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Chelah Horsdal

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Known For

52 Years Old

Chelah Horsdal is a Canadian actress. She is known for her regular roles in the television series Hell on Wheels, When Calls the Heart, and The Man in the High Castle, recurring roles on Stargate SG-1, Level Up, Arrow, and Star Trek: Discovery, and for her roles in the films Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Horsdal was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She says she "was born to hippie parents while surrounded by friends and family on the 'farm' Headacres." She is the daughter of mother Lindsay and folksinger father Valdy. She grew up with her mother in Kitsilano and attended Bayview Elementary followed by Lord Byng Secondary. She began modelling in locally shot TV shows and commercials at 18, and then lived in the Caribbean for a year. Horsdal began her acting career in 2002. She has since appeared in more than 75 commercials as well as in films and on television. She has played lead and supporting roles on Hell on Wheels, The Man In the High Castle, When Calls the Heart, Candiland, Patterson's Wager, Three Weeks, Three Kids, On Strike For Christmas, Marley & Me: The Puppy Years, and Lifetime's The Client List. She had lead roles in Lying To Be Perfect and Mrs. Miracle. Additional credits include leads on the feature Burning Mussolini, Nickelodeon's Gym Teacher: The Movie, co-starring Christopher Meloni and Amy Sedaris, Flirting with Forty with Heather Locklear and the FOX TV pilot The Virgin of Akron, Ohio. Supporting leads include Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem for 20th Century Fox and Possession alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar, as well as Elegy with Ben Kingsley and Penélope Cruz and Rise of the Planet of the Apes with John Lithgow and James Franco. Her performances in the short films Dark Room (2006) and The Hostage (2010) both earned Leo nominations for Best Performance. Recurring roles include Battlestar Galactica, Exes & Ohs, The L Word, Stargate: SG1, Saved, DaVinci's Inquest, Whistler, Blackstone, Clue and Cartoon Network's Level Up. The Hostage, for which Horsdal was nominated for Best Actress at the 2011 Leos, co-starred and was produced by Tahmoh Penikett and Aleks Paunovic. Horsdal was nominated for four more Leo Awards for her guest starring turn on Arctic Air (2013), for Hell on Wheels and When Calls the Heart, and for Patterson's Wager.

Born

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada on 19th June 1973

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Stargate SG-1
Lt. Womack
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Stargate SG-1
Lt. Catherine Womack
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Criminal Minds
Heather Woodland
Supernatural Image
Supernatural
Bobby's Mother
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Supernatural
Cute Librarian
The 100 Image
The 100
Dr. Simone Lightbourne
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Smallville
Dr. McCann
Psych Image
Psych
Beth
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R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Chris' Mom
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Stargate Atlantis
Erran
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Arrow
Kate Spencer
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The Good Doctor
Tessa
The Dead Zone Image
The Dead Zone
Janet Miller
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Star Trek: Discovery
UFP President Laira Rillak
When Calls the Heart Image
When Calls the Heart
Cat Montgomery
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Battlestar Galactica
Didi Cassidy
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The Man in the High Castle
Helen Smith
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Eureka
Mary-Beth Curtis
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Andromeda
Misabo Ahm
The 4400 Image
The 4400
Jeanine
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Hell on Wheels
Margaret Palmer
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Masters of Horror
Frances Elwood
Motive Image
Motive
Deana Mitchell
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Exes & Ohs
Lauren Brooks
UnREAL Image
UnREAL
Louise
Fairly Legal Image
Fairly Legal
Brooke Keller
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Firefly Lane
Margie
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Tru Calling
Admissions Officer
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cindy
The Returned Image
The Returned
Kris
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Life Unexpected
Prosecutor
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Whistler
The Guard Image
The Guard
Level Up Image
Level Up
Barbara
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Robson Arms
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Irena - Charles' Nurse
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Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Darcy
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The Cabin in the Woods
Demo Girl
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Asst. DA #3
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The Pink Panther
Security Guard
If I Stay Image
If I Stay
Liddy
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Emily Owens, M.D.
Marian Kramden
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Paycheck
Young Mother
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Passengers
Janice
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The Client List
Doreen
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Prom Pact
Mrs. Lansing
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Reunion
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Hollow Man II
Blind Secretary
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Noelle
Shelley Sussman
Fallen Image
Fallen
Lori Corbett
The Evidence Image
The Evidence
Spontaneous Image
Spontaneous
Denise
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Elegy
Susan Reese
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Even Lambs Have Teeth
Abby
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The Show
Elliot's Mom
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Pursued
Sharon
Possession Image
Possession
Miranda
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Boundaries
Therapist
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Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Carol Grogan
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Hunting Season
Nancy
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The Tortured
Liane Strader
Altitude Image
Altitude
Mrs. Taylor
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Three Weeks, Three Kids
Mandy Norton
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Lying to Be Perfect
Nancy
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Helen
Kara
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Vice
Woman in Elevator
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Patterson's Wager
Audrey
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Come Dance at My Wedding
Nancy Reed
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Kill for Me
Maria Klein
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Perfect Child
Jen
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Flirting with Forty
Anne
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It's Christmas, Carol!
Tanya
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Alien Trespass
Betsy's Mother
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A Decent Proposal
Cynthia Lewis
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The Grim Sleeper
Livi Vazquez
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Past Lies
Danielle
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Midnight Stallion
Rita Shephard
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X-Men: The Last Stand
Minivan Mother
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Mrs. Miracle
Kate Preston
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Dreams in the Witch House
Frances Elwood
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Gym Teacher: The Movie
Winnie
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Candiland
Tess/The Queen
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Crossroads - A Story of Forgiveness
Cindy
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Sole Custody
Ann
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Betwixt
Vanessa
Ash Image
Ash
Gail Hurst
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Pretty Little Addict
Donna Phillips
Gord's Brother Image
Gord's Brother
Amanda
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Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
Headmistress Kroger
When Calls the Heart: The Dance Image
When Calls the Heart: The Dance
Cat Montgomery
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Ashes Fall
Joanna
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Burning Mussolini
Cheryll Witherspoon
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When Calls the Heart: A Telling Silence
Cat Montgomery
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Last Stand to Nowhere
Wylona Earp