Ellen Hollman
Ellen Hollman (born April 1, 1983) is an American actress. Biography. Hollman was born in Detroit, Michigan, the oldest of four siblings. She eventually moved to Troy, Michigan, and was an all-star track runner, holding the Michigan state record in for women's long jump (17.5 ft). In 2008, Ellen Hollman became the CEO and founder of a non-profit organization Visual Impact Now, and the celebrity hosts for the organization include Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, January Jones and Robert Luketic. Her organization has conducted various eye clinics in Los Angeles, servicing over 6,000 children with eyeglasses . She made her television debut on an episode of "Malcolm in the Middle" in 2005, before going on to appear in fourth season of "The O.C." as young Kirsten Nichol in a flashback. In 2006, Hollman made her first appearance on film in the movie "Road House 2", where she played the role of Beau. Hollman worked on two big-screen projects which debuted in 2008, "Fling" with Brandon Routh, and "Asylum" with Sarah Roemer. She was cast as a new series regular on "" (premiered in January 2012) as Saxa, a Germanic warrior who is an antagonist to Mira (Katrina  Law) and love interest for Gannicus (Dustin Clare) but eventually sides with Spartacus during his slave rebellion, and reprised the role in the (premiered on January 25, 2013). She recently recurred on "AMC" "Into The Badlands" as Regent Warrior Zypher. Hollman was cast in "The Matrix Resurrections", released in 2021. Personal life. Hollman is trained in jiu-jitsu and earned her "Women Empowered" Pink belt as well as "Combatives" Blue Belt from the Gracie Academy, where her "" co-star Eve Torres (wife of Rener Gracie, a chief instructor at the academy) is also a member. In December 2015, Hollman announced  she was engaged to her "Spartacus: Vengeance" co-star Stephen Dunlevy, and the two married in August 2016.