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Sprague Grayden

Sprague Grayden

Actor · Born July 21, 1980 (46) · Manchester, Massachusetts, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Sprague Elizabeth Grayden (born July 21, 1980 in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts) is an American actress known for her roles in series such as 24, Jericho, and Sons of Anarchy. Grayden is the daughter of two teachers and has a brother named Benjamin. She graduated cum laude from Barnard College, Columbia University, with a degree in American Studies. She was discovered by a talent scout at the age of five and appeared in commercials and plays. Her best-known roles include: Olivia Taylor in 24: Twenty Four (season 7) – as the daughter of fictional US President Allison Taylor; Heather Lisinski in Jericho – one of the main roles in the post-apocalyptic series; Donna Winston in Sons of Anarchy – wife of Opie Winston; Kristi Rey in Paranormal Activity 2 and 3 – central character in the horror film series. She has also appeared in Six Feet Under, CSI: NY, Law & Order: SVU, The Following, and John Doe. Since 2013, Grayden has been married to cinematographer Alexis Cassar, with whom she has a son (born in 2014).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 21, 1980 (46)
From
Manchester, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 39% in 30 days

What are Sprague Grayden's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Morality
25%
Self
17%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Society
6%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Cold
3
Warm
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sprague Grayden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sprague Grayden's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

54 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bessie Stapleton

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Watson(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Rachel Smith

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Drive Back Home(2024)

    as Martha

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Reacher(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Seaver

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Gossamer Folds(2020)

    as Frannie

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Interrogation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Detective Carol Young

  • For All Mankind(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Erin Vogel

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Samir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Autumn

  • The Fix(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brianna Dear

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Dirty John(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as H.A.L.T. Member · as Tonia Sells

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • A Million Little Things(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lindsay Saville

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • FBI(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Aimee Fenway

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Jamie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jamie’s mum

  • Station 19(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Seven Seconds(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alison

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Lethal Weapon(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Genie Babcock

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Rush Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Pam Sanders

  • Rosewood(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dina Katz

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Ship(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Elli

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Low Winter Sun(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Maya Callis

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Following(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as Carrie Cooke

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Paranormal Activity 4(2012)

    as Kristi (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Touch(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as First Lieutenant Laura Davis

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Paranormal Activity 3(2011)

    as Kristi Rey

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Paranormal Activity 2(2010)

    as Kristi Rey

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: LA(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Valerie Roberts

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Pretty Little Liars(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Cochran

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Younger Ellen

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Three Rivers(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Olivia Baird

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Drop Dead Diva(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Faye Newland

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Wake(2009)

    as Marissa

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Sons of Anarchy(2008)

    Show 7 episodes · as Donna Winston

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Lullaby(2008)

    as Jules

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan McCullough

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Jericho(2006)

    Show 24 episodes · as Heather Lisinski

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Mini's First Time(2006)

    as Kayla

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Over There(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · as Terry Rider

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Meg Collins

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Weeds(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Denise

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Gordon

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Eva

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Jennifer Cooper

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Joan of Arcadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 9 episodes · as Judith Montgomery

  • One Tree Hill(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Darby

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Sixteen to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Julie

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Paula Reiser

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Tonya Rush

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • John Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 12 episodes · as Karen Kawalski

  • 24(2001)

    Show 14 episodes · as Olivia Taylor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarissa Harrison

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Six Feet Under(2001)

    Show 12 episodes · as Anita Miller

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Biohazardous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Laura Forman

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Mia Kessler · as Pam Galliano

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles from 1999 to 2025; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

$207M worldwide

Highest rated

Drive Back Home (2024)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Over There (2005)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19992025

Peak 2011 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting54 of 54: 54 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 20% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2005, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sprague Grayden's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Gossamer Folds (2020)

90th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sprague Grayden's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sprague Grayden work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sprague Grayden's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Landon shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers