Darby Stanchfield

Biography

Darby Stanchfield is an American actress who began her career in regional theater around Seattle before moving into television and film. Born and raised in Kodiak, Alaska, she graduated from the University of Puget Sound and trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She made her television debut in a 2000 episode of Diagnosis: Murder and took guest roles in dramas including Bones, Cold Case and The Mentalist, and in sitcoms such as How I Met Your Mother. She played April Green on Jericho, Helen Bishop on Mad Men and Shannon Gibbs on NCIS. Shonda Rhimes cast her as Abby Whelan in Scandal, which ran for seven seasons from 2012 to 2018, and she later directed episodes of the show. Her films include Waitress (2007), Carnage Park (2016), The Rendezvous (2016) and Stargirl (2020), and she stars as Nina Locke in Locke & Key.

55years old

Turns 56 on April 29in 198 days

Born April 29, 1971Kodiak
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Also credited as Darby Leigh Stanchfield

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 15 years2007 to 2022

Every film, newest first

2022Willie and MeIMDb rating 4.3
2020StargirlIMDb rating 6.2
2016Carnage ParkIMDb rating 4.9
2016The RendezvousIMDb rating 5.2
2007WaitressIMDb rating 7.0

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First role
Stanchfield made her television debut in a 2000 episode of the CBS crime drama Diagnosis: Murder, after starting her career in theater with regional work in the Seattle area.
Early training
Stanchfield graduated from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, after earning a communications degree with a theater minor from the University of Puget Sound in 1993.