Leni Parker

Acting

Leni Parker

Born 1966-11-05 · New Brunswick, Canada

Leni Parker is a Canadian television and film actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the androgynous alien Da'an in Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict. Parker was born in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1966. She attended Concordia University in Montreal, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance. After graduating, she began working with Pigeons International Theatre for the next 10 years. She was awarded Best Supporting Actress at the Theatre Critics of Quebec Awards in 1992 for her role as la Bonne in Coquelicots. Parker's television debut came in 1994, when she appeared in an episode of the series Due South. She went on to have recurring roles in the series Earth: Final Conflict (1994-2002), Street Legal (2000-2001), and 19-2 (2014). She has also appeared in a number of films, including Mommy's Prison Secret (2017) and The Perfect Husband (2018). In addition to her acting career, Parker is also a passionate advocate for social justice. She is a founding member of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association's Diversity Committee and has spoken out on a number of issues, including gender equality and LGBTQ rights.

Acting credits

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts poster
7.2

When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, humans Noah and Elena will do whatever it takes to help the Transformers as they engage in the ultimate battle to save Earth.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

2023

White House Down poster
6.5

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.

White House Down

2013

Orphan poster
7.0

After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.

Orphan

2009

Mr. Nobody poster
7.8

Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.

Mr. Nobody

2009

The Man poster
5.8

A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.

The Man

2005

Screamers poster
6.2

SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078. On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one purpose only -- to hunt down and destroy all enemy life forms.

Screamers

1995

Afterwards poster
5.5

Newly divorced lawyer Nathan Del Amico is shaken up after he meets a doctor who claims that he can sense when select people are about to die. Though he doesn't believe the doctor, events in Nathan's life slowly make him think he's not long for this world.

Afterwards

2008

My Salinger Year poster
6.3

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

My Salinger Year

2020

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan poster
6.9

A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

2019

The Education of Little Tree poster
6.6

Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and starts to live with his Indian grandma and grandpa and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.

The Education of Little Tree

1997

Living with the Enemy poster
5.7

Smart, sexy Allison can't help but fall in love with Philip, a dashing software billionaire, and they quickly marry. But soon this new bride begins to think her hubby was involved in the mysterious death of his first wife. This suspicious newlywed needs to get to the truth - but as things turn dangerous, she may not make it to their first anniversary!

Living with the Enemy

2005

Bleeders poster
4.5

A man with an unknown disease travels to an island with his girlfriend where his relatives once lived, hoping to find a cure to his illness. Although his relatives were all thought to be dead, he finds them living underground.

Bleeders

1997

Stardom poster
5.4

A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.

Stardom

2000

Nico the Unicorn poster
6.2

As an 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with a disability, he finds a pony who gives birth to a unicorn which he takes care of.

Nico the Unicorn

1998

Early Release poster
5.3

Taylor Reynolds, a typical suburban mom, who made some bad life decisions and was sentenced to three years in jail for a DUI and possession of drugs. After her release, Taylor fights the stigma of her past misdeeds, works to regain the support of her daughter Bianca and husband Jeff, and once again become a contributing member of society. But just when Taylor's life is getting back on track, her former cellmate and career criminal, Meghan Flanagan, unexpectedly appears and invades Taylor's world. Meghan has a devious plan. She wants Taylor to come clean and confess the truth behind her early release. Taylor will stop at nothing to keep her family safe from Meghan, even if it means stepping back into the world she ultimately escaped.

Early Release

2017

An Eye for Beauty poster
3.4

An architect and his wife see their relationship challenged.

An Eye for Beauty

2014

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle poster
5.9

Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994

The Hound of the Baskervilles poster
6.0

The mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a longstanding curse that has followed the Baskerville family for two hundred years. Enigmatic sleuth Sherlock Holmes is on the case to uncover the truth about a monstrous, supernatural hound who roams the moors, waiting to attack the latest heir to the Baskerville estate. Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2000

Charms for the Easy Life poster
8.5

The story of three women who live in a North Carolina town and defy the traditional roles set forth for them by society.

Charms for the Easy Life

2002

Canvas poster
5.4

A young artist is desperate for money to save his brother from the mob. Drawn into a criminal world of theft, betrayal and murder, his only way out is to get in even deeper. If he fails, it could cost him his life.

Canvas

1992

Out of Control poster
5.8

Against her father's wishes, a young female cop in Chicago pursues her dream of becoming a detective when she's brought on to investigate a major murder case.

Out of Control

2009

Deadly Betrayal poster
4.4

Donna is married to a workaholic who travels frequently for his job. When he takes a long term assignment overseas, Donna feels abandoned and turns to her daughter’s schoolteacher for companionship. She is unaware that he is a dangerous murderer and thief who preys on lonely married women. When her husband returns she is forced to deal with her betrayal and bring him to justice.

Deadly Betrayal

2003

As Gouda as It Gets poster
6.2

Artisan cheese shop owner Brie finds herself competing for a $50,000 prize in her town's annual Cheese Festival. To boost her presence, she teams up with an influential cheese critic to profile her vintage smoked gouda. As their friendship develops into romance, a competitor's business proposal and unforeseen complications force Brie to put her shop - and heart - on the line.

As Gouda as It Gets

2021

Heritage Minutes: John Humphrey poster
NR

Legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate John Humphrey drafts the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Heritage Minutes: John Humphrey

1997