Ella Thomas is an American actress and model. She was born to an Eritrean mother from Asmara and an American Air Force Officer who was stationed in the country at the time. Ella grew up in a small village in Germany with her family but moved to the United States as a teenager. Ella currently resides in Los Angeles. She and her sister periodically return home to visit their family in Asmara.
Ella has guest starred as Agent Deborah Meade on "CSI: NY" and played one of the lead characters, Anna Roberts, in "The Storm" miniseries on NBC. In the fall 2009, she appeared opposite Bruce Willis in the Touchstone/Disney sci-fi thriller Surrogates, which opened September 25, 2009.[1]
One of her most recognizable performances was Viveca, a model who attempts to seduce Vince (played by Adrien Grenier), on the HBO hit "Entourage" and as P Diddy's fiancee Nadine Alcott on CSI: Miami.
Ella also starred on the breakout series Parenthood opposite Monica Potter and Peter Krause as well as the ABC's hit show Castle.
She is currently shooting "NCIS: Los Angeles" and made her first appearance on the show in the episode titled "Betrayal".
Ella has also been featured in editorial spreads for American Vogue and Glamour and ELLE and she has also appeared in print ads for companies such as Gap, Tiffany & Co., and L'Oreal.