Kari Matchett

Kari Matchett
Born	(1970-03-25) March 25, 1970 Spalding, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present

Kari Matchett (born March 25, 1970) is a Canadian television and film actress. She played Mariel Underlay in Invasion, Lisa Miller in 24, and Kate Filmore in the cult favorite science fiction movie Cube 2: Hypercube. She currently appears in the USA television series Covert Affairs.

Early years

Matchett was born in Spalding, Saskatchewan. She attended high school at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute in Lethbridge, Alberta. She attended the National Theatre School in Montreal and the Moscow Theatre School.

Matchett performed on stage for three years at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario.

Career

In Canada, her first major role was on The Rez, and her first starring role was as Colleen Blessed in Power Play (1998–2000). Matchett was a member of the repertory cast of the A&E Network TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), in which she played several characters, including a recurring role as Lily Rowan. On Wonderfalls, she played Beth, the lesbian love interest of the main character's sister.

In 2002, she played Kate Filmore in the science fiction/horror movie Cube 2: Hypercube. In 2003, she starred with Timothy Hutton in the Syfy miniseries Five Days to Midnight. Her next role was as Detective Elaine Bender in Blue Murder in 2004. She previously guest starred on Blue Murder in 2001 as a suspect in a murder investigation.

In 2005, Matchett starred in ABC TV series, Invasion, a series about aliens taking the form of humans. She also appeared in Plague City: SARS in Toronto. She has also appeared as Mary Tate on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. She appeared in both Shark and Wild Card. She played a single mother stalked by her boyfriend in Intimate Stranger, in 2006. In the same year she starred with Peter Krause in Civic Duty as Marla, who discovers her husband's Islamophobic psychosis.

In 2007, she joined the cast of 24, as Lisa Miller. In June 2007, Matchett played Kate Armstrong in the TNT series Heartland. In 2007 and 2008, Matchett played recurring character Skye Wexler on ER. In 2008 and 2009, she played Dennis Hopper's daughter, Jules, in the critically acclaimed Starz series Crash. She has a recurring role in the TNT series Leverage, reunited with Nero Wolfe co-star, Timothy Hutton. Matchett portrays Hutton's ex-wife on the show.

She currently (2010-) stars as Joan Campbell, a high ranking CIA official in the USA Network series Covert Affairs.

Matchett's most recent film, Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life with Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, is expected to be previewed at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011.

Filmography

• The Tree of Life (2011) - Jack's Ex
• Goose on the Loose (2011) - Donna Archer
• Meteor Storm (2010) - Dr. Michelle Young
• The National Tree (2009) - Faith Russell
• Intimate Stranger (2006) - Karen Reese
• Civic Duty (2006) - Marla Allen
• Goose on the Loose (2006) - Donna Archer
• Plague City: SARS in Toronto (2005) - Amy
• A Very Married Christmas (2004) - Donna
• 5ive Days to Midnight (2004) - Claudia Whitney
• Betrayed (2003) - Judy Bryce
• Cypher (2002) - Diane
• 19 Months (2002) - Page
• The Glow (2002) - Allison
• Cube 2: Hypercube (2002) - Kate Filmore
• Men with Brooms (2002) - Linda Bucyk
• Angel Eyes (2001) - Candace
• A Colder Kind of Death (2001) - Maureen Gault
• Task Force: Caviar (2000) - Linda
• Apartment Hunting (2000) - Sarah
• Rembrandt: Fathers & Sons (1999) - Saskia van Rijn
• A Marriage of Convenience (1998) - Elizabeth
• Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997) - Marina
• What Happened to Bobby Earl? (1997) - Nicki Corlis
• Papertrail (1997) - Alison Enola
• Undue Influence (1996) - Marcie Reed

TV

• Covert Affairs (2010-present) as Joan Campbell (11 episodes)
• Miami Medical (2010) as Dr. Helena Sable (2 episodes)
• Leverage (2009–2010) as Maggie Collins (3 episodes)
• Flashpoint (2009) as Delia Semple (1 episode)
• Crash (2008–2009) as Jules (6 episodes)
• ER (2007–2008) as Dr. Skye Wexler (5 episodes)
• Heartland (2007) as Kate Armstrong (9 episodes)
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2007) as Mary Tate (5 episodes)
• 24 (2007) as Lisa Miller (10 episodes)
• Invasion (2005–2006) as Dr. Mariel Underlay (22 episodes)
• Wonderfalls (2004) as Beth (3 episodes)
• Blue Murder (2001–2004) as Det. Elaine Bender / Carol Clark / Christina Kondeatis (14 episodes)
• A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002) as Various Characters (17 episodes)
• Power Play (1998–2000) as Colleen Blessed (26 episodes)
• Earth: Final Conflict (1998) as Siobhan Beckett / Rho'ha (7 episodes)
• Ready or Not (1996–1997) as Sheila / Sheila Ramone (6 episodes)

Awards

• 2000, Nominee, Gemini Award
  Power Play
  Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Role in a Dramatic Series
  Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
• 2001, Nominee, Gemini Award
  A Colder Kind of Death
  Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries
  Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
• 2001, Winner, Gemini Award
  Blue Murder
  Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series
  Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
• 2003, Nominee, ACTRA Toronto Award
  A Nero Wolfe Mystery
  Outstanding Performance – Female
  Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
• 2007, Distinguished Achievement Award as alumna of Lethbridge Collegiate Institute

External links

• Kari Matchett at IMDb
• Kari Matchett at Northern Stars
• Maclean's (July 22, 2005) article on Kari Matchett and Invasion