Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder is a Guyanese actress, long based in the United States. She is best known for portraying Claudette Wyms on the American police drama series The Shield (2002–08), Mo'at in the Avatar franchise (2009–present), and medical examiner Dr. Loretta Wade on NCIS: New Orleans (2014–21). She has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in The X-Files (1994), ER (1994–97), The Shield, and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2009).