Antonio on the NBC drama The Blacklist. In 2015, she returned to NCIS as Dr. Jeanne Benoit. In 2016, she played the recurring role of Vivian Rutledge in the Syfy series 12 Monkeys.[2] Her later film work includes the HBO Project Greenlight film The Leisure Class (2015), the horror films The Funhouse Massacre (2015) and Before I Wake (2016), and the police thriller Crown Vic (2019).

In 2021, Thompson was announced as part of the recurring cast of Bel-Air, Peacock's dramatic reimagining of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, playing Angela Wilkes.[8] In 2022, she starred as Emma Dunnigan in the Western mystery Murder at Yellowstone City alongside Gabriel Byrne and Thomas Jane, on which she also served as a co-producer.[9][10] She also starred opposite Finn Wittrock in the independent film Start Without Me.[10] In 2026, she appeared as Lena in the action thriller Hellfire, alongside Stephen Lang, Harvey Keitel, and Dolph Lundgren.[11]

On stage, Thompson has appeared in world premiere readings of John Patrick Shanley's Drop Off at the Marilyn Monroe Theater in Hollywood, as well as in the world premiere of Shanley's short play On the Terrace.[10]

Other work and activism

Thompson is a contributing writer for the magazine Art Confidential: LA, writing about writers, visual artists, and exhibitions.[10] She is involved in environmental activism and serves as a Global Ambassador for the Amazônia Fund Alliance Program.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Star Trek Nero's wife
2010 Skyline Elaine
2012 Lake Effects Sara
2013 37 Jemma Johnstone
2014 The Lookalike Mila
2015 The Leisure Class Allison HBO's Project Greenlight season 4 film
2015 The Funhouse Massacre Sheriff Kate
Before I Wake School Teacher Released in 2016
2017 Broken Ghost Samantha Day
2019 Limbo Cassiel
Crown Vic Claire
2022 Murder at Yellowstone City Emma Dunnigan Also co-producer[10]
2023 Start Without Me Kristen
2026 Hellfire Lena

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Law & Order Julia Ketchum Episode: "Magnet"
Brotherhood Shannon McCarthy Episodes: "Mark 8:36", "Genesis 27:29", "Matthew 5:6", and "Matthew 12:25"
CSI: Miami Lindsey Archer Episode: "Death Pool 100"
Ugly Betty Photo Editor Episode: "The Box and the Bunny"
2006–2008, 2015–2016 NCIS Jeanne Benoit Recurring role (seasons 4–5, 13), 16 episodes
2007 Shark Leslie Purcell Episode: "In the Crosshairs"
CSI: NY Lia Ramsey Episode: "Buzzkill"
2008 Eli Stone Jessica Benson Episode: "One More Try"
2009 Bones Kim Mortenson Episode: "The Critic in the Cabernet"
The Closer Tara Latimer Episode: "Smells Like Murder"
2009–2010 Trauma Diana Van Dine Main role
2010 Drop Dead Diva Jocelyn Harold Episode: "Senti-Mental Journey"
Rizzoli & Isles Lola Episode: "I'm Your Boogie Man"
2011 Partners Mattie Scott Unsold TV pilot
Deck the Halls Regan Reilly TV movie
2012 Lake Effects Sara Tisdale TV movie
Nikita Mia Episode: "True Believer"
2013 Graceland Lauren Kincade Episodes: "Pilot", "Guadalajara Dog", "Heat Run"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Lt. Debbie Hughes Episode: "The Fallen"
Castle Tildy Episode: "For Better or Worse"
The Blacklist Zoe D'Antonio Episodes: "The Front", "The Mombasa Cartel", "The Scimitar", "The Decembrist"
2015 Grey's Anatomy Renee Collier Episode: "With or Without You"
Zoo Sheriff Rebecca Bowman Episode: "The Cheese Stands Alone"
2016 Rosewood Simone Kilgore Episode: "Prosopagnosia & Parrotfish"
12 Monkeys Vivian Rutledge Episodes: "Year of the Monkey", "One Hundred Years", "Emergence", "Fatherland"
2018 Hope at Christmas Sydney TV movie (Hallmark Channel)[12]
2019 My Daughter's Ransom Rachel TV movie
2020 NCIS: Los Angeles Sarah Raines Episode: "Missing Time"
MacGyver Ellen MacGyver Episodes: "Tesla + Bell + Edison + Mac" and "Save + The + Dam + World"
9-1-1 Suzanne Barker Episode: "Powerless"
2022 Bel-Air Angela Wilkes Recurring role[8]

Music videos

Year Title Artist
2008 "You Can't Count on Me" Counting Crows
2010 "What Do You Got?" Bon Jovi

References

  1. ↑ "Scottie Thompson List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "In Conversation: Actress Scottie Thompson ~ 12 Monkeys". Absolute Music Chat. August 6, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Laracy, Noah (December 3, 2009). "Scottie Thompson: A Back Stage Exclusive". Back Stage. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  4. 1 2 Anders, Jason (October 2009). "A Conversation with Scottie Thompson". Fulle Circle Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  5. ↑ HastyPudding.org
  6. ↑ Vietnam.[WorldCat.org]
  7. ↑ "Two More Sign On to Skyline". Dread Central. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  8. 1 2 "'Bel-Air' Adds Karrueche Tran, SteVonté Hart And 7 More To Cast". Blavity. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  9. ↑ "'Murder At Yellowstone City' Western Acquired By RLJE Films". Deadline Hollywood. April 21, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Scottie Thompson". Amazônia Fund Alliance. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Hellfire Movie (2026)". Movie Insider. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Hope at Christmas". www.hallmarkmystery.com. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
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