Ellen Hollman


Ellen Hollman is an American actress.

Biography

Hollman was born in Detroit, Michigan, and eventually moved to Troy, Michigan. Ellen Hollman is the oldest of four siblings. Hollman was an all-star track runner, holding the female state record in Michigan for the long jump.
In 2008, Ellen Hollman became the CEO and Founder of a non-profit organization, Visual Impact Now. Celebrity hosts for the organization include Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, January Jones, and Robert Luketic. Her organization has conducted various eye clinics in Los Angeles, servicing over 6,000 children with glasses.
She made her television debut on an episode of Malcolm in the Middle in 2005, before going on to appear in fourth season of The O.C. as young Kirsten Nichol in a flashback. In 2006, Hollman made her first appearance on film in the movie Road House 2, where she played the role of Beau. Hollman worked on two big-screen projects which debuted in 2008, Fling, with Brandon Routh and Asylum, with Sarah Roemer. She was cast as a new series regular 'Saxa', a German gladiatrix that is an antagonist to 'Mira' and love interest for Gannicus, but eventually sides with Spartacus during the slave rebellion on ', which premiered in January 2012. She returned to the role of Saxa in the fourth and final season of ', which premiered on January 25, 2013, and ended the series. She recently recurred on AMC Into The Badlands as Regent Warrior Zypher.
Hollman has been cast in The Matrix 4 to be released in 2021. Her role is being kept a secret for now.

Personal life

Hollman is trained in Jiu Jitsu and earned her "Women Empowered" Pink belt as well as 'Combatives' Blue Belt from the Gracie Academy, where her co-star Eve Torres is also a member. In December 2015 Hollman announced she was engaged to her Spartacus: Vengeance co-star Stephen Dunlevy. The two married on August 27, 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web Series