Mary Wiseman (born July 30, 1985) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Cadet (later Ensign, then Lieutenant)

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in the

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science fiction drama series '' Star Trek: Discovery'' (2017–present).

Early life

Wiseman is the youngest daughter of Dorothy and Kevin Wiseman and has three older brothers. She grew up in

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and

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. Wiseman attended the DC Shakespeare Theatre’s high school outreach program. She graduated from

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in 2003 and later earned her BFA in Theatre Arts at Boston University. She went on to study at

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's Drama Division between 2011 and 2015, where one of her classmates was future ''Star Trek: Discovery'' cast member

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Career

Wiseman's stage roles have included Nitzan Halperin's ''Sow and Weep'' (2008, Boston University College of Fine Arts in New York), Ariel Carson's ''I Wanted it to Have a How & I Wanted it to Have a Verb'' (2011,

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) and Betsy/Lindsay in ''

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'' (2013, Chautauqua Theater Company). Wiseman has performed in productions and workshops of new plays in Playwrights’ theatres like PS 122, The Public, Soho Rep, and New York Theatre Workshop. Wiseman appeared in the television series '' Longmire'' as Meg Joyce, a nurse and love interest for the character Archie "The Ferg" Ferguson. In 2022, Wiseman's portrayal of the character Carlo from the Off-Broadway play ''At The Wedding'' garnered her a Lucille Lortel Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play.

Personal life

In 2013, Wiseman began dating actor Noah Averbach-Katz who was her Juilliard School classmate. The couple married on February 16, 2019. Wiseman identifies as

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, stating: "Before Noah, I dated and loved people of all genders. I never liked it when straight-presenting women dominated conversations about

bisexuality Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, whic ...

/ pansexuality when I was with women, so I try not to do it now, but I also don’t want it to feel like I’m hiding anything because I’m queer and proud!”

Filmography

Film

Television

Video game

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiseman, Mary Place of birth missing (living people) 1985 births Living people Actresses from Maryland American queer actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Boston University College of Fine Arts alumni Juilliard School alumni American LGBT actors People from Gaithersburg, Maryland People from Milford, Pennsylvania Queer women