Jillian Murray

Jillian Murray (born June 4, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Portlyn on Sonny with a Chance, Olivia on MTV's Awkward, Gwen Adams in American High School, Lex Mitchell in Forget Me Not, Brandi Cox in Wild Things: Foursome, and as the body model for Dr. Liara T'Soni for the Mass Effect video game series. She played Dr. Heather Pinkney in the first two seasons of the CBS medical drama Code Black.

Early life Murray was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Wyomissing in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In 1998, she and her parents moved to Tucson, Arizona; Murray later relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film. and Lex Mitchell in Forget Me Not.

Murray starred in a recurring role on the Disney Channel original series Sonny with a Chance, playing Portlyn. She was offered a series regular role after the 4th episode but declined due to many film offers on the table. She landed the lead female role in the comedy Cougar Hunting playing Penelope (Lara Flynn Boyle's daughter), as well as the female lead in her first studio film in Wild Things: Foursome playing Brandi Cox. After wrapping that film in 2010 she was offered the lead female in her second studio film Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown playing Eve. This film is where she met her longtime boyfriend Dean Geyer.

Murray's face and body were used as the model for the character of Liara T'Soni in the Mass Effect franchise of video games. She appeared in the premiere episode of the 2011 revival of the reality series Fear Factor (where she came in second place and lost the first place title because her partner fell).

In 2012, Murray starred alongside Danny Trejo and Ron Perlman in the action film Bad Ass, and was cast in the horror film Cabin Fever: Patient Zero. She also produced her first film, Visible Scars, and starred in the film alongside Tom Sizemore. She landed a role on MTV's hit show Awkward playing Olivia. In 2013 she landed numerous indie flicks including Mantervention, Windsor Drive, and My Favorite Five. At the end of 2013, she played the female lead in a golf drama titled The Squeeze alongside Jeremy Sumpter, Christopher McDonald and Michael Nouri. In 2014 Murray was cast as Danni, one of the leads in the film Dark Ascension (originally titled Welcome to Purgatory).

In 2015, Murray was cast in the recurring role of Dr. Heather Pinkney on CBS's Code Black; in summer 2016 she was promoted to series regular for the show's second season.

Personal life In 2010, Murray began dating Australian singer and actor Dean Geyer. The couple announced their engagement on December 18, 2016. They were married on September 14, 2017. On April 2026, the couple were expecting their first child together and a few months later on July 4, she gave birth to a boy.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Deep Toad Natashia Uncredited 2005 Fifty Pills Jayne One Night With You Brianna 2006 The Fun Park Megan Davis Direct-to-video film 2008 Legacy Megan Woods Direct-to-video film; also known as Pretty Little Devils An American Carol Heather 2009 American High School Gwen Adams Direct-to-video film Knuckle Draggers Amy also known as Alpha Males Experiment Forget Me Not Lex Mitchell The Graves Abby Graves 2010 Wild Things: Foursome Brandi Cox Direct-to-video film 2011 Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown Eve Cougar Hunting Penelope 2012 Bad Ass Lindsay Visible Scars Stacy 2014 Cabin Fever: Patient Zero Penny Mantervention Madisyn 2015 My Favorite Five Shelly The Squeeze Natalie Windsor Drive Jordana 2019 A Kiss on the Candy Lane Jennifer Monroe Direct-to-video film 2022 A Brush With Christmas Charlotte 2022 An unlikely angel Janie 2023 Christmas Keepsake Elizabeth

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Drake & Josh Drake's Girl / Cute Girl Episodes: "The Great Doheny", "I Love Sushi" 2007 Cheerleader Camp Georgie Television movie 2009 Sonny with a Chance Portlyn 4 episodes 2010 Rules of Engagement Young Woman Episode: "Little Bummer Boy" The Jace Hall Show Herself Episodes: "It's All About the 'V'", "Ice-T, Coco and StarCraft 2" 2011 Awkward. Olivia [Jenna Plus] Episode: "Jenna Lives" Fear Factor Herself Contestant; episode: "Broken Hearts & Blood Baths" 2015 Down Dog Ms. Berndhardt Unsold television pilot (Amazon Prime) Murder in the First Suzy Q 3 episodes 2015–2017 Code Black Dr. Heather Pinkney Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2) 2018 A Dangerous Date Alexis Television movie 2019 Prescription for Love Claire Abbott 2020 Killer Daddy Issues Carrie Television movie; also known as Overlook 2021 Christmas in the Pines Ariel Colt Television movie 2026 9-1-1 (TV series) Jane Williams Episode: "Secrets"

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2007 Mass Effect Dr. Liara T'Soni Body model 2010 Mass Effect 2 2012 Mass Effect 3