Carly Pope

Carly Pope (born August 28, 1980^[1]) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles on The WB's drama series Popular (1999–2001), supernatural drama series The Collector (2004–2005), USA Network's legal drama series Suits (2016–2017) and The CW's Arrow (2016–2017).^[2][3]

Carly Pope
Pope at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 7, 2007
Born	(1980-08-28) August 28, 1980 (age 44) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present

Early life

Pope was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, with an older brother, Kris, also an actor, and a younger brother, Alexander. She was trained as a dancer until she became active in theater during high school.^[4] She appeared in plays such as The Odd Couple, playing Mickey, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, playing Titania.^[5] She attended Lord Byng Secondary high school.^[6]

Career

Pope started her career with several small roles, such as Disturbing Behavior,^[7] Snow Day, Aliens in the Wild, Wild West, and Night Man, before being cast as Sam McPherson on The WB's comedy-drama television series Popular (1999–2001).^[8] The series followed two teenage girls, Pope and Leslie Bibb, who reside on opposite ends of the popularity spectrum at their high school, but are forced to get along when their single parents meet on a cruise ship and get married.^[9] Pope was named one of Teen People's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 in 2000.^[4] She has appeared on the cover of several magazines, including Seventeen, Teen, Curve and Medusa, and in pictorials for FHM and Razor.^[10][11] Her breakthrough role was playing Abbey in Disturbing Behavior (1998), who was in a flashback sequence, but it was cut when the film was released.^[12]

Pope had several roles in film and television, including The Glass House, Jeff Probst's Finder's Fee, and Orange County. In 2004 she had starred as Maya Kandinski in The Collector.^[13] In 2005 she was a guest-star in an episode of FOX's Tru Calling and played an aspiring social worker in the film Eighteen.

In 2007, Pope starred in the Power Up project Itty Bitty Titty Committee,^[14] and in Martin Gero's "intelligent sex comedy" and Toronto International Film Festival hit, Young People Fucking. In 2009, she appeared in FOX's hit thriller, 24, as Samantha Roth, the president's son's girlfriend.

Pope at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival party

Pope joined the main cast of the NBC legal drama television series Outlaw in 2010, portraying Lucinda Pearl.^[15] In 2015, Pope co-produced the Canadian documentary film Highway of Tears.^[16] She portrayed architect Tara Messer on USA Network's legal drama series Suits (2016–2017).^[17][18][19] On July 26, 2019, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Pope will appear in Hallmark Channel's Christmas-themed television film, Double Holiday (2019) opposite Kristoffer Polaha.^[20]

Personal life

On December 29, 2009, Pope and her brother, Kris, were driving a black BMW down West Georgia Street in Downtown Vancouver when David Fomradas, 31, of Alberta jumped on top of the car and yelled at them to run him over. When Kris got out of the car, Fomradas jumped in the front seat and drove the vehicle into the new CBC studios. Carly suffered a broken rib and two cracked vertebrae, Kris suffered severe injuries to his ankle, and a passerby was also injured.^[21]

Pope started dating Australian actor David Lyons around 2014 according to her Instagram^{[22][non-primary source needed]} and they have been married for several years.^{[23][non-primary source needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	A Girl's Guide to Kissing and Other Nightmares in Teenland		Short film
1998	Disturbing Behavior	Abbey
1999	Aliens in the Wild, Wild West	Sara Johnson	Direct-to-video
2000	Snow Day	Fawn
2001	Finder's Fee	Carla
	The Glass House	Tasha
2002	Orange County	Tanya
	Various Positions	Cheryth Bleyn
2003	Nemesis Game	Sara Novak
	This Time Around	Melissa Rochester
2004	Whitecoats	Sarah Calder
	Everyone	Rena
2005	Window Theory	Angela
	Sandra Gets Dumped	Sandra	Short film
	The Hamster Cage	Candy
	The French Guy	Anna
	Eighteen	Jenny
	Two for the Money	Tammy
	Break a Leg, Rosie	Rosie	Short film
	Sandra Goes to Whistler	Sandra	Short film
2007	Itty Bitty Titty Committee	Shulamith
	Beneath	Vanessa
	Young People Fucking	Kris
2008	Say Goodnight	Crystal
	Edison and Leo	Zella (voice)
	Toronto Stories	Roshanna
2009	Life Is Hot in Cracktown	Stacy
	Stuntmen	Karla Bravo
2011	S.W.A.T.: Firefight	Kim Byers	Direct-to-video
	Textuality	Simone
2012	Man and Woman	Amy	Short film
	Concrete Blondes	Kris Connifer
2013	Elysium	CCB Agent
	This Last Lonely Place	Faye Gardner
	Ambushed	Beverly
2017	Rakka	Sarah	Short film
2021	Demonic	Carly
2022	Easter Sunday	Catherine

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Principal Takes a Holiday	Student	TV film
	I've Been Waiting for You	Cheerleader	TV film
	Night Man	Teresa Chase	Episode: "Manimal"
1999	Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge	Mari Ferraez	TV film
	A Cooler Climate	Beth	TV film
1999–2001	Popular	Sam McPherson	Main cast
2000	Trapped in a Purple Haze	Molly White	TV film
2002–2003	Kim Possible	Amelia (voice)	2 episodes
2003	First to Die	Cindy Thomas	TV film
	Hemingway: That Summer in Paris	Young Loreto Callaghan	TV film
	This Time Around	Melissa 'Mel' Rochester	TV film
	Jake 2.0	Rachel / Yori	Episode: "The God, the Bad, and the Geeky"
	A Tale of Two Wives	Bianca	TV film
2004	The Ranch	Beth Ann	TV film
	The Mountain	Ronnie	Episode: "The Letter"
2004–2005	The Collector	Maya Kandinski	Main cast (season 1)
2005	Young Blades	The Enchantress	Episode: "Enchanted"
	Tru Calling	Off. Kate Wilson	Episode: "The Perfect Storm"
	Recipe for a Perfect Christmas	J.J. Jenner	TV film
2006	10.5: Apocalypse	Laura Malloy	TV film
	The Evidence		Episode: "Stringers"
2007	Dirt	Garbo	Recurring role
	The 4400	Kara	Episode: "Till We Have Built Jerusalem"
	Whistler	Bailey	2 episodes
2008	Robson Arms	Anke Vermeulen-Papathanasiou	Episode: "Cherchez la Femme"
	Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon	Sarah	TV film
	24: Redemption	Samantha Roth	TV film
	Californication	Annika	2 episodes
2009	24	Samantha Roth	Recurring role
2010	Day One	Bonnie	TV pilot
	Outlaw	Lucinda Pearl	Main cast
2013	Motive	Sonia	Episode: "Ruthless"
	The Tomorrow People	Morgan Burke	2 episodes
2014	Republic of Doyle	Alisha Maracle	5 episodes
	Rush	Beverly	Episode: "You Spin Me Around"
2016–2017	Suits	Tara Messer	Recurring role (season 6)
2016–2017	Arrow	Susan Williams	Recurring role
2018	Blindspot	Quinn Bonita	Episode: "Deductions"
	I Killed My BFF: The Preacher's Daughter	Rae	TV film
2019	Double Holiday	Rebecca Hoffman	TV movie
2020	The Good Doctor	Lily Cross	2 episodes
2022–2024	Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin	Davie Adams	Recurring role
2022	Quantum Leap	Samantha Stratton	Episode: "Atlantis"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Production	Result	Refs
2000	Teen Choice Awards	TV - Choice Actress	Popular	Nominated
2004	Leo Awards	Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a Female	The Collector	Won	[24]
2005	Vancouver International Film Festival	Women in Film Award	The Hamster Cage	Won	[25][26]
2006	Leo Awards	Best Performance by a Female in a Short Drama	Sandra Gets Dumped	Won	[27]
2009	Canadian Comedy Awards	Best Performance by a Female - Film	Young People Fucking	Nominated	[28]

References

1. "Carly Pope". Northern Stars. n.d. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
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3. "Interview With Carly Pope: Louis Is 'Delightful In His Oddness' | Blog | Suits". USA Network. NBC Universal. August 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
4. "Carly Pope | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
5. "Carly Pope: Biography". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
6. Knutzen, Eirik (February 7, 2001). "Carly Pope". South Jersey Magazine. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
7. Allemang, John (July 8, 1999). "Carly's the Popular choice". The Globe and Mail. The Woodbridge Company. p. C1. ProQuest 384425685 – via Proquest.
8. Cashin, Declan (June 23, 2015). "See How The Cast Of Popular Have Changed Since 1999". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
9. Angelo, Megan (January 2, 2013). "Where Are They Now: The Cast of the WB's Popular". Glamour. Condé Nast. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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11. "Carly Pope". IMDb. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
12. Kit, Zorianna (August 17, 2021). "Acting Vet Carly Pope Talks New Film Demonic". Casting Networks. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
13. Doyle, John (June 2, 2004). "Frowning, muttering: It's an actor's feast". The Globe and Mail. The Woodbridge Company.
14. "Carly Pope on the clock for 24". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. October 9, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
15. NBC (May 16, 2010). "NBC Unveils 2010-2011 Primetime Schedule Accented by Five New Comedies, Seven New Dramas, and New Alternative Program" (Press release). Retrieved May 28, 2010 – via The Futon Critic.
16. Culbert, Lori (February 24, 2015). "Film shines light on 'forgotten' Highway of Tears women". Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
17. "Carly Pope Joins the Cast of Suits for Season 6 | Blog". USA Network. NBCUniversal. June 1, 2016. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
18. Ng, Philiana (August 3, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: Carly Pope Dishes on 'Refreshing' Suits Debut and Diving Into the Mysterious World of Arrow". Entertainment Tonight. CBS Media Ventures. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
19. Kass-Gerji, Robyn (August 3, 2016). "Carly Pope Teases Her New Character on Suits". TV Insider. TV Guide. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
20. Bentley, Jean (July 26, 2019). "Kristin Chenoweth to Headline Hallmark Channel's 2019 Countdown to Christmas (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
21. CBC News (December 30, 2009). "Actors Kris, Carly Pope hurt in Vancouver carjacking". CBC News. CBC. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
22. Pope, Carly [@pope_onarope] (February 8, 2024). "A cool TEN, I'd do it again". Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Instagram.
23. Pope, Carly [@pope_onarope] (May 17, 2024). "J'adore being your missus". Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Instagram.
24. "2004 Nominees & Winner" (PDF). Leo Awards.
25. Gill at, Alexandra (October 17, 2005). "L'Enfant closes Vancouver film festival". The Globe and Mail. The Woodbridge Company.
26. Beiks, Ilona (October 24, 2005). "VIFF hit by high costs, lack of coverage". Playback.
27. "2006 Nominees & Winner" (PDF). Leo Awards.
28. "Canadian Comedy Award nominations announced". Toronto Star. Torstar. July 6, 2009.

External links

• Carly Pope on Twitter
• Carly Pope at IMDb