Abigail Hawk

Abigail Hawk (born Abigail Diane Gustafson) is an American actress known for playing Samantha Bonner in the 1995 TV series Reality Check, Detective Abigail Baker in Blue Bloods, Riley Thomas in the 2016 holiday TV movie, A Christmas in Vermont,[1][2] and Ellie in Domenica Cameron-Scorsese's 2017 directorial debut, Almost Paris.[3] For her performance in Almost Paris, Hawk won the "Best Actress" award at the 2017 Golden Door Film Festival.[4]

Born in Marietta, Georgia, Hawk attended the North Springs Charter School of Arts and Sciences, in Sandy Springs, Georgia. While a student, she appeared in the TV series Reality Check. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2004. After a number of small parts in productions including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Across the Universe, Hawk was hired for her role on Blue Bloods. In that show, she plays Detective 2nd Grade Abigail Baker, a member of the Police Commissioner's (Detective) Squad who serves as the primary aide to Police Commissioner Frank Reagan. Hawk's character was introduced in the first season of the series (although Detective Baker's name was shown as "Det. Melissa Baker" in the closing credits, it was changed to "Det. Abigail Baker" in subsequent episodes) in 2010, and thereafter appeared in all but a handful of episodes.

In October 2017, Hawk was a guest of honor at the Spring Gala of HeartShare Human Services of New York, and received the Linda Dano Award.[5] Hawk is married to FDNY Lieutenant Bryan Spies.

References

  1. ↑ "A holiday TV programming guide from Charlie Brown to new movies". 25 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Locally made holiday movie premieres on ION Television". 23 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "WATCH: first trailer for Domenica Cameron-Scorsese's debut 'Almost Paris'".
  4. ↑ "The Girl Who Invented Kissing", "Almost Paris", and "Brooklyn in July" Are Big Winners At 2017 Golden Door International Film Festival". New Jersey Stage. October 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "'Blue Bloods' star wins HeartShare award". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 6, 2017.
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