Kari Matchett

Kari Matchett (born March 25, 1970) is a Canadian actress.[1] She is known for her roles as Colleen Blessed on Power Play, as Joan Campbell on Covert Affairs and as Kate Filmore in the science fiction movie Cube 2: Hypercube. She has also appeared in films such as Apartment Hunting (2000), Angel Eyes (2001), Men with Brooms (2002), Cypher (2002), Civic Duty (2006), The Tree of Life (2011), and Maudie (2016).

Kari Matchett
Matchett at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born (1970-03-25) 25 March 1970
Spalding, Saskatchewan, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Spouse(s)T. W. Peacocke (m. 1998–2006)
Children1

Early life and education

Matchett was born in Spalding, Saskatchewan. She attended high school at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute in Lethbridge, Alberta. She attended the National Theatre School in Montreal and the Moscow Theatre School.

Matchett performed on stage for three years at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario.

Career

In Canada, her first major role was on The Rez, and her first starring role was as Colleen Blessed in Power Play (1998–2000). Matchett was a cast member on the A&E Network TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery[2] (2001–2002), with Timothy Hutton in which she played several characters, including a recurring role as Lily Rowan. On Wonderfalls, she played Beth, the bisexual love interest of the main character's lesbian sister.

In 2002, she played Kate Filmore in the science fiction horror thriller Cube 2: Hypercube.[3]

In 2003, she starred with Timothy Hutton in the Syfy miniseries Five Days to Midnight.[2] Her next role was as Detective Elaine Bender in Blue Murder in 2004. She previously guest starred on Blue Murder in 2001 as a suspect in a murder investigation, for which she won a Gemini Award.

In 2005, Matchett starred in the ABC series Invasion, about aliens taking the form of humans. She also appeared in Plague City: SARS in Toronto. She also appeared as Mary Tate on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. She appeared in both Shark and Wild Card. She played a single mother stalked by her boyfriend in Intimate Stranger, in 2006. In the same year she starred with Peter Krause in Civic Duty.[2]

In 2007, she joined the cast of 24, as Lisa Miller. In June 2007, Matchett played Kate Armstrong in the TNT series Heartland. In 2007 and 2008, Matchett was cast as ER chief Skye Wexler on ER. In 2008 and 2009, she played Dennis Hopper's character's daughter, Jules, in the critically acclaimed Starz series Crash. She had a recurring role in the TNT series Leverage, reuniting with Nero Wolfe co-star Timothy Hutton, portraying Maggie Collins, the ex-wife of Hutton's character, Nathan "Nate" Ford. Matchett starred as Joan Campbell in the USA Network series Covert Affairs (2010–2014).

Matchett in September 2016

In 2016, Matchett appeared as Sandra in Maudie with Ethan Hawke. Matchett also played a supporting role in Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, with Sean Penn and Brad Pitt.[4] Shot in 2008, the film premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2011 and received the Palme d'Or.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1998 Papertrail Alison Enola
2000 Apartment Hunting Sarah
2001 Angel Eyes Candace
2002 Men with Brooms Linda Bucyk
Cube 2: Hypercube Kate Filmore
19 Months Page
Cypher Diane
2006 Civic Duty Marla Allen
2011 Goose on the Loose Donna Archer
The Tree of Life Jack's ex
2015 Lead With Your Heart Maura McCabe Walker
2016 Maudie Sandra
2018 Into Invisible Light Lydia Post-production
2019 Code 8 Mary Reed

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Rez Tanya Nanibush Beakhert
Forever Knight Alyss de Brabant "Dead of Knight"
Undue Influence Marcie Reed
Ready or Not Sheila Ramone (1996–1997) 6 episodes
1997 Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Mary O'Brien "The Curse/Angel on a Plane"
Whatever Happened to Bobby Earl? Nicki Corlis
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops 2 Marina
Viper Beatrice "Triple Cross"
1998 Once a Thief Claire Holland "Wedding Bell Blues"
Poltergeist: The Legacy Caroline Crane "The Human Vessel"
A Marriage of Convenience Elizabeth
Earth: Final Conflict Siobhan Beckett
Earth: Final Conflict Rho'ha "Pandora's Box"
"Law & Order"
1998–2000 Power Play Colleen Blessed 2000 Gemini Award nominee
1999 Rembrandt: Fathers & Sons Saskia van Rijn
2000 Task Force: Caviar Linda
2001 A Colder Kind of Death Maureen Gault 2001 Gemini Award nominee
All Souls Dr. Stefani Volette "Spineless"
Blue Murder Christina Kondeatis/Carol Clark "Intensive Care"; Gemini Award
A Nero Wolfe Mystery Lily Rowan, Celia Grantham, Sarah Jaffee, Rita Ramsey Sorrell, Carla Lovchen, Julie Jaquette, Jewel Jones, Susan McLeod, Meg Duncan, Jane Geer, Janet Stahl 17 episodes
2002 The Glow Allison
2003 Betrayed Judy Bryce
2004 5ive Days to Midnight Claudia Whitey
Blue Murder Det. Elaine Bender 14 episodes
Wonderfalls Beth
A Very Married Christmas Donna
2005 The Eleventh Hour Carrina Mallett "Zugzwang"
Puppets Who Kill Laura "Dan and the New Neighbour"
Plague City: SARS in Toronto Amy
Wild Card Gigi Germain "My Boyfriend is an Axe Murderer"
2005–06 Invasion Mariel Underlay Main role
2006 Intimate Stranger Karen Reese
Shark Monica Tanner "Dial M for Monica"
2007 24 Lisa Miller 10 episodes
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Mary Tate
Heartland Kate Armstrong 9 episodes
ER Dr. Skye Wexler 5 episodes
2008 Ugly Betty Dr. Wallace "Betty's Baby Bump"
The Cleaner Shelly Mullins "Lie with Me"
Criminal Minds Amy Bridges "The Instincts"
Crash Jules 6 episodes
2009 Flashpoint Delia Semple "Clean Hands"
The Philanthropist Renee Adams "San Diego"
The National Tree Faith
Leverage Maggie Collins 4 episodes
2010 Meteor Storm Michelle
Miami Medical Dr. Helena Sable "An Arm and a Leg," "Man on the Road"
2010–14 Covert Affairs Joan Campbell Main role
2012 Saving Hope Dr. Kendra Watt "A New Beginning"
The Riverbank Kate Mason
2013 Elementary Kathryn Drummand "The Deductionist"
2015 Murdoch Mysteries Miss Heloise "The Devil Wears Whalebone"
2017 The Good Doctor Liam's Mother "22 Steps"
2020 Fortunate Son Mary Howard Main role

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2000 Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Role in a Dramatic Series Power Play Nominated
2001 Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries A Colder Kind of Death Nominated
Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series Blue Murder Nominated
2003 ACTRA Toronto Awards Outstanding Performance – Female A Nero Wolfe Mystery Nominated [5]
2017 ACTRA Toronto Awards Outstanding Performance – Female Maudie Nominated [6]
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References
  1. Kari Matchett Biography at AllMoviePortal.com
  2. "Kari Matchett Filmography". The New York Times.
  3. "Cube 2: Hypercube Cast". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  4. Bell, Mike (January 8, 2011). "Kari Matchett finally has a role in a U.S. series that's renewed for a second season". The Gazette. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  5. "ACTRA Award Revived in Honour of 60th Anniversary: Ten Award Nominees Announced by ACTRA Toronto". actratoronto.com. ACTRA Toronto. February 3, 2003. Archived from the original on December 26, 2005.
  6. "2017 ACTRA Awards in Toronto Nominees". actratoronto.com. ACTRA Toronto. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
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