Katie Findlay
| Katie Findlay | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Findlay at the 2013 Fan Expo Vancouver | |
| Born |
August 28, 1990 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Katie Findlay (born August 28, 1990) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Rosie Larsen in the American crime drama television series The Killing. From 2013 to 2014, Findlay portrayed Maggie Landers in The CW's teen drama The Carrie Diaries. From 2014 to 2015, Findlay starred as Rebecca Sutter in the first season of the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder.
Early life
Findlay was born in Windsor, Ontario. She lives in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. She was a ballerina for 12 years until she quit due to a back injury and for the opportunity to have "real people feet". She enjoys art, history, singing, comic books and having the ballerina's advantage at yoga. She is of Portuguese, Chinese, English and Scottish descent.
Career
With two CBC pilots under her belt, Findlay got her first network gig guest starring on the Fox sci-fi series Fringe. She then played Emily in the television film Tangled, and Rosie Larsen, the titular murder victim, in the AMC television series The Killing. She has guest starred on several television series including Endgame, Continuum and Stargate Universe. On February 27, 2012, Findlay was cast as Maggie Landers on The CW's teen drama series The Carrie Diaries, a prequel to Sex and the City.[1][2] In 2012, she landed the role of Bonnie in the science fiction film After the Dark.
In March 2014, Findlay landed a regular role as Rebecca Sutter in Shonda Rhimes' ABC legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder.[3] The same year she was cast in the lead role in the psychological thriller film, The Dark Stranger.[4] In fall 2015, it was announced that Katie Findlay was cast as the role of Molly Callens in a new Hallmark Channel Christmas two-part movie, The Bridge, based on the novel by best-selling author Karen Kingsbury; the first part aired on December 6, 2015.[5][6][7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Instrument of Justice, AnAn Instrument of Justice | The miss | Short film |
| 2011 | Crash Site: A Family in Danger | Frances Saunders | |
| 2013 | After the Dark | Bonnie | |
| 2014 | Premature | Gabrielle | |
| 2015 | Dark Stranger, TheThe Dark Stranger | Leah Garrison | |
| 2015 | Jem and The Holograms | Mary "Stormer" Phillips |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tangled | Emily | Television film |
| 2010 | Fringe | Jill Redmond | Episode: "The Man from the Other Side" |
| 2010 | Psych | Minka | Episode: "Shawn 2.0" |
| 2011–12 | Killing, TheThe Killing | Rosie Larsen | Recurring cast: 13 episodes |
| 2011 | Endgame | Maisie MacDonald | Episode: "The Other Side of Summer" |
| 2011 | Stargate Universe | Ellie | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Continuum | Lily Jones | Episode: "A Test of Time" |
| 2013–14 | Carrie Diaries, TheThe Carrie Diaries | Maggie Landers | Main cast: 22 episodes |
| 2014–15 | How to Get Away with Murder | Rebecca Sutter | Main cast (season 1): 15 episodes; guest cast (season 2): 1 episode |
| 2015 | Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge (Part 1) | Molly Callens | Television film |
| 2016 | Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge (Part 2) | Molly Callens | Television film[8][9] |
| 2016 | The Magicians | Eve | Episode: "Homecoming" |
References
- ↑ Levine, Stuart (February 27, 2012). "Wong, Findlay cast in ‘Carrie Diaries’". Variety (Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC). Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 27, 2012). "Pilots 'Only Fools & Horses', 'Carrie Diaries' & 'Zero Hour' Add To Casts". Deadline.com (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 1, 2014). "Katie Findlay Joins 'How To Get Away', Utkarsh Ambudkar In 'Love Is Relative'". Deadline.com (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (April 7, 2014). "'The Carrie Diaries' Katie Findlay Toplines 'The Dark Stranger' Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ Bianco, Robert (December 4, 2015). "Weekend TV: Sinatra and 'Wonderful Life'". USA Today. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Countdown to Christmas - Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge". Hallmark Channel. 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ "About Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge". Hallmark Channel. 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ Dillard, Mechele R. (December 9, 2015). "Hallmark Channel Issues Facebook Apology to Viewers of Karen Kingsbury’s THE BRIDGE". TVRuckus.com. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ Dillard, Mechele R. (February 4, 2016). "Karen Kingsbury’s THE BRIDGE, PART 2 Will World Premiere on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in March 2016!". TVRuckus.com. Retrieved February 9, 2016.