Brooke Langton is an American actress. She starred as Samantha Reilly in the Fox prime time soap opera Melrose Place (1996–1998) and as Angela Bennett in the USA Network thriller series The Net (1998–99). Langton also was the female lead in the 2000 comedy film The Replacements. She later had significant guest roles on the NBC series Friday Night Lights and on Life, in which Langton played a lawyer and then a deputy district attorney.
Life and career Langton's love of improvisational theatre started at Second City in Chicago. Studying acting with Larry Moss and Ivana Chubbuck, Langton pursued independent films. Her first films were Swingers, directed by Doug Liman, and then Reach the Rock, produced by John Hughes (cult movie director of Sixteen Candles and many other iconic hits).
Langton was a regular cast member in the ABC adventure drama series, Extreme, co-starring opposite Julie Bowen and James Brolin.
In 1996, Langton joined the cast of the Fox prime time series Melrose Place, playing Samantha Reilly Campbell. She starred in the show during its fifth and sixth season, leaving early in the seventh season. After leaving Melrose Place, Langton was cast as lead in the USA Network series, The Net, a television drama based on the 1995 film of the same name. Langton portrayed the character Angela Bennett, who was played by Sandra Bullock in the film. The series was canceled after one season. She later starred alongside Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman in the 2000 film The Replacements, her biggest feature credit to date. Langton also co-starred in the comedy films Playing Mona Lisa (2000), and Kiss the Bride (2002).
In 2001, Langton had the leading role in the Fox crime drama series, Fling, During her later career, she starred in a number of smaller films, including Partner(s) (2005) with Jay Harrington and Julie Bowen, and Beautiful Dreamer alongside Colin Egglesfield. In 2007, she starred in the horror film Primeval opposite Dominic Purcell. From 2007 to 2008, she had a recurring role in the NBC drama series, Friday Night Lights. During that same time she co-starred as Charlie Crews' attorney Constance Griffiths in another NBC drama, Life. In later years, Langton guest starred on The Closer, Bones, and Supernatural.
In 2015 Langton participated as a contestant on the Swedish show Allt för Sverige (Everything for Sweden), where she competed against other Americans for the prize to get to know her Swedish family and roots. The series was broadcast on SVT. In the second episode it was revealed that Langton was a relative of actor Adolf Jahr.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1994Terminal VelocityJump Junkie1996Beach HouseCaitlin1996ListenSarah Ross1996SwingersNikki1997Mixed SignalsJudy1997The Small HoursDoug's sister1998Reach the RockLise2000Playing Mona LisaSabrina2000The ReplacementsAnnabelle Farrell2002Kiss the BrideNicoletta 'Niki' Sposato2005Partner(s)Lucy2006The BenchwarmersKathy Dobson2006Beautiful DreamerClaire2007PrimevalAviva Masters2012Chilly ChristmasLt. Mel Stone2014K-9 Adventures: Legend of the Lost GoldCourtney Lewis2016The DebtKate Campbell2017Saving ChristmasElizabeth2018Shifting GearsCarol Williamson2018Soul SessionsDr. Katrina Dumont2025Thieves HighwaySylvia
Television Year Title Role Notes1992Freshman DormNikkiEpisode: "Sex, Truth and Theatre"1992Beverly Hills, 90210Suds LiptonEpisode: "The Back Story"1992BaywatchTanyaEpisode: "River of No Return"1992California DreamsKimberly BlanchardEpisode: "Guess Who's Coming to Brunch"1994Moment of Truth: Cult RescueKim McGillTelevision film1995Eye of the StalkerBethTelevision film1995ExtremeSarah BowenSeries regular, 13 episodes1995Chicago HopeSandra KeyesEpisode: "Hello Goodbye"1995The Adventures of Young Indiana JonesAmy WhartonEpisode: "Winds of Change"1995The Single GuyAmandaEpisodes: "Attraction" and "Midnight"1995Party of FiveCourtneyEpisode: "Grand Delusions"1996SlidersDaelin RichardsEpisode: "As Time Goes By"1996–98Melrose PlaceSamantha ReillySeries regular, 68 episodes1998–99The NetAngela BennettSeries regular, 22 episodes2001FlingElizabeth GillcrestSeries regular, 7 episodes2003The BreakSaraPilot2005WeedsSharonEpisode: "Dead in the Nethers"2006MonkTerriEpisode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist"2007–08Friday Night LightsJackie MillerRecurring role, 9 episodes2007–08LifeConstance GriffithsSeries regular, 11 episodes2009The CloserDetective Ally MooreEpisode: "Dead Man's Hand"2012The MentalistPella GoodwinEpisode: "Cherry Picked"2013BonesChristine BrennanEpisode: "The Shot in the Dark"2013SupernaturalHayleyEpisode: "Remember the Titans"2013The GladesNicky HollowayEpisode: "Magic Longworth"2015Stolen DreamsLaura PaddingtonTelevision film; also known as Are You My Daughter?2015Allt för Sverige (in Sweden)herselfA reality game show about tracing one's ancestry2018The Good CopJoyEpisode: "Why Kill a Busboy?"2018The Last ShipLt. Maddie RawlingsRecurring role, 5 episodes 2019The PassageValerieEpisode: "That Never Should Have Happened to You"
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