Kate Drummond (born October 21, 1975) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. 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.
Early life Kate Drummond was born on October 21, 1975 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada; and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. 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. After graduating from St. Patrick's Catholic High School in Sarnia, Drummond attended McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, obtaining Bachelor's degrees in 1998 in Kinesiology and Education.
Kate worked as a full-time elementary school teacher for the Ottawa Catholic School Board for 12 years, before taking her first acting class at the age of 30, where she realised her "creative expression". Kate attended acting classes for 5 years, acting only in local theatre before deciding to leave teaching in 2006 and start her acting career.
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.
In 2016, Drummond landed a recurring role as Agent Lucado in seven episodes of the television series Wynonna Earp. In 2020, Kate played the role of Authority Phydra in Utopia Falls TV series.
In 2022, She appeared as Agent Lawrencein the Netflix dark comedy movie The Man from Toronto, alongside Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson.
Kate has also performed voices in several video games, she plays the lead character Anna Grimsdottir (Grim) in the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (2013), and Assassin's Creed Odyssey in 2018 (see image).
Recognition In March 2020, Drummond featured as a role model in an article of Women of Influence 2015 Drummond played a small role as a neighbour in a scene with Jacob Tremblay in the award winning 2015 film Room. 2016 Drummond wrote and directed the 2016 film Go Fish which was awarded Best Feature (Narrative) by the Muskoka Independent Film Festival. In 2020, Kate Drummond was nominated for and won Best lead performance in a TV movie, for Nowhere to be Found by the Canadian Screen Awards. The same film was nominated for Best Movie, Best Writing and Best Photography. Following the 2020 nomination, Drummond was reported to say “It’s truly an incredible honour, to those who think you may be too old to pursue a dream: It is never too late.”
Filmography
Film YearTitleRole Notes2007 BreatheMichelleShort film2008 ScrambledMom Short film2009 Death RallyKiller Short film2010 The Kate Logan AffairRCMP Officer #2 2012 House at the End of the Street Nurse Uncredited2013 The InformantOfficer Campbell NYPD 2014 An Apartment Rachel Short film 2015 Working Mom Claire 2015 RoomNeighbour 2015 Dealer IncentivesMiss Anderson Short film2016It's About Time SarahShort film2016 Go Fish Writer and DirectorForest City Film Festival - Best Feature Film2016 Offbeat Sarah Short film2016 Out There Luna Short film2016 5 Films About Technology Em Short film2017Adam's TestamentKatherine Gable 2018Frat Pack Fun Fanny 2018County Time Taylor Short film2019 The Last of Ian Campbell Maggie Campbell Short film2020Healing Hearts Carol Campbell 2020Life in Memories Tonya Torem Short film2021 The Novice Coach Edwards 2022 The Man from TorontoAgent Lawrence2023Just a Friend Sarah Short film2026The Last Kiss Diane Hansen
Television movies YearTitleRole Notes2006 The Rival Woman at Bar TV movie; uncredited2006 Proof of LiesRestaurant PatronTV movie2007 Custody Dog Walker TV movie2007 Like Mother, Like Daughter Girl on Campus TV movie; uncredited2007 Demons from Her PastCafe Patron TV movie; uncredited2009 My Neighbor's SecretCoroner's Assistant TV movie 2010 The Perfect Teacher Gretchen Keller TV movie2011 Metal Tornado Wendy TV movie2011No Surrender Jody TV movie2012 Fugitive at 17Nurse TV movie2013 Clara's Deadly SecretJane Jenkins TV movie2013 A Sister's Revenge Jennifer TV movie2015 Lead with Your HeartSienna Halvorson TV movie2015 Open House Samantha Contessa TV short2016 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 movie2019 A Dangerous Test Amanda Fletcher Lead role2019Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story Mrs. CooperTV movie2019Nowhere - Secrets of a Small Town Claire PorterTV movie (Nominated for best Actress - and won)2020Deadly Jealousy: The Killer Cousin Amanda FletcherTV movie 2022My Mom Made Me Do It FridaTV movie 2023Christmas IslandHelen SharpeTV movie
Television series YearTitleRole Notes2011 Sweet Tarts Takeaway Sue 8 episodes2013 Covert AffairsCNN Correspondent 1 Episode: "Dig for Fire"2013 CAT. 8 Beverly Hillcroft TV miniseries; 2 episodes2013 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 short2015 Good WitchAnnie 1 Episode: "Do the Right Thing"2016 Degrassi: Next Class 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 Robyn1 episode - My Father's Dignity 2020Utopia FallsAuthority Phydra 10 episodes2021Ghostwriter 3 episodes2017-2021HeartlandPaula Westfield3 episodes2022Five Days at Memorial Lily1 episode
Video games YearTitleRole Notes2013 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist Anna Grimsdottir Voice and motion capture 2016 Tom Clancy's The Division Dr. Jessica Kandel Voice2017Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Additional characters Voice2018Assassin's Creed Odyssey Persephone, additional characters Voice and motion capture2019Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Amanda Weekes, additional characters Voice2020Immortals Fenyx Rising Additional charactersVoice2021Far Cry 6 Additional charactersVoice
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2017 Forest City Film Festival Best Feature Film (shared with Brett Heard) Go Fish 2019 Mammoth Film Festival Awards Summit Award - Achievement in Filmmaking Nowhere - Secrets of a Small Town 2020 Canadian Screen Awards Best Lead Performance, TV Movie Nowhere - Secrets of a Small Town 2024 Hollywood North Film Awards Best Supporting Performer (Canadian Short Film) Just a Friend 2024 Hollywood North Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Just a Friend
References
External links Official website