Birthday: Dec 9, 1972

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography: Reiko Aylesworth is a contemporary American actress. She is perhaps best known for her work on the television series 24.

Aylesworth was born in Chicago, Illinois of Dutch, Welsh,[citation needed] and Japanese ancestry. Beginning her career on the soap opera One Life to Live, she also had minor roles in Random Hearts, and You've Got Mail. After guest starring roles in Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Now and Again, and The West Wing, Aylesworth was part of the 2001 series All So... ... (read more...) uls, which was cancelled during its first season. In 2002, Aylesworth joined the cast of another series, American Embassy which also failed to gain an audience.

In 2001, Aylesworth had auditioned for the part of Nina Myers on 24 but lost to Sarah Clarke. In 2002, she again auditioned for the role of Kate Warner, but lost to Sarah Wynter. The producers, however, asked her to join the cast as recurring character Michelle Dessler, a CTU agent.