Elisha Cuthbert has ended a four-year hiatus from acting, explaining why she chose to step away from the screen completely following the birth of her second child.
The actress, known for her roles in 24, Happy endings And The girl next dooris back with a role in Prime Video’s romantic drama series Every year afterall eight episodes of which are now available for streaming.
She plays Sue Florek in the series, based on the Carley Fortune film. Every summer after books.
Speaking on TodayCuthbert explained that the decision to take time off was a deeply personal decision rooted in her experience balancing motherhood and work.
“I think after we had our second, I realized that because I had worked for the first four years of our first child, it was really hard to separate that mother from the working person that I was,” she said.
“So when we had our second one, I just felt like I didn’t want to waste a second and I didn’t want to be on set.”
She described the breakup as something she actively embraced rather than just falling into it.
“I just felt like I needed to be home with the kids and I loved every minute of it,” she said.
The decision to return was also deliberate, prompted by a change in his family’s circumstances.
“Now that they’re in school full time, I feel like I have the space, energy and heart to leave them and do it.”
Every year afterdeveloped for television by Amy B. Harris and Leila Gerstein, follows Percy and Sam, played by Sadie Soverall and Matt Cornett, as two lifelong friends who wonder if their first love was always meant to be something more.
Cuthbert’s last on-screen appearances before the hiatus were in 2022. The Cellar And Bandit. His return marks his first project since then, and from the sound of it, the timing seems exactly right.
