Grace Glowicki is a Canadian actress and filmmaker from Edmonton, Alberta.Fish Griwkowsky, "Edmonton-born actress wins at Sundance". Edmonton Journal, February 2, 2016.
Glowicki directed and starred in the feature film Tito (2019), which was nominated for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards. She is also known for starring in the short film Her Friend Adam (2016), which earned her a special jury award for best actress in a short film at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and for directing and starring in the feature film Dead Lover, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
Career An alumna of McGill University, Glowicki moved to Toronto, Ontario, after graduation."Canadas rising screen stars: 9 talents changing the stories we tell". Now, April 10, 2019. She has acted in films including Hemorrhage (2012), The Oxbow Cure (2013), Her Friend Adam (2016), Suck It Up, Cardinals, We Forgot to Break Up (all 2017), Paper Year (2018), Raf (2019), Strawberry Mansion (2021), Until Branches Bend (2022), Booger (2023), The Heirloom (2024), Measures for a Funeral (2024) and Honey Bunch (2025) and in the web series Out with Dad and Carmilla.
In 2016, she was named by the Toronto International Film Festival as one of its four "Rising Stars" of the year, alongside Jared Abrahamson, Mylène Mackay and Sophie Nélisse.Renée Tse, "TIFF 2016: 4 Rising Stars to Watch Out For at This Year’s Festival". Fashion, September 7, 2016. She won a special jury award for best actress in a short film at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival for Her Friend Adam, and was a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2017, for her performance in Cardinals.
She attracted notice for directing and starring in the 2019 film Tito, which was a shortlisted finalist for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.
In 2020, Glowicki received Telefilm financing for her sophomore feature Dead Lover, which she worked on for five years before it premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
In 2025, she starred in Honey Bunch, directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, which had its world premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlinale Special. She received the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.Jackson Weaver, "North of North, Heated Rivalry, 40 Acres lead Canadian Screen Award nominees". CBC News, March 25, 2026.
Personal life Glowicki is in a relationship with actor and filmmaker Ben Petrie, her costar in Her Friend Adam, Tito, The Heirloom, and Honey Bunch.Johanna Schneller, "Filmmaker Grace Glowicki on breaking norms and the secret to shooting 13-15 pages of script a day". CBC Arts, May 14, 2021. They have one child together.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Hemorrhage Pharmacist 2013 The Oxbow Cure 2013 Wet Dreams 2013 Hunter Green Alex 2014 Bonfire Jen 2015 Lady be Good Alix 2015 Diamond Day Kree 2015 Night Runners Jessica Maclean 2016 Her Friend Adam Liv 2016 A Teachable Moment Young woman 2016 Queef 2016 Bella Blue 2017 Suck It Up Ronnie 2017 Cardinals Zoe Walker 2017 We Forgot to Break Up Coco Coburn 2018 Paper Year Cheyenne 2018 Arlo Alone 2018 Glitter's Wild Women 2018 Amityville Witch Activity 2019 Raf Raf 2019 Tito Tito Also director, writer, producer 2019 Hot Flash Natali Van Damme 2020 Strawberry Shake Charlie 2021 Strawberry Mansion Young Bella 2022 Until Branches Bend Robin 2023 Booger Anna 2024 The Heirloom Allie 2024 Measures for a Funeral Ghost 2024 The Legacy of Cloudy Falls Brigit Gallow 2025 Honey Bunch Diana 2025 Dead Lover Gravedigger Also director, writer, producer 2025 How's Archie? Charlie 2026 Lunar Sway Bailey
Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Omega 2014 Out with Dad Erica 2014-2016 Carmilla Betty Spieldorf
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