Cobie Smulders Canadian Actress Born 1982 in Vancouver

Cobie Smulders (3 April 1982, Vancouver) is a Canadian actress. She is recognised for appearances in How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Secret Invasion (2023).

Early life

She studied at Lord Byng Secondary School and University of Victoria.

Career

Records list Veritas: The Quest (2003) as her earliest screen credit. In the 2000s, she appeared in Walking Tall (2004) and The Long Weekend (2005). The 2010s brought The Avengers (2012, as Maria Hill, Agent Maria Hill) and Avengers: Endgame (2019, as Maria Hill). Her 2020s credits include Cicada (2021) and Sharp Corner (2024).

In all, 22 films and 7 TV series appear in her credits from 2003 to 2025. Action is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (9), followed by adventure (7) and science fiction (7). The newest title on record is Easy's Waltz, from 2025. Of her six titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Avengers: Endgame (2019) has the highest, at $2.8 billion.

Samuel L. Jackson appears in eight of her listed titles, including Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Stan Lee (six titles) and Chris Evans (five titles). Anthony Russo directed three of her titles on record, among them Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014). Joe Russo is credited as director on three of them. Her discography lists 3 singles, including P.S. I Love You (Robin Daggers song) (2013).

Personal life

She has been married to Taran Killam since 2012. She has 2 children on record.