Sarah Wayne Callies

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Actress

Birth Date: June 1, 1977

Age: 46 years old

Birth Place: La Grange, Illinois

A thoughtful, willowy leading lady on television and in the occasional film, actress Sarah Wayne Callies portrayed intelligent women faced with life-changing challenges in two hit series, "Prison Break" (Fox, 2005-09) and "The Walking Dead" (AMC, 2010- ). With "Prison Break," Callies became a favorite among television viewers as a prison doctor who aids two inmates in an elaborate escape plan, while "The Walking Dead" was a bona fide pop culture phenomenon that elevated her profile considerably. Prior to either show, Callies was a guest star on popular series like "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC, 1999- ), "Numb3rs" (CBS, 2005-2010) and "House" (Fox, 2004-2012), while also managing to break into the feature world with smaller films like "The Celestine Prophecy" (2006) and "Whisper" (2007).

Credits

The Walking Dead: Best of Michonne

Actor
Show
2024

The Walking Dead: Best of Rick

Actor
Show
2024

The Company You KeepStream

Actor
Birdie
Series
2023
85%

Fire CountryStream

Director
Series
2022
44%

Council of Dads from NBC

Actor
Show
2020

Council of Dads from NBC

Actor
Show
2020

Council of Dads from NBC

Actor
Show
2020

Council of Dads from NBC

Actor
Show
2020

Council of Dads from NBC

Actor
Show
2020

Friday Night In with The MorgansStream

Guest
Talk
2020

Josh Gates Tonight

Guest
Show
2020

Council of DadsStream

Actor
Robin Perry
Series
2020
50%

Access Daily

Guest
Show
2019

Unspeakable: Extras

Actor
Show
2019

UnspeakableStream

Actor
Margaret Sanders
Miniseries
2019

The Long Road HomeStream

Actor
LeAnn Volesky
Series
2017
77%

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

Voice
Lori Grimes
Special
2017

The Good DoctorStream

Director
Series
2017

This Is Your Death

Actor
Karina
Movie
2017

Prison Break: Extras

Actor
Show
2016

ColonyStream

Actor
Katie Bowman
Series
2016
92%

The Other Side of the Door

Actor
Maria
Movie
2016

Colony: Behind the Wall

Actor
Show
2015

Colony: Extras

Actor
Show
2015

Pay the Ghost

Actor
Kristen
Movie
2015

Hollywood Today Live

Guest
Show
2014

Into the StormStream

Actor
Allison
Movie
2014
21%

Rise of the Wahine

Narrator
Movie
2014

Take Part Live

Guest
Show
2013

Entertainment Studios.TV

Guest
Show
2012

Larry King NowStream

Guest
Talk
2012

Black November

Actor
Kate Summers
Movie
2012

The Walking Dead: Live at the Paley Center

Guest
Show
2011

Black Gold

Actor
Kate Summers
Movie
2011

Faces in the Crowd

Actor
Francine
Movie
2011

Foreverland

Actor
Fran
Movie
2011

The Walking DeadStream

Actor
Lori Grimes
Series
2010
79%

The Talk

Guest
Talk
2010

Access Hollywood Live

Guest
Show
2010

Tangled

Actor
Show
2010

Lullaby for Pi

Actor
Josephine
Movie
2010

Prison Break: The Final Break

Actor
Sara Tancredi
Movie
2009

Bittersweet

Actor
Robyn
Movie
2008

Whisper

Actor
Roxanne
Movie
2007

The Celestine Prophecy

Actor
Marjorie
Movie
2006

Prison BreakStream

Actor
Dr. Sara Tancredi
Series
2005
61%

Prison BreakStream

Guest Star
Dr. Sara Tancredi
Series
2005
61%

NUMB3RSStream

Guest Star
Series
2005

HouseStream

Guest Star
Julia
Series
2004
90%

Tarzan

Actor
Show
2003

Dragnet

Guest Star
Show
2003

Queens Supreme

Guest Star
Show
2003

Last Call With Carson Daly

Guest
Talk
2002

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitStream

Guest Star
Jenny Rochester
Series
1999
78%

News aboutSarah Wayne Callies

Milo Ventimiglia in 'The Company You Keep'
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‘The Company You Keep’ Sneak Peek: Family Meeting Reveals Where Charlie’s Confession Left Him & Emma (VIDEO)

Catherine Haena Kim & Milo Ventimiglia in 'The Company You Keep'
Review

Roush Review: Playing a Lying Game in ABC’s ‘The Company You Keep’ Caper

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Spoiler Alert

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Wentworth Miller Is Done With ‘Prison Break’: ‘No More Michael’

Prison Break cast - Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Marshall Allman, Robin Tunney, Stacy Keach, Amaury Nolasco, Peter Stormare, Robert Knepper, Sarah Wayne Callies, Wade Williams, Paul Adelstein

‘Prison Break’ Premiered 15 Years Ago: See the Cast Then & Now

Council of Dads Oliver Peter Series Finale Sneak Peek
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‘Council of Dads’ Finale: Oliver & Peter Aren’t on the Same Page About Adopting (VIDEO)

Council of Dads Canceled NBC Cast Reacts

‘Council of Dads’ Cast Reacts to NBC’s Cancellation

Sarah Wayne Callies Council of Dads Season 1 Robin Preview
Q&A

Sarah Wayne Callies on Robin’s Grief & the ‘Council of Dads’ ‘Boundaries’

Friday Night in with the Morgans
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Sneak Peek at a ‘Walking Dead’ Reunion on ‘Friday Night in With the Morgans’ (VIDEO)

Council of Dads
Exclusive

Sarah Wayne Callies Says ‘Council of Dads’ Is ‘Not a Show about Grief’ (VIDEO)

Sarah Wayne Callies, Michael O'Neill, Michele Weaver at the Council of Dads preview
Q&A

‘Council of Dads’ Cast on the Family’s Relationships & Challenges

Colony - Season 2
Q&A

‘Colony’ & ‘Walking Dead’ Star Sarah Wayne Callies on Her Preference for ‘Really Extreme’ Stories

The Walking Dead Chandler Riggs Carl

‘The Walking Dead’s Five Most Shocking Deaths

Jason Ritter as Capt. Troy Denomy on the set of The Long Road Home at U.S. Military post, Fort Hood

Roush Review: Riveting ‘Long Road Home,’ Intriguing ‘Damnation’

The Long Road Home - Sarah Wayne Callies and Kate Bosworth

Sarah Wayne Callies: Nat Geo’s ‘The Long Road Home’ Is ‘a War Story That Passes the Bechdel Test’

Prison Break event series Blu-ray
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New ‘Prison Break’ DVD Offers Glimpse Behind the Scenes of the Event Series (VIDEO)

Jeremy Sisto as Staff Sgt. Robert Miltenberger in National Geographic's upcoming The Long Rpad Home

‘The Long Road Home’: A First Look at NatGeo’s Iraq War Series (VIDEO)

Prison Break - Sarah Wayne Callies
Exclusive

‘Prison Break’: Sara Receives Proof Michael Is Alive (VIDEO)

Prison Break - Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies
Q&A

Sarah Wayne Callies On The Return of ‘Prison Break’: ‘It Was Emotional’

Prison Break - Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies
Exclusive

What Is Sara Tancredi’s Life Like in New ‘Prison Break’ Revival? (VIDEO)

Prison Break - Wentworth Miller as Michael Scofield, Kunal Sharma as Sid, Dominic Purcell as Lincoln Burrows, Augustus Prew as Whip

Inside Fox’s 9-Hour ‘Prison Break’ Revival: ‘It Gives Fans What They Always Wanted’

Colony - Season 2

‘Colony’: First Look at Josh Holloway Looking for His Missing Son

Carl Weathers, Sarah Wayne Callies, and Josh Holloway

NBCUniversal Upfront: Stars Tell Us Their Favorite Shows

New USA Slogan

USA Network’s New Brand: Bold or Blah?

Colony - Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies

Why ‘Colony’ Is ‘a David and Goliath’ Story of Fighting the Impossible (VIDEO)

Colony - Pilot

How Similar Is ‘Colony’ to ‘Lost’ and ‘The Walking Dead’? Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies Answer

Josh Holloway in the pilot of Colony

‘Colony’: Occupied (and Trapped) by Borders in Los Angeles