Jennifer Spence

Acting

Jennifer Spence

Born 1977-01-22 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jennifer Spence (born January 22, 1977) is a Canadian actress. Her acting credits include playing the part of Dr. Lisa Park on the Stargate Universe television series. Other television series in which she has had principal roles are Exes and Ohs, The 4400, Reunion, Write & Wrong, and recurring roles on Killer Instinct and DaVinci's Inquest. Immediately following the cancellation of Stargate Universe, Spence joined some other of the show's cast (including Michael Dopud)in a pilot of the new show Echoes, produced by Stargate's Mark Savela and Ken Kabatoff.In 2012, Spence had roles in episodes of three network television shows, The Killing, Alcatraz and Supernatural. Spence has a recurring role in the science fiction television series Continuum, which premiered May 2012. In 2013 Spence will feature a third season of Continuum. Also a film called “Down River”, which was written and directed by her husband Ben Ratner will be out 2013.Spence was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, to a British father and third-generation Japanese Canadian mother. She currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Acting credits

The Core poster
5.8

Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate a device that will reactivate the core.

The Core

2003

Catch and Release poster
5.9

For a grieving fiancée, learning to love again requires the help of her late love's three best friends.

Catch and Release

2006

Cyber Seduction poster
5.0

A woman discover her husband is having an online affair and that his internet lover is dangerously obsessed with him.

Cyber Seduction

2012

Mr. St. Nick poster
5.9

King Nicholas XX is ready to retire and pass the throne to his son, Nick St. Nicholas. But he is a no-show, preferring his lavish seaside lifestyle and sexy girlfriend.

Mr. St. Nick

2002

Christmas Icetastrophe poster
5.4

This Christmas, a super frozen object is going to slam into the Earth. In the middle of a small town, and very quickly, dreams of a "White Christmas" will turn into a FROZEN NIGHTMARE.

Christmas Icetastrophe

2014

No artwork available
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

The Heart Department

2001

Write & Wrong poster
3.7

Quickly approaching her fiftieth birthday, talented and once-famous screenwriter Byrdie has lately had a hard time finding work in the movie biz. As she's aged, the industry hasn't, and the new regime isn't interested in what a maturing wordsmith has to say. In desperation, Byrdie dreams up a script-selling scheme, enlisting her attractive nephew Jason, a car salesman, to pitch her work as his own. The ruse is a wild success: All the key players eat up his charm, and her scripts soon become the hottest thing in town!

Write & Wrong

2007

The Adept poster
6.1

Ben, a brilliant physicist and amateur magician, gets more than he bargains for when performing his latest card trick for Maddy, his wife and colleague.

The Adept

2015

No artwork available
5.5

Down River is the emotionally stirring story of three young women teetering on the edge between creative breakthroughs and personal breakdowns, and their connection with the older woman they rely on for guidance, support and inspiration.

Down River

2013

Are We Done Now? poster
NR

A therapist and her diverse young clients participate in a (fictionalized) documentary exploring the impact of global crises on mental health. Through this experience, they, along with the filmmaker, gain unexpected self-insight, leading to a profound understanding of their identities and roles in our transformed world.

Are We Done Now?

2024

A Decent Proposal poster
2.0

Life is going incredibly well for Tia McLealand. Her career is flying and she's fallen in love. But a single phone call changes everything. Her new love, Nick, is killed in a climbing accident. Pregnant with his child, she makes the practical decision to marry a rich and powerful man. Years later, Tia begins to suspect foul play. Can she take on the powers that be to get her life back and protect her son?

A Decent Proposal

2007