# Louise Lombard

Louise Lombard (born Louise Marie Perkins; 13 September 1970) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Evangeline Eliott in the BBC drama series The House of Eliott (1991–94), Sofia Curtis in the CBS drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004–11) and Trish in the After film series.

## Early life and education

Lombard was born in Redbridge, London, England, the fifth of seven children to Irish immigrant parents. One of her siblings is former footballer Declan Perkins.
Lombard began taking drama lessons when she was eight. She attended Trinity Catholic High School, a Roman Catholic school, from which she achieved nine O Levels. Lombard studied English literature at St Edmund's College, Cambridge University

## Career

Lombard is best known for playing Evangeline Eliott in the 1990s television drama The House of Eliott. Her first big break was in the hit series Chancer, after which Lombard went on to star in the television dramas Bodyguards and Metropolis and several films including Gold in the Streets, My Kingdom and After the Rain.
In 1994, she was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. From 1998 to 2000, Lombard took a career break to study English literature at Cambridge.
In 1998, Lombard starred in Tale of the Mummy; and, in 1999, she starred in the film Esther, with F. Murray Abraham. In 1999, Lombard starred in After the Rain with Ariyon Bakare, Paul Bettany and Peter Krummack.
In 2004, Lombard appeared in the film Hidalgo. In November that same year, Lombard began a recurring role on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation during Seasons 5 and 6. She made her first appearance in Season 5, Episode 7 ("Formalities"), playing Sofia Curtis, a crime scene investigator who later becomes a homicide detective. In September 2006, in the Season 7 premiere ("Built to Kill, Part 1"), Lombard began a regular role which she held throughout that season, until its finale ("Living Doll"). In September 2007, Lombard appeared in the Season 8 premiere ("Dead Doll") and was credited as a Special Guest Star.
In 2009, Lombard appeared in the backdoor pilot episode of NCIS: Los Angeles, which aired during Season 6 of the main NCIS series; Episodes 22 ("Legend Part 1") and 23 ("Legend Part 2"). She played Special Agent Lara Macy in charge of the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles.
In March 2011, TVLine announced that Lombard would reprise her role as Sofia Curtis on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in the Season 11 episode "Father of the Bride", which aired on 28 April 2011 and revealed that her character had been promoted to Deputy Chief.
In 2014, Lombard starred in the pilot for the Lifetime post-apocalyptic drama series The Lottery.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Twice Upon a Time | | |
| 1998 | Gold in the Streets | Mary | |
| 1998 | Tale of the Mummy | Samantha Turkel | |
| 1999 | After the Rain | Emma | |
| 2001 | My Kingdom | Kath | |
| 2002 | Heaven Must Wait | Rachel Blackmon | |
| 2002 | Claim | Ellen Brachman | |
| 2004 | Hidalgo | Lady Anne Davenport | |
| 2004 | Countdown | Catherine Stone | |
| 2005 | The Call | Woman | Short film |
| 2011 | Un Africain en hiver | Madame Dozin | |
| 2019 | Shadow Wolves | Lady Milton-Simon | |
| 2020 | After We Collided | Trish Daniels | |
| 2021 | After We Fell | Trish Daniels | |
| 2022 | After Ever Happy | Trish Daniels | |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Ruth Sherman Tolman | |
| 2023 | After Everything | Trish Daniels | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | The Forgotten | Kristina | TV movie |
| 1989 | Capital City | Louise | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 1990 | The Bill | Susan Peterfield | Episode: "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" |
| 1990 | Perfect Scoundrels | Alice | Episode: "Sweeter Than Wine" |
| 1990 | Casualty | Clare Jameson | Episode: "All's Fair" |
| 1991 | The Black Velvet Gown | Lucy Gallmington | TV movie |
| 1991 | Bergerac | Clarissa Calder | Episode: "Snow in Provence" |
| 1991 | Chancer | Anna | Main cast (season 2) |
| 1991–94 | The House of Eliott | Evangeline Eliott | Main cast |
| 1992 | Angels | Lucy | TV movie |
| 1993 | Shakers | | TV movie |
| 1996–97 | Bodyguards | Liz Shaw | Main cast |
| 1999 | Esther | Esther | Miniseries |
| 2000 | Metropolis | Charlotte | Miniseries |
| 2003 | War Stories | Gayle Phelan | TV movie |
| 2003 | Second Nature | Dr. Harriet Fellows | TV movie |
| 2004–07, 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | LVPD Detective Sofia Curtis | Recurring role (seasons 5–6, 8); Main cast (season 7); Guest (season 11-Episode: "Father of the Bride") |
| 2007 | Judy's Got a Gun | Judy Lemen | TV movie |
| 2008 | Kiss of Death | Kay Rousseu | TV movie |
| 2009 | NCIS | Special Agent Lara Macy | Episodes: "Legend: Part 1" / ": Part 2" |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Karen | Episode: "All Fall Down" |
| 2010 | Stargate Universe | Gloria Rush | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Rogue | Wendy Hollingsworth | TV movie |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Dean Nora Hill | Episode: "His Thoughts Were Red Thoughts" |
| 2012 | Dripping in Chocolate | Juliana Lovece | TV movie |
| 2013 | The Selection | Queen Amberly | Unsold pilot |
| 2014 | Star-Crossed | Saroya | Recurring role |
| 2014 | Grimm | Elizabeth Lascelles | Recurring role (season 4) |
| 2015 | A Student's Obsession | Stephanie | TV movie |
| 2018–19 | Lethal Weapon | Gillian | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | SEAL Team | Claire North | Episode: "Backwards in High Heels" |
| 2019 | How to Get Away with Murder | Nora | Episode: "Be the Martyr" |
| 2019 | The Fix | Stephanie Reynolds | Episode: "Jeopardy!" |
| 2019 | Susan Hill's Ghost Story | Alice Merriman | TV movie |