Abigail Spencer

Acting

Abigail Spencer

Born 1981-08-04 · Gulf Breeze, Florida, USA

Abigail Leigh Spencer (born August 4, 1981) is an American actress known for her roles in several television series. A native of Florida, she began her career on the ABC daytime television soap opera All My Children playing Rebecca Tyree from 1999 to 2001, before going on to star in the short-lived Lifetime crime drama series Angela's Eyes (2006). Spencer has appeared in films such as In My Sleep (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), This Means War (2012), Chasing Mavericks (2012), The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and This Is Where I Leave You (2014). On television, she has had recurring roles on Mad Men, Hawthorne, and Suits. From 2013 to 2016, Spencer starred as Amantha Holden in the SundanceTV drama series Rectify, for which she received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination. In 2016, Spencer began playing the leading role of history professor Lucy Preston in the NBC series Timeless.

Acting credits

Oz the Great and Powerful poster
5.9

Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.

Oz the Great and Powerful

2013

Cowboys & Aliens poster
5.7

A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.

Cowboys & Aliens

2011

This Is Where I Leave You poster
6.6

When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.

This Is Where I Leave You

2014

This Means War poster
6.2

Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

This Means War

2012

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster
6.8

Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringing together legendary Saturday Night Live hall-of-famers, iconic guests and surprise musical performances.

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

The Forger poster
5.8

A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release.

The Forger

2014

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia poster
5.8

A young family moves into a historic home in Georgia, only to learn they are not the house's only inhabitants. Soon they find themselves in the presence of a secret rising from underground and threatening to bring down anyone in its path.

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

2013

Kilimanjaro poster
4.8

For years, Doug Collins has been wading through a routine unsatisfying job and an increasingly miserable relationship. After his girlfriend moves out, Doug pushes himself to live a more fulfilling life starting with a trek to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Kilimanjaro

2013

Chasing Mavericks poster
7.0

Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.

Chasing Mavericks

2012

Buttons poster
6.0

During a time of robber barons, child labor, and rising industry, two orphan girls get a little help from their unexpected guardian angels who turn the tide of events and change their lives forever.

Buttons

2018

Jekyll poster
3.1

When Dr. Jekyll creates his alter-ego avatar and then downloads him directly into his brain, he turns into a psychopathic, hedonistic, ultra-violent party animal. Will he abandon his girlfriend in favor of the sexy stripper? How many bodies will he leave in his wake? Will his best friends be among them? Can Dr. Jekyll regain control and get his life back?

Jekyll

2007

The Sweet Life poster
6.2

Kenny is an ice cream vendor in Chicago with a crisp white uniform and an apathetic heart. When he encounters Lolita, a sharp-tongued but despondent insurance actuary, their heated conversation, natural spark and mutual hopelessness lead to an unusual proposal for a meet-cute: to travel to San Francisco, where they will jump off the Golden Gate Bridge together.

The Sweet Life

2017

Fathers and Sons poster
5.1

Intertwined tales of three families who grow up on the same street, focusing on the relationship of fathers and sons. The first section features Anthony and Jenny and traces the father-son bond that develops between Anthony and his newborn son over 30 years. The second story centers on the affairs of an airline pilot who shares a house but not a life with his wife. He crosses paths with an unusual woman and spends an extraordinary night with his son. The final chapter follows the homecoming of Elliot to his estranged family. As his father dies, Elliot meets and falls in love with a woman who sees past his tough-guy exterior.

Fathers and Sons

2005

In My Sleep poster
5.2

A sleepwalking, sexaholic masseur wakes up, covered in blood next to a bloody knife, when cops ring the doorbell.

In My Sleep

2010

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards poster
4.8

Seven vignettes explore the difference between fantasy and reality, memory and history, and the joy and agony of the human condition.

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

2015

Graduation Night poster
5.5

"Graduation Night" is a coming-of-age comedy about four high school seniors and their wild adventures. Life has many unexpected twists and turns in store for each of them as their lives will forever be changed.

Graduation Night

2003

A Walk in Winter poster
NR

When Conrad returns to his hometown to identify his mother's body, he is forced to confront the painful memories of his childhood.

A Walk in Winter

2015

A Beautiful Now poster
4.0

A beautiful dancer hangs on the razor's edge between reality and fantasy as she asks her friends to help her figure out the passions and relationships that have shaped who they are and who they will become.

A Beautiful Now

2015

Three Women poster
NR

At any given moment in any man's life there are always three women involved...

Three Women

2017

Campfire Stories poster
3.0

Two teens on their way to a backwoods party come across a beautiful young woman having car trouble. Their search for help only gets them lost, deep in the woods, where they meet Forest Ranger Bill with a penchant for scary stories. The campfire flickers long into the night as the ranger uses words to weave his tapestry of terror, filling their young minds with a host of horrific images that will be burned into your consciousness long after the fire's last embers have gone out. Insane doctors, Indian ghosts, bad drugs, a deranged handyman with shiny new shears - all that and more awaits anyone brave enough to stay until sunrise... if you live that long! - Written by Schleppy

Campfire Stories

2001

Clean Hands poster
NR

The true story of hero drug cop turned recovery advocate Kevin Simmers and his daughter Brooke. The film examines the American drug crisis and "the thin blue line" from the opposing eyes of cop and addict who were also father and daughter.

Clean Hands

2026

No artwork available
10.0

Strange things are afoot at a local suburban neighborhood watch group.

Backyards & Bullets

2007

H8RZ poster
5.1

In the aftermath of a mysterious High School 'incident', The school's attorney questions the only witness, a student, in hopes of protecting the school from any lawsuits. But as this student weaves his tale, it becomes clear that there is much more to this story than meets the eye. H8RZ has the intrigue of a crime thriller, while cleverly dealing with issues of H8RZ bullying, school corruption, and the darker side of teen interactions.

H8RZ

2015

No artwork available
NR

Haunted by the traumas of her own childhood, a woman makes a powerful decision regarding her daughter.

Stars

2015

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