Jerrika Hinton

Jerrika Hinton is an American actress, best known for her role as Dr. Stephanie Edwards in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy.

Early life and education Hinton was born and raised in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Cynthia, a retired government worker, and Avaleon Hinton.

She graduated in 2002 with honors from Southern Methodist University's Meadows School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre, studying directing and playwriting.

Career Hinton began her career appearing in stage productions. She has made her film debut in the 2006 independent drama Rain. The following years, Hinton guest-starred in several television series such as Gilmore Girls, Everybody Hates Chris, Zoey 101, Ghost Whisperer, In 2008 she did a Hanes commercial with Sarah Chalke. After three seasons as regular cast member on show, Shonda Rhimes cast Hinton as the lead character of her first comedy pilot Toast in March 2016. She would still be on Grey's Anatomy if her pilot had gone to series. In January 2017, it was announced that Hinton would co-star opposite Holly Hunter in Here and Now, a HBO drama series created by Alan Ball. She portrayed Ashley Collins, one of the adopted children of Hunter's character. She next played Natalie Gorman in Servant (2019–2020) and began portraying Millie Morris in the Amazon Prime series Hunters in 2020 and 2023.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Foreign Soil Natalie 2006 Rain Beni Arnold 2008 Broken Angel Officer Raines 2011 The Roommate Shiana 2012 The Strangely Normal Black Friend Short 2014 Teacher of the Year Mrs. Curtis 2015 Just Another Dance with My Father Katie Short 2016 Odious Sharlette 2024 The Piano Lesson Grace2024Mr. CrocketSummerHulu

Television