Torri Higginson

Higginson is also a theatre actress, and has appeared in such plays as Three Tall Women, Weldon Rising, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

• Name — Torri Higginson • Birth Name — Sarah Victoria Higginson • Born — 6 December 1969 • Birthplace — Burlington, Ontario, Canada • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1991–present

Higginson was born in Burlington, Ontario, to Welsh parents. Her family moved around frequently, and she spent her childhood variously in Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, and Wales. Higginson and her sister were raised by a single mother. At the age of 18, she moved to England and studied to become an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, later returning to Canada.

In 1995, two years prior to Stargate SG-1 premiere, Higginson starred in the movie Jungleground with three other actors who would play roles in the Stargate franchise: Peter Williams (Apophis), JR Bourne (Martouf), and Lexa Doig (Dr. Lam). Higginson took over the role of Elizabeth Weir from Jessica Steen, appearing first in a guest spot in the season eight premiere of Stargate SG-1. Her character was carried over onto the spinoff Stargate Atlantis, where she starred in the main cast until the end of the show's third season, afterwards being reduced from a main cast member to a recurring role in the fourth season. She did not reprise the role for the show's fifth season. In 2015, Higginson was cast in the CBC Television drama series This Life as Natalie Lawson, a lifestyle columnist and single mother who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The series ran for two seasons, and was ultimately cancelled on January 24, 2017. In 2016, she portrayed Dr. Kessler on the KindaTV web series Inhuman Condition. From 2015 to 2017 she had a recurring role as Delaney Truffault in the science fiction series Dark Matter, which was created by former Stargate producers Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. • Illustration — Higginson in 2006 In February 2021, it was announced that Higginson, who had a recurring role on the CTV medical series Transplant, was upgraded to a regular cast member for season 2 after the rights for the show were acquired by NBC.

Higginson lives in Los Angeles.

Higginson won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for The City in 2000. In 2004, she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her performance in Stargate Atlantis.

Torri Higginson television credits • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 1992 — Forever Knight — Erica — Episode: "Last Act" • 1992 — data-sort-value="Women of Windsor, The" | The Women of Windsor — Gwen — TV movie • 1993 — Family Pictures — Liddie — TV movie • 1993 — E.N.G. — Madeline Shannon — Episode: "The Good Samaritan" • 1994 — Counterstrike — Susan Kimberley — Episode: "Clear Cut" • TekWar — Beth Kittridge — TV movie • TekWar — Beth Kittridge — 4 episodes • TekWar: TekLords — Beth Kittridge — TV movie • TekWar: TekJustice — Beth Kittridge — TV movie • 1997 — Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal — Blythe Hall — 1 episode • 1997 — data-sort-value="Absolute Truth, The" | The Absolute Truth — TV movie • Balls Up — Jenny — TV movie • 1998 — Highlander: The Raven — Claudia Hoffman — Episode: "Reborn" • 1999 — data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | The Outer Limits — Alyssa Selwyn — Episode: "The Haven" • Storm of the Century — Angela Carver — TV miniseries • 1999 — Family of Cops 3 — Caroline Chandler — TV movie • data-sort-value="City, The" | The City — Katharine Strachan — TV movie • 2000 — Twice in a Lifetime — Becca Curtis — Episode: "Sins of our Father" • 2001 — data-sort-value="Twas the Night" | 'Twas the Night — Abby Wrigley — TV movie • 2001 — Canada: A People's History — Susan Agnes Bernard — 2 episodes • 2002 — Bliss — Kate — Episode: "Valentine's Day in Jail" • Stone Undercover — Aurora 'Isabelle' MacDonald — Episode: "Dead Dog Rain" parts 1 & 2 • 2004 — Stargate SG-1 — Elizabeth Weir — 3 episodes • Preview to Atlantis — Elizabeth Weir — TV special • From Stargate to Atlantis: Sci Fi Lowdown — Elizabeth Weir — TV special • 2004–2008 — Stargate Atlantis — Elizabeth Weir — 63 episodes • 2007–2009 — NCIS — Jordan Hampton — 2 episodes • 2008 — Desperate Hours: An Amber Alert — Chief Geiger — TV movie • 2008 — Eleventh Hour — Alex — Episode: "Titans" • 2010 — Stonehenge Apocalypse — Kaycee Leeds — TV movie • data-sort-value="Cult, The" | The Cult — Evelyn — TV movie • data-sort-value="Whole Truth, The" | The Whole Truth — Judge Jerue — 1 episode • 2011 — Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior — Nurse Karen — Episode: "See No Evil" • Chase — Sandra — Episode: "Father Figure" • 2015 — This Life — Natalie Lawson — 20 episodes • 2015–2017 — Dark Matter — Delaney Truffault — 10 episodes • 2016 — Inhuman Condition — Michelle Kessler — 33 episodes; web series • 2018 — NCIS: Los Angeles — CIA Deputy Director for Operations, Alison Baker — 1 episode • 2020–2024 — Transplant — Claire Malone — 48 episodes • 2025 — Sullivan's Crossing — Marissa Jones — 2 episodes

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