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Actor

1966-09-20 · Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. · Female

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Amy Farrington (born September 20, 1966) is an American actress and model who is best known for her roles as Stacey Devers on The Michael Richards Show and Detective Lt. Piper Lynch in the CBS drama series S.W.A.T..

Biography

Farrington was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Ann (née Settle; 1938–2009) and Phillip Farrington but was raised in Garland, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. She has one brother and one sister. After attending a musical theatre conservatory program she worked in local and regional theatres before moving to Chicago. In Chicago, she performed at several theaters including the Bailiwick Repertory Theatre,(Son of Fire, 1993) The Court Theatre and the Steppenwolf Theatre. Twenty plays later she moved to Los Angeles. Her first job was as a series regular in a pilot for NBC, followed by the series, The Michael Richards Show (2000), for the same network. She then went on to star in pilots for several networks and guest-starred and recurred on numerous sitcoms including Will & Grace (1998), Just Shoot Me! (1997), Malcolm in the Middle (2000), Two and a Half Men (2003), The King of Queens (1998), The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006) and Young Sheldon (2018).

On July 8, 2019, Farrington joined the cast of S.W.A.T. in the role of Detective Lt. Piper Lynch, who is a tactical consultant to S.W.A.T.