Emily Swallow

American actor Emily Swallow was born December 18th, 1979. She is most well-known for her role in the role of Kim Fischer on The Mentalist and as Amara / the Darkness in the 11th season of Supernatural. She also appears as the Armorer in the live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian and had a minor role in the role of Emily in the video game The Last of Us Part II. Swallow was born on the 18th of December 1979 in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Sterling, Virginia and Jacksonville, Florida. When she was at Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville She began her acting career in various amateur, college professional, and amateur theatre productions. She graduated in 2001 with a degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Virginia, and followed that with an MFA in Acting from the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.Swallow started her professional career on Broadway theatre which she acted in numerous productions including High Fidelity, King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Guthrie Theater, Much Ado About Nothing for Shakespeare in the Park, and the world premiere of off-Broadway productions Romantic Poetry and Measure for Pleasure.In 2008, Swallow made her film debut in the military drama The Lucky Ones. She appeared in two world premieres: Donald Margulies' play The Country House, Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse; and Mark Rylance's The play Nice Fish, at the Guthrie Theatre. She was awarded the Falstaff Award for best Female Performer in 2010 for her portrayal of Kate in The Taming of the Shrew.In 2012, Swallow and fellow singer/comedian Jac Huberman co-created an original stage show titled Jac N Swallow in which they performed in New York at the Laurie Beeckman Theater and Joe's Pub. The show revolves around the hilarious misadventures of Swallow and Jac Huberman in their battle with very different problems in their lives that they face with the same degree of difficulty.