added to the main cast for the second season of the Fox series Lucifer, playing the vessel of the titular character's mother. In 2015–16, she played a recurring role as Evan Smith, a corporate attorney in the USA network series Suits. In 2019, she was added to the main cast for the fourth season of the SyFy series Van Helsing, playing Dracula, the Dark One, who is the ruler of the vampire species. Personal life In 2003, Helfer married Jonathan Marshall, a lawyer whom she met at a mutual friend's birthday party. They separated in May 2017 and Helfer filed for divorce in January 2018, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was settled in 2019. In 2011, Helfer became an American citizen. She has four artificial discs in her back and two in her neck, resulting from an incident in which a piece of luggage was dropped on her head while sitting on a commercial airliner, and two in her lower back from mishaps while doing her own stunts. She co-founded the charity web site "Acting Outlaws" with former Battlestar Galactica co-star Katee Sackhoff, which collects donations for several causes and charity events. She is also involved in various causes, from animal rescue to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2014, she appeared in a PETA video campaign, encouraging cat owners to keep their pets indoors. Helfer is a vegetarian. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links official tricia helfer instagram 1974 births Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Alberta Canadian film actresses Canadian people of English descent Canadian people of German descent Canadian people of Norwegian descent Canadian people of Swedish descent Canadian television actresses Canadian video game actresses Canadian voice actresses Female models from Alberta People from the County of Stettler No. 6 People with acquired American citizenship Spike Video Game Award winners