Zoe McLellan

Acting

Zoe McLellan

Born 1974-11-06 · La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA

Zoe McLellan (born November 6, 1974) is an American actress known for roles in JAG, Dirty Sexy Money, NCIS: New Orleans and Designated Survivor. McLellan was born in La Jolla, California, and raised in Washington. In 1992, she was homecoming queen at South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington. In 1995, she began her career on television, appearing over the next five years on episodes of Sliders, Diagnosis: Murder, and Star Trek: Voyager. In 2000, McLellan had her first major movie role, in the fantasy film Dungeons & Dragons. In 2001, McLellan joined the cast of CBS procedural JAG, in a recurring role as Navy Petty Officer Jennifer Coates. For the final season of the show she was elevated to series regular. After the series ended, McLellan was cast as the wife of Peter Krause's character, in the ABC soapy comedy-drama series Dirty Sexy Money. The series was canceled after two seasons in 2009. McLellan later guest-starred on House and The Mentalist, and also had roles in Lifetime TV movies. In 2014, she began playing the female leading role in the CBS procedural drama NCIS: New Orleans. In July 2016, it was reported that she would not return for season three. In 2017, McLellan was cast in a series regular role in the second season of ABC's Designated Survivor as White House Counsel Kendra Daynes. McLellan was married to actor Jean-Pierre Guy Gillain until 2016. They have a son. In April 2019, McLellan allegedly disappeared with her son Sebastian amid a contentious custody battle with her ex-husband, Jean-Pierre "J.P." Gillain. Gillian reported that he had not seen or heard from McLellan and their son since that time. In May 2021, a felony warrant for kidnapping was issued for McLellan, with charges including child custody deprivation and child stealing. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children lists Sebastian as missing since April 16, 2019, and indicates that he was allegedly abducted by his mother. Despite the warrant, she has not been located, and her whereabouts remain unknown.

Acting credits

Mr. Holland's Opus poster
7.0

In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995

Inventing the Abbotts poster
6.3

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.

Inventing the Abbotts

1997

Dungeons & Dragons poster
4.4

The Empire of Izmer is a divided land: elite magicians called “mages” rule while lowly commoners are powerless. When Empress Savina vows to bring equality and prosperity to her land, the evil mage Profion plots to depose her.

Dungeons & Dragons

2000

Conversations with God poster
6.9

"Conversations with God" is the true story of Neale Donald Walsch that inspired and changed the lives of millions. The journey begins after he unexpectedly breaks his neck in a car accident and loses his job.

Conversations with God

2006

One Fall poster
6.0

Set in the rustic Midwestern town of One Fall, the film tells the story of a man, James (Marcus Dean Fuller), who miraculously survived a horrific fall from a spectacular 200 foot-high cliff and was never heard from again. However, three years after vanishing James chooses to return to his hometown of One Fall -- but he returns a changed man. For an incomprehensible reason James has developed supernatural healing abilities since the fall. He must decide whether to use his abilities to help the ones he once turned his back on, or to continue running from his mysterious past.

One Fall

2016

Imaginary Crimes poster
6.4

A recently widowed, small-time hustler struggles to raise his two daughters on his own and still make a dishonest living in 1960s Portland, Oregon.

Imaginary Crimes

1994

Is My Daughter Really Dead? poster
5.2

Olivia struggles to sort out truth from fiction after her daughter mysteriously vanishes during a camping trip with the new neighbors.

Is My Daughter Really Dead?

2019

Deadly Honeymoon poster
4.6

Handsome silver spoon Texan Trevor Forrest can't always control his tendencies to flirt and gamble, even on honeymoon cruise to Tahiti with Lindsey Ross Forrest, which may compromise their business ambitions. The ship captain asks FBI agent Gwen Merced, on cruise, to investigate discretely when Trevor goes missing, probably fallen or pushed overboard as blood traces are found. It's unclear whether the Hungarian business trio Luka, Max and Ben are innocent flirtatious gamblers like Trevor or criminals, but others have hidden agendas too.

Deadly Honeymoon

2010

Reunion poster
NR

Ten years after the death of a close friend, a group of Yale graduates who formed a secret society to make the world a better place reunite, only to discover how far from their ambitious, selfless goals they have strayed. Brett Cullen, Jessica Hecht and Jamey Sheridan star in this ensemble drama.

Reunion

2009

The Wrong Girl poster
5.8

A boy brings home his new girlfriend. However, Mom is sure that something isn't right about her, which starts a fight with her son. And then everything takes a deadly turn for the worst.

The Wrong Girl

1999

Stranger in My House poster
4.3

A middle-aged woman takes on a young female tenant to help pay her debts, but gets a lot more than she bargains for when the girl starts to act very strangely indeed . . .

Stranger in My House

1999

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" poster
NR

Produced for the "Dungeons and Dragons" Special Edition DVD. This video gives fantasy film and game fans a behind-the- scenes look at the making of the hit movie based on the classic Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game. Includes interviews with star Jeremy Irons, as well as other members of the cast and crew, who share their experiences with bringing the game to the silver screen.

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

2001

Psycho Prom Queen poster
4.8

Following the suspected suicide of her friend and fellow teacher, Julie Taylor is hired to take over the senior math class for the last few weeks of school. It's been a difficult year for Julie and this is a fresh start for her and her teenager daughter Miya. Though Julie hopes that being both the new kid and the new teacher's daughter won't be too hard on Miya, she can't help but worry when her daughter becomes fast friends with the school's resident mean girl, Amy Turner.

Psycho Prom Queen

2018

Stonebrook poster
5.8

Seth Green and Brad Rowe star in this drama as a pair of college students who come up with a plan to cheat an underworld syndicate at their own game. However, their ambition outstrips their street smarts, and they soon find themselves on the wrong end of their own con game.

Stonebrook

1999

Home Invasion poster
6.0

A gang of armed criminals bursts into the home of a woman, taking her and the daughters of three of her friends hostage.

Home Invasion

1997

Back to L.A. poster
6.5

Adam is an unsuccessful writer living in Los Angeles, working as a film critic. He has been depressed ever since his girlfriend broke up with him a year ago, and to make matters worse, has just recently lost his job. Nowadays, he lives day to day, desperately waiting for a miracle that will turn his life around. One day he receives an unexpected visit from his ex-roommate from college, Tom, an egocentric womanizer who lives in Belgium. Adam just wants to be alone and keep to himself, but Tom has other ideas, which includes partying and women. Will Tom's visit give Adam new perspective on life or just make it worse?

Back to L.A.

2014