| Kari Matchett | |
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At Comic-Con 2011 |
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| Born | March 25, 1970 Spalding, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse | T. W. Peacocke (divorced) |
Kari Matchett[1] (born March 25, 1970) is a Canadian television and film actress. She played Mariel Underlay in Invasion, Lisa Miller in 24, and Kate Filmore in the cult favorite science fiction movie Cube 2: Hypercube. She currently appears in the USA television series Covert Affairs.
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Matchett was born in Spalding, Saskatchewan. She attended high school at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute in Lethbridge, Alberta. She attended the National Theatre School in Montreal and the Moscow Theatre School.
Matchett performed on stage for three years at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario.
In Canada, her first major role was on The Rez, and her first starring role was as Colleen Blessed in Power Play (1998–2000). Matchett was a member of the repertory cast of the A&E Network TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), in which she played several characters, including a recurring role as Lily Rowan. On Wonderfalls, she played Beth, the lesbian love interest of the main character's sister.
In 2002, she played Kate Filmore in the science fiction/horror movie Cube 2: Hypercube. In 2003, she starred with Timothy Hutton in the Syfy miniseries Five Days to Midnight. Her next role was as Detective Elaine Bender in Blue Murder in 2004. She previously guest starred on Blue Murder in 2001 as a suspect in a murder investigation.
In 2005, Matchett starred in ABC TV series, Invasion, a series about aliens taking the form of humans. She also appeared in Plague City: SARS in Toronto. She has 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. In the same year she starred with Peter Krause in Civic Duty as Marla, who discovers her husband's Islamophobic psychosis.
In 2007, she joined the cast of 24, as Lisa Miller. In June 2007, Matchett played Kate Armstrong in the TNT series Heartland. In 2007 and 2008, Matchett played recurring character Skye Wexler on ER. In 2008 and 2009, she played Dennis Hopper's daughter, Jules, in the critically acclaimed Starz series Crash. She has a recurring role in the TNT series Leverage, reunited with Nero Wolfe co-star, Timothy Hutton, portraying Hutton's ex-wife. Matchett currently stars as high-ranking CIA official Joan Campbell in the USA Network series Covert Affairs (2010–present).
Matchett plays a supporting role in Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, with Sean Penn and Brad Pitt.[2] Shot in 2008, the film premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2011 and received the Palme d'Or.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | The Rez (TV series) | Tanya Nanibush Beakhert | |
| 1996 | Forever Knight (TV series) | Alyss de Brabant | "Dead of Knight" |
| 1996 | Undue Influence (TV) | Marcie Reed | |
| 1996–1997 | Ready or Not (TV series) | Sheila Ramone | |
| 1997 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (TV series) | Mary O'Brien | "The Curse/Angel on a Plane" |
| 1997 | Whatever Happened to Bobby Earl? (TV) | Nicki Corlis | |
| 1997 | Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops 2 (TV) | Marina | |
| 1997 | Viper (TV series) | Beatrice | "Triple Cross" |
| 1998 | Once a Thief (TV series) | Claire Holland | "Wedding Bell Blues" |
| 1998 | Papertrail | Alison Enola | |
| 1998 | Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV series) | Caroline Crane | "The Human Vessel" |
| 1998 | A Marriage of Convenience (TV) | Elizabeth | |
| 1998 | Earth: Final Conflict (TV series) | Siobhan Beckett | "The Secret of Strand Hill," "The Joining," "The First of Its Kind," "Atavus," "Redemption" |
| 1998 | Earth: Final Conflict (TV series) | Rho'ha | "Pandora's Box," "Law & Order" |
| 1998–2000 | Power Play (TV series) | Colleen Blessed | 2000 Gemini Award nominee |
| 1999 | Rembrandt: Fathers & Sons (TV) | Saskia van Rijn | |
| 2000 | Apartment Hunting | Sarah | |
| 2000 | Task Force: Caviar (TV) | Linda | |
| 2001 | A Colder Kind of Death (TV) | Maureen Gault | 2001 Gemini Award nominee |
| 2001 | All Souls (TV series) | Dr. Stefani Volette | "Spineless" |
| 2001 | Angel Eyes | Candace | |
| 2001 | Blue Murder (TV series) | Christina Kondeatis/Carol Clark | "Intensive Care"; Gemini Award |
| 2001–2002 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery (TV series) | Celia Grantham Sarah Jaffee Rita Sorrel Lily Rowan Lily Rowan Carla Lovchen Julie Jaquette/Lily Rowan Jewel Jones Susan McLeod Meg Duncan Jane Geer Janet Stahl |
"Champagne for One" "Prisoner's Base" "Eeny, Meeny, Murder, Moe" "Door to Death" "Christmas Party" "Over My Dead Body" "Death of a Doxy" "Die Like a Dog" "Murder Is Corny" "Too Many Clients" "Help Wanted, Male" "Cop Killer" |
| 2002 | Men with Brooms | Linda Bucyk | |
| 2002 | Cube 2: Hypercube | Kate Filmore | |
| 2002 | The Glow (TV) | Allison | |
| 2002 | 19 Months | Page | |
| 2002 | Cypher | Diane | |
| 2003 | Betrayed (TV) | Judy Bryce | |
| 2004 | 5ive Days to Midnight (TV miniseries) | Claudia Whitey | |
| 2004 | Blue Murder (TV series) | Det. Elaine Bender | |
| 2004 | Wonderfalls (TV series) | Beth | |
| 2004 | A Very Married Christmas (TV) | Donna | |
| 2005 | The Eleventh Hour | Carrina Mallett | "Zugzwang" |
| 2005 | Puppets Who Kill (TV series) | Laura | "Dan and the New Neighbour" |
| 2005 | Plague City: SARS in Toronto (TV) | Amy | |
| 2005 | Wild Card (TV) | Gigi Germain | "My Boyfriend is an Axe Murderer" |
| 2005–2006 | Invasion (TV series) | Dr. Mariel Underlay | |
| 2006 | Civic Duty | Marla Allen | |
| 2006 | Intimate Stranger (TV) | Karen Reese | |
| 2006 | Shark (TV series) | Monica Tanner | "Dial M for Monica" |
| 2007 | 24 (TV series) | Lisa Miller | |
| 2007 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV series) | Mary Tate | |
| 2007 | Heartland (TV series) | Kate Armstrong | |
| 2007–2008 | ER (TV series) | Dr. Skye Wexler | |
| 2008 | Ugly Betty (TV series) | Dr. Wallace | "Betty's Baby Bump" |
| 2008 | The Cleaner (TV series) | Shelly Mullins | "Lie with Me" |
| 2008 | Criminal Minds (TV series) | Amy Bridges | "The Instincts" |
| 2008 | Crash (TV series) | Jules | |
| 2009 | Flashpoint (TV series) | Delia Semple | "Clean Hands" |
| 2009 | The Philanthropist (TV series) | Renee Adams | "San Diego" |
| 2009 | The National Tree (TV) | Faith | |
| 2009–2010 | Leverage (TV series) | Maggie Collins | 1x12 & 1x13 "The First David Job"
2x12 "The Zanzibar Marketplace Job" |
| 2010 | Meteor Storm (TV) | Michelle | |
| 2010 | Miami Medical (TV series) | Dr. Helena Sable | "An Arm and a Leg," "Man on the Road" |
| 2010–present | Covert Affairs (TV series) | Joan Campbell | |
| 2011 | Goose on the Loose | Donna Archer | |
| 2011 | The Tree of Life | Jack's Ex |
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