Sarah Christine Roemer (born August 28, 1984) is an American actress and model. One of her best-known roles was a supporting character in ''
Disturbia'', and she has also starred in a number of films including ''
Asylum'', ''
Hachi: A Dog's Tale'', ''
Fired Up!
''Fired Up!'' is a 2009 American teen sex comedy film directed by Will Gluck (in his directorial debut) who is also credited with writing the film under the pseudonym Freedom Jones. The film's plot revolves around two popular high school footba ...
'', ''
Waking Madison
''Waking Madison'' (originally titled ''Mad World'') is a 2011 American independent drama film written and directed by Katherine Brooks and starring Sarah Roemer and Elisabeth Shue.
The film was screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival, in Cos ...
'', and ''
The Con Artist'', as well as the television series ''
The Event'' and ''
Chosen''.
Early life
Roemer was born on August 28, 1984 in
San Diego, California
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. At the age of 15 she was recruited by a modeling agency while at
7-Eleven
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. She attended Horizon Junior and Senior High School and relocated to
Los Angeles
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and started her modeling career.
Career
Roemer signed with ID Model Management in New York City. She has modeled for ''
GQ,'' ''
Cosmopolitan
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* Rootless cosmopolitan, a Soviet derogatory epithet during Joseph Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign of 1949–1953
Hotels and resorts
* Cosmopoli ...
,
Maxim,
Esquire
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,
Nylon Guys
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''Nylon Guys'' was founded in 2004 by the original co-creator of ''Nylon' ...
,
Self
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,
Interview
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, Flaunt''. She was featured in the ''Sportswear International'' magazine's cover model in its summer 2004 issue.
Her first part was in an indie film called ''
Wristcutters: A Love Story''.
In the 2006 horror film ''
The Grudge 2'' she portrays Lacey Kimble, a high school student and young cheerleader. Released on October 13, 2006, to negative reviews, the film was a box office success. In 2007, Roemer starred alongside
Shia LaBeouf in the
Paramount Pictures
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thriller film ''
Disturbia''.
She portrayed Ashley Carlson, a love interest and neighbor of LaBeouf's character. ''Disturbia'' was released on April 13, 2007, to a positive critical reception and debuting at number one in its first week at the box office. The film grossed $117.8 million against a budget of $20 million. She also starred alongside
Dakota Fanning,
Kristen Stewart and
Virginia Madsen in the
Kate Hudson–directed short film ''
Cutlass
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.''
In 2008, she starred alongside
Travis Van Winkle and
Ellen Hollman
Ellen Hollman (born April 1, 1983) is an American actress.
Biography
Hollman was born in Detroit, Michigan, the oldest of four siblings. She eventually moved to Troy, Michigan, and was an all-star track runner, holding the Michigan state recor ...
in ''
Asylum''. Directed by
David Ellis, who also directed ''
Final Destination 2'', the film was released straight-to-DVD on July 15, 2008. A year later, Roemer appeared in the 2009 teen comedy film ''
Fired Up''. Also in 2009, Roemer portrayed Andy Wilson, the daughter of
Richard Gere's character Parker Wilson, in the American drama film ''
Hachi: A Dog's Tale''. An American adaptation of the 1987 Japanese film ''
Hachikō Monogatari
is a 1987 Japanese drama film directed by Seijirō Kōyama and starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mako Ishino and Masumi Harukawa. The film depicts the true story of Hachikō, a loyal Akita dog who continued to wait for his owner, Profess ...
'', the film opened to positive critical reception and enjoyed worldwide box office success. In 2009, she also starred in the independent film ''
Falling Up'', which was released to mixed reviews and released straight-to-DVD. Roemer appeared in the music video for "
Come Back to Me" by ''
American Idol
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'' contestant
David Cook.
On September 11, 2010, she starred in the independent thriller film ''
Locked In'', portraying Emma Sawyer. She also served as an associate producer in the film. Roemer portrayed central character Madison Walker in the independent drama ''
Waking Madison
''Waking Madison'' (originally titled ''Mad World'') is a 2011 American independent drama film written and directed by Katherine Brooks and starring Sarah Roemer and Elisabeth Shue.
The film was screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival, in Cos ...
'', which was released straight-to-DVD on July 12, 2011. She also appeared as Kristen in the 2010 independent romantic comedy film ''
The Con Artist.''
Later that year, Roemer starred in the
NBC drama series ''
The Event'', portraying Leila Buchanan. The series concluded on May 13, 2011.
Personal life
Roemer began dating her ''
Chosen'' co-star
Chad Michael Murray in 2014. In January 2015, it was announced that she and Murray had married.
They have a son born in 2015, and a daughter, born 2017.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
*
Sarah Roemer Biography
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1984 births
American female models
American film actresses
American television actresses
Female models from California
Living people
Actresses from San Diego
21st-century American actresses