Actor / Director Profile

Crystle Lightning is everything that her given name implies: a clear bolt of penetrating energy. This vivacious young beauty co-stars in the fourth installment of the American Pie movie franchise American Pie 4: Band Camp and is on track to become one of the most talked about young women in Hollywood.As a Plains Cree Native American Indian, Crystle began her show business journey at 4-years-old in Alberta, Canada. After relocating to Los Angeles with her family, she landed her first lead role in the feature 3 Ninjas, Knuckle Up. As a child, she starred in a mini-series entitled Last Chance Detectives. Filmed in Arizona, Crystle played "Winnie Whitefeather" one of four young kid "detectives" who solved mysteries in their town.Upon entering high school, Crystle began balancing her high school life with her blossoming acting career, often choosing to live the life of a "normal" teenager over her Hollywood aspirations. While her credits during that time included the TNT TV movie Tecumseh: The Last Warrior and feature Backroad; Crystle was also heavily into school activities including being a cheerleader and Prom Queen.After graduation, Crystle began to pursue acting again full-time. Most notably, she played "Private Lori Piestawa" in the NBC movie Saving Jessica Lynch based on the true story of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, by the United States army, in Iraq.Crystle makes her home in Los Angeles.