Lesley-Ann Brandt failed to renew her contract to appear in Spartacus : Vengeance .
Brandt guest starred on CSI : NY : `` Smooth Criminal '' and `` Food for Thought '' , but did not renew her contract for the second season of Spartacus in 2011.In 2011 she guest appeared in TNT 's Memphis Beat which was soon followed by a lead role ( she played Cassie ) in Syfy 's highest rated original feature for 2011 Zombie Apocalypse starring opposite Ving Rhames and Taryn Manning , the feature film Drift starring opposite Sam Worthington and Xavier Samuel and Duke starring CSI : NY star Carmine Giovinazzo .
Lesley-Ann Brandt