Susan Misner
American actress and dancer (born 1971)
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Susan Misner (/ˈmɪsnər/; born February 8, 1971[1]) is an American actress and dancer. She has appeared in a number of TV series as a guest star, as well as several recurring roles.
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| Born | February 8, 1971 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
Early years
Misner was born on February 8, 1971, in Paterson, New Jersey.[1] Misner grew up in the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock Township, New Jersey.[2][3] She attended Pequannock Township High School and participated in a semi-professional dance troupe after school hours.[4] She later enrolled in acting classes, having read that Bob Fosse believed that “being an actor would make you a better dancer, to find a way to tell stories”.[3]
Career
Misner started her career as a dancer on Broadway, appearing in four musicals, starting with a production of Guys and Dolls from 1992 to 1995, and including a role as Geminae in a production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum from 1996 to 1998.[3][5]
During her time on Broadway, she appeared in two movies, with a role in the direct-to-video Cyber Vengeance (1995) and one of the dancers in the Woody Allen musical Everyone Says I Love You (1996). She started focusing on acting in 1999, portraying Grace Davidson on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live for a nine month run ending on November 17, 1999.[6] In 2002, Misner appeared in the film Chicago as Liz, performing in the "Cell Block Tango" number.
Misner has guest starred on many TV series, including three of the series in the Law & Order franchise – Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001, 2005), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002) and Law & Order (2006) – as well as both CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2002) and CSI: Miami (2004). She appeared as Theresa on Rescue Me (2006–07), and later as Gretchen Martin in the 2007 miniseries The Bronx Is Burning. She appeared in two episodes of the procedural Without a Trace during the 2004–2005 television season. Misner appeared in brief flashbacks as Jessica, the ex-girlfriend of Jim Caviezel's lead character, in five episodes of the first season (2011) of Person of Interest. She guest starred as Alison Humphrey in a four-episode arc of Gossip Girl, and a four-episode arc as Sergeant Burnett in New Amsterdam (2008).
Starting in 2013, she portrayed Sandra Beeman in The Americans, in the main cast for two seasons and a recurring role for two others. Following her work on The Americans, she has more consistently appeared in lengthy runs on TV series, including the main character Dr. Nora White in Shut Eye and recurring roles in two seasons (2016, 2018) of Billions, season 2 (2019) of Jack Ryan, and season 6 (2024–25) of FBI: Most Wanted.
Misner returned to theatre in 2014, as co-creator, choreographer and actor in the play The Shape She Makes, staged at the Oberon in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3]
Personal life
She has been in a relationship with playwright and director Jonathan Bernstein since 1999.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Cyber Vengeance | Tory | Direct-to-video |
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | Harry Winston Dancer | |
| 2000 | The Fanatical Teachings of Julian Tau | Susan | Short film |
| 2001 | Queenie in Love | Chick | |
| 2002 | Pipe Dream | Onica | |
| 2002 | Chicago | Liz | |
| 2003 | Something's Gotta Give | Harry's Old Flame | |
| 2004 | The Forgotten | Agent Lisa Franks | |
| 2005 | Alchemy | Associate Editor | |
| 2005 | Walking on the Sky | Sara | |
| 2006 | Mentor | Marilyn Conner | |
| 2006 | The Hoax | Feral Girl #1 | |
| 2006 | Two Weeks | Sherry | |
| 2007 | If I Didn't Care | Hadley Templeton | credited as Susie Misner |
| 2008 | Stick It in Detroit | Lisa Brooks | |
| 2008 | Eavesdrop | Bette | |
| 2008 | Jumping In | Bartender | Short film |
| 2008 | The Drum Beats Twice | Mary | |
| 2008 | Gigantic | Melanie Lolly | |
| 2009 | Once More with Feeling | Theresa | |
| 2009 | Cayman Went | Darby Thomas | |
| 2009 | Tanner Hall | Roxanne | credited as Susie Misner |
| 2011 | Somebody's Hero | Katie Wells | |
| 2011 | Henley | Sara | Short film |
| 2012 | Hope Springs | Dana | |
| 2016 | Being Charlie | Lisanne | |
| 2018 | Assassination Nation | Rose Mathers | credited as Susie Misner |
| Summer Days, Summer Nights | Claudia Mckenna | ||
| 2024 | Homestead | Evie McNulty | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Soul Man | Dept. Store Woman | Episode: "Christmas Ruined My Life" |
| 1999 | One Life to Live | Grace Davidson Buchanan | |
| 2000 | Ed | Female Teacher | Episode: "Better Days" |
| 2001 | Sex and the City | Shayna | Episode: "Time and Punishment" (credited as Susie Misner) |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Becky Stark | Episode: "Smothered" |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Cassie James | Episode: "The Hunger Artist" |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ronnie Marshall | Episode: "Dolls" |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Heddy Latham | Episode: "Not Landing" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Jessie Prince | Episode: "The Line" |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Helen / Hope | Episode: "John Michaels" |
| 2005 | Jonny Zero | Eve | Recurring role |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sister Olivia | Episode: "Acts of Contrition" |
| 2005 | Starved | Alison | Recurring role |
| 2005 | Night Stalker | Irene | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Conviction | Alexis Bennet | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Vanished | Nadia Sands | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Law & Order | Samantha Weaver | Episode: "Corner Office" |
| 2006–07 | Rescue Me | Theresa | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | The Kill Point | Lorna Ash | Episode: "No Meringue" (credited as Susie Misner) |
| 2007 | The Bronx Is Burning | Gretchen Martin | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Gossip Girl | Alison Humphrey | 4 episodes (credited as Susie Misner) |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | Callie Burnett | Recurring role |
| 2008 | Life on Mars | Carol Ann Reeves | Episode: "My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi" |
| 2008 | Fringe | Tess Amaral | Episode: "The Dreamscape" |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mary Devildis | Episode: "Family Values" |
| 2009 | Royal Pains | Claire Grant | Episode: "No Man Is an Island" |
| 2009 | White Collar | Dana Mitchell | Episode: "Flip of the Coin" |
| 2010 | NCIS | Leah Mayne | Episode: "Double Identity" |
| 2010 | In Treatment | Wendy | 2 episodes |
| 2011–15 | The Good Wife | Simone Canning | 4 episodes |
| 2011–12 | Person of Interest | Jessica Arndt | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2012 | I Just Want My Pants Back | Episode: "Safety Nets" | |
| 2012 | 40 | Stacy | TV movie |
| 2013–16 | The Americans | Sandra Beeman | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Karen Waters | Episode: "Men in Black" |
| 2013 | The Following | Jenny Hardy | Episode: "Mad Love" |
| 2013 | Nashville | Stacey | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2014 | Gotham | Dr. Marks | Episode: "Spirit of the Goat" |
| 2015 | Elementary | Ms. Nichols | Episode: "The Best Way Out Is Always Through" |
| 2015 | Banshee | Lisa Marie | Episode: "You Can't Hide From The Dead" |
| 2016 | Billions | Terri McCue | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Shut Eye | Dr. Nora White | Main cast |
| 2017 | The Blacklist | Philomena | Episode: "Philomena (No. 61)" |
| 2019 | Fosse/Verdon | Joan McCracken | Also served as choreographer |
| 2019 | God Friended Me | Annie Keller | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2019 | Jack Ryan | Lisa Calabrese | Recurring role (season 2)[7] |
| 2024–25 | FBI: Most Wanted | Abby Deaver | Recurring role (season 6) |
| 2025 | Étoile | Miss Deena | 2 episodes |
| 2025 | Sheriff Country | Nora Boone | Recurring role |
