Amy Acker

Amy Acker

1976-12-05 Dallas, Texas, USA 30 Credits

Biography

Amy Louise Acker (born December 5, 1976) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Root on the scifi drama series Person of Interest (2012–2016), Caitlin Strucker on the superhero drama series The Gifted (2017-2019, based on Marvel Comics' X-Men), Winifred Burkle / Illyria on the supernatural drama series Angel (2001–2004), and Kelly Peyton on the action drama series Alias (2005–2006). She has been married to actor James Carpinello since 2003 and they have 2 children.

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The Long Run

The Long Run

2025

as Amy

10.0
Acting

When two oddball strangers leave their lives behind to chase their Hollywood dreams, they discover that what they lack in talent, they make up for wit...

The Unbreakable Boy

The Unbreakable Boy

2025

as Lori

7.7
Acting

When Scott and Teresa LeRette learn that their son Austin is both autistic and has brittle bone disease, they initially worry for their son’s future. ...

Average Joe

Average Joe

2024

as Denise Kennedy

4.3
Acting

After a troubled childhood, a former Marine becomes a beloved high school football coach. However, his reputation comes under fire when he is fired fo...

Ordinary Angels

Ordinary Angels

2024

as Theresa Schmitt

7.8
Acting

Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his c...

Creeper

Creeper

2022

as Lorrie

10.0
Acting

A mysterious figure follows a teenager.

Crashing Through the Snow

Crashing Through the Snow

2021

as Maggie Collins

6.6
Acting

Maggie and Sam are crashing Christmas. When he proposes they team up against his sister's perfect Christmas, neither of them are prepared for the blen...

Outside

Outside

2020

as Woman

7.0
Acting

A woman quarantined with her husband questions the reality of the threat keeping her inside her home and starts to believe he is holding her prisoner.

Outside

Outside

2020

Writer, Camera Operator, Producer

7.0
Writing Producing Directing

A woman quarantined with her husband questions the reality of the threat keeping her inside her home and starts to believe he is holding her prisoner.

Superman: Red Son

Superman: Red Son

2020

as Lois Lane (voice)

7.1
Acting

Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol t...

United We Fan

United We Fan

2018

as Self

6.0
Acting

Fans, stars, creators, and more come together to explore the dynamic history and evolution of save-our-show television fan campaigns from the letter-w...

The Way It Begins

The Way It Begins

2018

Executive Producer

8.0
Producing

When two strangers cross paths on a train, they end up spending the day together, dancing through the beautiful city of New York and one step closer t...

Amanda & Jack Go Glamping

Amanda & Jack Go Glamping

2017

as Amanda Spencer

4.6
Acting

With his marriage and career against the ropes, dejected author Jack Spencer travels with his wife, Amanda, to an isolated glamping retreat in search ...

A Nutcracker Christmas

A Nutcracker Christmas

2016

as Lily

6.5
Acting

When her niece is cast in The Philadelphia Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker, a jaded ex-ballerina is forced to come to terms with the life and lo...

The Energy Specialist

The Energy Specialist

2016

as Claire

Acting

The Energy Specialist is about what you do after college, when you have spent most of your college days partying.

A Novel Romance

A Novel Romance

2015

as Sophie Atkinson

6.0
Acting

Romance novelist Liam Bradley (Dylan Bruce) has already found massive success with three books written under the pen name Gabriel August, but he's mys...

Let's Kill Ward's Wife

Let's Kill Ward's Wife

2014

as Gina

5.6
Acting

Everyone hates Ward’s wife and wants her dead, Ward most of all. But when his friends’ murderous fantasies turn into an (accidental) reality, they hav...

The Lord of Catan

The Lord of Catan

2014

as Sugar Monkey

7.5
Acting

The Lord of Catan stars Amy Acker and Fran Kranz as a young married couple whose friendly game of Settlers of Catan plunges them into a vortex of madn...

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2013

as Beatrice

6.8
Acting

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods

2012

as Wendy Lin

6.6
Acting

A group of teens journey to a remote cabin in the woods where their fate is unknowingly controlled by technicians as part of a worldwide conspiracy wh...

Sironia

Sironia

2011

as Molly

5.1
Acting

Inspired by the music of singer-songwriter Wes Cunningham, Sironia is the story of a talented musician who has been chewed up and spit out by the Holl...

Dear Santa

Dear Santa

2011

as Crystal Carruthers

6.3
Acting

Crystal, a rich party girl, finds a little girl's letter to Santa asking for a new mother, and she vows to win over the father and daughter before the...

21 and a Wake-Up

21 and a Wake-Up

2009

as Caitlin Murphy

2.5
Acting

"I learn that Chris McIntyre served in Vietnam and that "21 and a Wakeup," set in an Army hospital in the waning days of the war, is based on events t...

Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles

Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles

2008

as Luisa

5.1
Acting

Princess Luisa and knight Gabriel must face a dragon to save their kingdom.

A Near Death Experience

A Near Death Experience

2008

as Ellie Daly

4.9
Acting

Ellie is shocked to discover that, after suffering a near-death experience, she can now hear voices from beyond. She soon realizes that it is a gift ...

Crossroads

Crossroads

2006

as Jill Yarrut

5.4
Acting

The life of a young Jesuit seminarian is turned upside down when he falls in love with a young woman while working as a volunteer at a soup kitchen.

Mr. Dramatic

Mr. Dramatic

2005

as Jody

7.0
Acting

After a series of fruitless relationships, an innocent young woman ventures out yet again into the cruel world of desperate assholes, the social waste...

Celebrity Mix

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

These eight short films range from hysterically funny to wickedly suspenseful, and feature some of Hollywood's biggest names. Includes short films Lau...

Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt

Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt

2003

as Bonnie Lindsey

5.7
Acting

Adam West and Burt Ward are taken on a crazy adventure when the Batmobile is stolen from a car museum and they must track down the thief and return it...

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

2002

as Miggy

8.0
Acting

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor...

Groom Lake

Groom Lake

2002

as Kate

3.9
Acting

When Kate discovers she has a terminal illness, she persuades boyfriend Andy to visit Groom Lake, a reputed hotbed of alien activity, hoping to discov...