Leah Cairns (born June 2, 1974) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Lieutenant Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson in Battlestar Galactica and as Kathryn MacLaren in the TV series Travelers.
Early life Cairns was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and grew up in Kamloops.
Career Cairns appeared in Robson Arms before winning a recurring role as Jenna in Godiva's, for which she received a Leo Award nomination in 2006 for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series. Joining the Battlestar cast as Raptor pilot/ECO Racetrack at the end of season one, her performance impressed showrunners and Racetrack became a recurring character for the rest of the show. During BSG's season three Cairns also played Emily Hollander on the ABC Family series Kyle XY and appeared in Sanctuary. On the silver screen, she appeared in 88 Minutes and played Lois in Interstellar. In 2018, she co-starred in the film Diminuendo opposite Richard Hatch, her friend from the BSG reboot.
Cairns had a recurring role as Kathryn "Kat" MacLaren for the three seasons (2016–2018) of the series Travelers.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2003SharonShort2005ThrallsLeslie Harper200788 MinutesSara PollardKickin' It Old SkoolWoman at TableCoffee DivaCelebrity GirlShort2009HelenSusanna2014InterstellarLoisLead and FollowAmyShort2018DiminuendoAdrianna Sloane2019Beyond the CallFaithShort
Television Year Title Role Notes2002Girlfriend #1"Mysterious Hearts"2003Tru CallingJulie Spence"Morning After"2004MindyTV filmDeep EvilWoman in AirlockTV film2005Saving MillySenator's AideTV filmRobson ArmsTessa"A Certain Vintage", "Sweet City Woman"2005–06Godiva'sJennaMain role2005–2009Battlestar GalacticaLt. Margaret 'Racetrack' EdmondsonRecurring role (seasons 1–4)2006SavedNatalie"Living Dead"SupernaturalJulie Hudson"Crossroad Blues"2007SanctuaryTathaTV miniseries2007–08Kyle XYEmily HollanderRecurring role (season 2)2008SanctuaryTatha"Fata Morgana"2008–09Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the EnemyLt. Margaret 'Racetrack' EdmondsonTV miniseries2011Mega CycloneAndrea NewmarTV film2014Lucy"The Citadel"FargoRachel Ziskind"The Rooster Prince"Cedar CoveKatie"Old Wounds", "Starting Over"Along Came a NannyLizzie BannermanTV film2015MotiveNina Hillridge"Fallen"CodedCarly"Not My Kids"2016Anna ReddingsTV film2016–2018TravelersKathryn McLarenRecurring role, 27 episodes2017Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryBess BurnsHallmark Movies & Mysteries TV MovieDeadly SororityDet. LopezTV filmBates MotelWoman"The Cord"2018SupernaturalSasha Rawlings"Nightmare Logic"Darrow & Darrow: In the Key of MurderNorahHallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie2021Brand New Cherry FlavorVeronica Burke4 episodes
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