Kari Matchett


Kari Matchett is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Colleen Blessed on Power Play, as Joan Campbell on Covert Affairs and as Kate Filmore in the science fiction movie . She has also appeared in films such as Apartment Hunting, Angel Eyes, Men with Brooms, Cypher, Civic Duty, The Tree of Life, and Maudie.

Early life and education

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. Matchett was a cast member on the A&E Network TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery, with Timothy Hutton in which she played several characters, including a recurring role as Lily Rowan. On Wonderfalls, she played Beth, the bisexual love interest of the main character's lesbian sister.
In 2002, she played Kate Filmore in the science fiction horror thriller '.
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, for which she won a Gemini Award.
In 2005, Matchett starred in the ABC series Invasion, about aliens taking the form of humans. She also appeared in '. She 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.
In 2007, she joined the cast of 24, as. In June 2007, Matchett played Kate Armstrong in the TNT series Heartland. In 2007 and 2008, Matchett was cast as ER chief Skye Wexler on ER. In 2008 and 2009, she played Dennis Hopper's character's daughter, Jules, in the critically acclaimed Starz series Crash. She had a recurring role in the TNT series Leverage, reuniting with Nero Wolfe co-star Timothy Hutton, portraying Maggie Collins, the ex-wife of Hutton's character, Nathan "Nate" Ford. Matchett starred as Joan Campbell in the USA Network series Covert Affairs.
In 2016, Matchett appeared as Sandra in Maudie with Ethan Hawke. Matchett also played a supporting role in Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, with Sean Penn and Brad Pitt. Shot in 2008, the film premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2011 and received the Palme d'Or.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1998PapertrailAlison Enola
2000Apartment HuntingSarah
2001Angel EyesCandace
2002Men with BroomsLinda Bucyk
2002Kate Filmore
200219 MonthsPage
2002CypherDiane
2006Civic DutyMarla Allen
2011Goose on the LooseDonna Archer
2011The Tree of LifeJack's ex
2015Lead With Your HeartMaura McCabe Walker
2016MaudieSandra
2018Into Invisible LightLydiaPost-production
2019Code 8Mary Reed

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996The RezTanya Nanibush Beakhert
1996Forever KnightAlyss de Brabant"Dead of Knight"
1996Undue InfluenceMarcie Reed
1996Ready or NotSheila Ramone 6 episodes
1997'Mary O'Brien"The Curse/Angel on a Plane"
1997Whatever Happened to Bobby Earl?Nicki Corlis
1997'Marina
1997ViperBeatrice"Triple Cross"
1998Once a ThiefClaire Holland"Wedding Bell Blues"
1998'Caroline Crane"The Human Vessel"
1998A Marriage of ConvenienceElizabeth
1998'Siobhan Beckett
1998'Rho'ha"Pandora's Box"
"Law & Order"
1998–2000Power PlayColleen Blessed2000 Gemini Award nominee
1999Rembrandt: Fathers & SonsSaskia van Rijn
2000Task Force: CaviarLinda
2001A Colder Kind of DeathMaureen Gault2001 Gemini Award nominee
2001All SoulsDr. Stefani Volette"Spineless"
2001Blue MurderChristina Kondeatis/Carol Clark"Intensive Care"; Gemini Award
2001A Nero Wolfe MysteryLily Rowan, Celia Grantham, Sarah Jaffee, Rita Ramsey Sorrell, Carla Lovchen, Julie Jaquette, Jewel Jones, Susan McLeod, Meg Duncan, Jane Geer, Janet Stahl17 episodes
2002The GlowAllison
2003BetrayedJudy Bryce
20045ive Days to MidnightClaudia Whitey
2004Blue MurderDet. Elaine Bender14 episodes
2004WonderfallsBeth
2004A Very Married ChristmasDonna
2005The Eleventh HourCarrina Mallett"Zugzwang"
2005Puppets Who KillLaura"Dan and the New Neighbour"
2005'Amy
2005Wild CardGigi Germain"My Boyfriend is an Axe Murderer"
2005–06InvasionMariel UnderlayMain role
2006Intimate StrangerKaren Reese
2006SharkMonica Tanner"Dial M for Monica"
200724Lisa Miller10 episodes
2007Studio 60 on the Sunset StripMary Tate
2007HeartlandKate Armstrong9 episodes
2007ERDr. Skye Wexler5 episodes
2008Ugly BettyDr. Wallace"Betty's Baby Bump"
2008The CleanerShelly Mullins"Lie with Me"
2008Criminal MindsAmy Bridges"The Instincts"
2008CrashJules6 episodes
2009FlashpointDelia Semple"Clean Hands"
2009The PhilanthropistRenee Adams"San Diego"
2009The National TreeFaith
2009LeverageMaggie Collins4 episodes
2010Meteor StormMichelle
2010Miami MedicalDr. Helena Sable"An Arm and a Leg," "Man on the Road"
2010–14Covert AffairsJoan CampbellMain role
2012Saving HopeDr. Kendra Watt"A New Beginning"
2012The RiverbankKate Mason
2013ElementaryKathryn Drummand"The Deductionist"
2015Murdoch MysteriesMiss Heloise"The Devil Wears Whalebone"
2017The Good DoctorLiam's Mother"22 Steps"
2020Fortunate SonMary HowardMain role

Awards and nominations