Eliza Kate Coupe (/ˈkuːp/; born April 6, 1981)[1] is an American actress, comedian and model, known for playing Jane Kerkovich-Williams in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings, Denise "Jo" Mahoney in the final two seasons of the medical comedy-drama Scrubs, her starring role as Tiger on the Hulu comedy series Future Man, and her recurring role as Hannah Wyland in Quantico. She starred in the Fox comedy Pivoting in 2022. Most recently, she had supporting roles in the Netflix series Murderville and the CBS legal drama So Help Me Todd.
Early life
Coupe was born and raised in Plymouth, New Hampshire to Ernest and Kathryn.[2] She has two brothers, Sam and Thom.[3] She attended Plymouth Regional High School in her hometown and graduated in 1999. She is of French, English and Scottish heritage.[4]
She had a recurring role as Dr. Denise "Jo" Mahoney in Season 8 of the TV series Scrubs and the companion web seriesScrubs: Interns. She was made a regular in Season 9, the final season of the series.[8]
From April 2011 to May 2013, Coupe starred on the ABC ensemble comedy series Happy Endings alongside Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, Damon Wayans, Jr. and Casey Wilson. Despite critical acclaim and a cult following, the show was cancelled by ABC after concluding its third season on May 3, 2013. Since Happy Endings's cancellation, She played a recurring role in the third season of House of Lies and starred alongside Jay Harrington in the USA Network comedy series Benched, which premiered on October 28, 2014. She later starred in the ABC thriller Quantico playing the recurring role of FBI agent Hannah Wyland.[9]
Coupe also starred as Tiger on the Hulu comedy series Future Man, which premiered November 14, 2017.[10] The third and final season aired in 2020.[11]
In April 2020, she was cast as Amy in the Fox comedy series Pivoting.[12] It debuted on January 9, 2022 with positive reviews,[13] but the show was cancelled after one season.[14]
Personal life
Coupe was married to acting teacher Randall Whittinghill from December 2007 to June 2013.[15]
She announced her engagement to Darin Olien, founder of lifestyle brand SuperLife, via Instagram on November 27, 2014.[16] They were married on December 24, 2014 while on vacation in New Zealand.[17] They filed for divorce in 2018.[18]
On May 22, 2023 Coupe married professional skateboarder, Billy Marks.