Beth Riesgraf

• Born — 24 August 1978 • Birthplace — Belle Plaine, Minnesota, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2001–present • Partner — Jason Lee (2001–2007) • Children — 1

Originally from Belle Plaine, Minnesota, Riesgraf graduated from Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1996.

Riesgraf appeared with then-fiancé Jason Lee as the character Natalie Duckworth on the show My Name Is Earl in 2005 and 2007, and in Tim Hill's film Alvin and the Chipmunks as a mother in the supermarket in 2007. In 2008, she played the bride in the official music video for "Cath..." by Death Cab for Cutie. From 2008 to 2012, she played the main role of Parker in the TNT series Leverage. In 2013, she guest-starred on Criminal Minds in the episode titled Zugzwang as Dr. Maeve Donovan, Dr. Spencer Reid's secretive girlfriend. In 2015, Riesgraf starred in the USA Network series Complications, which follows a morally conflicted doctor's life; the show lasted for one season. In September 2019, she was cast in a starring role in the Paramount Network drama series 68 Whiskey. Between 2021 and 2025, Riesgraf reprised her role as Parker in Leverage: Redemption, the reboot of the original Leverage series.

Riesgraf was engaged to actor Jason Lee. Together they had a son.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2001 — Spin City — Waitress — Episode: "Trainstopping" • 2001 — Undressed — Loretta — Main role (season 4) • 2005 — How I Met Your Mother — Works with Carlos Girl — Episode: "Purple Giraffe" • 2005 — The — Various — Television film • 2005, 2007 — My Name Is Earl — Natalie Duckworth — Episodes: "Faked My Own Death," "Our 'Cops' Is On!" • 2007 — Insatiable — Unsold television pilot • 2007 — Big Shots — James' Date — Episode: "The Good, the Bad, and the Really Ugly" • 2007 — Without a Trace — Kelly Schmidt — Episode: "Run" • 2008–2012 — Leverage — Parker — Main role, 77 episodes • 2011 — NCIS — Maxine / Max Destructo — Episode: "Kill Screen" • 2012–2013, 2017, 2020 — Criminal Minds — Dr. Maeve Donovan — Recurring role, 6 episodes • 2013 — The — Kira Tinsley — Episode: "The Red Tattoo" • 2013 — The — Dr. Page Wyatt — Television film • 2014 — Killer Women — Jennifer Jennings — Episode: "Some Men Need Killing" • 2014 — Perception — Ashley Marcel — Episode: "Cobra" • 2014 — Caper — Alexia — Web series • 2015 — Complications — Samantha Ellison — Main role • 2015 — The — Lady of the Lake — Episodes: "And the Cost of Education," "And the Final Curtain" • 2018 — SEAL Team — Cindy — Episode: "Getaway Day" • 2019 — Stranger Things — Billy's mom — Episodes: "Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum," "Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt" • 2019 — Lovestruck — Isabelle — Television film • 2020 — Legends of Tomorrow — Kathy Meyers — Episode: "Slay Anything" • 2020 — 68 Whiskey — Major Sonia Holloway — Main role • 2021-2025 — Leverage: Redemption — Parker — Main role, also director

• Year — Title — Notes • 2021–2025 — Leverage: Redemption — Episodes: "The Bucket Job," "The Great Train Job," "The Tournament Job", "The Turkish Prisoner Job", "The Shakedown in Clone Town Job". • 2023 — It Is What It Is — Short film; won several awards from the Independent Shorts Awards • 2011 — A Standard Story — Short film. • 2020 — Mail Companion — Short

• Year — Association — Category — Nominated work — Result — Ref(s) • 2011 — Saturn Awards — Best Supporting Actress on Television — Leverage • 2012 — Saturn Awards — Best Supporting Actress on Television — Leverage • 2013 — Saturn Awards — Best Supporting Actress on Television — Leverage • 2022 — Saturn Awards — Best Actress in a Streaming Television Series — Leverage: Redemption