Sarah Lancaster

• Name — Sarah Lancaster • Born — 12 February 1980 • Birthplace — Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1993–present • Children — 2

Born in Overland Park, Kansas, Lancaster has appeared on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Dawson's Creek, That '70s Show, Scrubs, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She also landed two recurring roles: on The WB series Everwood as Ephram's love interest Madison Kellner; and on David E. Kelley's FOX series Boston Public. In 2005 she starred in the TV movie Living With the Enemy. Most notably, she appeared as Ellie Bartowski Woodcomb on the NBC series Chuck from 2007 to 2012. Lancaster has also worked as a jealous girlfriend-turned-serial killer in the movie Lovers Lane, and as the blackjack dealer, Veronica Harold, on CBS's short-lived Dr. Vegas. In 2019, Lancaster made her directorial debut with the film Josie & Jack, based on Kelly Braffet's 2005 novel of the same name. Lancaster and Braffet collaborated to adapt the screenplay. In 2019, Lancaster starred as Elli Wise in the television film Blue Ridge, which premiered on INSP. The film was later adapted into a television series of the same name, in which she reprised her role. The first season of the series debuted on INSP before becoming available on Amazon Prime Video, where it became a sleeper hit, ranking in the service’s Top 10 most-watched shows. The series returned again in 2026 for a second season, with Lancaster starring again as Elli Wise.

Lancaster is married to attorney Matthew Jacobs. She gave birth to their first son in June 2011, and to their second son in January 2017.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1993–1996 — Saved by the Bell: The New Class — Rachel Meyers — Guest role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–4) • 1997 — Unhappily Ever After — Alice — Episode: "B-Minus Blues" • 1997 — Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — Jean — Episode: "Dante's Inferno" • 1997 — Night Man — Gloria — Episode: "In the Still of the Night" • 1998 — Pacific Blue — Julianne Taylor — Episode: "Best Laid Plans" • 1998 — Conrad Bloom — Pretty Girl — Episode: "The Spazz Singer" • 1999 — Michael Landon, the Father I Knew — Leslie Landon — Television film • 1999 — Undressed — Liz — Main role (season 1) • 1999 — Sorority — Skylar Sinclair — Television film • 2000 — Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane — Eileen — Episode: "The Customer Is Always Vic" • 2000 — Dawson's Creek — Shelley — Episode: "Stolen Kisses" • 2000 — Rocket's Red Glare — Carol — Television film • 2001 — Straight White Male — Holly — Television film • 2001 — Dharma & Greg — Wendy — Episode: "Wish We Weren't Here" • 2002 — Boston Public — Chrissy Fields — Episodes: "Chapter 35", "Chapter 42" • 2002 — Off Centre — Kendall — Episode: "Love Is a Pain in the A**" • 2002 — That '70s Show — Melanie — Episode: "Over the Hills and Far Away" • 2002 — Half & Half — Merce — 2 episodes (season 1) • 2002–2006 — Scrubs — Lisa the Gift Shop Girl — Episodes: "My Monster", "My New Old Friend", "My Urologist" • 2003 — 7th Heaven — Veronica — Episode: "Stand Up" • 2003 — Six Feet Under — Alternate Daughter — Episode: "Perfect Circles" • 2003 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Mrs. Mercer — Episode: "Precious Metal" • 2003–2005 — Everwood — Madison Kellner — Main role (season 2); recurring role (season 3) • 2004 — Dr. Vegas — Veronica Harold — Main role • 2005 — Living with the Enemy — Allison Conner Lauder — Television film • 2006 — Four Kings — Heather — Episode: "One Night Stand Off" • 2006–2007 — What About Brian — Marjorie Seaver — Main role • 2007–2012 — Chuck — Ellie Bartowski — Main role • 2009 — Hawthorne — Courtney — Episode: "No Guts, No Glory" • 2013 — A — Gwen Griffith — Television film; also known as The Preacher's Mistress • 2013 — Fir Crazy — Elise — Television film; also known as Oh Christmas Tree! • 2014 — Love Finds You in Sugarcreek — Rachel Troyler — Television film • 2014 — Looking for Mr. Right — Annie — Television film • 2014 — Witches of East End — Raven Moreau — Recurring role (season 2) • 2014 — Along Came a Nanny — Jessie White — Television film • 2015 — Revenge — April Hunter — Episode: "Retaliation" • 2015 — Tis the Season for Love — Beth Baker — Television film • 2016 — Code Black — Julia — Episode: "Sleight of Hand" • 2018 — Christmas on Holly Lane — Sarah — Television film • 2018 — Rage Room — Jenny — Episode: "Lover" • 2024–present — Blue Ridge — Elli Wise — Main role