Lina Esco

Lina Esco (born May 14, 1985) is an American actress, producer, director and activist.

In 2001, she was featured in the Sinéad O'Connor music video "Jealous".

She appears briefly in Moby's music video for "Southside" featuring Gwen Stefani.

Esco has also performed in films, including London (2005), Kingshighway (2010), LOL (2012), and Free the Nipple.

She is also known for portraying SWAT officer Christina "Chris" Alonso in S.W.A.T.

Esco's film debut was in 2005 with London.

Esco was cast in her first television guest star role in 2006, as Angie Watson in series CSI: NY.

She gained recognition in 2007 for portraying Jimmy Smits' character's daughter in the CBS television drama Cane.

In March, 2007 Esco joined the cast of the CBS drama Cane.

She was also an extra for a series of Axe commercials one including with Nick Lachey for the "Clix" campaign in 2007.

In 2009, she guest starred in an episode of the Drop Dead Diva series with Paula Abdul.

Esco played a lingerie model who had been fired for going public about her breast cancer survival story.

On September 9, 2009, Esco held a private screening of The Cove in New York, alongside Russell Simmons and Fisher Stevens hosting the event to bring awareness on the film.

Esco may be best known for how involved she is in women's rights and the Free the Nipple campaign.

The organization, as Esco states, is to promote sexual equality.

Free the Nipple has attracted attention from numerous celebrities including Courtney Love and Miley Cyrus, who also has a song on the soundtrack of the Free the Nipple movie and continues to strongly support the organization.

In April 2010, Esco produced "My Friend is...", a public service announcement for the Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove alongside Oscar-winning producer Fisher Stevens joined forces with a number celebrities to bring awareness on the annual killing of dolphins in Taiji, Japan.

Esco also features in Halos's music video for "Amalgam" in 2010.

In February 2011, Esco was slated to join the cast of Fox's pilot Exit Strategy.

Described as a high octane procedural set in the world of CIA agents who are sent in to "fix" operations gone bad.

The cast included Ethan Hawke, Megan Dodds and with Antoine Fuqua directing.

Esco was to play Mia, an MIT graduate and computer expert from South Boston.

On January 12, 2011, it was reported that Lina would be showcased on the Louis Vuitton's jewelry collection for the Spring/Summer 2011.

The campaign featured sixteen "It" girls from around the globe that included Alexandra Richards, Annabelle Dexter Jones, Mary Charteris, Alka Balbir, Mohini Geisweiller, DJette Clara 3000, Charlotte Lebon, Hailey Gates, Nathalie Love and Rinko Kikuchi.

On May 16, 2011, Esco was featured in Ketel One ad campaign "Gentlemen, This is Vodka."

directed by Academy Award Nominee, David O. Russell.

She is a supporting character in the 2012 comedy LOL.

She directed "Kids Speak Out Against Dolphin Captivity", a 2012 public service announcement for The Cove.

She directed Free the Nipple in a bid to circumvent female nipple censorship.

Esco is in a 2013 NFL Women's Apparel Collection TV advertisement.

In 2014, Esco was cast in Ryan Murphy's pilot for HBO alongside Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bentley, Scott Speedman, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

She directed and starred in Free the Nipple, which was released in select theaters, video on demand and on iTunes on December 12, 2014.

Esco has been showcased in various commercial, music videos, magazines and publications.

Esco acted on "S.W.A.T." since its first season in 2017.

She played Officer Christina "Chris" Alonso.

Following the show's season five finale, Esco confirmed she was leaving the series to pursue other projects.

In 2017, Esco was featured on the Audience network's Midnight Snack on Fullscreen (What's Underneath), where the guests remove their clothing on camera while talking about their life.

Esco has supported many foundations and organizations throughout her career.

Esco has been very involved in two organizations.

Dolphin Project, which has gained much support from many celebrities, is an organization led by Richard O'Barry and aims to prevent dolphin slaughter and exploitation from occurring.