Biography
CCH Pounder is a Guyanese-American actress. Born Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder on 25 December 1952 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), she has worked in film and television for five decades.
She is known for her role as Mo'at in the Avatar film series, including Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). Other film credits include Face/Off (1997), Orphan (2009) and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013). On television she has played Claudette Wyms in The Shield (2002–2008), Dr Angela Hicks in ER (1994–1997) and Dr Loretta Wade in NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021).
Pounder received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her performances in The X-Files, ER, The Shield and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Recent credits include Chief Davis in The Naked Gun (2025) and Noa Toussaint in the series Cape Fear (2026).
