From 2009 to 2010, Walger starred as Olivia Benford, a surgeon and wife of FBI agent Mark Benford (Joseph Fiennes) in the ABC series, "FlashForward". Later in 2010, she appeared as Julia in season 3 of the HBO drama series "In Treatment". She played John Cusack's wife in the 2011 Direct-to-video crime thriller "The Factory". In 2012, she was regular cast member in the USA Network short lived series "Common Law". In 2013, Walger had a brief role in the comedy film "Admission", as a Virginia Woolf scholar. From 2013 to 2014, Walger appeared on the NBC drama series "Parenthood".