Kristanna Loken stars as Jane Vasco, a DEA agent who reluctantly joins a secret government agency in pursuit of a formidable enemy known as Neuros — people with superhuman neurological powers. Jane quickly discovers her own genetic quirk — her body mends itself. Alas, a pain-free existence isn't part of the deal.
In addition to starring in Painkiller Jane, Loken also serves as its co-executive producer. It's not the first time she's done double duty; Loken starred in and produced the independent feature Lime Salted Love.
No stranger to action roles, Loken battled Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lovely-but-lethal TX (Terminatrix) in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and she played Rayne in the video-game-inspired film BloodRayne. She recently completed filming Dungeon Siege: In the Name of the King, with co-stars Burt Reynolds and Ray Liotta.
On the small screen, Loken guest-stars in the current season of the critically acclaimed Showtime series The L Word. TV audiences will also recognize her from past appearances on Philly, Law & Order and Just Shoot Me.
Loken was raised in upstate New York on her family's organic fruit farm, where she developed a passion for horseback riding. She has put her equestrian skills to the test, riding in Hawaii and Ireland, and on some of the roughest terrain in Namibia.
