Michelle Hurd

Michelle Hurd
Hurd at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Education	Boston University (BFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Garret Dillahunt ​ (m. 2007)​
Parent	Hugh Hurd (father)

Michelle Hurd is an American actress best known for her work in television. She first received recognition for portraying Monique Jeffries in the police procedural series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–2001). She has since starred as Athena Barnes in the drama series Leap Years (2001), Colleen Manus in the crime drama series The Glades (2010–2013), Linda Bates Emery in the comedy-horror series Ash vs Evil Dead (2016), and Ellen "Shepherd" Briggs in the crime drama series Blindspot (2015–2018). She portrayed Raffi Musiker in the science fiction series Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023).