Beth Riesgraf Biography, Age, Husband, Leverage, Net Worth, Movies and Sons

BIOGRAPHY OF BETH RIESGRAF

Beth Riesgraf (full name: Beth Jean Riesgraf) is an American actress, photographer, and filmmaker. Beth is known for her portrayal of Parker on the TNT television series Leverage (2008–12).

Beth graduated with honors from Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1996. She served as student body president and was voted “Most Admired Senior” and prom queen. She was a member of the photography club.

AGE BETH RIESGRAF

The Leverage actress was born on August 24, 1978 in Belle Plaine, Minnesota, United States. She turns 40 in 2018.

BETH RIESGRAF FAMILY (PARENTS)

Beth was born as the youngest of six daughters to Elroy Othmar Riesgraf and Janet Ann Riesgraf (Priebe). She has five siblings: all sisters and they are Laura Phyllis, Sarah Verena, Julie Florence, Carrie Marie and Mary Pat.

BETH RIESGRAF MARI

Beth is married to Alan Smyth, another Irish actor. According to Frostnow, the two secretly got married after more than 8 years of being together.

The two met when Beth was starring in the TNT TV series Leverage and Alan was playing a loan shark on the show. After they first met, the two hit it off really well, then started dating a few months later.

BETH RIESGRAF JASON LEE

Beth was in a relationship with fellow actor Jason Lee. Their relationship started from 2001 to 2007. They had gotten engaged to get married and have a son together, her first child.

BETH RIESGRAF SON

Riesgraf is the mother of one child, a son named Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf-Lee, born September 28, 2003. He is her son and her father is her ex-fiancé, Jason Lee.

CAREER OF BETH RIESGRAF

Beth appeared with Jason Lee as Natalie Duckworth on the show My Name Is Earl in 2005 and 2007. She also appeared in Alvin and The Chipmunks as a mother in the supermarket in 2007. Beth played the anonymous bride in the official music video for “Cath…” by Death Cab for Cutie in 2008.

Beth once had her own production company called Niva Films, but when her acting took off, she had to walk away from it. Riesgraf had produced Midlake’s Balloon Maker, in which she also appears.

BETH RIESGRAF’S LEVERAGE

Riesgraf played the lead role of Parker in the TNT series Leverage from 2008 to 2012. In 2015, she starred in the 2015 USA Network series Complications, which follows the life of a morally conflicted doctor. The show only lasted one season.

BETH RIESGRAF CRIMINAL MINDS

Beth stars as Maeve Donovan, Spencer Reid’s love interest since her introduction in the season eight episode God Complex. Riesgraf’s character initially appeared as a mysterious, faceless woman, and she was uncredited for the role. She later reprized the role in the season eight episodes The Lesson, Zugzwang, and Alchemy, and the season twelve episode Red Light, this time credited and her face revealed to the audience.

NET WORTH OF BETH RIESGRAF

The leveraged star has an estimated net worth of $3 million.

FILMS AND TV SERIES BETH RIESGRAF

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VIDEO BY BETH RIESGRAF

Interview de Timothy Hutton et Beth Riesgraf LEVIER

Tim, why do you think people keep listening to this show?

TIMOTHY HUTTON:I think the show is fun to watch and participate in, for the viewer, week to week. You follow the journey that these five characters make. And, the writing has been really great throughout. The character development was a good mix of drama and comedy. The stakes have been very high at times for all the characters and the situations they find themselves in. In the first three seasons, and continuing with these three shows airing in December, I think audiences get to know each other differently. sides of each of the characters, and there are some nice surprises to come. I think that’s what people are interested in. Just when you thought you knew who or what a character was, there were unexpected turns,

Beth, after three seasons, what stands out to you about your role?

WHY: Physically there are challenges, depending on the types of stunts that are required in each episode. Essentially, it’s about keeping character growth steady and working with what he gives us. We’re entering a fourth season, and it still feels pretty fresh. You want it to stay exciting and fun. Everything has been presented pretty well so far and I think it’s been pretty fun.

Many holiday episodes can feel cheesy or forced because they try way too much. How about making the Leverage holiday episode different from what we’re used to from most shows?

HUTTON: Well, here you have the Leverage team infiltrating this mall for the sole purpose of saving Santa’s reputation, and that makes for a great show. It’s about things that are sacred, in people’s minds, in terms of the season, and it’s all trampled on. The team steps in to restore this and ends up doing it as another case with no feelings. It ends up being a nice twist, where they get sucked into the holiday spirit, in a way they never expected. It’s one of my favorite episodes.

Beth, since Parker is socially awkward, how does she handle the holidays?

WHY: She loves the holidays, according to the holidays. One of the great things about Parker is that all the time she goes into little girl mode and gets really excited about things. And, in the vacation episode, you can see that side of her. Much like when she zones into a robbery or on a scam to break into a safe or whatever, her mind is very monotonous, as is all she focuses on. And so, I think with Christmas and his enthusiasm for Santa Claus, there are some really good things about this episode.

Tim, how does Nate handle the holidays, after all he’s been through, especially with the death of his son?

HUTTON:Oh, I think he’s miserable when it comes to Christmas. Because of this, because of the loss of his son and the breakdown of his marriage to Maggie, and just the very idea of ​​people celebrating, it all makes him absolutely miserable and he just wants to be alone. I always love it when Beth and I have scenes together. It gets fun, and it’s so easy to get her to laugh in the middle of a scene. Any time we’re with Beth in a scene and the camera is on her, any little thing can move her forward. Anyway, the episode starts off with this really great moment with Parker and Nate, where Parker is so into Christmas and the holidays, and Nate just isn’t. He wants to be left alone, and Parker only disturbs him with the Christmas spirit. VS’ was one of my favorite things I read. But, in these situations, Nate prefers to be somewhere else, but with lots of people..

Season 3 led to meeting your big bad, Damien Moreau. What else can you say about the season finale? What are some of the things viewers could learn about the characters and their relationships?

HUTTON:I’d love to answer that in a very blunt way, but we’ve been asked not to talk about what happens in the final moment of the season finale. But something is happening. It’s more of a visual than anything, and will need a follow-up in Season 4. For one of the five of us, it’s revealed that there are a few rather disturbing secrets and associations. . And, the adult Parker sometimes turns four in a split second, which makes a wonderful appearance in the holiday episode. These are just a few items. But it’s safe to say that Season 4 is really where there will be a lot more understanding. The show sometimes goes into flashback mode and we learn, in a small excerpt, what Hardison looked like, what Sophie looked like and what Eliot, Parker and Nathan looked like. I think there will be more, and we’re going to learn more about the backstory of these people, in a fun way, while they’re on a scam.

How did you enjoy working with a one-season subplot this year, with Damien Moreau’s story ?

HUTTON: It’s great because we didn’t get that in the first or second season. To keep the stakes high, the team must be on their toes. Every character you’ve encountered along the way, in the third season and the finale, ends up having some kind of sharp relevance, as to what teams have to do to get to Damian Moreau, or their mission won’t be complete. . It gave us all something. Each episode of season 3 had its own specific goal, but there was this larger goal, which always had twists and turns, which finally comes true and gets to this incredible place in the last two episodes, where there is the confrontation with Damien Moreau and the Web he throws on everything, everywhere.

Beth, after a few years of playing thief and picking pockets, and after getting some expert advice, how successful have you been in doing this?

WHAT REASON:For real, I can get away with a few things here and there, but I’m definitely not a highly skilled thief at this point. Most of my time is spent working on the beats for the scenes we do. In my free time, I try to practice the things that have been shown to me. I had the help of Apollo Robbins, who sent me many videos. He’s a very busy man, but he’s always there when I have questions. I try to stay involved as much as I can, but for the most part that’s what’s written as we shoot. We don’t have a lot of time between episodes. We’re actually going one after the other, so I’m focusing on whatever tricks or moves I need to do for this show.

HUTTON: To be honest, she stole quite a few scenes, if that matters.

In virtually every episode, Parker hangs from a high place, or scales the side of a building, or does a daredevil jump. How much of the physical game do you have to do?

WHAT REASON:That’s a very good question. Sometimes I do things I probably shouldn’t. No just kidding. I do not know. If it’s written down and it’s something I can do safely and I have time to do it, obviously I will. But sometimes, because we’re shooting so fast, they’ll have to have a double to do something that maybe I could have done. But then there are definitely things I can’t do at all, so she completes. There are fun things I need to do in the finale, and other things I need to do that I haven’t done before. It’s fun for me, but at the end of the day, I’m not a stuntwoman, so I have to be realistic about my limits. They are delighted with me

What is the most outrageous position you find yourself in?

WHAT REASON: I would say running over a moving train is one of them. And then the other would be the pilot when I hung upside down in Chicago, in a 40-story building. The roof was under me because we cheated it, but when the wind picked up I was like, ‘Wow, that’s really really scary.’ It blows my mind when I think about it. At the moment, I haven’t really had time to think about it, but now I’m like, “Wow, that was pretty intense.”

Do you have a background as a dancer or an acrobat or something like that?

WHAT REASON: I have a dance background. No just kidding. As a kid, I was really uncoordinated when it came to dancing, but I played a lot of sports and breakdancing from time to time. No really not. I played tennis and softball, and we had horses growing up. I was really active as a kid. I was constantly outside. Growing up in Minnesota, I had a lot of freedom to race, and we had go-karts and four-wheelers and all that. I love this adrenaline stuff. I did a little dancing, but mostly sports.

Beth, your character seems to ignore her beauty. How do you find how to play that, when all this emotional stuff is going on?

WHAT REASON:I don’t really think about that. In times like these, it’s best not to think about trying to create an effect with this stuff, but just play the truth and how it would feel about situations. I don’t think Parker is a vain girl. She doesn’t think about her looks like other girls might. But, her mind is like a computer, so she processes things differently than a lot of other people, with the nature of what she does, her views on life. It shapes the way he speaks and thinks. So I always try not to think about playing an emotion, but just having that intention of whatever we all want in the scene. I try to think of her reality as she does things differently perhaps from others. Furthermore, his life experiences have shaped his current situation. Admittedly, with this season, some of those hurdles have started to lessen a bit because of her growth being part of the team and everything she experiences with them. It’s really fun for me because I’m getting into these new chapters with her as she grows. This is very fun.

Tim, when this series started, your character was more or less normal, but he became more dysfunctional as he hung out with this team and tried to deal with his drinking problems. Do you think he will be able to overcome his problems?

HUTTON:With Nate, over the years, the writers have found these interesting ways to not only keep him in this cycle of problems, but also to make other things happen to him. People came out of the carpentry he hoped he wouldn’t see or face, like Sterling, his old enemy when he was an insurance agent. There was an episode this year where her father suddenly appeared. So beyond the drinking and the grief of losing his son and the breakdown of his marriage, which are very real things to him, there are other areas that since he chosen to go down this path with these other characters, other things begin. happen. He certainly has a lot of problems, and we haven’t seen the end of his problems.

Tim, what identities did you prefer to assume and why?

HUTTON:Well, there have been different ones. Whenever we read a script and the Leverage team has to infiltrate a location, assume identities, or become crooks ourselves to take out the really bad crooks, it’s always fun to do. For Nate, it’s a real liberation because he was not of this world. He investigated this world, but he was not of this world. So he has his own version of these different people that we can play with, when we decide to put together a jerk. Sometimes it just goes a little too far. It’s fun to play Nate when he’s playing another character. There was one with Bill Engvall, where Nate became a car shark salesman. Anytime Nate takes on that kind of role, it’s always a release. It gets a little scary,

How do Nathan and Parker compare to you, in real life?

WHY: How does Parker compare to me, in real life? Well, I didn’t know we were separate people. It’s a joke. I do not know. I hope to be much saner at times. It’s a tough question, actually. I like the fact that I can do the stunts. As an actor, it’s really fun to switch things up. I love that side. I look like him in those moments. I love the physicality of the character, being able to jump off stuff and crawl through vents. It’s always fun. I guess the adrenaline junkie in me is far from what it is, but it’s a similarity.

HUTTON: Well, unfortunately, I don’t share any of Nate Ford’s circumstances or conditions. I remember when we started Leverage, we were all in Chicago and I read the script for the pilot and I was like, ‘Boy, this is just a really interesting place to start a character.’ I had to figure out how to play with someone who had hit rock bottom. It didn’t present itself as a narrow opportunity, but as a fairly wide web of possibilities as to where this character might go. I think it’s just an interesting place to be with the character. And, there are other issues of not being able to get close to people. He’s extinct, and then Parker, Eliot (Christian Kane), Hardison (Aldis Hodge), and Sophie (Gina Bellman) truly become his family. It really brought the characters together in that undercurrent that keeps the show engaging no matter what we’re going through, on a case-by-case basis.

What can you say about these characters that viewers don’t already know?

WHAT REASON: Well, I love the Christmas episode for Parker. There’s some really nice stuff going on in there, and people will find the weak there, when they see this episode. There are some good times she has there. I’m not going to spoil it, but it’s in this episode that something good happens.

HUTTON: I think a lot comes to light in the two-part finale, as well as the Christmas spectacle. It’s a nice surprise, at the very end. And then in Season 4, I think there will be a continuation of what we’ve already seen, where we don’t know about Nate. I think a lot of people are coming out of the carpentry, looking for Nate and wanting to settle the score, both in terms of people we’ve met over the course of the show and then new people, like his dad. to show up. There’s a lot about Nate Ford and his past that we don’t know, and I think the writers are going to come up with that. It’s gonna be really fun for me to see what it is.

Can you give any other clues as to what will be revealed about your two characters in Season 4?

HUTTON: At this particular point, we don’t know. I think the writers are reviewing what happened in seasons 1, 2, and 3, to see where we can take these characters and what we can do to continue in interesting directions. But we don’t really know what will happen. That’s part of the fun. Beth and I, and the others, are anticipating what (executive producer) John Rogers and (executive producer) Dean Devlin are up to in their lab.

Tim, do you think if this show had been on the major networks it would have made it this far?

HUTTON:Yeah, I do, but who knows? Honestly, I think the show really benefited from being on TNT. Because TNT has really been so supportive of the show, it was a great home for the show. We are all incredibly happy that this is continuing. We love making the show and we’re just as excited to read the scripts. I don’t feel like I’m entering the fourth year. It feels like we’ve just started. We really like working together. The chemistry that presents itself to the five of us started in Chicago when we were doing the pilot. In that first moment, we all enjoyed being together and working with each other, and that just continued. We find ourselves now, in the fourth year working together, all making weekend plans, to have dinner together, to go bowling and to do this or that. Our children play together.

WHAT REASON: This is actually very true. We don’t take ourselves too seriously and the tone of the show allows us to be goofy and have fun. The administrators who come on board are always in this spirit of play as well. They all have the tone. And, working as hard as we do, in the hours we do, if we didn’t have the approach we had, it would be difficult. But we have fun with it, which makes things much easier.

HUTTON: It’s a combination of scripting and all of our fun working together that really makes it all happen. We’re really excited about these three upcoming shows – the holiday show where the team infiltrates the mall, then the two-part season finale – and we can’t wait to get back to Portland and kick off the season 4 because there are a lot of things that are going to happen.