Kate Drummond (born October 21, 1975)[1] is a Canadian film, television, theatre and voice actress; film producer, director and screenwriter. Kate starred as Nikki Bender alongside Brooke Shields in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries's Flower Shop Mystery TV movie series, she played Agent Lucado in the television series Wynonna Earp (2016 - 2017), as Authority Phydra in Utopia Falls (2020), and won best lead performance in a TV movie at the Canadian Screen Awards, for playing Claire Porter in Nowhere - Secrets of a Small Town (2019). In 2022, she starred alongside Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson in The Man from Toronto (2022 film).
Kate Drummond | |
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 Kate Drummond in 2013 | |
| Born | October 21, 1975 Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Early life
Kate Drummond was born on October 21, 1975[1] in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada;[2] and raised in Sarnia, Ontario.[2] Her father was a police officer and her mother worked at a milk factory, before both switched to real estate while Kate was at primary school.[2] After graduating from St. Patrick's Catholic High School[3] in Sarnia, Drummond attended McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario,[4] obtaining Bachelor's degrees in 1998 in Kinesiology and Education.[4]
Kate worked as a full-time elementary school teacher for the Ottawa Catholic School Board[4] for 12 years, before taking her first acting class at the age of 30, where she realised her "creative expression".[5] Kate attended acting classes for 5 years, acting only in local theatre before deciding to leave teaching in 2006 and start her acting career.[1][5]
Career
Drummond played a leading role as Nikki Bender alongside Brooke Shields in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries's Flower Shop Mystery TV movie series, where her character and Shields' are best friends running a flower shop.[6][7]
In 2016, Drummond landed a recurring role as Agent Lucado in seven episodes of the television series Wynonna Earp.[8][9] In 2020, Kate played the role of Authority Phydra in Utopia Falls TV series.[4]
In 2022, She appeared as Agent Lawrencein the Netflix dark comedy movie The Man from Toronto, alongside Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson.[10]
Kate has also performed voices in several video games,[3] she plays the lead character Anna Grimsdottir (Grim) in the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (2013), and Assassin's Creed Odyssey in 2018 (see image).
Recognition
- In March 2020, Drummond featured as a role model in an article of Women of Influence[11]
- 2015 Drummond played a small role as a neighbour in a scene with Jacob Tremblay in the award winning 2015 film Room.[3]
- 2016 Drummond wrote and directed the 2016 film Go Fish which was awarded Best Feature (Narrative) by the Muskoka Independent Film Festival.[12]
- In 2020, Kate Drummond was nominated for and won Best lead performance in a TV movie, for Nowhere to be Found by the Canadian Screen Awards.[13] The same film was nominated for Best Movie, Best Writing and Best Photography.[4] Following the 2020 nomination, Drummond was reported to say “It’s truly an incredible honour, to those who think you may be too old to pursue a dream: It is never too late.” [4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Breathe | Michelle | Short film |
| 2008 | Scrambled | Mom | Short film |
| 2009 | Death Rally | Killer | Short film |
| 2010 | The Kate Logan Affair | RCMP Officer #2 | |
| 2012 | House at the End of the Street | Nurse | Uncredited |
| 2013 | The Informant | Officer Campbell NYPD | |
| 2014 | An Apartment | Rachel | Short film |
| 2015 | Working Mom | Claire | |
| 2015 | Room | Neighbour | |
| 2015 | Dealer Incentives | Miss Anderson | Short film |
| 2016 | It's About Time | Sarah | Short film |
| 2016 | Go Fish | Writer and Director | Forest City Film Festival - Best Feature Film |
| 2016 | Offbeat | Sarah | Short film |
| 2016 | Out There | Luna | Short film |
| 2016 | 5 Films About Technology | Em | Short film |
| 2017 | Adam's Testament | Katherine Gable | |
| 2018 | Frat Pack | Fun Fanny | |
| 2018 | County Time | Taylor | Short film |
| 2019 | The Last of Ian Campbell | Maggie Campbell | Short film |
| 2020 | Healing Hearts | Carol Campbell | |
| 2020 | Life in Memories | Tonya Torem | Short film |
| 2021 | The Novice | Coach Edwards | |
| 2022 | The Man from Toronto | Agent Lawrence | [10] |
Television movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Rival | Woman at Bar | TV movie; uncredited |
| 2006 | Proof of Lies | Restaurant Patron | TV movie |
| 2007 | Custody | Dog Walker | TV movie |
| 2007 | Like Mother, Like Daughter | Girl on Campus | TV movie; uncredited |
| 2007 | Demons from Her Past | Cafe Patron | TV movie; uncredited |
| 2009 | My Neighbor's Secret | Coroner's Assistant | TV movie |
| 2010 | The Perfect Teacher | Gretchen Keller | TV movie |
| 2011 | Metal Tornado | Wendy | TV movie |
| 2011 | No Surrender | Jody | TV movie |
| 2012 | Fugitive at 17 | Nurse | TV movie |
| 2013 | Clara's Deadly Secret | Jane Jenkins | TV movie |
| 2013 | A Sister's Revenge | Jennifer | TV movie |
| 2015 | Lead with Your Heart | Sienna Halvorson | TV movie |
| 2015 | Open House | Samantha Contessa | TV short |
| 2016 | Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted | Nikki Bender | TV movie [6][7] |
| 2016 | Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped In The Bud | Nikki Bender | TV movie [6][7] |
| 2016 | Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's The Word | Nikki Bender | TV movie [6][7] |
| 2017 | Love on Ice | Leslie Adams | TV movie |
| 2019 | A Dangerous Test (TV movie) | Amanda Fletcher | Lead role |
| 2019 | Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story | Mrs. Cooper | TV movie |
| 2019 | Nowhere - Secrets of a Small Town | Claire Porter - Lead role | TV movie (Nominated for best Actress - and won)[4][13] |
| 2020 | Deadly Jealousy: The Killer Cousin | Amanda Fletcher | TV movie |
| 2022 | My Mom Made Me Do It | Frida | TV movie |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sweet Tarts Takeaway | Sue | 8 episodes |
| 2013 | Covert Affairs | CNN Correspondent | 1 Episode: "Dig for Fire" |
| 2013 | CAT. 8 | Beverly Hillcroft | TV miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Being Human | Shelley | 1 Episode: "It's a Shame About Ray" |
| 2014 | Beauty & the Beast | Agent Mallory | 1 Episode: "Cat and Mouse" |
| 2015 | Open House | Samantha Contessa | TV short |
| 2015 | Good Witch | Annie | 1 Episode: "Do the Right Thing" |
| 2016 | Degrassi: Next Class | Hunter's Doctor | 1 Episode: "TurntUp" |
| 2016 | Damien | Joann | 1 Episode: "Seven Curses" |
| 2017 | Dark Matter | Sajen | 1 Episode: "The Dwarf Star Conspiracy" |
| 2016–2017 | Wynonna Earp | Agent Lucado | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Saving Hope | Joan Kilbride | 1 Episode: "Tested and Tried" |
| 2019 | First Person (TV series) | Robyn | 1 episode - My Father's Dignity |
| 2020 | Utopia Falls | Authority Phydra | 10 episodes |
| 2021 | Ghostwriter (TV series) | (2020 reboot) | 3 episodes |
| 2017-2021 | Heartland | Paula Westfield | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Five Days at Memorial | Lily | 1 episode |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist | Anna Grimsdottir [2] | Voice and motion capture performance |
| 2016 | Tom Clancy's The Division | Dr. Jessica Kandel | Voice |
| 2017 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands | Several characters | Voices |
| 2018 | Assassin's Creed Odyssey | Persephone (mocap) + other Characters | Voices |
| 2019 | Tom Clancy's The Division 2 | Amanda Weekes + other Characters | Voices |
| 2020 | Immortals Fenyx Rising | - | Voices |
| 2021 | Far Cry 6 | Performer | Voices |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Forest City Film Festival | Best Feature Film (shared with Brett Heard) | Go Fish | Won | [14][12] |
| 2019 | Mammoth Film Festival Awards | Summit Award - Achievement in Filmmaking | Nowhere - Secrets of a Small Town | Won | [14][15] |
| 2020 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Lead Performance, TV Movie | Nowhere - Secrets of a Small Town | Won | [14][13] |