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Leah Cairns | |
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 Cairns in November 2009 | |
| Born | June 2, 1974 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Leah Cairns (born June 2, 1974) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Lieutenant Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson in Battlestar Galactica and as Kathryn MacLaren in the TV series "Travelers."
Cairns was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and grew up in Kamloops. Dreams of becoming a professional dancer were dashed when she broke her back in a car accident at 16.[ citation needed ] When her dance team went to an international competition in her graduating year, rather than sit at home, she decided to visit Costa Rica and then began a backpacking trek that took her to 36 countries and took eight years.[ citation needed ] Before returning to Canada, she took an improvisation class at an ashram in India.[ citation needed ]
Cairns appeared in Robson Arms before winning a recurring role as Jenna in Godiva's , for which she received a Leo Award nomination in 2006 for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series. Joining the Battlestar cast as Raptor pilot/ECO Racetrack at the end of season one, her performance impressed showrunners and Racetrack became a recurring character for the rest of the show. During BSG's season three Cairns also played Emily Hollander on the ABC Family series Kyle XY and appeared in Sanctuary . On the silver screen, she appeared in 88 Minutes and played Lois in Interstellar . In 2018, she co-starred in the film Diminuendo opposite Richard Hatch, her friend from the BSG reboot.
Cairns had a recurring role as Kathryn "Kat" MacLaren for the three seasons (2016–2018) of the series Travelers .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Mall Man | Sharon | Short |
| 2005 | Thralls | Leslie Harper | |
| 2007 | 88 Minutes | Sara Pollard | |
| 2007 | Kickin' It Old Skool | Woman at Table | |
| 2007 | Coffee Diva | Celebrity Girl | Short |
| 2009 | Helen | Susanna | |
| 2014 | Interstellar | Lois | |
| 2014 | Lead and Follow | Amy | Short |
| 2018 | Diminuendo | Adrianna Sloane | |
| 20?? | Beyond the Call | Faith | Short, post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Chris Isaak Show | Girlfriend #1 | "Mysterious Hearts" |
| 2003 | Tru Calling | Julie Spence | "Morning After" |
| 2004 | The Reality of Love | Mindy | TV film |
| 2004 | Deep Evil | Woman in Airlock | TV film |
| 2005 | Saving Milly | Senator's Aide | TV film |
| 2005 | Robson Arms | Tessa | "A Certain Vintage", "Sweet City Woman" |
| 2005–06 | Godiva's | Jenna | Main role |
| 2005–2009 | Battlestar Galactica | Lt. Margaret 'Racetrack' Edmondson | Recurring role (seasons 1–4) |
| 2006 | Saved | Natalie | "Living Dead" |
| 2006 | Supernatural | Julie Hudson | "Crossroad Blues" |
| 2007 | Sanctuary | Tatha | TV miniseries |
| 2007–08 | Kyle XY | Emily Hollander | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2008 | Sanctuary | Tatha | "Fata Morgana" |
| 2008–09 | Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy | Lt. Margaret 'Racetrack' Edmondson | TV miniseries |
| 2011 | Mega Cyclone | Andrea Newmar | TV film |
| 2014 | The Tomorrow People | Lucy | "The Citadel" |
| 2014 | Fargo | Rachel Ziskind | "The Rooster Prince" |
| 2014 | Cedar Cove | Katie | "Old Wounds", "Starting Over" |
| 2014 | Along Came a Nanny | Lizzie Bannerman | TV film |
| 2015 | Motive | Nina Hillridge | "Fallen" |
| 2015 | Coded | Carly | "Not My Kids" |
| 2016 | The Wildings | Anna Reddings | TV film |
| 2016–2018 | Travelers | Kathryn McLaren | Recurring role, 27 episodes |
| 2017 | Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Bess Burns | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie |
| 2017 | Deadly Sorority | Det. Lopez | TV film |
| 2017 | Bates Motel | Woman | "The Cord" |
| 2018 | Supernatural | Sasha Rawlings | "Nightmare Logic" |
| 2018 | Darrow & Darrow: In the Key of Murder | Norah | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie |
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