Trivia

Graduated with Honors from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia with a Bachelor's degree in communications and a minor in counseling.

Born in Washington D.C. and grew up in Virginia Beach.

She was an oceanfront lifeguard and participated in lifeguard competitions.

Swam competitively growing up, her favorite event being the 50 meter freestyle.

Sister, Jennifer Leigh Schwerer, is an actress, Broadway dancer, and a Radio City Rockette.

She was on the field hockey and soccer teams in high school.

Growing up Kristen and her sister, Jenny, loved to watch reruns of The Carol Burnett Show. Afterwards, they would act out skits in the living room to try and make their parents laugh.

She has studied acting with William Esper in New York, Jack Waltzer in London, and Stephen Book in Los Angeles.

As a struggling actress living in New York, Kristen couldn't afford to see all the wonderful theater the city had to offer. She was thrilled when she found out that you could volunteer usher at the Roundabout Theater, among others, and afterwards they would let you stay and watch the show for free.

Starred in Discovering Jacob (2004), about a family's struggle to deal with loss in the aftermath of 9/11, which won the 2010 Stay Tuned Television Award for Best Documentary/Reenactment.

She grew up sailing with her father on the Chesapeake Bay.

In order to play a husband and wife assassin team with Anthony Ray Parker in Way of the Game (2005), Kristen learned how to shoot a gun and work a punching bag.