Kate Drummond Explained

Kate Drummond
Birth Date:October 21, 1975
Birth Place:Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
Occupation:Actress, producer, director, screenwriter
Years Active:2006–present

Kate Drummond (born October 21, 1975) is a Canadian film, television, theatre and voice actress; film producer, director and screenwriter. Kate starred as Nikki Bender alongside Brooke Shields in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries's Flower Shop Mystery TV movie series, she played Agent Lucado in the television series Wynonna Earp (2016 - 2017), as Authority Phydra in Utopia Falls (2020), and won best lead performance in a TV movie at the Canadian Screen Awards, for playing Claire Porter in Nowhere - Secrets of a Small Town (2019). In 2022, she starred alongside Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson in The Man from Toronto (2022 film).

Early life

Kate Drummond was born on October 21, 1975[1] in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada;[2] and raised in Sarnia, Ontario.[2] Her father was a police officer and her mother worked at a milk factory, before both switched to real estate while Kate was at primary school.[2] After graduating from St. Patrick's Catholic High School[3] in Sarnia, Drummond attended McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario,[4] obtaining Bachelor's degrees in 1998 in Kinesiology and Education.[4]

Kate worked as a full-time elementary school teacher for the Ottawa Catholic School Board[4] for 12 years, before taking her first acting class at the age of 30, where she realised her "creative expression".[5] Kate attended acting classes for 5 years, acting only in local theatre before deciding to leave teaching in 2006 and start her acting career.[1] [5]

Career

Drummond played a leading role as Nikki Bender alongside Brooke Shields in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries's Flower Shop Mystery TV movie series, where her character and Shields' are best friends running a flower shop.[6] [7]

In 2016, Drummond landed a recurring role as Agent Lucado in seven episodes of the television series Wynonna Earp.[8] [9] In 2020, Kate played the role of Authority Phydra in Utopia Falls TV series.[4]

In 2022, She appeared as Agent Lawrencein the Netflix dark comedy movie The Man from Toronto, alongside Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson.[10]

Kate has also performed voices in several video games,[3] she plays the lead character Anna Grimsdottir (Grim) in the (2013), and Assassin's Creed Odyssey in 2018 (see image).

Recognition

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 BreatheMichelleShort film
2008 ScrambledMom Short film
2009 Death RallyKiller Short film
2010 data-sort-value="Kate Logan Affair, The" The Kate Logan AffairRCMP Officer #2
2012 House at the End of the Street Nurse Uncredited
2013data-sort-value="Informant, The" The InformantOfficer Campbell NYPD
2014 An Apartment Rachel Short film
2015 Working Mom Claire
2015 RoomNeighbour
2015 Dealer IncentivesMiss Anderson Short film
2016It's About Time SarahShort film
2016 Go Fish Writer and DirectorForest City Film Festival - Best Feature Film
2016 Offbeat Sarah Short film
2016 Out There Luna Short film
2016 5 Films About Technology Em Short film
2017Adam's TestamentKatherine Gable
2018Frat Pack Fun Fanny
2018County Time TaylorShort film
2019data-sort-value="Last of Ian Campbell, The" The Last of Ian Campbell Maggie CampbellShort film
2020Healing Hearts Carol Campbell
2020Life in Memories Tonya ToremShort film
2021data-sort-value="Novice, The" The Novice Coach Edwards
2022data-sort-value="Man from Toronto, The" The Man from TorontoAgent Lawrence

Television movies

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 data-sort-value="Rival, The" The Rival Woman at Bar TV movie; uncredited
2006 Proof of LiesRestaurant PatronTV movie
2007 Custody Dog Walker TV movie
2007 Like Mother, Like Daughter Girl on Campus TV movie; uncredited
2007 Demons from Her PastCafe Patron TV movie; uncredited
2009 My Neighbor's SecretCoroner's Assistant TV movie
2010 data-sort-value="Perfect Teacher, The" The Perfect Teacher Gretchen Keller TV movie
2011 Metal Tornado Wendy TV movie
2011No Surrender Jody TV movie
2012 Fugitive at 17Nurse TV movie
2013 Clara's Deadly SecretJane Jenkins TV movie
2013 data-sort-value="Sister's Revenge, A" A Sister's Revenge Jennifer TV movie
2015 Lead with Your HeartSienna Halvorson TV movie
2015 Open House Samantha Contessa TV short
2016 Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly DepottedNikki Bender TV movie
2016 Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped In The BudNikki Bender TV movie
2016 Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's The WordNikki Bender TV movie
2017Love on Ice Leslie Adams TV movie
2019data-sort-value="Dangerous Test, A" A Dangerous Test (TV movie) Amanda Fletcher Lead role
2019 Mrs. CooperTV movie
2019Nowhere - Secrets of a Small Town Claire Porter - Lead roleTV movie (Nominated for best Actress - and won)
2020Deadly Jealousy: The Killer Cousin Amanda FletcherTV movie
2022My Mom Made Me Do It FridaTV movie

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Sweet Tarts Takeaway Sue 8 episodes
2013 Covert AffairsCNN Correspondent 1 Episode: "Dig for Fire"
2013 CAT. 8 Beverly Hillcroft TV miniseries; 2 episodes
2013 Being Human Shelley 1 Episode: "It's a Shame About Ray"
2014 Beauty & the BeastAgent Mallory 1 Episode: "Cat and Mouse"
2015 Open House Samantha Contessa TV short
2015 Good WitchAnnie 1 Episode: "Do the Right Thing"
2016 Hunter's Doctor 1 Episode: "TurntUp"
2016 DamienJoann 1 Episode: "Seven Curses"
2017Dark MatterSajen1 Episode: "The Dwarf Star Conspiracy"
2016–2017 Wynonna EarpAgent Lucado 7 episodes
2017Saving HopeJoan Kilbride 1 Episode: "Tested and Tried"
2019First Person (TV series) Robyn1 episode - My Father's Dignity
2020Utopia FallsAuthority Phydra 10 episodes
2021Ghostwriter (TV series) (2020 reboot)3 episodes
2017-2021HeartlandPaula Westfield3 episodes
2022Five Days at Memorial Lily1 episode

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Anna Grimsdottir Voice and motion capture performance
2016 Tom Clancy's The Division Dr. Jessica Kandel Voice
2017Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Several characters Voices
2018Assassin's Creed Odyssey Persephone (mocap) + other Characters Voices
2019Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Amanda Weekes + other Characters Voices
2020Immortals Fenyx Rising -Voices
2021Far Cry 6 PerformerVoices

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2017Forest City Film FestivalBest Feature Film (shared with Brett Heard)Go Fish [14]
2019Mammoth Film Festival AwardsSummit Award - Achievement in FilmmakingNowhere - Secrets of a Small Town [15]
2020Canadian Screen AwardsBest Lead Performance, TV MovieNowhere - Secrets of a Small Town

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kate Drummond . northernstars.ca . 2017-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230401204018/https://www.northernstars.ca/kate-drummond/ . April 1, 2023.
  2. Web site: Kate Drummond – The Tale of Grim . successcircuit.com . January 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150125123824/http://www.successcircuit.com/interviews/kate-drummond-tale-grim/ . dead . 2015-01-25.
  3. Web site: Sarnia raised actress had small part in award winning movie . theobserver.ca . 2016.
  4. Web site: Mac grad nominated for Canadian Screen Award . mcmaster.ca . 2020.
  5. Web site: Kate Drummond Talks Her New Show Utopia Falls, Wynonna Earp and Chasing Dreams. geekgirlauthority.com . 2020.
  6. Web site: News Release. Canadian actor Kate Drummond co-stars in Brooke Shields' new Hallmark Movie & Mysteries detective series 'Flower Shop Mysteries'. Pennant Media Group (PMG). January 18, 2016.
  7. Web site: Kate Drummond : Nikki. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Crown Media. 2016.
  8. Web site: David. Greg. TV Eh B Cs podcast 48 – Secret Agent Kate. TV, eh?. June 21, 2016 . 8 September 2018.
  9. Web site: Steinberg. Lisa. Kate Drummond – Wynonna Earp . Starry Constellation Magazine. June 30, 2017. 8 September 2018.
  10. Web site: Kevin Hart And Woody Harrelson's Man From Toronto Moves From Sony To Netflix . slashfilm.com . April 14, 2022.
  11. Web site: Meet Kate Drummond: elementary school teacher turned actor currently starring in HULU's Utopia Falls. Women of Influence . 2020.
  12. Web site: MIFF 2016. My Muskoka 150. Rosseau Culture and Arts Project. 2016. September 14, 2017.
  13. Web site: 2020 Canadian Screen Awards Winners. globalnews.ca . 26 May 2020.
  14. Web site: Kate Drummond Awards. imdb.com (Index source only). January 26, 2022.
  15. Web site: 2nd Annual Mammoth Film Festival Awards Gala Winners. goodnerdbadnerd.com. February 13, 2019 . 13 February 2019.