Michelle Hurd an American actor, and is one of three daughters with actor Hugh Hurd and Merlyn Hurd. Her mother was both an actor and clinical psychologist. Her parents met when they auditioned for the same Broadway show. Hurd graduated from Saint Ann's School in 1984 and Boston University in 1988, and studied with the Alvin Ailey School. After her graduation from college, she studied at London's National Theatre. Hurd first received recognition for portraying Monique Jeffries in the police procedural series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She has since starred as Athena Barnes in the drama series Leap Years , Colleen Manus in the crime drama series The Glades, Linda Bates Emery in the comedy-horror series Ash vs Evil Dead, and Ellen "Shepherd" Briggs in the crime drama series Blindspot. She currently portrays Raffi Musiker in the science fiction series Star Trek: Picard.
Hurd is married to actor Garret Dillahunt and they have one child together.
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Cast Credits
The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023)
Guest starring as Bar Owner
- Episode 1x01: Old Acquaintances (Jun 15, 2023)
Friday Night In with The Morgans (2020)
Guest starring as Michelle Hurd
- Episode 1x10: Garret Dillahunt, Michelle Hurd, Sonia Barnes-Moorhead (Jun 26, 2020)
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
Starring as Raffaella "Raffi" Musiker
(27 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Part Ten: "The Last Generation" (Apr 20, 2023)
- Episode 3x09: Part Nine: "Võx" (Apr 13, 2023)
- Episode 3x08: Part Eight: "Surrender" (Apr 6, 2023)
- Episode 3x06: Part Six: "The Bounty" (Mar 23, 2023)
- Episode 3x05: Part Five: "Imposters" (Mar 16, 2023)
- Episode 3x03: Part Three: "Seventeen Seconds" (Mar 2, 2023)
- Episode 3x02: Part Two: "Disengage" (Feb 23, 2023)
- Episode 3x01: Part One: "The Next Generation" (Feb 16, 2023)
- Episode 2x10: Farewell (May 5, 2022)
- Episode 2x09: Hide and Seek (Apr 28, 2022)
- Episode 2x08: Mercy (Apr 21, 2022)
- Episode 2x07: Monsters (Apr 14, 2022)
- Episode 2x06: Two of One (Apr 7, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Fly Me to the Moon (Mar 31, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: Watcher (Mar 24, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: Assimilation (Mar 17, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: Penance (Mar 10, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: The Star Gazer (Mar 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x10: Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2 (Mar 26, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1 (Mar 19, 2020)
- Episode 1x08: Broken Pieces (Mar 12, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: Nepenthe (Mar 5, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: The Impossible Box (Feb 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Stardust City Rag (Feb 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Absolute Candor (Feb 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: The End Is the Beginning (Feb 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Maps and Legends (Jan 30, 2020)
Lethal Weapon (2016)
Guest starring as Gina Santos
(5 episodes)
- Episode 3x01: In the Same Boat (Sep 25, 2018)
- Episode 2x13: Better Living Through Chemistry (Jan 16, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Flight Risk (Oct 17, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Born to Run (Oct 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Dancing in September (Oct 3, 2017)
Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015)
Guest starring as D.A. Samantha Reyes
- Episode 1x13: AKA Smile (Nov 20, 2015)
Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Starring as Linda Bates-Emery
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Second Coming (Dec 11, 2016)
- Episode 2x08: Ashy Slashy (Nov 20, 2016)
- Episode 2x07: Delusion (Nov 13, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: Trapped Inside (Nov 6, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Confinement (Oct 30, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: Home (Oct 2, 2016)
Blindspot (2015)
Starring as Shepherd
(15 episodes)
- Episode 2x22: Lepers Repel (May 17, 2017)
- Episode 2x21: Mom (May 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x19: Regard a Mere Mad Rager (Apr 26, 2017)
- Episode 2x18: Senile Lines (Apr 5, 2017)
- Episode 2x15: Draw O Caesar, Erase a Coward (Feb 22, 2017)
- Episode 2x13: Name Not One Man (Feb 8, 2017)
- Episode 2x12: Devil Never Even Lived (Jan 18, 2017)
- Episode 2x10: Nor I, Nigel, AKA Leg in Iron (Jan 4, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: Why Let Cooler Pasture Deform (Nov 16, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: Her Spy's Harmed (Oct 19, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Condone Untidiest Thefts (Oct 12, 2016)
- Episode 2x04: If Beth (Oct 5, 2016)
- Episode 2x03: Hero Fears Imminent Rot (Sep 28, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: Heave Fiery Knot (Sep 21, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: In Night So Ransomed Rogue (Sep 14, 2016)
Guest starring as Shepherd
(5 episodes)
- Episode 5x11: Iunne Ennui (Jul 23, 2020) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x09: Check Your Ed (Jan 11, 2019)
- Episode 4x08: Screech, Thwack, Pow (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x22: In Memory (May 18, 2018)
- Episode 3x21: Defection (May 11, 2018)
Marvel's Daredevil (2015)
Guest starring as D.A. Samantha Reyes
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: The Man in the Box (Mar 18, 2016)
- Episode 2x08: Guilty as Sin (Mar 18, 2016)
- Episode 2x07: Semper Fidelis (Mar 18, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: Regrets Only (Mar 18, 2016)
- Episode 2x03: New York's Finest (Mar 18, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: Dogs to a Gunfight (Mar 18, 2016)
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
Guest starring as Amanda Winthrop
- Episode 1x13: Mama's Here Now (Feb 19, 2015)
Witches of East End (2013)
Guest starring as Alex
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: When a Mandragora Loves a Woman (Aug 17, 2014)
- Episode 2x05: Boogie Knights (Aug 10, 2014)
Devious Maids (2013)
Guest starring as Jacklyn Dussault
(5 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Whiplash (Aug 3, 2015)
- Episode 3x09: Bad Girl (Jul 27, 2015)
- Episode 3x08: Cries and Whispers (Jul 20, 2015)
- Episode 3x07: The Turning Point (Jul 13, 2015)
- Episode 3x01: Awakenings (Jun 1, 2015)
Emily Owens, M.D. (2012)
Guest starring as Diana Coulder
- Episode 1x09: Emily and… the Love of Larping (Jan 8, 2013)
Raising Hope (2010)
Guest starring as Agent Heidi Thompson
- Episode 4x07: Murder, She Hoped (Dec 6, 2013)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Guest starring as Renee Grover
(9 episodes)
- Episode 10x08: Ne'e aku, ne'e mai ke one o Punahoa (Nov 15, 2019)
- Episode 9x08: Lele Pu Na Manu Like (Nov 16, 2018)
- Episode 8x13: O Ka Mea Ua Hala, Ua Hala Ia. (Jan 12, 2018)
- Episode 6x19: Malama Ka Po'e (Apr 8, 2016)
- Episode 6x14: Hoa 'inea (Feb 12, 2016)
- Episode 6x01: Mai Ho`oni I Ka Wai Lana Mâlie (Sep 25, 2015)
- Episode 5x25: A Make Kaua (May 8, 2015)
- Episode 5x20: 'ike Hanau (Apr 3, 2015)
- Episode 4x22: 'o Ka Pili 'ohana Ka 'oi (May 9, 2014)
The Glades (2010)
Starring as Colleen Manus
(43 episodes)
- Episode 4x13: Tin Cup (Aug 26, 2013)
- Episode 4x12: Happy Trails (Aug 19, 2013)
- Episode 4x11: Civil War (Aug 12, 2013)
- Episode 4x10: Gallerinas (Aug 5, 2013)
- Episode 4x09: Fast Ball (Jul 29, 2013)
- Episode 4x08: Three's Company (Jul 15, 2013)
- Episode 4x07: Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves (Jul 8, 2013)
- Episode 4x06: Glade-iators! (Jul 1, 2013)
- Episode 4x05: Apocalypse Now (Jun 24, 2013)
- Episode 4x04: Magic Longworth (Jun 17, 2013)
- Episode 4x03: Killer Barbecue (Jun 10, 2013)
- Episode 4x02: Shot Girls (Jun 3, 2013)
- Episode 4x01: Yankee Dan (May 27, 2013)
- Episode 3x10: Endless Summer (Aug 12, 2012)
- Episode 3x09: Islandia (Aug 5, 2012)
- Episode 3x08: Fountain of Youth (Jul 22, 2012)
- Episode 3x07: Public Enemy (Jul 15, 2012)
- Episode 3x06: Old Times (Jul 8, 2012)
- Episode 3x05: Food Fight (Jul 1, 2012)
- Episode 3x04: The Naked Truth (Jun 24, 2012)
- Episode 3x03: Longworth's Anatomy (Jun 17, 2012)
- Episode 3x02: Poseidon Adventure (Jun 10, 2012)
- Episode 3x01: Close Encounters (Jun 3, 2012)
- Episode 2x13: Breakout (Sep 5, 2011)
- Episode 2x10: Swamp Thing (Aug 14, 2011)
- Episode 2x09: Iron Pipeline (Aug 7, 2011)
- Episode 2x07: Addicted to Love (Jul 24, 2011)
- Episode 2x06: Gibtown (Jul 17, 2011)
- Episode 2x05: Dirty Little Secrets (Jul 10, 2011)
- Episode 2x04: Moonlighting (Jun 26, 2011)
- Episode 2x03: Lost and Found (Jun 19, 2011)
- Episode 2x02: Old Ghosts (Jun 12, 2011)
- Episode 2x01: Family Matters (Jun 5, 2011)
- Episode 1x13: Breaking 80 (Oct 3, 2010)
- Episode 1x12: Exposed (Sep 26, 2010)
- Episode 1x11: Booty (Sep 19, 2010)
- Episode 1x08: Marriage Is Murder (Aug 29, 2010)
- Episode 1x07: Cassadaga (Aug 22, 2010)
- Episode 1x06: Doppelganger (Aug 15, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: The Girlfriend Experience (Aug 8, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Mucked Up (Aug 1, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: A Perfect Storm (Jul 25, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Bird in the Hand (Jul 18, 2010)
Pretty Little Liars (2010)
Guest starring as Elizabeth Mainway
- Episode 4x14: Who's in the Box? (Jan 7, 2014)
90210 (2008)
Guest starring as Rachel Gray
(6 episodes)
- Episode 5x12: Here Comes Honey Bye Bye (Feb 4, 2013)
- Episode 4x24: Forever Hold Your Peace (May 15, 2012)
- Episode 4x14: Mama Can You Hear Me? (Jan 24, 2012)
- Episode 4x13: Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot? (Jan 17, 2012)
- Episode 4x12: O Holly Night (Dec 6, 2011)
- Episode 4x11: Project Runaway (Nov 29, 2011)
Gossip Girl (2007)
Guest starring as Laurel
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: The Serena Also Rises (Sep 29, 2008)
- Episode 2x04: The Ex-Files (Sep 22, 2008)
- Episode 2x03: The Dark Night (Sep 15, 2008)
- Episode 2x01: Summer, Kind of Wonderful (Sep 1, 2008)
- Episode 1x09: Blair Waldorf Must Pie! (Nov 28, 2007)
- Episode 1x04: Bad News Blair (Oct 10, 2007)
CSI: Miami (2002)
Guest starring as FBI Agent Diane Reed
- Episode 8x01: Out of Time (2) (Sep 21, 2009)
According to Jim (2001)
Guest starring as Kitson
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x19: When You Wish to Be a Star: Part 2 (Mar 2, 2004)
- Episode 3x18: When You Wish to Be a Star: Part 1 (Feb 24, 2004)
- Episode 3x15: Dana Dates the Reverend (Jan 27, 2004)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Starring as Detective Monique Jeffries
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: Runaway (Mar 2, 2001)
- Episode 2x07: Asunder (Dec 1, 2000)
- Episode 2x01: Wrong is Right (Oct 20, 2000)
- Episode 1x22: Slaves (May 19, 2000)
- Episode 1x21: Nocturne (May 12, 2000)
- Episode 1x20: Remorse (May 5, 2000)
- Episode 1x19: Contact (Apr 28, 2000)
- Episode 1x18: Chat Room (Apr 14, 2000)
- Episode 1x17: Misleader (Mar 31, 2000)
- Episode 1x16: The Third Guy (Feb 25, 2000)
- Episode 1x15: Entitled, Part 1 (Feb 18, 2000)
- Episode 1x14: Limitations (Feb 11, 2000)
Guest starring as Detective Monique Jeffries
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Disrobed (Feb 4, 2000)
- Episode 1x12: Russian Love Poem (Jan 21, 2000)
- Episode 1x11: Bad Blood (Jan 14, 2000)
- Episode 1x10: Closure (Jan 7, 2000)
- Episode 1x09: Stocks & Bondage (Nov 29, 1999)
- Episode 1x08: Stalked (Nov 22, 1999)
- Episode 1x07: Uncivilized (Nov 15, 1999)
- Episode 1x06: Sophomore Jinx (Oct 25, 1999)
- Episode 1x05: Wanderlust (Oct 18, 1999)
- Episode 1x04: Hysteria (Oct 11, 1999)
- Episode 1x03: ...Or Just Look Like One (Oct 4, 1999)
- Episode 1x02: A Single Life (Sep 27, 1999)
- Episode 1x01: Payback (Sep 20, 1999)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
Guest starring as Diane Lerner
- Episode 2x03: The Wall, The Chalkboard, The Getaway, The Prescription & Summer Camp (Feb 6, 1998)
New York Undercover (1994)
Guest starring as Assistant D.A. Reynolds
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x03: Man's Best Friend (Sep 14, 1995) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x01: High on the Hog (Aug 31, 1995) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x14: Private Enemy No. 1 (Jan 5, 1995) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x10: Mate (Nov 17, 1994) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x08: Missing (Nov 3, 1994)