Rhona Natasha Mitra (born 9 August 1976) is an English actress and singer.
Mitra is known for her roles as, Sonja in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009); as Major Rachel Dalton in the second and third seasons of Strike Back (2012–2013); as Rachel Scott in the first two seasons of The Last Ship (2014–2015); Holly Marie Begins in the sixth season of Party of Five (1999–2000); as Kate Hedges in Ali G Indahouse (2002); as Tara Wilson in the final season of The Practice (2003–2004) and the first and second seasons of Boston Legal (2004–2005); as Detective Kit McGraw in the third season of Nip/Tuck (2005); in the lead role of the science fiction/action film Doomsday as Major Eden Sinclair (2008); as an assassin in the Netflix film Game Over, Man! (2018); and as Mercy Graves in the CW series Supergirl (2018). She was also the live-action model of the video game character Lara Croft in 1997.
Early life Rhona Natasha Mitra was born on 9 August 1976 in the Paddington area of London, the daughter of Anthony Mitra, a surgeon, and Nora Downey. Her father is of Indian descent, while her mother is Irish.
Career
In 1997, Mitra appeared as the live-action model for Lara Croft, the lead character in Eidos Interactive's Tomb Raider video game series before Angelina Jolie earned the role for the two Tomb Raider films (2001–2003). She played the romantic interest of Christopher Lambert in Beowulf (1999). Her first main role came as Scott Wolf's illicit love interest on Party of Five (1999–2000). In 2000, Mitra had a small role in the film Hollow Man as a neighbour who is raped by Kevin Bacon's character. She had a main role in the medical drama Gideon's Crossing (2001), as Alejandra "Ollie" Klein. Mitra was ranked No. 46 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001. Mitra then had roles in Ali G Indahouse, Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Stuck on You, and The Life of David Gale (2003) and leading roles in Highwaymen and Spartacus (2004). Mitra appeared in the final season of The Practice (2003) as Tara Wilson, and continued that role into its spin-off Boston Legal (2004–2005) with James Spader, but left not long into the second season. In 2005, Mitra played the role of Kit McGraw during season 3 of Nip/Tuck. Mitra then went on to appear in Skinwalkers (2006), The Number 23 and Shooter (2007).
In 2008, Mitra starred in the lead role of the science fiction/action film Doomsday as Major Eden Sinclair (sometimes mistakenly named in some databases as being Caryn Peterson), and in 2009 went on to star in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans as Sonja, the daughter of the powerful vampire elder Viktor (played by Bill Nighy). While filming, she grew fond of her vampire fangs, even declining to remove them when they could not be seen. "I put those fangs on the first day and I felt they should always have been there; it's strange. So I kept them in through the entire time of shooting, throughout all my dialogue and everything." In 2009, she was nominated for Scream Awards for Best Actress for this role. She also appeared in three episodes of Stargate Universe as Commander Kiva.
She stars in the 2010 Anders Anderson thriller film Stolen, alongside Josh Lucas, Jon Hamm and James Van Der Beek. She portrayed Claire Radcliff in the 2010 ABC supernatural series The Gates. She played Major Rachel Dalton on Cinemax's series Strike Back: Vengeance and Strike Back: Shadow Warfare (2012–2013), replacing Amanda Mealing.
In 2014 and 2015, she played Rachel Scott in the first two seasons of Michael Bay's post-apocalyptic television series, The Last Ship.
In 2017, she portrayed Charlotte in the fourth season of The Strain.
In 2018, Mitra was cast as Mercy Graves in the CW television series Supergirl.
In 2020, Mitra starred in the science fiction film Archive as Simone. She also starred in the science fiction film Skylines as Dr Mal.
In 2023, she joined the film Hounds of War, alongside Frank Grillo, and historical film Prisoners of Paradise. She also stars in the lead role in science-fiction film The Experiment, alongside Famke Janssen and Stefanie Martini, where she plays Captain Ava Stone.
In 2025, she landed the female lead opposite Joel Kinnaman in Debriefing the President, the four-hour miniseries greenlit at TNT. She also joined the sword and sorcery film Red Sonja, alongside Matilda Lutz.
Personal life In 2016, she moved to Uruguay. Her life in Uruguay rescuing horses has been featured in 2023 on the Channel 5 TV show Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild. She appeared on an episode of AMC's Ride with Norman Reedus, specifically the Uruguay episode (Season 4, Episode 5), where she joined Norman Reedus for horseback riding, showcasing her life in Uruguay where she cares for numerous horses and lives off the land, a major theme in her post-Hollywood life.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1997Eddie Izzard: GloriousGroupie Direct to video DebutSheherazade Direct to video 1998CroupierGirl with JointMonk DawsonMollie Jolliffe 1999How to Breed GibbonsJulietShort filmBeowulfKyra 2000Hollow ManSebastian's NeighborGet CarterGeraldine 2002Ali G IndahouseKate HedgesSweet Home AlabamaTabatha Wadmore-Smith 2003BerlinStuck on YouBus Stop Bombshell2004HighwaymenMolly Poole2006SkinwalkersRachel Talbot 2007Laura TollinsShooterAlourdes Galindo2008DoomsdayEden Sinclair 2009Underworld: Rise of the LycansSonjaReplacing Jázmin Dammak from the first filmSeparation CityKatrien BeckerStolenBarbara Adkins2010Reuniting the RubinsAndie Rubin2014The LoftAllison Vanowen 2016 Hard Target 2 Sofia Direct to video 2018 Game Over, Man!Erma The FightAmanda Chadwick 2020 Archive Simone Skylines Dr Mal2022The Other MeMartha 2024 Shadow Land Rachel DonnellyHounds of WarSelina 2025 Red Sonja Petra AmblesideBetty 2026The Experiment Captain Ava Stone Post-production TBAMother Knows Best Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes1995The Ghostbusters of East FinchleyCassEpisode: "1.5"1996Sarah WickesEpisode: "Outer"1997Lust for GloriousLa Dame FrançaiseTV film1997The Man Who Made Husbands JealousFlora SeymourTV miniseries1999–2000Party of FiveRecurring role (12 episodes)2000Secret Agent ManLacey SullivanEpisode: "Supernaked"2000–2001Gideon's CrossingDr Alejandra Ollie KleinMain role (20 episodes)2003–2004Tara WilsonMain role (22 episodes)2004SpartacusVariniaTV miniseries2004Boston LegalTara WilsonMain role (20 episodes)2005Nip/TuckKit McGrawRecurring role (5 episodes)2010Stargate UniverseCommander KivaEpisodes: "Subversion", "Incursion: Parts 1 & 2"2010Claire RadcliffMain role (13 episodes)2012Crisis PointCameron GraingerTV film2012–2013Strike BackMaj. Rachel DaltonRegular role (14 episodes)2014–2015The Last ShipDr Rachel ScottMain role (23 episodes)2017The StrainCharlotte4 episodes2018SupergirlMercy GravesRecurring role (4 episodes)2023Ben Fogle: New Lives in the WildHerself 2025Debriefing the PresidentPolly Stevens TV miniseries
Video games Year Title Role Notes 1997 Tomb Raider II Lara Croft Promotional live-action model 2023 World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Vyranoth VoiceTBASquadron 42 Executive Officer Sophia Kelly Voice
Discography Studio albums Come Alive (1998, produced by Dave Stewart) Female Icon (1999, produced by Dave Stewart)
Singles "Getting Naked" (1997)
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