Jaimie Alexander - Biography

Who is Jaimie Alexander?

Jaimie Alexander is an actress by profession and American by nationality. She is well known for starring in the TV series Kyle XY, Blindspot, and in MCU films Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Love and Thunder as Lady Sif.

Jaimie Alexander – Age, Parents, Siblings

Jaimie Alexander’s birth took place on March 12, 1984, in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Her full name is Jaimie Lauren Tarbush. Her mother’s name is Nita Carol Tarbush and her father’s name is David Curtis Tarbush. Her parents raised her alongside her four siblings- older brothers Chance Tarbush, David Curtis Tarbush Jr., Matt Tarbush, and younger brother Christopher Brady Tarbush.

Jaimie Alexander with her brothers, mother, and step-father Steve Thyme in 2004 (Image: Instagram)

The family moved to Grapevine, Texas when she was five years old. In grade school, Alexander joined theater but was kicked out of the theater while in high school because she could not sing, so she turned to sports. At the age of 17, she met her manager Randy James.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Jaimie Alexander attended Colleyville Heritage High School. After graduating from the same, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.

Her ethnicity includes German, English, Welsh, Irish, Dutch.

Jaimie Alexander – Boyfriend, Husband, Children

In 2012 Jaimie Alexander was briefly engaged to Milo Ventimiglia. She went on to date actor Peter Facinelli in 2012 and got engaged to her boyfriend in March 2015. However, this relationship too was short-lived as they announced they had ended their engagement in February 2016. Since then she has dated Airon Armstrong in 2016 and Tom Pelphrey.

Currently, she is dating writer/director David Raymond but is unclear when they began their relationship. She does not have any children and is sans a husband.

Jaimie Alexander, David Raymond (Image: Daily Mail- pictured Feb 2022)

Jaimie Alexander – Career

Early Days

Jaimie Alexander’s debut role was in the 2004 film Squirrel Trap as Sara. This was followed by appearances episode(s) in the TV series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), Standoff (2006), Watch Over Me (2006-2007). Finally, she was cast as the main character Jessi Hollander in season 2 of the science fiction TV series Kyle XY. She portrayed the role for two seasons- from 2007 to 2009- and is her breakthrough role.

Films, Series

Over the years Jaimie Alexander has starred in the films The Other Side (2006), Hallowed Ground (2010), The Last Stand (2013), Broken Vows (2016), London Fields (2018), etc. She portrays Lady Sif in the Marvel Comic Universe (MCU) films Thor (2011), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).

Moreover, Alexander has played roles in the TV series Nurse Jackie (2011), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014-2015), The Brink  (2015), Blindspot (2015-2020), Loki (2021), among others.

Co-stars

On the set of Thor: Love and Thunder, Jaimie Alexander has worked with Pom Klementieff, Ben Falcone, Sean Gunn, Taika Waititi, Simon Russell Beale.

Jaimie Alexander as Lady Sif (Image: Pinterest)

Jaimie Alexander – Awards, Nominations

Alexander has been nominated for the 2008 Saturn Awards - Best Supporting Actress on Television, 2011 Scream Awards - Best Supporting Actress, and 2011 Scream Awards Breakout Performance – Female. She won an award in the 2017 Action Icon Award for the category Action Iconic Award.

Jaimie Alexander – Net Worth, Salary

Although Jaimie Alexander’s annual salary is not fixed, her net worth is estimated at around $4 million.

Jaimie Alexander – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On Instagram, Alexander is followed by over 1.2 million followers but is absent from Facebook and Twitter.