# Torri Higginson

Sarah Victoria Higginson (born December 6, 1969) is a Canadian actress known professionally as Torri Higginson. 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 (2004–2008), Jordan Hampton in NCIS (2007–2009), and Commander Delaney Truffault in Dark Matter (2015–2017). She is also a theatre actress and has appeared in Three Tall Women, Weldon Rising, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

## 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's premiere, Higginson starred in the movie Jungleground with three other actors from the Stargate franchise: Peter Williams (Apophis), JR Bourne (Martouf), and Lexa Doig (Dr. Lam). 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

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | The Photographer's Wife | Suzanna | |
| 1992 | The Women of Windsor | Gwen | TV film |
| 1993 | Family Pictures | Liddie | TV film |
| 1994 | TekWar | Beth Kittridge | TV film |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekLords | Beth Kittridge | TV film |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekJustice | Beth Kittridge | TV film |
| 1995 | Jungleground | Samantha Woods | |
| 1995 | When the Bullet Hits the Bone | Allison Doherty | |
| 1995 | Memory Run | Kristen | |
| 1996 | The English Patient | Mary | |
| 1997 | The Absolute Truth | | TV film |
| 1997 | Balls Up | Jenny | TV film |
| 1998 | Double Take | Peggy | |
| 1998 | Airborne | Sara Gemmel | |
| 1999 | Family of Cops 3 | Caroline Chandler | TV film |
| 1999 | The City | Katharine Strachan | TV film |
| 2000 | Rats | Nancy | |
| 2001 | Turning Paige | Sheila Newlands | |
| 2001 | 'Twas the Night | Abby Wrigley | TV film |
| 2003 | Autopsy Room Four | Katie Arlen | |
| 2003 | Crust | Alice | |
| 2003 | Intent | Detective Jessica Cavallo | |
| 2005 | Irish Eyes | Lorraine Healey | |
| 2006 | Save My Soul | Terra | |
| 2007 | You, Me, Love (Yumi in Love) | Leslie | |
| 2008 | Desperate Hours: An Amber Alert | Chief Geiger | TV film |
| 2009 | Smile of April | Angie | |
| 2010 | Stonehenge Apocalypse | Kaycee Leeds | TV film |
| 2010 | The Cult | Evelyn | TV film |
| 2016 | The History of Love | Charlotte Singer | |
| 2016 | Blood Hunters | Marion | |
| 2017 | Ordinary Days | Marie Cook | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Forever Knight | Erica | Episode: "Last Act" |
| 1993 | E.N.G. | Madeline Shannon | Episode: "The Good Samaritan" |
| 1994 | Counterstrike | Susan Kimberly | Episode: "Clearcut" |
| 1994 | TekWar | Beth Kittridge | 4 episodes |
| 1997 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Blythe Hall | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven | Claudia Hoffman | Episode: "Reborn" |
| 1999 | The Outer Limits | Alyssa Selwyn | Episode: "The Haven" |
| 1999 | Storm of the Century | Angela Carver | TV Mini-Series |
| 2000 | Twice in a Lifetime | Becca Curtis | Episode: "Sins of our Father" |
| 2001 | Canada: A People's History | Susan Agnes Bernard | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Bliss | Kate | Episode: "Valentine's Day in Jail" |
| 2002 | Stone Undercover | Aurora 'Isabelle' MacDonald | Episode: "Dead Dog Rain" parts 1 & 2 |
| 2004 | Stargate SG-1 | Elizabeth Weir | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Preview to Atlantis | Elizabeth Weir | TV special |
| 2004 | From Stargate to Atlantis: Sci Fi Lowdown | Elizabeth Weir | TV special |
| 2004–2008 | Stargate Atlantis | Elizabeth Weir | 63 episodes |
| 2007–2009 | NCIS | Jordan Hampton | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Eleventh Hour | Alex | Episode: "Titans" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Nurse Karen | Episode: "See No Evil" |
| 2011 | Chase | Sandra | Episode: "Father Figure" |
| 2015 | This Life | Natalie Lawson | 20 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Dark Matter | Delaney Truffault | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | Inhuman Condition | Michelle Kessler | 33 episodes; web series |
| 2020–2024 | Transplant | Claire Malone | 48 episodes |