Courtney Braden Ford (born June 27, 1978) is an American actress and producer of short films. She was born in Orange County, California, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

Personal life

Ford is married to Superman Returns star Brandon Routh. The couple got engaged on August 23, 2006, and married November 24, 2007 at El Capitan Ranch in Santa Barbara.[1]

Ford is the stepsister of Roberto Orci and J.R. Orci.

Career

Ford described her career as stagnant for the 10 years preceding 2009, in which she considered ceasing work as an actress. However, during what she considered to be her last audition, Ford was cast to play reporter Christine Hill on Showtime's television series Dexter. Ford's role calls for her to frequently appear nude on-screen during scenes with Desmond Harrington (her character's boyfriend). Such appearances are correlated with a rise in Ford's overall actress profile, as reported by the Internet Movie Database's "STARmeter". [2]