Amy Farrington (born September 20, 1966) is an American actress and model who is best known for her role as Stacey Devers on ''

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''. Farrington currently portrays Detective Lt. Piper Lynch in the

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drama series ''

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''.

Biography

Farrington was born in

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but raised in

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, a suburb of

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. After attending a musical theatre conservatory program she worked in local and regional theatres before moving to Chicago. In

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, she performed at several theaters including the

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,(Son of Fire, 1993) The Court Theatre and the

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. Twenty plays later she moved to

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. Her first job was as a series regular in a pilot for

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, followed by the series, ''

'' (2000), for the same network. She then went on to star in pilots for several networks and guest-starred and recurred on numerous sitcoms including ''

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'' (1998), ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (2000), ''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (1998), ''

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'' (2006) and ''

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'' (2018). On July 8, 2019, Farrington joined the cast of ''

'' in the role of Detective Lt. Piper Lynch, who is a tactical consultant to S.W.A.T.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Living people American television actresses 21st-century American actresses Female models from Massachusetts Actresses from Boston People from Garland, Texas Actresses from Texas American stage actresses 1966 births {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub