Katherine Barrell

Katherine Barrell is a Canadian actress, writer, producer, and director. She is known for her role as Officer Nicole Haught[2][3][4] on the Syfy television series Wynonna Earp.[5][6][7][8]
== Early life ==
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,[9] Barrell attended Assumption Catholic Secondary School in Burlington, Ontario, where she had a lead role in two school plays, in addition to collaborating with a friend on a play in which they wrote, directed and acted together.[10]She directed her high school's production of The Wizard of Oz and was a member of Burlington Student Theatre for two years.[11] She started studying musical theatre at Sheridan College[10] then transferred to George Brown College to study filmmaking and acting at the School of Media & Performing Arts, graduating in 2010.[12][13][14] She also did some training at The Groundlings comedy school.[15]
== Career ==
Barrell's television work includes made-for-TV movies Poe (2011) as Rowena, and Girls Night Out (2017) as Sadie. Guest appearances include Lost Girl in the episode "Table for Fae" (2012) as Maisie; Murdoch Mysteries in episodes "Murdoch in Toyland" (2012) as Marley Rosevear, and "The Murdoch Appreciation Society" (2014) as Ruby Rosevear; Saving Hope in the episode "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" (2015) as Dixie Kolesnyk. Along with her role in Wynonna Earp, Barrell appears in Workin' Moms in the recurring role of Alicia Rutherford.[16]
Film roles include Jaqueline Gill in The Scarehouse (2014),[17][18] Mary in My Ex-Ex(2015),[a][20] and Victoria Burns in Definition of Fear (2015).[21]
Her production company, Kit Media, produced several short films[22] and her 2013 comedy short Issues was recognized as one of the top short films of the year by Richard Crouse.[23] Kit Media was rebranded as Blue Eyed Bandit in 2018.[24]
Barrel's ensemble film Dissecting Gwen won the 2017 Best Screenplay Award by Women in Film & Television – Toronto,[25][b] and was awarded Best Comedy Short by the 2017 Canadian Diversity Film Festival.[27]
== Personal life ==
Barrell is an advocate for the "Pink Box Program" by GIRL TALK Empowerment,[19] a Canadian organization that "inspires, empowers and mobilizes girls to become world-changers".[28]
She is married to actor Ray Galletti, whom she met on the set of My Ex Ex.[29][30]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2011	Queen of Clubs 	Joker 	Short film
2013	Lost and Found 	Ellen 	Short film
2013	The Ties Between Us	Amy 	Short film
2013	Issues 	Rachel Stephens	Short film
2014	The Scarehouse 	Jaqueline Gill 	
2015	Canadian Star 	Herself 	Documentary
2015	My Ex-Ex 	Mary 	
2015	Definition of Fear 	Victoria Burns 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2011 	Poe 	Rowena 	TV film
2012 	Lost Girl 	Maisie 	Episode: "Table for Fae"
2012 	Murdoch Mysteries 	Marley Rosevear 	Episode: "Murdoch in Toyland"
2012 	Off2Kali Comedy 	Various 	Episode: "Indian Guy + White Name = PROBLEM!"
2014 	Reign 	Pretty Servant Girl	Episode: "Long Live the King"
2014 	The Listener 	Alya King 	Episode: "Dancing with the Enemy"
2014 	Murdoch Mysteries 	Ruby Rosevear 	Episode: "The Murdoch Appreciation Society"
2015 	Saving Hope 	Dixie Kolesnyk 	Episode: "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?"
2016–present	Wynonna Earp 	Nicole Haught 	Recurring role, seasons 1–2; Main role, season 3
2016 	A Nutcracker Christmas	Beth James 	TV film
2017–present	Workin' Moms 	Alicia Rutherford 	Recurring role
2017 	Girls Night Out 	Sadie 	TV film
2017 	Star Trek: Discovery 	Stella Grimes 	Episode: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad"
2018 	Lake Placid: Legacy 	Jade 	TV film
2018 	Private Eyes 	Whitney Malone 	Episode: "Brew the Right Thing"
=== Music video ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Artist 	Notes
2017	"Something About Your Love"	Backup vocalist	ColinResponse	[31]
=== Other work ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Director 	Writer 	Producer 	Notes
2011	Queen of Clubs 	Joker 	 	Yes 	 	Short film
2012	Roomies 	 	 	 	Yes 	Short film
2013	New Domain 	 	 	 	Co-producer 	Short film
2013	Issues 	Rachel Stephens	 	 	Yes 	Short film
2013	The Change 	 	First assistant	 	 	Short film
2014	The Truth About Rainbows	 	 	 	Co-producer 	Short film
2015	Mature Young Adults 	 	Post-production	 	Yes 	Short film
Completed by Katherine Barrell after death of director Kent Nolan.[32]
2015	The Offer 	 	 	 	Production coordinator	Short film
2016	Dissecting Gwen 	 	Yes 	Story by	Yes 	Short film 
Winner, Best Screenplay, Women in Film & Television – Toronto[25]
Winner, Best Comedy Short, Canadian Diversity Film Festival[27]
2016	Cannonball 	 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Short film[33]
2017	Breakdown 	 	Yes 	Story by	 	Short film
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Award 	Category 	Film/Television	Result 	Ref
2019	Canadian Screen Awards	Audience Choice Award	Wynonna Earp 	Nominated	[citation needed]
== Notes ==
# ^ My Ex-Ex became available on Netflix and Amazon in 2017.[19]
# ^ The screenplay of Dissecting Gwen is based on a story by Katherine Barrel.[26]