Rhona Mitra

She was also the live-action model of the video game character Lara Croft in 1997.

• Birth Name — Rhona Natasha Mitra • Born — 9 August 1976 • Birthplace — Paddington, London, England • Occupation — * Actress • singer • Years Active — 1995–present

Rhona Natasha Mitra was born on 9 August 1976 in the Paddington area of London, the daughter of Anthony Mitra, a surgeon, and Nora Downey. Her father is of Indian descent, while her mother is Irish.

• Illustration — Mitra in 2009 In 1997, Mitra appeared as the live-action model for Lara Croft, the lead character in Eidos Interactive's Tomb Raider video game series before Angelina Jolie earned the role for the two Tomb Raider films (2001–2003). She played the romantic interest of Christopher Lambert in Beowulf (1999). Her first main role came as Scott Wolf's illicit love interest on Party of Five (1999–2000). In 2000, Mitra had a small role in the film Hollow Man as a neighbour who is raped by Kevin Bacon's character. She had a main role in the medical drama Gideon's Crossing (2001), as Alejandra "Ollie" Klein. Mitra was ranked No. 46 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001. Mitra then had roles in Ali G Indahouse, Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Stuck on You, and The Life of David Gale (2003) and leading roles in Highwaymen and Spartacus (2004). Mitra appeared in the final season of The Practice (2003) as Tara Wilson, and continued that role into its spin-off Boston Legal (2004–2005) with James Spader, but left not long into the second season. In 2005, Mitra played the role of Kit McGraw during season 3 of Nip/Tuck. Mitra then went on to appear in Skinwalkers (2006), The Number 23 and Shooter (2007). In 2008, Mitra starred in the lead role of the science fiction/action film Doomsday as Major Eden Sinclair (sometimes mistakenly named in some databases as being Caryn Peterson), and in 2009 went on to star in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans as Sonja, the daughter of the powerful vampire elder Viktor (played by Bill Nighy). While filming, she grew fond of her vampire fangs, even declining to remove them when they could not be seen. "I put those fangs on the first day and I felt they should always have been there; it's strange. So I kept them in through the entire time of shooting, throughout all my dialogue and everything." In 2009, she was nominated for Scream Awards for Best Actress for this role. She also appeared in three episodes of Stargate Universe as Commander Kiva. She stars in the 2010 Anders Anderson thriller film Stolen, alongside Josh Lucas, Jon Hamm and James Van Der Beek. She portrayed Claire Radcliff in the 2010 ABC supernatural series The Gates. She played Major Rachel Dalton on Cinemax's series Strike Back: Vengeance and Strike Back: Shadow Warfare (2012–2013), replacing Amanda Mealing. In 2014 and 2015, she played Rachel Scott in the first two seasons of Michael Bay's post-apocalyptic television series, The Last Ship. In 2017, she portrayed Charlotte in the fourth season of The Strain. In 2018, Mitra was cast as Mercy Graves in the CW television series Supergirl. In 2020, Mitra starred in the science fiction film Archive as Simone. She also starred in the science fiction film Skylines as Dr Mal. In 2023, she joined the film Hounds of War, alongside Frank Grillo, and historical film Prisoners of Paradise. She also stars in the lead role in science-fiction film The Experiment, alongside Famke Janssen and Stefanie Martini, where she plays Captain Ava Stone. In 2025, she landed the female lead opposite Joel Kinnaman in Debriefing the President, the four-hour miniseries greenlit at TNT. She also joined the sword and sorcery film Red Sonja, alongside Matilda Lutz.

In 2016, she moved to Uruguay. Her life in Uruguay rescuing horses has been featured in 2023 on the Channel 5 TV show Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild. She appeared on an episode of AMC's Ride with Norman Reedus, specifically the Uruguay episode (Season 4, Episode 5), where she joined Norman Reedus for horseback riding, showcasing her life in Uruguay where she cares for numerous horses and lives off the land, a major theme in her post-Hollywood life.

• Illustration — Mitra in 2007

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1995 — The Ghostbusters of East Finchley — Cass — Episode: "1.5" • 1996 — The — Sarah Wickes — Episode: "Outer" • 1997 — Lust for Glorious — La Dame Française — TV film • 1997 — The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous — Flora Seymour — TV miniseries • 1999–2000 — Party of Five — Holly Marie Beggins — Recurring role (12 episodes) • 2000 — Secret Agent Man — Lacey Sullivan — Episode: "Supernaked" • 2000–2001 — Gideon's Crossing — Dr Alejandra Ollie Klein — Main role (20 episodes) • 2003–2004 — The — Tara Wilson — Main role (22 episodes) • 2004 — Spartacus — Varinia — TV miniseries • 2004 — Boston Legal — Tara Wilson — Main role (20 episodes) • 2005 — Nip/Tuck — Kit McGraw — Recurring role (5 episodes) • 2010 — Stargate Universe — Commander Kiva — Episodes: "Subversion", "Incursion: Parts 1 & 2" • 2010 — The — Claire Radcliff — Main role (13 episodes) • 2012 — Crisis Point — Cameron Grainger — TV film • 2012–2013 — Strike Back — Maj. Rachel Dalton — Regular role (14 episodes) • 2014–2015 — The Last Ship — Dr Rachel Scott — Main role (23 episodes) • 2017 — The Strain — Charlotte — 4 episodes • 2018 — Supergirl — Mercy Graves — Recurring role (4 episodes) • 2023 — Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild — Herself • 2025 — Debriefing the President — Polly Stevens — TV miniseries

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1997 — Tomb Raider II — Lara Croft — Promotional live-action model • 2023 — World of Warcraft: Dragonflight — Vyranoth — Voice • TBA — Squadron 42 — Executive Officer Sophia Kelly — Voice