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. In 2020, she joined the cast of the fantasy comedy-drama television series Good Witch as Joy Harper.
Early life
Barrell was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a Slovenian mother. 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. She directed her high school's production of The Wizard of Oz and was a member of Burlington Student Theatre for two years. She started studying musical theatre at Sheridan College then transferred to George Brown College to study filmmaking and acting at the School of Media & Performing Arts, graduating in 2010. She also did some training at The Groundlings comedy school.Career
Barrell's television work includes made-for-TV movies Poe as Rowena, and Girls Night Out as Sadie. Guest appearances include Lost Girl in the episode "Table for Fae" as Maisie; Murdoch Mysteries in episodes "Murdoch in Toyland" as Marley Rosevear, and "The Murdoch Appreciation Society" as Ruby Rosevear; Saving Hope in the episode "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" as Dixie Kolesnyk. Along with her role in Wynonna Earp, Barrell appears in Workin' Moms in the recurring role of Alicia Rutherford.Film roles include Jaqueline Gill in The Scarehouse, Mary in My Ex-Ex, and Victoria Burns in Definition of Fear.
Her production company, Kit Media, produced several short films and her 2013 comedy short Issues was recognized as one of the top short films of the year by Richard Crouse. Kit Media was rebranded as Blue Eyed Bandit in 2018.
Barrel's ensemble film Dissecting Gwen, based on her own story, won the 2017 Best Screenplay Award by Women in Film & Television – Toronto, and was awarded Best Comedy Short by the 2017 Canadian Diversity Film Festival.
Personal life
Barrell is an advocate for the "Pink Box Program" by GIRL TALK Empowerment, a Canadian organization that "inspires, empowers and mobilizes girls to become world-changers".She is married to actor Ray Galletti, whom she met on the set of My Ex Ex.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Queen of Clubs | Joker | Short film; also writer |
| 2013 | Lost and Found | Ellen | Short film |
| 2013 | The Ties Between Us | Amy | Short film |
| 2013 | Issues | Rachel Stephens | Short film; also producer |
| 2014 | The Scarehouse | Jaqueline Gill | |
| 2015 | Canadian Star | Herself | Documentary |
| 2015 | My Ex-Ex | Mary | |
| 2015 | Definition of Fear | Victoria Burns |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Poe | Rowena | TV film |
| 2012 | Lost Girl | Maisie | Episode: "Table for Fae" |
| 2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Marley Rosevear | Episode: "Murdoch in Toyland" |
| 2012 | Off2Kali Comedy | Various | Episode: "Indian Guy + White Name = PROBLEM!" |
| 2014 | Reign | Pretty Servant Girl | Episode: "Long Live the King" |
| 2014 | The Listener | Alya King | Episode: "Dancing with the Enemy" |
| 2014 | 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 |
| 2016 | A Nutcracker Christmas | Beth James | TV film |
| 2017–present | Workin' Moms | Alicia Rutherford | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Girls Night Out | Sadie | TV film |
| 2017 | ' | Stella Grimes | Episode: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" |
| 2018 | ' | Jade | TV film |
| 2018 | Private Eyes | Whitney Malone | Episode: "Brew the Right Thing" |
| 2020–present | Good Witch | Rejoyla "Joy" Harper | Main role |