Lisa Roumain

Acting · Puerto Rico

Lisa Roumain (born in Puerto Rico, of Italian, Haitian, and Scottish descent) is an American actress based in Los Angeles. She grew up in Parkland, Florida, studied Interior Architecture at the University of Florida, and worked as a designer before pursuing acting. After modeling and appearing in commercials (Nissan, Disney, Mercedes-Benz, Coca-Cola, Verizon), she landed her first film role in Jersey Girl (2004). In 2007 she joined the performance capture troupe on James Cameron's then top-secret project Avatar (2009), working on it for two years and playing multiple Na'vi characters. She won Best Actress at the 2016 Los Angeles Film Awards for Hurricane and has since served as a festival juror. Her filmography includes: Jersey Girl (2004) (Frida Pinto, Zac Efron); Avatar (2009) (Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington); Go for It! (2011) (Taryn Southern, Luis Guzmán); Dating Daisy (2016); The Guest House (2017); Unlawful Justice (2018); Alone Wolf (2020); After the Reign (2020); Destination Marfa (2021); Lantern's Lane (2021); Every Night & Every Day (2022) (Stephen Howard, Janine Venable); Last Appeal (2024) (Michael Madsen, Rob Morrow). TV: Grey's Anatomy (2018), Westworld (2018), Criminal Minds (2019), Yellowstone (2020), Blindspotting (2021), Super Pumped (2022).