A native of Toronto, Canada, Jessica Steen is probably best known in the U.S. for having been a regular on two short-lived TV series: the critically acclaimed
Homefront (1991) and the science fiction show
Earth 2 (1994). She also appeared opposite
Michael Richards (Kramer from
Seinfeld (1989)) in the film
Trial and Error (1997). She was additionally the only female regular on the 1987 syndicated show,
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987), and has appeared as a guest star on a number of other TV series including
ER (1994),
Touched by an Angel (1994),
Murder One (1995), and
The Outer Limits (1995).
Steen was later cast as Constable Donna Sabine in the acclaimed Canadian police series
Flashpoint (2008), and Special Agent Paula Cassidy in the popular CBS drama
NCIS (2003). In 2012 she appeared as Commissioner Eva Braden in the dark comedy miniseries
Bullet in the Face (2012), written by Alan Spencer. She has done several Lifetime and Hallmark TV movies to date, and has also made an appearance in the Facebook Watch TV series
Sacred Lies (2018) (2020). Steen landed the role of Lisa Stillman, which was initially intended to be guest stint, on
Heartland (2007), which is the longest-running hour-long scripted drama in Canadian TV history.