Alexa Havins stars in Miracle Day as Esther Drummond, and was born in New Mexico on 16th November 1980. She grew up with a passion for dancing, but developed an interest in acting when she attended a theatre school in New York.

Her television credits include All My Children, Rescue Me, When in Rome, CSI: Miami and Grey's Anatomy, and she has also appeared on the stage in such productions as The Glass Menagerie and The Member of the Wedding.