Biography

Unions: ACTRA, SAG Eligible

From TedTalks to supernatural cult hits, blockbuster movies & video games, this Canadian Screen Award-winning actor is a former school teacher who has proven that it’s never too late to follow your dreams. Kate has extensive experience working in film, television, voice-over, and video games.

Currently, Kate can be seen starring alongside Kevin Hart in the Netflix blockbuster, The Man From Toronto, and also appears in the Amazon Prime Original Limited Series, Five Days at Memorial. She has just completed the filming of her third season of Heartland on CBC and soon, can be seen in the Amazon Original Series, High School, which had its premiere at TIFF 2022.

In 2020, Kate won the prestigious Canadian Screen Award for “Best Lead Performance in a TV Movie” for her heartbreaking role in the award-winning feature film, Secrets in a Small Town/Nowhere to be Found, which is currently airing internationally and streaming online on multiple platforms.  Her performance also won multiple awards in the festival circuit and has drawn the attention of filmmakers across North America.

 

Kate is widely known for her role in the People’s Choice Award winning show, Wynonna Earp, streaming on Netflix internationally. A fan-favourite, Kate regularly attends conventions globally, to connect with her loyal following. She also stars in the SYFY cross-genre HULU/CBC Gem Original series, Utopia Falls.

She also is recognized for her role in numerous movies airing on The Hallmark Channel, Lifetime Network and The Women’s Network such as The Flower Shop Mystery Series alongside Brooke Shields, Beau Bridges and Brennan Elliot, Lifetime’s Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story and Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies. TV credits include guest star appearances in Apple+ Ghost Writer, Dark Matter, Saving Hope, and Good Witch.

In the video game world, Kate is most known for her role as Dr. Kandel in Ubisoft’s The Division and Anna Grimsdottir (Grim) in Splinter Cell Blacklist, Ubisoft’s last installment of its internationally acclaimed series

Kate is an active volunteer and speaker in her community and abroad. Kate is also an advocate for people following their dreams, and her TEDx Talk, “Chasing Dreams and Beginning Again”, has passed half a million views on YouTube, connecting her with a global audience.

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