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Kate Drummond in 2013
Born	(1975-10-21) October 21, 1975 (age 49) Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
Occupation	Actress, producer, director, screenwriter
Years active	2006–present

Kate Drummond was born on October 21, 1975. She is a talented Canadian actress, producer, director, and writer. Kate is known for her roles in TV shows and movies. She played Nikki Bender in the Flower Shop Mystery TV movies. She was also Agent Lucado in the TV series Wynonna Earp. In 2020, she played Authority Phydra in Utopia Falls.

Kate won an award for best lead performance in a TV movie at the Canadian Screen Awards. This was for her role as Claire Porter in Nowhere - Secrets of a Small Town (2019). In 2022, she acted alongside famous stars Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson in the movie The Man from Toronto.

Kate's Early Life and Education

Kate Drummond was born in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. She grew up in Sarnia, Ontario. Her parents worked in different jobs before becoming real estate agents. After high school, Kate went to McMaster University. She earned degrees in Kinesiology (the study of body movement) and Education in 1998.

Kate worked as an elementary school teacher for 12 years. She taught for the Ottawa Catholic School Board. When she was 30, she took her first acting class. She loved it and felt it was a way to express herself creatively. Kate took acting classes for five years. She performed in local plays. In 2006, she decided to leave teaching to become a full-time actress.

Kate's Acting Career

Kate Drummond has had many exciting roles. She played Nikki Bender in the Flower Shop Mystery TV movie series. In these movies, her character and Brooke Shields' character are best friends. They run a flower shop together.

In 2016, Kate got a role as Agent Lucado in the TV series Wynonna Earp. She appeared in seven episodes. In 2020, she played Authority Phydra in the TV series Utopia Falls.

In 2022, Kate appeared in the Netflix movie The Man from Toronto. She played Agent Lawrence. She worked with actors Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson in this dark comedy.

Kate is also a talented voice actress. She has lent her voice to several video games. She played the main character Anna Grimsdottir (Grim) in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (2013). She also voiced characters in Assassin's Creed Odyssey in 2018.

Awards and Achievements

Kate Drummond has received recognition for her work.

• In March 2020, she was featured as a role model in an article called Women of Influence.
• In 2015, Kate had a small role as a neighbor in the movie Room. This film won many awards.
• In 2016, Kate wrote and directed a film called Go Fish. This movie won Best Feature (Narrative) at the Muskoka Independent Film Festival.
• In 2020, Kate Drummond won Best lead performance in a TV movie at the Canadian Screen Awards. This was for her role in Nowhere to be Found. The film was also nominated for Best Movie, Best Writing, and Best Photography. After winning, Kate said, "It’s truly an incredible honour, to those who think you may be too old to pursue a dream: It is never too late.”

Selected Filmography

Kate Drummond has appeared in many films and TV shows. Here are some of her notable works:

Movies

• 2015: Room as Neighbour
• 2016: Go Fish (she was the writer and director)
• 2017: Adam's Testament as Katherine Gable
• 2021: The Novice as Coach Edwards
• 2022: The Man from Toronto as Agent Lawrence

TV Movies

• 2010: The Perfect Teacher as Gretchen Keller
• 2016: Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted as Nikki Bender
• 2016: Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped In The Bud as Nikki Bender
• 2016: Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's The Word as Nikki Bender
• 2019: Nowhere - Secrets of a Small Town as Claire Porter (she won an award for this role)
• 2023: Christmas Island as Helen Sharpe

TV Series

• 2016–2017: Wynonna Earp as Agent Lucado (7 episodes)
• 2020: Utopia Falls as Authority Phydra (10 episodes)
• 2017-2021: Heartland as Paula Westfield (3 episodes)

Video Games (Voice Acting)

• 2013: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist as Anna Grimsdottir
• 2018: Assassin's Creed Odyssey as Persephone and other characters

Awards and Nominations

Kate Drummond has won several awards for her work: