Erin Cummings


Erin Cummings is an American actress and online film pundit. She has appeared in the television series, Charmed, Dante's Cove, The Bold and the Beautiful, Cold Case, Dollhouse, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, and Detroit 1-8-7.

Early life

Cummings was born in Texas. Her father was in the military, and Erin lived in South Korea, Nebraska, and various areas of Louisiana, later growing up in Huntsville, Texas. She graduated from Huntsville High School, and attended Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas, from 1995 to 1997 after auditioning and being selected for the Kilgore College Rangerettes dance team. After Kilgore, Cummings attended the University of North Texas, graduating with a degree in journalism. She also studied Shakespeare at the London [Academy of Music and Dramatic Art].

Career

Cummings portrayed Erin Ward in Detroit 1-8-7, Michelle in the television drama Dante's Cove. She has had minor roles in TV shows such as Charmed, Passions and Star Trek: Enterprise.
Cummings starred as Sura, the wife of Spartacus, in the Starz series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Muscle & Fitness magazine featured Cummings in an article and pictorial for their February 2010 issue. In 2013 Erin portrayed Donna Adams in the Primary Stages production of Harbor.
Outside of acting, she regularly guests on The John Campea Show as a pundit bringing her industry knowledge and experience to the show. Cummings also produces her own podcast Kappa Kappa Cancer: Your Guide to the Sorority You Never Wanted to Join focused on her journey as a cancer survivor.

Personal life

In November 2010, Cummings founded Mittens for Detroit, a community initiative that collects and distributes new gloves and mittens to children and adults in that city.
On September 9, 2016, shortly after marrying actor Tom Degnan, Cummings announced that she had been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma—an aggressive form of breast cancer—and had begun treatment at UCLA. Cummings went through chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and was cancer-free as of 2019.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003'NoelleShort film
2004Hollywood the Hard WayTori WelshShort film
2004Golf Cart Driving SchoolDeath by Golf Cart – Dog WalkerShort film
2006Tomorrow's YesterdayJaniceShort film
2007RollingLexa
2007'Madonna
2008Welcome Home Roscoe JenkinsSally
2008Oh Baby!Caroline
2009The AnniversaryEve
2009Dark HousePaula
2009Bitch SlapHel
2010Scorpio Men on ProzacAnne
2011DarlaStacey JohnsonShort film
2011Fruit of LaborEvaShort film
2013'Ellen
2013Zarra's LawCrystal
2013Cold Comes the NightAmber
2014Late PhasesAnne
2015Weepah Way for NowSusan
2017The Disaster ArtistRestaurant ManagerUncredited
2021King RichardSocial Worker

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Star Trek: EnterpriseProstitute #1Episode: "Carpenter Street"
2005PassionsRoadhouse Woman #2Episode: "1.1555"
2005ThresholdJenEpisode: "Pulse"
2006CharmedPatraEpisode: "Repo Manor"
2006After Midnight: Life Behind BarsCrystalTV film
2006Dante's CoveMichelle5 episodes
2007'Ann Lloyd
2008Cold CaseRita FlynnEpisode: "Pin Up Girl"
2009DollhouseAttendant3 episodes
2009Nip/TuckJessieEpisode: "Benny Nilsson"
2010Spartacus: Blood and SandSuraRecurring role, 7 episodes
2010Mad MenCandaceEpisode: "Public Relations"
Episode: "The [Good News (Mad Men)|The Good News]"
2010–11Detroit 1-8-7Dr. Abbey WardMain role, 18 episodes
2011–12Pan AmGinny Sadler3 episodes
2012Major CrimesDr. Leslie NolanEpisode: "Medical Causes"
2012Common LawAgent Carrie D'AmicoEpisode: "The T Word"
2012Stacey
2012Made in JerseyBonnie GarrettiMain role, 8 episodes
2013Criminal MindsEmma Churchill
2014Masters of SexKittyEpisode: "Story of My Life"
2015The Astronaut Wives ClubMarge SlaytonMain role
2015Halt and [Catch Fire (TV series)|Halt and Catch Fire]Jules DuffyEpisode: "10Broad36"
Episode: "Limbo"
2016MadoffEleanor Squillari
2016Blue BloodsLori D'AngeloEpisode: "Help Me Help You"
2016Feed the BeastMarisa Gallo
2017The BlacklistCalhounEpisode: "Ilyas Surkov "
2018The FlashVanessa Jensen / BlockEpisode: "Blocked"
2019NCISMajor Ellen WallaceEpisode: "Hail & Farewell"
2019All RiseDetective Jackie Leylandtwo episodes
2019DynastyDA Erica BrownEpisode: "The Sensational [Blake Carrington Trial]"
20209-1-1: Lone StarTeriEpisode: "Act of God"
2020LuciferMandyEpisode: "Lucifer! Lucifer! Lucifer!"
2022The RookieIvy FlynnEpisode: "The Rookie episodes#ep68|Long Shot]"
2023Nancy DrewChief Lovettefour episodes

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019–2023John Campea#The [John Campea Show and Mailbag|The John Campea Show]Co-host on Wednesday shows