“One of the great things about the sci-fi genre is that you can kind of get away with a bit more when talking politics, making social references or dealing with very hot-button topics because it is sci-fi.”

American actress and model

Rachel Nichols is an American actress and model who began her career in the late 1990s and moved into acting in the early 2000s. She is known for roles in film and television across that period, including work in Autumn in New York, Sex and the City, Alias, and The Amityville Horror. Her first major screen role came in Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd in 2003. She later gained wider attention as Rachel Gibson in the final season of Alias and for her part in The Amityville Horror. Her work is associated with mainstream comedy, drama, and horror projects.