Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress and model. She began her career as the host of the Canadian children's television series Popular Mechanics for Kids (1997–2000). Since then, her best known television roles have been Kim Bauer on the Fox action-thriller series 24 (2001–2010, 2014) and Alex Kerkovich on the ABC comedy series Happy Endings (2011–2013). She has appeared in such films as Airspeed (1998), Love Actually (2003), Old School(2003), The Girl Next Door (2004), House of Wax (2005), and Captivity (2007).