Torri Higginson


Sarah Victoria Higginson is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in the TekWar movies and series, and for portraying Elizabeth Weir in Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, Jordan Hampton in NCIS, and Commander Delaney Truffault in Dark Matter. She is also a theatre actress and has appeared in Three Tall Women, Weldon Rising, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
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Early life

Higginson was born in Burlington, Ontario and studied to become an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, United Kingdom.

Career

In 1995, two years prior to Stargate SG-1 premiere, Higginson starred in the movie Jungleground with three other actors from the Stargate franchise: Peter Williams, JR Bourne, and Lexa Doig. Higginson took over the role of Elizabeth Weir from Jessica Steen in a guest spot on the season eight opener of Stargate SG-1. She was then carried over as the leader of the Atlantis expedition on Stargate Atlantis and continued playing that role until the end of the show's third season, afterwards being reduced from a main cast member to a recurring role in the fourth season. She did not reprise the role for the show's fifth season.
In 2015, Higginson was cast in the CBC Television drama series This Life as Natalie Lawson, a lifestyle columnist and single mother who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The series ran for two seasons, and was ultimately cancelled on January 24, 2017. In 2016, she portrayed Dr. Kessler on the KindaTV web series Inhuman Condition.
In February 2021, it was announced that Higginson, who had a recurring role on the CTV medical series Transplant, was upgraded to a regular cast member for season 2 after the rights for the show were acquired by NBC.

Accolades

Higginson won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for The City in 2000. In 2004, she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her performance in Stargate Atlantis.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole
1991The Photographer's WifeSuzanna
1995JunglegroundSamantha Woods
1995When the Bullet Hits the BoneAllison Doherty
1995Memory Run Kristen
1996The English PatientMary
1998Double TakePeggy
1998AirborneSara Gemmel
2000RatsNancy
2001Turning PaigeSheila Newlands
2003Autopsy Room FourKatie Arlen
2003CrustAlice
2003IntentDetective Jessica Cavallo
2004Vendetta: No Conscience, No MercyLorraine Healey
2005Irish EyesLorraine Healey
2006Save My SoulTerra
2007You, Me, Love Leslie
2009Smile of AprilAngie
2016The History of LoveCharlotte Singer
2016Blood HuntersMarion
2017NobilityCdr. Eugenia Pikeman
2017Ordinary DaysMarie Cook
2021Lethal LoveSandra Sullivan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Forever KnightEricaEpisode: "Last Act"
1992The Women of WindsorGwenTV movie
1993Family PicturesLiddieTV movie
1993E.N.G.Madeline ShannonEpisode: "The Good Samaritan"
1994CounterstrikeSusan KimberleyEpisode: "Clear Cut"
1994TekWarBeth KittridgeTV movie
1994TekWarBeth Kittridge4 episodes
1994TekWar: TekLordsBeth KittridgeTV movie
1994TekWar: TekJusticeBeth KittridgeTV movie
1997Psi Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalBlythe Hall1 episode
1997The Absolute TruthTV movie
1997Balls UpJennyTV movie
1998Highlander: The RavenClaudia HoffmanEpisode: "Reborn"
1999The Outer LimitsAlyssa SelwynEpisode: "The Haven"
1999Storm of the CenturyAngela CarverTV miniseries
1999Family of Cops 3Caroline ChandlerTV movie
1999The CityKatharine StrachanTV movie
2000Twice in a LifetimeBecca CurtisEpisode: "Sins of our Father"
2001'Twas the NightAbby WrigleyTV movie
2001Canada: A People's HistorySusan Agnes Bernard2 episodes
2002BlissKateEpisode: "Valentine's Day in Jail"
2002Stone UndercoverAurora 'Isabelle' MacDonaldEpisode: "Dead Dog Rain" parts 1 & 2
2004Stargate SG-1Elizabeth Weir3 episodes
2004Preview to AtlantisElizabeth WeirTV special
2004From Stargate to Atlantis: Sci Fi LowdownElizabeth WeirTV special
2004–2008Stargate AtlantisElizabeth Weir63 episodes
2007–2009NCISJordan Hampton2 episodes
2008Desperate Hours: An Amber AlertChief GeigerTV movie
2008Eleventh HourAlexEpisode: "Titans"
2010Stonehenge ApocalypseKaycee LeedsTV movie
2010The CultEvelynTV movie-
2010The Whole TruthJudge Jerue1 episode
2011Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorNurse KarenEpisode: "See No Evil"
2011ChaseSandraEpisode: "Father Figure"
2015This LifeNatalie Lawson20 episodes
2015–2017Dark MatterDelaney Truffault10 episodes
2016Inhuman ConditionMichelle Kessler33 episodes; web series
2018NCIS: Los AngelesCIA Deputy Director for Operations, Alison Baker1 episode
2020–2024TransplantClaire Malone48 episodes