B: May 6, 1965 in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Leslie Hope grew up in a military family, and that usually means moving on a regular basis. When she was 15, the family moved to Italy, and she enrolled at a boarding school to finish her pre-college training. Instead of pursuing her original plan to become a lawyer, she decided to rebel, announcing to her parents that she wanted to be an actor. In 2008, Hope stepped behind the camera to write and direct the short documentary, What I See When I Close My Eyes, which screened at the 2009 Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto. Leslie Hope played opposite Bruce Greenwood in the series The River and costars with him in 2019’s Lie Exposed, which she also producer. Leslie Hope had a recurring role as Secretary of the Navy Sarah Porter in the series NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service showing up in one or two episodes a year from 2013 to 2016. An active and accomplished Producer and Director, we list her credits as an actor first.
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