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Kari Matchett
Kari Matchett
	Matchett in 2011
Born	Spalding, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	T. W. Peacocke (m. 1998; div. 2006)
Children	1

Kari Matchett is a Canadian actress.^[1] She is known for her roles as Colleen Blessed on Power Play, Joan Campbell on Covert Affairs, Kate Filmore in the science fiction movie Cube 2: Hypercube, and U.S. president Michelle Travers on The Night Agent. She has also appeared in films such as Apartment Hunting (2000), Angel Eyes (2001), Men with Brooms (2002), Cypher (2002), Civic Duty (2006), The Tree of Life (2011), and Maudie (2016).

Early life and education

Matchett was born in Spalding, Saskatchewan.^[2] She attended high school at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute in Lethbridge, Alberta. She attended the National Theatre School in Montreal and the Moscow Theatre School.^[3]

Matchett performed on stage for three years at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario.^[4]

Career

In Canada, her first major role was on The Rez, and her first starring role was as Colleen Blessed in Power Play (1998–2000).^[3] Matchett was a cast member on the A&E Network TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery^[5] (2001–2002), 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 2001, she played Candace in the drama film Angel Eyes.^[6] In 2002, she played Kate Filmore in the science fiction horror thriller Cube 2: Hypercube.^[7]

In 2003, she starred with Timothy Hutton in the Syfy miniseries Five Days to Midnight.^[5] Her next role was as Detective Elaine Bender in Blue Murder in 2004.^[8] She previously guest starred on Blue Murder in 2001 as a suspect in a murder investigation, for which she won a Gemini Award.^[9]

In 2005, Matchett starred in the ABC series Invasion, about aliens taking the form of humans. She also appeared in Plague City: SARS in Toronto. 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.^[10] In the same year she starred with Peter Krause in Civic Duty.^[5]

In 2007, Matchett joined the cast of 24, as Lisa Miller. In June 2007, she played Kate Armstrong in the TNT series Heartland.^[11] In 2007 and 2008, she 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 (2010–2014).^[4]

In 2016, Matchett appeared as Sandra in Maudie with Ethan Hawke.^[12] She also played a supporting role in Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, with Sean Penn and Brad Pitt.^[13] Shot in 2008, the film premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2011 and received the Palme d'Or.^[14]

In 2023, Matchett was cast in a recurring role as U.S. president Michelle Travers in the Netflix drama television series The Night Agent.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1998	Papertrail	Alison Enola
2000	Apartment Hunting	Sarah
2001	Angel Eyes	Candace
2002	Men with Brooms	Linda Bucyk	^[16]
	Cube 2: Hypercube	Kate Filmore
	19 Months	Page
	Cypher	Diane
2006	Civic Duty	Marla Allen
2006	Goose on the Loose	Donna Archer
2011	The Tree of Life	Jack's ex
2015	Lead With Your Heart	Maura McCabe Walker
2016	Maudie	Sandra
2018	Into Invisible Light	Lydia
2019	Code 8	Mary Reed	^[17]
2020	2 Hearts	Grace
2023	Hailey Rose	Olga
2024	Code 8: Part II	Connor's mom	^[18]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	The Rez	Tanya Nanibush Beakhert	Main role
	Forever Knight	Alyss de Brabant	Episode: "Dead of Knight"
	Undue Influence	Marcie Reed	Television film
1996–1997	Ready or Not	Sheila Ramone	Recurring role (seasons 4–5)
1997	Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Mary O'Brien	Episode: "The Curse/Angel on a Plane"
	What Happened to Bobby Earl?	Nicki Corlis	Television film; also known as Murder in a College Town
	Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops 2	Marina	Television film
	Viper	Beatrice	Episode: "Triple Cross"
1998	Once a Thief	Claire Holland	Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues"
	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Caroline Crane	Episode: "The Human Vessel"
	A Marriage of Convenience	Elizabeth	Television film
	Earth: Final Conflict	Siobhan Beckett	Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
	Earth: Final Conflict	Rho'ha	Episodes: "Pandora's Box", "Law & Order"
1998–2000	Power Play	Colleen Blessed	Main role; Gemini Award nominee (2000)
1999	Rembrandt: Fathers & Sons	Saskia van Rijn	Television film
2000	Task Force: Caviar	Linda	Television film
2001	A Colder Kind of Death	Maureen Gault	Television film; Gemini Award nominee (2001)
	All Souls	Stefani Volette	Episode: "Spineless"
	Blue Murder	Christina Kondeatis / Carol Clark	Episode: "Intensive Care"; Gemini Award
	A Nero Wolfe Mystery	Lily Rowan / various	Recurring role
2002	The Glow	Allison	Television film
2003	Betrayed	Judy Bryce	Television film
2004	5ive Days to Midnight	Claudia Whitey	Television miniseries
	Blue Murder	Elaine Bender	Main role (season 4)
	Wonderfalls	Beth	3 episodes
	A Very Married Christmas	Donna	Television film
2005	The Eleventh Hour	Carrina Mallett	Episode: "Zugzwang"
	Puppets Who Kill	Laura	Episode: "Dan and the New Neighbour"
	Plague City: SARS in Toronto	Amy	Television film
	Wild Card	Gigi Germain	Episode: "My Boyfriend is an Axe Murderer"
2005–2006	Invasion	Mariel Underlay	Main role
2006	Intimate Stranger	Karen Reese	Television film
2006	Shark	Monica Tanner	Episode: "Dial M for Monica"
2007	24	Lisa Miller	Recurring role (season 6)
	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	Mary Tate	Recurring role
	Heartland	Kate Armstrong	Main role
	ER	Skye Wexler	Recurring role (season 14)
2008	Ugly Betty	Dr. Wallace	Episode: "Betty's Baby Bump"
	The Cleaner	Shelly Mullins	Episode: "Lie with Me"
	Criminal Minds	Amy Bridges	Episode: "The Instincts"
	Crash	Jules	Recurring role
2009	Flashpoint	Delia Semple	Episode: "Clean Hands"
	The Philanthropist	Renee Adams	Episode: "San Diego"
	The National Tree	Faith	Television film^[19]
	Leverage	Maggie Collins	4 episodes
2010	Meteor Storm	Michelle	Television film
2010	Miami Medical	Helena Sable	Episode: "An Arm and a Leg," "Man on the Road"
2010–2014	Covert Affairs	Joan Campbell	Main role
2012	Saving Hope	Kendra Watt	Episode: "A New Beginning"
	The Riverbank	Kate Mason	Television film
	The Horses of McBride	Avril Davidson	Television film^[20]
2013	Elementary	Kathryn Drummand	Episode: "The Deductionist"
2015	Murdoch Mysteries	Miss Heloise	Episode: "The Devil Wears Whalebone"
2017	The Good Doctor	Liam's mother	Episode: "22 Steps"
2018	Return to Christmas Creek	Pamela	Television film
2018	The Detail	Diane Taylor	Episode: "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"
2019	Mad Mom	Jill Jones	Television film;^[21] also known as Psycho Mother-in-Law
2020	Fortunate Son	Mary Howard	Main role^[22]
2020	Hudson & Rex	Lisa Bunting	Episode: "Grave Matters"
2021	Charmed	Lori Brewster	Episode: "O, The Tangled Web"
2021	Supergirl	Jean Rankin	Episodes: "Still I Rise", "Blind Spots"
2023	The Night Agent	Michelle Travers	Recurring role
2023	Fargo	Linda Tillman	Episode: "Linda" (season 5)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2000	Gemini Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Role in a Dramatic Series	Power Play	Nominated	^[23]
2001	Gemini Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries	A Colder Kind of Death	Nominated	^[9]
2001	Gemini Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series	Blue Murder	Won	^[24]
2003	ACTRA Toronto Awards	Outstanding Performance – Female	A Nero Wolfe Mystery	Nominated	^[25]
2017	ACTRA Toronto Awards	Outstanding Performance – Female	Maudie	Nominated	^[26]^[27]
2021	ACTRA Toronto Awards	Outstanding Performance – Female	Fortunate Son	Nominated	^[28]