Kate Drummond
Kate Drummond is a Canadian film, television, theatre and voice actress; film producer, director and screenwriter. Kate starred as Nikki Bender alongside Brooke Shields in Hallmark Channel's Flower Shop Mystery TV movie series, she played Agent Lucado in seven episodes of the television series Wynonna Earp.
Kate Drummond | |
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 Kate Drummond in 2013 | |
| Born | October 21, 1975 Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. |
| Occupation | Actress, producer, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Early life
Kate Drummond was born and raised in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada; her father was a police officer and her mum worked at a milk factory.[1] After graduating from St. Patrick's High School[2] in Ottawa, Drummond attended the McMaster University in Ontario,[3] obtaining Bachelor's degrees in 1998 in Kinesiology and Education.[4][3]
Kate worked as a full-time elementary school teacher for the Ottawa Catholic School Board[3] 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.[6][5]
Career
Drummond played a leading role as Nikki Bender alongside Brooke Shields in Hallmark Channel's Flower Shop Mystery TV movie series, where her character and Shields' are best friends running a flower shop.[7][8] In 2016, Drummond landed a recurring role as Agent Lucado in seven episodes of the television series Wynonna Earp.[9][10] In 2020, Kate played the role of Authority Phydra in Utopia Falls TV series.[3]
Kate has also performed voices in several video games.[2]
Nominations and awards
- Drummond played a small role as a neighbour in a scene with Jacob Tremblay in the award winning 2015 film Room.[2]
- Drummond wrote and directed the 2016 film Go Fish which was awarded Best Feature (Narrative) by the Muskoka Independent Film Festival.[11]
- In 2020, Kate Drummond was nominated for Best lead performance in a TV movie, for Nowhere to be Found by the Canadian Screen Awards. The same film was nominated for Best Movie, Best Writing and Best Photography.[3] 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.” [3]
- In March 2020, Drummond featured as a role model in an article of Women of Influence[12]
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 | |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2020 | Life in Memories | Tonya Torem | Short film |
| 2020 | Healing Hearts | Carol Campbell | |
| 2020 | The Novice | Coach Edwards |
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 |
| 2016 | Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped In The Bud | Nikki Bender | TV movie |
| 2016 | Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's The Word | Nikki Bender | TV movie |
| 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 to be Found (Secrets of a small town) | Claire Porter | TV movie (Nominated for best Actress)[3] |
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" |
| 2017-2018 | Heartland | Paula Westfield | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Ghostwriter (TV series) | (2019 reboot) | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | First Person (TV series) | Robyn | 1 episode - My Father's Dignity |
| 2020 | Utopia Falls | Authority Phydra | 10 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist | Anna Grimsdottir | 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 |
References
- "Kate Drummond – The Tale of Grim". successcircuit.com. 2017.
- "Sarnia raised actress had small part in award winning movie". theobserver.ca. 2016.
- "Mac grad nominated for Canadian Screen Award". mcmaster.ca. 2020.
- "Kate Drummond Biography". katedrummond.com. 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- "Kate Drummond Talks Her New Show Utopia Falls, Wynonna Earp and Chasing Dreams". geekgirlauthority.com. 2020.
- "Kate Drummond". northernstars.ca. 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- News Release (2016). "Canadian actor Kate Drummond co-stars in Brooke Shields' new Hallmark Movie & Mysteries detective series 'Flower Shop Mysteries', premiering on January 17, 2016". Pennant Media Group (PMG).
- "Kate Drummond : Nikki". Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Crown Media. 2016.
- David, Greg (June 21, 2016). "TV Eh B Cs podcast 48 – Secret Agent Kate". TV, eh?. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- Steinberg, Lisa (June 30, 2017). "Kate Drummond – Wynonna Earp". Starry Constellation Magazine. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- "MIFF 2016". My Muskoka 150. Rosseau Culture and Arts Project. 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- "Meet Kate Drummond: elementary school teacher turned actor currently starring in HULU's Utopia Falls". Women of Influence. 2020.