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Kelly McCormack | |
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| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
Kelly McCormack is a Canadian actress, writer, and producer. She has worked in film, television, and on stage.[1] She is best known for her portraying Zeph in the Syfy science fiction television series Killjoys.[2][3]
Early life
McCormack was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a teenager, she moved to New York City to study acting.[4] She later moved to Toronto in order to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.[3]
Career
Throughout the 2010s, McCormack has played a variety of supporting roles in a number of productions, including in the television series Defiance, 11.22.63, and Damien, as well as in the web series Teenagers and That's My DJ.[5]
In 2013, she wrote her first feature film, Play the Film, in which she also starred.[6] The film was produced for only $1,000 CAD.[6] McCormack won awards for writing the film,[7][8] including Best Screenplay at the Broad Humor Film Festival.[9] The following year, she wrote a second feature film, Barn Wedding, which screened at film festivals throughout 2015.[10][11]
In 2017, McCormack served as a producer and actress on several productions. In February of that year, she joined the cast of the Syfy science fiction television series Killjoys in its third season.[12] On the series, she portrayed Zeph, an androgynous scientist, in a recurring role until the series ended.[2][3]
That summer, the CBC mockumentary The Neddeaus of Duqesne Island, which McCormack both produced and starred in, was released online via CBC's official website.[2] The series received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.[13]
In November 2017, she joined the cast for the third season of the CraveTV series Letterkenny.[14] In early 2018, she appeared in an episode of the CBC comedy series Crawford.[15] Later that year, she was featured in an episode of The Expanse.[16]
On stage, McCormack has developed and performed in Charlotte: A Tri-Coloured Play With Music, an original opera based on the life of German painter Charlotte Salomon,[4] which ran at the 2017 Luminato Festival in Toronto and at the World Stage Design Festival in Taipei.[4]
Activism
McCormack has been vocal about her support of the #MeToo movement, and was invited to discuss the subject in an interview with CBC's q radio show.[17]
References
- ^ "Kelly McCormack by Jim Tobler". MONTECRISTO. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Kelly McCormack does double duty in CBC's The Neddeaus and Space's Killjoys". TV, eh?. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Kelly McCormack on Playing Killjoys' Newest Nerd – The TV Junkies". The TV Junkies. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Actress Kelly McCormack Talks 'The Neddeaus of Duqesne Island' and SyFy's "Killjoys"". Occhi Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Workaholic Vancouver native Kelly McCormack embraces digital weirdness". The Vancouver Sun. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Kelly McCormack Introduces PLAY to the World – Exclusive Interview | The Arts Guild". The Arts Guild. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Telefilm Canada – Kelly McCormack". Telefilm Canada at Cannes 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Play the Film". Circlesnake. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "2013 Broad Humor Film Festival Award Winners". broadhumor.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ McNary, Dave (4 May 2015). "Dances With Films Festival Unveils Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Milton Film Festival – Barn Wedding". miltonfilmfest.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Cameras roll on Killjoys season three". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "2018 Digital Media Nominees". Academy.ca. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Jay Baruchel to Star in Canadian Streaming Comedy 'Letterkenny' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Kelly McCormack – Cast – Crawford". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Freudenthal, Thor (2 May 2018), Reload, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, retrieved 15 May 2018
- ^ "#MeToo: 3 women in the Canadian film & TV industry share their stories". CBC Radio. Retrieved 26 January 2018.