Nicole Power

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Nicole Power
Born
Nicole Penney Power

(1989-11-24) November 24, 1989 (age 36) [1]
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada [2]
OccupationActress
Years active2013-present
Known for
Children1

Nicole Penney Power [2] (born November 24, 1989) [1] is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Shannon Ross in Kim's Convenience and its spin-off series Strays . [3]

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Early life and education

Power was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and grew up in Middle Cove. [2] [3] She attended Memorial University of Newfoundland for one year of general studies before moving to Ontario, where she graduated from Sheridan College's Musical Theatre program and Second City's conservatory. [2] Power also became a member of Soulpepper Theatre Academy.

Career

Power has appeared in Canadian stage productions of West Side Story , Bonnie and Clyde , Legally Blonde , La Cage aux Folles , Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead , Evangeline , and The Charlottetown Festival's production of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical .

She is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Shannon in Kim's Convenience , receiving nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 [4] and at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [5]

In 2021 she was announced as the star of Strays , a spinoff of Kim's Convenience which will see Shannon Ross move to Hamilton, Ontario to embark on a new career. [6] In 2023, she starred in the Netflix show Glamorous .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Nocturne FallsJemaShort film
2020 The Toll ClaraUncredited
2022PatternSam

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Splatalot! Faetal22 episodes
2016–2021 Kim's Convenience Shannon Ross65 episodes
2020Christian & NatEpisode: "We Got Divorced"
2020 Private Eyes MelissaEpisode: "Gumbo for Hire"
2021–22 Strays Shannon Ross20 episodes
2021Let's Get MarriedCJTelevision film
2022Designing ChristmasZoeTelevision film
2022–23Something UndoneOfficer Puddester4 episodes
2023The DropLisaEpisode: "Monolith"
2023 Glamorous Mykynnleigh7 episodes
2024Run the BurbsLisaEpisode: "Phirst Love"

References

  1. 1 2 "10 Things You Didn't Know about Nicole Power - TVovermind". May 8, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Robinson, Andrew (September 6, 2022). "CBC sitcom star and Newfoundland actor Nicole Power answers 20 Questions". SaltWire. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Eaton, Jeremy. "Kim's Convenience stars go back to school in St. John's". CBC News. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ topics, Adrian MackAdrian Mack writes for the Georgia Straight on a number of; Music, Including; film; UFOs, fascist death cults He’s also frequently spotted around town playing a 1962 Gretsch round badge three-piece drum kit with a champagne sparkle finish Adrian is unapologetic about his interest of; profile, Go to (January 16, 2018). "Canadian Screen Awards nominations leave Vancouver out in the rain". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved January 6, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "2020 Canadian Screen Awards: 'Schitt's Creek' dominates with 26 nominations". HELLO!. February 18, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  6. ↑ Rosario, Alexandra Del (March 26, 2021). "'Kim Convenience's Andrew Phung & Nicole Power Set New Comedies At Canada's CBC". Deadline. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
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