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Jennifer Ferrin

Jennifer Ferrin

Actor · Born February 25, 1979 (47) · Lawrenceville - Georgia - USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jennifer Ferrin (born February 25, 1979) is an American actress. Early life Ferrin was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia. She attended Brookwood High where she was the lead in many high school plays and was a member of the choir. Upon her graduation from high school, Ferrin attended the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina and the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama. Career Ferrin played Esther, the younger Vanessa Redgrave character in The Locket, a Hallmark Hall of Fame film, and guest starred on the 2002 season finale of Dawson's Creek. Ferrin's most notable role to date is that of Jennifer Munson Kasnoff Donovan on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. Ferrin played Jennifer from 2003 to 2006. In 2006, Ferrin landed a recurring role on the primetime show 3 LBS. In the theatre, Ferrin was one of the four actors in the US premiere productions of Patrick Barlow's adaptation of The 39 Steps, in Boston (2007)[1] and New York City (2008). Ferrin also played Detective Sam Tyler's mother in the US version of Life On Mars. In January 2011, Ferrin began her role of Dana Faraday on the NBC superhero drama series The Cape. She also had a two episode stint on Royal Pains and was recurring character Molly on The Following. She portrayed Rebecca Mason, the deceased wife of lead character Tom Mason (Noah Wyle), in a dream episode of the TNT science-fiction drama series Falling Skies, on July 21, 2013. She can be seen as a series regular in the third season of Hell on Wheels, which starts August 10, 2013, on AMC.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 25, 1979 (47)
From
Lawrenceville - Georgia - USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 2% in 30 days

What are Jennifer Ferrin's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
42%
Self
17%
Bonds
14%
Survival
9%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles
  • Allyas Dana Faraday in The Cape (2011)
  • Heroas Petra Neill in Mosaic (2018)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
3
Contemplative
2
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Rousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Jennifer Ferrin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jennifer Ferrin'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

39 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Joyce

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • 56 Days(2026)

    Show as Kristi

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Martha Beasley

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Stories(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Lilly Mulling

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Equalizer(2021)

    Show 11 episodes · as D.A. Avery Grafton

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Evil(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Judith Lemonhead

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Passage(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Lear

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Margaret and Gary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Margaret (voice)

  • God Friended Me(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Madeline

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 10 episodes · as Denise Strickland

  • Mosaic(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Petra Neill

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Time After Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · as Brooke

  • Sneaky Pete(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Joyce Roby

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Knick(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Abigail Alford

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as Anna McMahon

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Rewind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dr. Lyndsay Bryce

  • The Following(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Molly

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Over/Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Hailey

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebecca Ellison

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Hell on Wheels(2011)

    Show 23 episodes · as Louise Ellison

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Homeland(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Person of Interest(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Natalie Boal

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Unforgettable(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Janine Barlow

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Cape(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Dana Faraday

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Sex and the City 2(2010)

    as Patience

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Nonames(2010)

    as Cori

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Melissa Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Elaine Middleton

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Nurse Jackie(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Georgia

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Royal Pains(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Kate Murray

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Life on Mars(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Rose Tyler · as Ruth Tyler

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan Pratt / Nancy Lewis

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Kill Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • 3 lbs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Penny Marx

  • Rescue Me(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sara

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Locket(2002)

    as Young Esther

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Rena West

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Nervous Girl

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • On Pins and Needles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.

Highest rated

Hell on Wheels (2011)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Equalizer (2021)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 38 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s4 · acting

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.

Is Jennifer Ferrin'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 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Jennifer Ferrin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jennifer Ferrin's MovieCove titles; Dorian Missick shares the most, 2.