Lauren German Biography: Husband, Height, Ethnicity, Age, Net Worth, Siblings, Parents, Movies

Lauren German is an American actress who first garnered attention with her role as Belinda in the 2002 teen romance A Walk to Remember.

Over the years, she has become widely recognized for portraying Leslie Shay in Chicago Fire and Detective Chloe Decker in the urban fantasy series Lucifer.

Profile

• Full name: Lauren Christine German
• Date of birth: November 29, 1978
• Age: 47 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
• State of origin: California
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Actress
• Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
• Weight: 125 lb (57 kg)
• Eye color: Blue/Green
• Hair color: Light Brown
• Parents: Holly German (mother); Richard German (father, vascular surgeon)
• Siblings: None
• Spouse: N/A
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: Single
• Ethnicity: Caucasian (English/Dutch descent)
• Net worth: $4 million

Early Life and Education

Lauren German is now 47 on her birthday in November 2024. She was born on November 29, 1978, in Huntington Beach, California, to Holly and Richard German, a vascular surgeon whose own parents were English and Dutch immigrants.

She attended Los Alamitos High School and trained in dance at the Orange County High School of the Arts. Afterwards, German enrolled at the University of Southern California to study anthropology before moving to New York City to train at the Actors Studio.

Personal Life

Lauren German has never married and has no children. In the late 2000s, she was linked to baseball pitcher Barry Zito and, later, to actor Ashton Holmes between 2009 and 2010. She keeps her personal life private and has not been publicly involved in any long-term partnerships since.

Career

Lauren German began her career on stage, appearing in productions of Peter Pan and Oliver. Her first feature-film role came in the 2000 romantic comedy Down to You, followed by a pictorial for Maxim and ranking #47 on Maxim’s Hot 100 list in 2002.

She co-starred in A Walk to Remember the same year, then appeared in a string of genre films, including Dead Above Ground, A Midsummer Night’s Rave, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), Born Killers, Standing Still, and It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine, Hostel: Part II, and The Divide.

On television, she played DHS agent Lori Weston in Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2012), paramedic Leslie Shay in Chicago Fire (2012–2014), and Detective Chloe Decker in Lucifer (2016–2021).

German has received two major award nominations for her work on screen: a 2007 Scream Award nomination for Breakout Performance for Hostel: Part II, and a 2015 People’s Choice Award nomination for Favorite TV Character We Miss Most for her role as Leslie Shay on Chicago Fire.

Net Worth

Lauren German’s estimated net worth of $4 million is primarily derived from her work in film and television, including lead and supporting roles in both network series and feature films.

Social Media

• Instagram: @laurengerman
• TikTok: N/A

Filmography

• Down to You
• A Walk to Remember
• Dead Above Ground
• A Midsummer Night’s Rave
• The Lone Ranger
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• Born Killers
• Rx
• Standing Still
• It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine.
• What We Do Is Secret
• Hostel: Part II
• The Divide