Christine Woods

For the artist, see Kristine Woods.

Christine Woods (born September 3, 1983)^[2] is an American actress who appeared in the HBO series Hello Ladies. She previously portrayed FBI Special Agent Janis Hawk in the ABC series FlashForward.

Christine Woods
Born	(1983-09-03) September 3, 1983 (age 41)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Children	1[1]

Early life

Woods grew up in Lake Forest, California.^[3] She studied musical theater at the University of Arizona.^[4]

Career

Woods starred in Perfect Couples, a half-hour romantic comedy that premiered in 2010.^[5] It was not renewed for a second season. She played police officer Dawn Lerner, in a major storyline, on three episodes in season 5 (2014) of the series The Walking Dead.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	The Haunting of Marsten Manor	Ericka
2009	Sveener and the Shmiel	Traci
2012	Franky and the Ant	Kare Bear
2014	Hello Ladies: The Movie	Jessica
2016	Dean	Michelle
2017	I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore	Meredith
2017	Handsome	Nora Vanderwheel
2017	Home Again	Yoga Friend
2018	Better Off Zed	Paige
2019	Paddleton	Doctor Hagen
2019	Imaginary Order	Gemma Jean
2019	Stray	Murphy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	CSI: Miami[7]	Valerie Nelson	Episode: "Prey"
2006	The Game[7]	Christine	Episode: "The Rules of the Game"
2007	How I Met Your Mother[7]	Waitress	Episode: "Third Wheel"
	The Game	Sunbeam Girlfriend	Episode: "You Say You Want a Revolution"
2008	Welcome to The Captain	Claire	2 episodes
	House	Lou	Episode: "Dying Changes Everything"
	Cold Case	Cassie Michaels	Episode: "Street Money"
	NCIS[7]	Rebecca Jennings	Episode: "Love & War"
	In Plain Sight	Gwen Jarvis	Episode: "One Night Stan"
	Mike Birbiglia's Secret Public Journal	Abby	Television film
	The Madness of Jane	Marie	Television film
2009–2010	FlashForward[7]	Janis Hawk	18 episodes
2010–2011	Perfect Couples	Julia	13 episodes
2011	The Closer	Casey Watson	Episode: "You Have the Right to Remain Jolly"
2012	Castle	Leann West	Episode: "47 Seconds"
	How to Be a Gentleman	Melissa	Episode: "How to Be Shallow"
	Necessary Roughness	Lydia	Episode: "What's Eating You?"
2012–2013	Go On	Janie	5 episodes
2013	Hello Ladies	Jessica Vanderhoff	Main role
2014	Bad Teacher	Alex	Episode: "The Bottle"
	The Walking Dead	Officer Dawn Lerner	Season 5 (Recurring; 3 episodes)
	Hello Ladies: The Movie	Jessica Vanderhoff	TV movie finale of Hello Ladies
2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Diane	Episode: "Joseph Gordon-Levitt Wears a Heart T-Shirt and Blue Jeans"
	About a Boy	Liz	5 episodes
2015–2016	The Odd Couple	Ashley Unger	Recurring; 3 episodes
2016	The Catch	Rebecca Bloom	Episode: "The Real Killer"
2017	NCIS: New Orleans	SAT Com Specialist Bonnie Madigan	Episode: "Hell on the High Water"
	It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia	Mandy	Episode: "Dennis' Double Life"
2017	Life in Pieces	Alex	2 episodes "
2017–2018	Man with a Plan	Lisa McCaffrey	Recurring; 5 episodes
2018–2020	She-Ra and the Princesses of Power	Entrapta (voice)	Main role
2019	Brockmire	Maggie Nichols	4 episode
	Room 104	Roma	Episode: "The Plot"
2020–2022	Grace and Frankie	Jessica	10 episodes
2020	Stumptown	Claire Chesterfield	Episode: "Til Dex Do Us Part"
	Briarpatch	Lucretia Colder	5 episodes
2024	S.W.A.T.	Jenelle Wilson	Episode: "Hot Button"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2014	Maverick Movie Awards	Best Supporting Actress[8]	Franky and the Ant	Nominated
	Claw Awards	Best Actress[9]		Nominated
	Wild Rose Independent Film Festival	Best Actress[10]		Nominated
	Zed Fest Film Festival	Outstanding Acting Performance[11]		Won