Jessica Camacho

Born in Chicago Camacho got her first taste of acting when she took an acting class at the suggestion of a friend She instantly fell in love with the craft and moved to San Francisco where she supported herself as a waitress while taking night classes at the renowned American Conservatory Theatre She went on to work in theatre and television in Chicago where she was able to obtain her Screen Actors Guild membership card before settling full time in Los Angeles Camacho can be seen starring in CBS highly anticipated legal drama series All Rise Written and executive produced by Canadian writer Spottiswood and directed by Mike Robin All Rise pulls back the curtain of a Los Angeles county court system taking a deeper dive into the personal and professional lives of the judges lawyers clerks bailiffs and cops Camacho shines as Emily LopezBerarro a tough and determined public defender who is undaunted in her efforts to prove her clients innocence All Rise premieres on CBS September 23 2019 Additionally Camacho can be seen starring in Netflixs scifi drama series Another Life opposite Katee Sackhoff and Selma Blair Created by Aaron Martin Saving Hope DeGrassi The Next Generation Another Life centers on astronaut Niko Breckinridge Sackhoff who is focused on searching for alien intelligence Camacho will play Michelle Vargas the crews aggressive tellitlikeitis communications expert Another Life will stream internationally on Netflix platforms on July 25 2019 Camacho will also appear this fall in a topsecret recurring role on HBOs highlyanticipated superhero series Watchmen opposite Regina King Jeremy Irons and Don Johnson Written by Damon Lindelof the show is based on characters from the iconic graphic novel and is set in an alternate history where superheroes are treated as outlaws Camacho was most recently seen as a series regular throughout season two of NBCs actionthriller series Taken based on the internationally renowned blockbuster film franchise She was a scenestealer as whipsmart rulebreaking Army captain Santana She has also appeared in the DC Comics world and is well known for her recurring role as Gypsy on The Flash for The CW On the film front Camacho has been seen in Think Like a Man Veronica Mars and most recently Roman J Israel Esq opposite Denzel Washington Additional television credits include regular roles on Sleepy Hollow for FOX and Last Resort for ABC and appearing on Casual Frequency Harley and the Davidsons Minority Report Longmire Rizzoli Isles Stalker Bones Castle NCIS Los Angeles Hello Ladies Law Order Special Victims Unit Nikita Gossip Girl The Mentalist Dexter and Justified On the charity front Camachos passions are protecting our planet helping the needy and forgotten working with groups that help people develop skills and passions that can change their life and being a voice for abused and neglected animals She has worked with a handful of organizations over the years to further her voice in these arenas Camacho currently resides in Los Angeles with her pup Jules Description above from the IMDB article Jessica Camacho