Kelly McCormack

Kelly McCormack
Born Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation 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]

Early life

McCormack was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a teenager, she moved to New York City to study acting.[2] She later moved to Toronto in order to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.[3]

Career

McCormack began her career on stage.[1] Since the early 2010s, she 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.[4]

In 2013, she wrote her first feature film, Play the Film, in which she also starred.[5] The film was produced for only $1,000 CAD.[5] For her work on the film, McCormack won various awards,[6][7] including Best Screenplay at the Broad Humor Film Festival.[8] The following year, she wrote a second feature film, Barn Wedding, which screened at film festivals throughout 2015.[9][10]

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.[11] On the series, she portrays Zeph, an androgynous scientist.[3][12] 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.[12] In November 2017, she joined the cast for the third season of the CraveTV series Letterkenny.[13] Also in 2017, McCormack developed and performed in Charlotte: A Tri-Coloured Play With Music, an original opera based on the life of German painter Charlotte Salomon,[2] which ran at the 2017 Luminato Festival in Toronto and at the World Stage Design Festival in Taipei.[2]

In early 2018, she appeared in an episode of the CBC comedy series Crawford.[14] On May 2, 2018, she was featured in an episode of The Expanse.[15]

Her third feature film as a screenwriter, Sugar Daddy, will be directed by Wendy Morgan,[16] and is slated to be filmed in late 2018.[1]

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Kelly McCormack by Jim Tobler". MONTECRISTO. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. 1 2 3 "Actress Kelly McCormack Talks "The Neddeaus of Duqesne Island" and SyFy's "Killjoys"". Occhi Magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. 1 2 "Kelly McCormack on Playing Killjoys' Newest Nerd – The TV Junkies". The TV Junkies. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  4. ↑ "Workaholic Vancouver native Kelly McCormack embraces digital weirdness". Vancouver Sun. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  5. 1 2 "Kelly McCormack Introduces PLAY to the World – Exclusive Interview | The Arts Guild". The Arts Guild. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  6. ↑ "Telefilm Canada – Kelly McCormack". Telefilm Canada at Cannes 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  7. ↑ "Play the Film". Circlesnake. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  8. ↑ "2013 Broad Humor Film Festival Award Winners". www.broadhumor.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  9. ↑ McNary, Dave (4 May 2015). "Dances With Films Festival Unveils Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  10. ↑ "Milton Film Festival – Barn Wedding". www.miltonfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  11. ↑ "Cameras roll on Killjoys season three". Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  12. 1 2 "Kelly McCormack does double duty in CBC's The Neddeaus and Space's Killjoys". TV, eh?. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  13. ↑ "Jay Baruchel to Star in Canadian Streaming Comedy 'Letterkenny' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  14. ↑ "Kelly McCormack – Cast – Crawford". Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  15. ↑ Freudenthal, Thor (2018-05-02), Reload, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, retrieved 2018-05-15
  16. ↑ "Wendy Morgan signs on to direct 'Sugar Daddy'". Screen. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  17. ↑ "#MeToo: 3 women in the Canadian film & TV industry share their stories". CBC Radio. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
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