Early life

Christina Cox was born in a town on the outskirts of Toronto, the youngest of three daughters. She is Canadian of Caribbean (Jamaican) descent. She has two older sisters, named Tracey and Melissa. Her father is an automotive executive.

Christina studied theatre and dance at the Arts York at Unionville High School, and continued her theatre training at the Ryerson Theatre School of Toronto, where she studied for two years.

Cox actively competed in the areas of gymnastics, track and field, and taekwondo while in school. She is also proficient in boxing, muay Thai kickboxing, and fencing, and has had training in stage combat, period weaponry, and firearms. During high school, she had aspirations of becoming an Olympic gymnast, but instead chose to focus on drama and theater.

Career

She has over 38 movie and television appearances to her credit. Her best-known movie credits include the 1999 Canadian movie Better Than Chocolate, and the movie The Chronicles of Riddick. She received a Gemini Award nomination for her performance as Angela Ramírez in F/X: The Series. Cox was an original member of the UPN sitcom Girlfriends, cast as Lynn, for the pilot episode.

Furthermore, Christina Cox has appeared in numerous national theater productions, including Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, and Jim Cartwright's Road.

She is also a trained stuntwoman. She performed boxing stunt work for Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby.

Cox's first role as a main character in a television series was that of Vicki Nelson in Blood Ties, a supernatural detective series based on the novels by Tanya Huff. Ironically, Tanya Huff later shared: "Back when Christina Cox was doing F/X: The Series, I used to point at the screen and announce, 'When she's a little older, she'd be brilliant as Vicki!"

She starred as astronaut-biologist Jen Crane in ABC's 2009 summer show Defying Gravity. Cox also appeared in a Season Four episode of Showtime's series Dexter, playing villainous police officer Zoey Kruger. She was in the cast of the 2011 ABC summer drama Combat Hospital (aka The Hot Zone), alongside Elias Koteas and Deborah Kara Unger.

Personal life

Cox currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband Grant Mattos, who is a former NFL wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers. They have a daughter named Flynn, who was born on December 30, 2013. In 2011 Mattos also appeared on the 22nd season Survivor: Redemption Island of the CBS series Survivor, where he placed 8th.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Spike of Love	Deb
1995	Street Law	Kelly
1995	Donor, TheThe Donor	Angel
1996	No One Could Protect Her	Det. Elizabeth 'Beth' Jordan
1999	Better Than Chocolate	Kim
2003	Sometimes a Hero	Cassandra Diaz
2004	Chronicles of Riddick, TheThe Chronicles of Riddick	Eve Logan
2006	Max Havoc: Ring of Fire	Suzy Blaine
2007	Ascension Day	Margaret Whitehead
2012	Beauty Mark	Dianne	Short film, post-production
2013	The Contractor	Elizabeth McKenzie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Forever Knight	Jeanne d'Arc	Episode: "For I Have Sinned" Episode: "Dying to Know You"
1994	Forever Knight	Jeanne d'Arc	Episode: "Faithful Followers"
1994	Due South	Caroline Morgan	Episode: "Free Willie"
1995	Due South	Caroline Morgan	Episode: "Vault"
1995	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Kyra	Episode: "Quake!"
1995	Forever Knight	Motorcycle Cop	Episode: "Close Call"
1995	Hardy Boys, TheThe Hardy Boys	Tessa Jones	Episode: "The Debt Collectors"
1996	Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story, AA Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story	Natalie Grenier	TV movie
1996	Sins of Silence	Volunteer	TV movie
1996	Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years	Lucy	Episode: "When She Was Good"
1996	Mistrial	Officer Ida Cruz	TV movie
1996	Newsroom, TheThe Newsroom	Prostitute in Limo	Episode: "Petty Tyranny"
1996-1998	F/X: The Series	Angela 'Angie' Ramirez	38 episodes
1998	First Wave	Jody Nolan	Episode: "Joshua"
1998	Stargate SG-1	T'akaya	Episode: "Spirits"
1998-1999	Crow: Stairway to Heaven, TheThe Crow: Stairway to Heaven	Jessica Capshaw	10 episodes
1999	Earth: Final Conflict	Haley Simmons	Episode: "Second Chances" Episode: "Thicker Than Blood"
2000	Earth: Final Conflict	Haley Simmons	Episode: "Take No Prisoners"
2000	Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits	Deb Clement	Episode: "Skin Deep"
2000	Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Jessica 'Jessie' Wilson	Episode: "GeoCore"
2000	Code Name Phoenix	Aurora	TV movie
2000	Girlfriends	Lynn	Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
2000	Code Name: Eternity	Sasha	Episode: "The Shift"
2001	Dark Realm	Kate	Episode: "The House Sitter"
2001	Jane Doe	Peter	TV movie
2002	Stargate SG-1	Lt. Kershaw	Episode: "The Sentinel"
2003	Mutant X	Becky Dolan	Episode: "The Grift"
2003	She Spies	Margo	Episode: "Damsels in De-Stress"
2003	Cold Case	Sherry Stephens (2003)	Episode: "Sherry Darlin'"
2004	Nikki and Nora	Nora Delaney	TV movie
2004	Andromeda	Aleiss	Episode: "Exalted Reason, Resplendent Daughter"
2004	CSI: Miami	Jenny Moylan	Episode: "Stalkerazzi"
2004	Chris Isaak Show, TheThe Chris Isaak Show	Pamela	Episode: "Braveheart"
2005	This Is Wonderland	Wendy	Episode: "2.11"
2005	Eyes	Linda Barstow	Episode: "Wings"
2005	House	Annette Raines	Episode: "Love Hurts"
2005	Numb3rs	CHP Officer Morris	Episode: "Man Hunt"
2007	Bones	Anne Marie Ostenbach	Episode: "Death in the Saddle"
2007-2008	Blood Ties	Vicki Nelson	22 episodes
2008	Making Mr. Right	Hallie Galloway	TV movie
2008	S.I.S.	Roz	TV movie
2008	Stargate Atlantis	Major Anne Teldy	Episode: "Whispers"
2008-2009	3Way	Lara Lancaster	4 episodes
2009	Dexter	Officer Zoey Kruger	Episode: "Dex Takes a Holiday"
2009	Defying Gravity	Jen Crane	13 episodes
2010	24	Molly O'Connor	Episode: "Day 8: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m."
2010	Stepson, TheThe Stepson	Donna May	TV movie
2010	Mentalist, TheThe Mentalist	Delinda LeCure	Episode: "The Red Ponies"
2011	Virtual Lies	Jamie Chapman	TV movie
2011	NCIS	Marine Gunnery Sgt. Georgia Wooten	Episode: "Freedom"
2011	Combat Hospital	Cmt. Ariel Garamond	Episode: "Inner Truth" Episode: "Reckless"
2012	Fugitive at 17	Det. Cameron Langford	TV movie
2013	Castle	Maggie Finch	Episode: "The Wild Rover"
2013	Eve of Destruction (miniseries)	Rachel Reed
2014-2015	Arrow	Mayor Celia Castle	2 episodes
2015	NCIS: Los Angeles	FBI Agent : Allison Conway	Episode: 18
2015	NCIS: New Orleans	NOPD Detective Dinah Clark	Episode: Blue Christmas
2016	Shadowhunters	Elaine Lewis	4 episodes
2016	Elementary	Christa Pullman	Episode: Art Imitates Art

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work nominated	Result
1998	Gemini Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	F/X: The Series	Nominated

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