Carly Pope (born August 28, 1980) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles on The WB's drama series Popular (1999–2001), supernatural drama series The Collector (2004–2005), USA Network's legal drama series Suits (2016–2017) and The CW's Arrow (2016–2017).

Early life Pope was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, with an older brother, Kris, also an actor, and a younger brother, Alexander. She was trained as a dancer until she became active in theater during high school. She appeared in plays such as The Odd Couple, playing Mickey, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, playing Titania. She attended Lord Byng Secondary School.

Career Pope started her career with several small roles, such as Disturbing Behavior, Snow Day, Aliens in the Wild, Wild West, and Night Man, before being cast as Sam McPherson on The WB's comedy-drama television series Popular (1999–2001). The series followed two teenage girls, Pope and Leslie Bibb, who reside on opposite ends of the popularity spectrum at their high school, but are forced to get along when their single parents meet on a cruise ship and get married. Pope was named one of Teen People's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 in 2000. She has appeared on the cover of several magazines, including Seventeen, Teen, Curve and Medusa, and in pictorials for FHM and Razor. Her breakthrough role was playing Abbey in Disturbing Behavior (1998), who was in a flashback sequence, but it was cut when the film was released.

Pope had several roles in film and television, including The Glass House, Jeff Probst's Finder's Fee, and Orange County. In 2004 she had starred as Maya Kandinski in The Collector. In 2005, she was a guest-star in an episode of FOX's Tru Calling and played an aspiring social worker in the film Eighteen.

In 2007, Pope starred in the Power Up project Itty Bitty Titty Committee, and in Martin Gero's "intelligent sex comedy" and Toronto International Film Festival hit, Young People Fucking. In 2009, she appeared in FOX's hit thriller, 24, as Samantha Roth, the president's son's girlfriend.

Pope joined the main cast of the NBC legal drama television series Outlaw in 2010, portraying Lucinda Pearl. In 2015, Pope co-produced the Canadian documentary film Highway of Tears. She portrayed architect Tara Messer on USA Network's legal drama series Suits (2016–2017). On July 26, 2019, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Pope will appear in Hallmark Channel's Christmas-themed television film, Double Holiday (2019) opposite Kristoffer Polaha.

Personal life On December 29, 2009, Pope and her brother, Kris, were driving a black BMW down West Georgia Street in Downtown Vancouver when David Fomradas, 31, of Alberta jumped on top of the car and yelled at them to run him over. When Kris got out of the car, Fomradas jumped in the front seat and drove the vehicle into the new CBC studios. Carly suffered a broken rib and two cracked vertebrae, Kris suffered severe injuries to his ankle, and a passerby was also injured. Fromradas was also treated in hospital and remained in police custody.

Pope started dating Australian actor David Lyons around 2014 according to her Instagram and they have been married for several years. In November 2024, Pope gave birth to their child.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes1996Short film1998Disturbing BehaviorAbbey1999Aliens in the Wild, Wild WestSara JohnsonDirect-to-video2000Snow DayFawn2001Finder's FeeCarlaTasha2002Orange CountyTanyaVarious PositionsCheryth Bleyn2003Nemesis GameSara NovakThis Time AroundMelissa Rochester2004WhitecoatsSarah CalderEveryoneRena2005Window TheoryAngelaSandra Gets DumpedSandraShort filmCandyAnnaEighteenJennyTwo for the MoneyTammyBreak a Leg, RosieRosieShort filmSandra Goes to WhistlerSandraShort film2007Itty Bitty Titty CommitteeShulamithBeneathVanessaYoung People FuckingKris2008Say GoodnightCrystalEdison and LeoZella (voice)Toronto StoriesRoshanna2009Life Is Hot in CracktownStacyStuntmenKarla Bravo2011S.W.A.T.: FirefightKim ByersDirect-to-videoTextualitySimone2012Man and WomanAmyShort filmConcrete BlondesKris Connifer2013ElysiumCCB AgentThis Last Lonely PlaceFaye GardnerAmbushedBeverly2017RakkaSarahShort film2020The Lost HusbandLanie2021DemonicCarly2022Easter SundayCatherine 2023 The Mental State Angela Cady

Television Year Title Role Notes1998Principal Takes a HolidayStudentTV filmI've Been Waiting for YouCheerleaderTV filmNight ManTeresa ChaseEpisode: "Manimal"1999Our Guys: Outrage at Glen RidgeMari FerraezTV filmBethTV film1999–2001PopularSam McPhersonMain cast2000Trapped in a Purple HazeMolly WhiteTV film2002–2003Kim PossibleAmelia (voice)2 episodes2003First to DieCindy ThomasTV filmHemingway: That Summer in ParisYoung Loreto CallaghanTV filmThis Time AroundMelissa 'Mel' RochesterTV filmJake 2.0Rachel / YoriEpisode: "The God, the Bad, and the Geeky"BiancaTV film2004Beth AnnTV filmRonnieEpisode: "The Letter"2004–2005Maya KandinskiMain cast (season 1)2005Young BladesThe EnchantressEpisode: "Enchanted"Tru CallingOff. Kate WilsonEpisode: "The Perfect Storm"Recipe for a Perfect ChristmasJ.J. JennerTV film200610.5: ApocalypseLaura MalloyTV filmEpisode: "Stringers"2007DirtGarboRecurring roleKaraEpisode: "Till We Have Built Jerusalem"WhistlerBailey2 episodes2008Robson ArmsAnke Vermeulen-PapathanasiouEpisode: "Cherchez la Femme"Yeti: Curse of the Snow DemonSarahTV film24: RedemptionSamantha RothTV filmCalifornicationAnnika2 episodes200924Samantha RothRecurring role2010Day OneBonnieTV pilotOutlawLucinda PearlMain cast2013MotiveSoniaEpisode: "Ruthless" The Tomorrow PeopleMorgan Burke2 episodes2014 Republic of DoyleAlisha Maracle5 episodesRushBeverlyEpisode: "You Spin Me Around"2016–2017SuitsTara MesserRecurring role (season 6)2016–2017ArrowSusan WilliamsRecurring role2018BlindspotQuinn BonitaEpisode: "Deductions"I Killed My BFF: The Preacher's DaughterRaeTV film2019Double HolidayRebecca HoffmanTV movie2020 The Good DoctorLily Cross2 episodes2022–2024Pretty Little LiarsDavie AdamsRecurring role2022Quantum LeapSamantha StrattonEpisode: "Atlantis"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Production Result Refs2000Teen Choice AwardsTV – Choice ActressPopular2004Leo AwardsDramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a FemaleThe Collector2005Vancouver International Film FestivalWomen in Film AwardThe Hamster Cage2006Leo AwardsBest Performance by a Female in a Short DramaSandra Gets Dumped2009Canadian Comedy AwardsBest Performance by a Female – FilmYoung People Fucking

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