Zoie Palmer

Zoie Palmer is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Dr. Lauren Lewis in the Showcase supernatural drama Lost Girl and as the Android in the SyFy science fiction series Dark Matter. Palmer was born in Camborne in Cornwall, England, and emigrated to Canada when she was ten. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Newmarket, Ontario, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University in Toronto in 2001. She had her first professional acting role as a teenager, in summer stock at the Red Barn Theatre in Jackson's Point, Ontario. Palmer's best-known role is that of Dr. Lauren Lewis, a major character in the Canadian series Lost Girl (2010–2015). Her television work includes made-for-TV movies The Reagans (2003) as Patti Reagan, Out of the Ashes (2003) as Didi Goldstein, and Devil's Perch (2005) as Abby. She had a recurring role in the CTV teen drama/comedy series Instant Star as rock singer Patsy Sewer (2006–2007), and was a co-lead in the Global drama The Guard as Coast Guard rescue specialist Carly Greig (2008–2009) (for which she had to conquer her fear of water). Her guest appearances include the "Girl's Best Friend" episode (2011) of The CW espionage drama Nikita as Anya Vimer, a terrorist who tries to sabotage a peace summit; the "Don of the Differently Abled" episode (2011) of the HBO Canada comedy Call Me Fitz as Laura, an unhinged amputee with plans for an escort service for disabled people; and "The Shooting" (2012), the third-season finale of the CTV fantasy drama The Listener as Staff Sgt. McCoy, an investigator for Internal Affairs. She appeared as Rebecca in the "1.1: Single Lesbian Psychos" episode (2009) of the online dating web series comedy Seeking Simone. After Lost Girl, she joined the main cast of science-fiction series Dark Matter as The Android (2015–2017) and hosted After Dark, the series' online aftershow for third-season episodes.