Sarah Carter

Not to be confused with Sarah Carter (historian), Sara Carter, Sarah Carter Edgarton Mayo, or Sarah Connor (Terminator).

Sarah Carter
Carter at the Falling Skies Panel MCM London Comic Con 2013
Born	Sarah Sanguin Carter (1980-10-30) October 30, 1980 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship	Canada United States
Occupation(s)	Actress, musician
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Kevin Barth ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	1

Sarah Sanguin Carter (born October 30, 1980) is a Canadian American actress and musician. She is known for her recurring role as Alicia Baker in the superhero series Smallville (2004–2005), Madeleine Poe in Shark (2006–2008), and main role as Maggie in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies (2011–2015).

Personal life

Carter was born in Toronto and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was a student in the prestigious Royal Winnipeg Ballet and an accomplished member of the debate team. She competed in various countries including Austria, England, and Argentina.

After graduating high school, Carter moved to Switzerland where she studied fine arts at Neuchâtel Junior College for one year. She subsequently attended Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto. Later, Carter took time off from acting, spending time in India and Cuba, where she worked in an orphanage.

On June 19, 2011, Carter was one of thirty-five climbers who scaled Mount Shasta to raise money for the Breast Cancer Fund, for which she is a spokesperson. She has also hiked the West Coast Trail.

Carter wrote and produced her feature directing debut film, In Her Name, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. The film won an Audience Award, and will be distributed in June 2024 by Tribeca Films, Giant Pictures, and Drafthouse.

Carter is married to Kevin Barth, whom she wed in 2014. They have a daughter born in 2017.

In 2024, Carter announced that she became an American citizen.

Career

Acting

Carter's early television career included appearances in Wolf Lake, Dark Angel, and Undeclared, and she was also cast in Final Destination 2. She also appeared in three episodes of Smallville, in which she played Alicia Baker, who has a romantic relationship with Clark Kent. In 2006, Carter starred in the film DOA: Dead or Alive, playing the character Helena Douglas, a fighter who enters a martial arts contest.

Her later television career has included playing the character Madeline Poe, a rookie prosecutor in Shark between 2006 and 2008, appearing in all 38 episodes of the series. In 2009, she also appeared in CSI: NY, as the character Haylen Becall, a forensic school graduate.

Carter became a regular character, Maggie, on the TNT series Falling Skies, which debuted in June 2011. An apocalyptic alien invasion story, season 2 began on June 17, 2012 and concluded on August 19, 2012. Season 3 premiered June 9, 2013. On the heels of Falling Skies airing its series finale in 2015, Carter booked a recurring arc on CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 as a potential love interest to Steve McGarrett.

Music

Carter released a solo album, Before Three, in December 2009. She is part of the duo SanguinDrake, founded in 2010. As of December 2012, the band has released four self-produced music videos on their website. On May 12, 2012, SanguinDrake released their first album Pretty Tricks.

Directing

Carter made her directorial debut with In Her Name in 2022. In Her Name had its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in 2022, where it won an Audience Award. The film has gone on to screen at festivals around the world, and will be distributed in June 2024 by Tribeca Films, Giant Pictures, and Drafthouse.

Acting Credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Mindstorm	Rayanna Armitage
2001	Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell	Melissa Bell	Direct-to-video film
2002	K-9: P.I.	Babe	Direct-to-video film
2003	Final Destination 2	Shaina McKlank
2004	Haven	Chanel
2005	Berkeley	Alice
2006	Skinwalkers	Katherine
2006	DOA: Dead or Alive	Helena Douglas
2006	Pledge This!	Kristen Haas
2007	Killing Zelda Sparks	Zelda Sparks
2009	Red Mist	Kim
2009	Misconceptions	Lucy
2012	The Vow	Diane
2012	Tripping Tommy	Maggie
2014	Guardian	Paquita
2016	The Guru and The Gypsy	Maggie Turner
2019	Business Ethics	Veronica
2020	Pearl	Helen
2022	In Her Name	Mother	Also director, producer and writer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Cold Squad	Libby Logan	Episode: "Root Cause"
2001	The Immortal	Ellie	Episode: "The Good Squire"
2001	Los Luchadores	Maria Valentine	Main role
2001	Trapped	Claire Thorensen	Television film
2001	Wolf Lake	Brianna	Episode: "The Changing"
2001	Dark Angel	Katarina	Episode: "Boo"
2002	Undeclared	Evie	Episode: "The Perfect Date"
2002	The Sausage Factory	Valerie	Episode: "Hang Ups"
2003	Black Sash	Allie Bennett	Main role
2003	The Twilight Zone	Amber	Episode: "Sunrise"
2003	A Date with Darkness	Sarah	Television film
2004–2005	Smallville	Alicia Baker	Episodes: "Obsession", "Unsafe", "Pariah"
2005	Boston Legal	Tracey Green	Episode: "It Girls and Beyond"
2005	Entourage	Cassie	Episode: "The Sundance Kids"
2005	Numb3rs	Nadine Hodges	3 episodes
2006–2008	Shark	Madeleine Poe	Main role (seasons 1–2)
2008	Confessions of a Go-Go Girl	Angela Lucas	Television film
2008	Dirty Sexy Money	Wrenn Darcy	2 episodes
2008	The Cleaner	Liz	Episode: "Standing Eight"
2009	CSI: NY	Haylen Becall	3 episodes
2010	White Collar	Pierce	Episode: "Home Invasion"
2011	Salem Falls	Addie Peabody	Television film
2011–2015	Falling Skies	Margaret "Maggie" May	Main role (seasons 1–5)
2013	The Toyman Killer	Kate Kovic	Television film
2014	One Starry Christmas	Holly Jensen	Television film (Hallmark)
2015	Rogue	DEA Agent Harper Deakins	Main role (season 3)
2015	Buried Secrets	Sarah Winters	Television film
2015	Hawaii Five-0	Lynn Downey	4 episodes
2018	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Lilah Finch	Episode: "Accredo"
2019	The Flash	Grace Gibbons / Cicada II	Recurring role (season 5), 6 episodes Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain
2024	The Family Business: New Orleans	TBA	Series regular

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Refs
2019	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Villain	The Flash	Nominated

External links

• Sarah Carter at IMDb