Karen Knox

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Karen Knox
NationalityCanadian
EducationLAMDA
Notable workThe Year of Staring at Noses, Adult Adoption, We Forgot to Break Up, Slo Pitch, Homeschooled

Karen Knox is a Canadian director, actor, and writer. She is the show runner of Slo Pitch , [1] and Homeschooled on CBC, which she wrote, directed, and starred in. [2] She received the DGC award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for her sophomore feature film We Forgot to Break Up. [3] Her directorial feature film debut, Adult Adoption , premiered at the 2022 Glasgow Film Festival [4] prior to its theatrical release in North America with Level Film. [5] Knox's notable roles include Mina in the Wynonna Earp reboot Vengeance [6] , Ginger in Paramount's All I Didn't Want opposite Academy Award nominee Gabourey Sidibe, Holly Frost in Syfy's Letters to Satan Claus, [7] Veronica Vale in KindaTV's Barbelle, [8] and Boris in IFC (American TV channel) Slo Pitch . [1]

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Early life

Karen Knox was born and raised in Orangeville, Ontario. She later moved to Toronto to pursue a career in acting. [9] Knox is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [9]

Career

Knox was the show runner for KindaTV's Barbelle, [8] IFC's Slo Pitch , [1] and CBC's Homeschooled, which she also wrote, directed, and appeared in.

Knox's feature film directorial debut Adult Adoption (written by and starring Ellie Moon) completed production in early 2021 and was acquired for distribution by levelFILM. The film had its premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival in 2022, where it received positive reviews.

In November 2022, Knox entered production on her second feature film We Forgot to Break Up , an adaptation of Kayt Burgess's novel Heidegger Stairwell which was previously adapted as a short film by Chandler Levack in 2017. [10] The film premiered at BFI Flare in 2024. [11]

Knox has written and directed several shorts with her company Boss & Co [12] which have toured to festivals around the world, including Borderline which premiered at Dances With Films in 2022, [13] and Case of the Massey Bodice Ripping which screened at the Canadian Film Festival in 2019. [14] [15] Knox co-wrote and starred in the short film Cons & Pros, alongside Gwenlyn Cumyn, which debuted on Vice in January 2020. [16]

Knox's short film, The Year of Staring at Noses, which she co-directed alongside Matt Eastman, made its world premiere at the 2024 Slamdance film festival. [17]

As an actor, Knox has had roles in Frankie Drake Mysteries, Save Me , Slo Pitch, and Murdoch Mysteries . Knox voices the character Shaid in Ubisoft's Starlink: Battle for Atlas . [18] In 2015, Knox appeared in the world premiere of the John Patrick Shanley play, A Woman is a Secret. [19]

She was co-winner, with Fawzia Mirza for The Queen of My Dreams , of the DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film for We Forgot to Break Up. [20]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Murdoch Mysteries ActorGuest star
2016 Watch Dogs 2 ActorVideo game
2017 That's My DJ ActorGuest star
2018The FatesActor/WriterShort film
Damage ControlActor/WriterShort film
Starlink: Battle for Atlas ActorVideo game
2019BarbelleActor/WriterSeries
Save Me ActorGuest star
Case of The Massey Bodice RippingDirectorShort film
2020Cons & ProsActor/WriterShort film
Slo Pitch Actor/WriterSeries
Letters to Satan ClausActorFilm
2021 Frankie Drake Mysteries ActorSeries
BorderlineActorShort film
2022HomeschooledActor/DirectorSeries
2022All I Didn’t Want for ChristmasActorFilm
Adult Adoption DirectorFeature film
2023 Slasher ActorGuest star
Assassin's Creed VRActorVideo game
Return to GraceActorVideo game
2024The Year of Staring at NosesActor/DirectorShort film
The ComicsDirectorShort film
We Forgot to Break Up DirectorFeature film
Twin LiesDirectorFeature film
Wynonna Earp MinaFeature film

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