Jennifer Esposito

Jennifer Esposito launched her acting career with a guest appearance in the television series Law & Order in 1996. She gained recognition for portraying Stacey Paterno in the hit TV series Spin City from 1997 to 1999, starring alongside Michael J. Fox.

Her film debut came with Spike Lee’s Summer of Sam in 1999, followed by notable roles in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) and the Academy Award-winning film Crash (2004).

Esposito’s television career includes roles in series such as Samantha Who? (2007-2009), Blue Bloods (2010-2012, 2023 and 2024) and NCIS (2016-2017). In 2023, she made her directorial debut with the film Fresh Kills, a crime drama.

It was for her role in Crash that Esposito received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Esposito was married to actor Bradley Cooper from December 2006 until their divorce in 2007. In 2020, she married Jesper Vesterstrøm, a Danish professional windsurfer and fitness trainer. The couple held a private beach ceremony in East Hampton during the COVID-19 pandemic.