Canadian actress Nicole de Boer was born in Toronto on December 20, 1970. Her first major role in the small screen came in 1997, in Deepwater Black. She was also featured in the science fiction movie Cube and in the Canadian series The Outer Limits. Her most prominent role to date is on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, where she played Ezri Dax. Sarah Bracknell Bannerman is played by Nicole de Boer on USA Network's science fiction and suspense series The Dead Zone. Nichole is the former fiancée of Johnny Smith, and they have a child together, J.J. She married Walt Bannerman when Johnny was in coma.