Katherine Barrell

Katherine Barrell is a Canadian actress, writer, producer, and director. She is best known for her role as Officer Nicole Haught in the Syfy supernatural weird West television series Wynonna Earp.[2][3][4] In 2020, she joined the cast of the fantasy comedy-drama television series Good Witch as Joy Harper.[5]

Katherine Barrell
Barrell in July 2016
BornFebruary 12[1]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Other namesKat Barrell
OccupationActor, producer, director, screenwriter
Years active2011–present
Known forWynonna Earp
Spouse(s)
Ray Galletti
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(m. 2017)​
Websitekatherinebarrell.com

Early life

Barrell was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,[6] to a Slovenian mother.[7] She attended Assumption Catholic Secondary School in Burlington, Ontario, where she had a lead role in two school plays, in addition to collaborating with a friend on a play in which they wrote, directed and acted together.[8] She directed her high school's production of The Wizard of Oz and was a member of Burlington Student Theatre for two years.[9] She started studying musical theatre at Sheridan College[8] then transferred to George Brown College to study filmmaking and acting at the School of Media & Performing Arts, graduating in 2010.[10][11][12] She also did some training at The Groundlings comedy school.[13]

Career

Barrell's television work includes made-for-TV movies Poe (2011) as Rowena, and Girls Night Out (2017) as Sadie. Guest appearances include Lost Girl in the episode "Table for Fae" (2012) as Maisie; Murdoch Mysteries in episodes "Murdoch in Toyland" (2012) as Marley Rosevear, and "The Murdoch Appreciation Society" (2014) as Ruby Rosevear; Saving Hope in the episode "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" (2015) as Dixie Kolesnyk. Along with her role in Wynonna Earp, Barrell appears in Workin' Moms in the recurring role of Alicia Rutherford.[14]

Film roles include Jaqueline Gill in The Scarehouse (2014),[15][16] Mary in My Ex-Ex (2015),[17] and Victoria Burns in Definition of Fear (2015).[18]

Her production company, Kit Media, produced several short films[19] and her 2013 comedy short Issues was recognized as one of the top short films of the year by Richard Crouse.[20] Kit Media was rebranded as Blue Eyed Bandit in 2018.[21]

Barrel's ensemble film Dissecting Gwen, based on her own story,[22] won the 2017 Best Screenplay Award by Women in Film & Television – Toronto,[23] and was awarded Best Comedy Short by the 2017 Canadian Diversity Film Festival.[24]

Personal life

Barrell is an advocate for the "Pink Box Program" by GIRL TALK Empowerment,[7] a Canadian organization that "inspires, empowers and mobilizes girls to become world-changers".[25]

She is married to Ray Galletti, whom she met on the set of My Ex Ex.[26][27][28][29]

In July 2019, Barrell publicly announced her bisexuality. She stated in an interview, "I am attracted to both men and women and the person I fell in love with is a man...I wish it could just be about the human I am in love with, not their gender."[30]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Queen of Clubs Joker Short film; also writer
2013 Lost and Found Ellen Short film
The Ties Between Us Amy Short film
Issues Rachel Stephens Short film; also producer
2014 The Scarehouse Jaqueline Gill
2015 Canadian Star Herself Documentary
My Ex-Ex Mary
Definition of Fear Victoria Burns

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Poe Rowena TV film
2012 Lost Girl Maisie Episode: "Table for Fae"
Murdoch Mysteries Marley Rosevear Episode: "Murdoch in Toyland"
Off2Kali Comedy Various Episode: "Indian Guy + White Name = PROBLEM!"
2014 Reign Pretty Servant Girl Episode: "Long Live the King"
The Listener Alya King Episode: "Dancing with the Enemy"
Murdoch Mysteries Ruby Rosevear Episode: "The Murdoch Appreciation Society"
2015 Saving Hope Dixie Kolesnyk Episode: "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?"
2016–present Wynonna Earp Nicole Haught Recurring role, seasons 1–2; Main role, season 3–4
2016 A Nutcracker Christmas Beth James TV film
2017–present Workin' Moms Alicia Rutherford Recurring role
2017 Girls Night Out Sadie TV film
Star Trek: Discovery Stella Grimes Episode: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad"
2018 Lake Placid: Legacy Jade TV film
Private Eyes Whitney Malone Episode: "Brew the Right Thing"
2020–present Good Witch Rejoyla "Joy" Harper Main role

Music video
Year Title Role Artist Notes
2017 "Something About Your Love" Backup vocalist ColinResponse [31]

Other work
Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2012 Roomies Yes Short film
2013 New Domain Co-producer Short film
The Change First assistant Short film
2014 The Truth About Rainbows Co-producer Short film
2015 Mature Young Adults Post-production Yes Short film
Completed by Katherine Barrell after death of director Kent Nolan.[32]
The Offer Production coordinator Short film
2016 Dissecting Gwen Yes Story by Yes Short film
Winner, Best Screenplay, Women in Film & Television – Toronto[23]
Winner, Best Comedy Short, Canadian Diversity Film Festival[24]
Cannonball Yes Yes Yes Short film[33]
2017 Breakdown Yes Story by Short film

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2019Canadian Screen AwardsAudience Choice AwardWynonna EarpNominated[34]
2020Canadian Screen AwardsAudience Choice AwardWynonna EarpWon[35]

Notes

    References
    1. Katherine Barrell [@katbarrell] (February 13, 2015). "I had the most WONDERFUL birthday yesterday!". Instagram. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
    2. Bojarski, Jackie (May 13, 2016). "Exclusive Interview with "Wynonna Earp" Star Katherine Barrell". Talk Nerdy With Us. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
    3. Zandarl (June 30, 2016). "Wynonna Earp - It's all about the WayHaught. Interview with Katherine Barrell". SpoilerTV. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
    4. Wilson, A.R. (June 3, 2016). "Wynonna Earp's Katherine Barrell talks 'WayHaught'". Digital Journal. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
    5. Liszewski, Bridget (April 30, 2020). "Katherine Barrell's Joy at Joining Good Witch for Season 6". The TV Junkies. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
    6. "Her Career: Actor, Director and Producer Katherine Barrell". Shedoesthecity. November 15, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
    7. Kleffner, Katherine (November 30, 2016). "An Interview with Katherine Barrell". Nerdy Girl Express. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
    8. Smith, Dennis (July 3, 2015). "Burlington's Katherine Barrell stars in romantic comedy". Inside Halton. Metroland Media. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
    9. "The last word – Katherine Barrell". B City Magazine. Fall 2015. p. 56. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
    10. Kaplan, Jon; Sumi, Glenn (April 22, 2010). "Scenes : George grads double up". NOW. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
    11. Alumni Stories. "George Brown Theatre School Prominent Graduates". George Brown College. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
    12. "Katherine Barrell". Get Leashed Magazine. December 8, 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
    13. Liszewski, Bridget (January 24, 2017). "Katherine Barrell Draws Inspiration from her new Workin' Moms Role". The TV Junkies. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
    14. Workin' Moms (January 24, 2017). "Katherine Barrell draws inspiration from her new Workin' Moms role". CBC. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
    15. Wright, Stuart (January 21, 2015). "'The Scarehouse' Review". Nerdly. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
    16. Haberfelner, Mike (October 2014). "An Interview with Katherine Barrell, Star of The Scarehouse". Search my Trash. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
    17. Brownridge, William (July 10, 2015). "Learning to move on: actress Katherine Barrell on My Ex-Ex". Toronto Film Scene. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
    18. Allen, Michael (December 2, 2015). "Definition of Fear Stirs up Terror with this Preview (World Premiere)". 28DLA. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
    19. "The Local With Actor/Director Katherine Barrell". ION Magazine. December 28, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
    20. Crouse, Richard (December 19, 2013). "Celebrate the Shortest Day Short Film Celebration!". richardcrouse.ca. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
    21. "Haught Topics with Katherine Barrell". Etienne Aigner. October 16, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
    22. "WIFT-T Showcase: Q & A with Farah Merani". Women in Film & Television – Toronto. March 24, 2017. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
    23. "2017 WIFT-T Showcase". Women in Film & Television – Toronto. 2017. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
    24. "Winners - June 2017". Canadian Diversity Film Festival. 2017.
    25. "The Pink Box". GIRL TALK Empowerment. Make Your Mark Enterprises Ltd. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
    26. Elkharadly, Nadia (November 30, 2016). "Ask your #WCW with Katherine Barrell". Addicted. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
    27. {{cite web|last=katbarrell|title=December 29, 2017|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BdXqTQchnfa/%7Cwebsite=Instagram|date=December 29, 2017|accessdate=December 31, 2017
    28. Kat Barrell [@KatBarrell] (December 31, 2017). "December 29th, 2017 ❤️ "Today I marry my best friend: the one I laugh with, live for, dream with, Love." #raygalletti" (Tweet). Retrieved July 5, 2019 – via Twitter.
    29. {{cite web|last=rayhaughtismyjam|title=August 12, 2020|url= https://instagram.com/rayhaughtismyjam?igshid=zz2vzsi3jcgs |website=Instagram|date=August 12, 2020|accessdate=August 12, 2020
    30. Ermac, Raffy (September 23, 2019). "7 Notable People Who Came Out as Bisexual This Year". Pride.com.
    31. ColinResponse [@ColinResponseTO] (October 13, 2017). "My New Music Video is Officially Released! #SomethingAboutYourLove Feat. @Katbarrell ..." (Tweet). Retrieved October 14, 2017 – via Twitter.
    32. "Mature Young Adults". National Screen Institute of Canada (NSI). October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
    33. "Program 8". Toronto Shorts International Film Festival. 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
    34. Wong, Jessica (April 1, 2019). "Canadian Screen Awards: Love rules on Schitt's Creek, Stephan's hometown shoutout and other memorable moments". CBC News. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
    35. West, Rachel (February 4, 2020). "Voting Opens For 2020 Canadian Screen Awards Audience Choice Award". ET Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

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