Katherine Barrell | |
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![]() Katherine Barrell | |
Born | February 12 [1] |
Other names | Kat Barrell |
Occupation(s) | Actor, producer, director, screenwriter |
Years active | 2011–present |
Known for | Wynonna Earp |
Spouse | Ray Galletti (m. 2017) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award 2020 |
Website | katherinebarrell |
Katherine Barrell is a Canadian actress, writer, producer, and director. She is best known for her role as Sheriff Nicole Haught in the Syfy supernatural weird West television series Wynonna Earp . [2] [3] [4] In 2020, she joined the cast of the fantasy comedy-drama television series Good Witch as Joy Harper. [5]
Barrell was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, [6] to a Slovenian mother. [7] She 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. [8] She directed her high school's production of The Wizard of Oz and was a member of Burlington Student Theatre for two years. [9] She started studying musical theatre at Sheridan College [8] then transferred to George Brown College to study filmmaking and acting at the School of Media & Performing Arts, graduating in 2010. [10] [11] [12] She also did some training at The Groundlings comedy school. [13]
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 as Sheriff Nicole Haught in Wynonna Earp, Barrell appears in Workin' Moms in the recurring role of Alicia Rutherford. [14]
Film roles include Jaqueline Gill in The Scarehouse (2014), [15] [16] Mary in My Ex-Ex (2015), [17] and Victoria Burns in Definition of Fear (2015). [18]
Her production company, Kit Media, produced several short films [19] and her 2013 comedy short Issues was recognized as one of the top short films of the year by Richard Crouse. [20] Kit Media was rebranded as Blue Eyed Bandit in 2018. [21]
Barrell's ensemble film Dissecting Gwen, based on her own story, [22] won the 2017 Best Screenplay Award by Women in Film & Television – Toronto, [23] and was awarded Best Comedy Short by the 2017 Canadian Diversity Film Festival. [24]
Barrell is an advocate for the "Pink Box Program" by GIRL TALK Empowerment, [7] a Canadian organization that "inspires, empowers and mobilizes girls to become world-changers". [25]
She is married to actor Ray Galletti, whom she met on the set of My Ex-Ex. They became engaged in 2016 and married in 2017. [26] [27] [28]
In July 2019, Barrell publicly took part in an article for Diva Magazine where she stated in an interview, "I am attracted to both men and women and the person I fell in love with is a man...I wish it could just be about the human I am in love with, not their gender." [29]
On September 8, 2021, Barrell gave birth to her son, Ronin Barrell Galletti. [30] On May 21, 2024, Barrell gave birth to her daughter Celeste Monique Barrell Galletti. [31]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Queen of Clubs | Joker | Short film; also writer |
2013 | Lost and Found | Ellen | Short film |
The Ties Between Us | Amy | Short film | |
Issues | Rachel Stephens | Short film; also producer | |
2014 | The Scarehouse | Jaqueline Gill | |
2015 | Canadian Star | Herself | Documentary |
My Ex-Ex | Mary | ||
Definition of Fear | Victoria Burns |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Poe | Rowena | TV film |
2012 | Lost Girl | Maisie | Episode: "Table for Fae" |
Murdoch Mysteries | Marley Rosevear | Episode: "Murdoch in Toyland" | |
Off2Kali Comedy | Various | Episode: "Indian Guy + White Name = PROBLEM!" | |
2014 | Reign | Pretty Servant Girl | Episode: "Long Live the King" |
The Listener | Alya King | Episode: "Dancing with the Enemy" | |
Murdoch Mysteries | Ruby Rosevear | Episode: "The Murdoch Appreciation Society" | |
2015 | Saving Hope | Dixie Kolesnyk | Episode: "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" |
2016–2021 | Wynonna Earp | Nicole Haught | Recurring role, seasons 1–2; main role, season 3–4 |
2016 | A Nutcracker Christmas | Beth James | TV film |
2017–2021 | Workin' Moms | Alicia Rutherford | Recurring role, seasons 1–2; guest role, seasons 4–5 |
2017 | Girls Night Out | Sadie | TV film |
Star Trek: Discovery | Stella Grimes | Episode: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" | |
2018 | Lake Placid: Legacy | Jade | TV film |
Private Eyes | Whitney Malone | Episode: "Brew the Right Thing" | |
2020–2021 | Good Witch | Joy Harper | Main role |
2021 | A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love | Joy Fickett | TV film |
2022 | Cabin Connection | Hannah Monroe | TV film |
A Tale of Two Christmases | Emma | TV film | |
2023 | Making Scents of Love | Shay Robson | Streaming film [32] |
Everything Christmas | Tory Fry | TV film [33] | |
2024 | Shifting Gears | Jess Barro | TV film [34] |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2012 | Roomies | Yes | Short film | ||
2013 | New Domain | Co-producer | Short film | ||
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. [35] | |
The Offer | Production coordinator | Short film | |||
2016 | Dissecting Gwen | Yes | Story by | Yes | Short film Winner, Best Screenplay, Women in Film & Television – Toronto [23] Winner, Best Comedy Short, Canadian Diversity Film Festival [24] |
Cannonball | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film [36] | |
2017 | Breakdown | Yes | Story by | Short film | |
2023 | Flipping for Christmas | Yes | TV film [37] | ||
Year | Title | Role | Artist | Notes |
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2017 | "Something About Your Love" | Backup vocalist | ColinResponse | [38] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Canadian Screen Awards | Audience Choice Award | Wynonna Earp | Nominated | [39] |
2020 | Canadian Screen Awards | Audience Choice Award | Wynonna Earp | Won | [40] |
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