Simone Kessell

Simone Kessell (born 19 August 1975) is a New Zealand television actress known for her role as Lt. Alicia Washington in the short lived Fox science fiction television series Terra Nova.^[1] In 2016, Kessell starred opposite Ray Winstone on the short-lived ABC prime-time television fantasy soap opera Of Kings and Prophets.^[2] She currently co-stars on the popular Showtime series Yellowjackets.

Simone Kessell
Kessell in 2012
Born	(1975-08-19) August 19, 1975 (age 47) Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Gregor Jordan
Children	2

Personal life

Kessell is married to Australian director Gregor Jordan. They have two sons, Jack and Beau.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Stickmen	Karen
	Lotto		Short
2003	Liquid Bridge	Jeanne
2005	Sum of Existence	Dr. Juliet King
2008	The Informers	Nina Metro
	Frost/Nixon	Airport Check-In Woman
2009	Blue Boy	Mrs. Jordan	Short
2011	Burning Man	Oscar's Teacher
2013	The Lovers	Clara Coldstream
2015	San Andreas	Kim Swann
2017	2:22	Serena
	1%	Hayley
2022	Muru	Maria

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Homeward Bound	Hannah Tumai
1994	Hercules and the Amazon Women	Jana	TV film
	Hercules and the Circle of Fire	Girl / Hag	TV film
	Hercules in the Underworld	Girl / Hag	TV film
	High Tide	Young Tennis Star	Episode: "Party Time", "Match Point"
	The Cartoon Company	Presenter
1995–96	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Rena	Episode: "What's in a Name?", "The Wedding of Alcmene"
1996	G.P.	Joanne Mills	Episode: "Someone to Turn To"
	McLeod's Daughters	Jodi Wilcox	TV film
	Return to Treasure Island	Coral	TV film
1997	Xena: Warrior Princess	Miss Messini	Episode: "Here She Comes... Miss Amphipolis"
	Heartbreak High	Aurora	Episode: "5.23", "5.24"
1998	The Violent Earth		TV miniseries
	Medivac	Dr. Stella O'Shaughness	Lead role
1999	Water Rats	Eleni Spartels	Episode: "Cut-off Point"
	Wildside	Roxanne Tate	Episode: "2.16"
	Greenstone	Marama
	Stingers	Despina Polo	Episode: "Counting the Beat"
	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Havisha	Episode: "We'll Always Have Cyprus"
	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Kayla	Episode: "Love, Amazon Style"
	BeastMaster	Hyppolyte	Episode: "Amazons"
	Airtight	Portia	TV film
2000	Farscape	Finzzi	Episode: "Dream a Little Dream"
2001	The Lost World	Danielle	Episode: "Voodoo Queen"
	Hard Knox	Delicious Malicious	TV film
	All Saints	Naomi Fisher	Episode: "The Sign", "Behind Closed Doors"
2002	Mataku	Virginia	Episode: "The God Child"
2003	White Collar Blue	Kaz	Episode: "2.4", "2.5"
2005	CSI: Miami	Agent Maxwell	Episode: "From the Grave"
2007	Criminal Minds	Sarah Danlin	Episode: "Jones"
2009	Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities	Isabelle Wilson	Recurring role
	Reaper	Sally	Episode: "No Reaper Left Behind"
	Fringe	Nurse / Shapeshifting Soldier	Episode: "A New Day in the Old Town"
2011	Panic at Rock Island	Louise Olsson	TV film
	Terra Nova	Lt. Alicia Washington	Recurring role
2014	Fat Tony & Co.	Tamara Chippindall	Recurring role
2014–15	Wonderland	Sasha Clarke	Supporting role (series 2–3)
2016	Of Kings and Prophets	Queen Ahinoam	Lead role
2017	A Bunch of Dicks	Michelle Deportes	Web short
2018	The Crossing	Rebecca	Lead role
	Pine Gap	Belle James
2019-2020	Reckoning	Paige Serrato
2022	Obi-Wan Kenobi	Breha Organa	Miniseries, 2 episodes
	Our Flag Means Death	Mother Teach	Recurring role
	My Life Is Murder	Faith Cooper	Episode: Rising Angel
2023	The Night Agent	Emma Campbell	Episode: The Call
2023	Yellowjackets	Lottie Matthews (Adult)
2023	Wellmania	Helen King	3 episodes

References

1. Nellie Andreeva. "TV CASTINGS ROUNDUP: 'AMC' Creator To Appear On Soap, Slew Of Actors Join Series". Deadline. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
2. Denise Petski. "Oliver Rix & Simone Kessell Get Lead Roles in ABC Pilot 'Of Kings And Prophets' - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

External links

• Simone Kessell at IMDb