Katie Findlay
{{short description|Canadian actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Katie Findlay
| image = Katie Findlay 2013 Vancouver Fan Expo (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Findlay at the 2013 Fan Expo Vancouver
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| birth_place = Windsor, Ontario, Canada{{cite news|title=Jay baruchel's man seeking woman goes in new direction in season 3|date=January 23, 2017|work=Waterloo Region Record|quote="The role eventually went to Windsor, Ont., native Katie Findlay. The actress, who grew up in Edmonton and eventually settled in Vancouver,..."}}
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2010–present
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Katie Findlay is a Canadian actor known for portraying Rosie Larsen in the American crime drama television series The Killing. From 2013 to 2014, Findlay portrayed Maggie Landers in the CW's teen drama The Carrie Diaries. From 2014 to 2015, Findlay starred as Rebecca Sutter in the first two seasons of the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder. In 2017, they joined the cast of FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman in the show's third season.
Career
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After appearing in two CBC pilots, Findlay was cast in the Fox sci-fi series Fringe. They then played Emily in the television film Tangled, and Rosie Larsen, the titular murder victim, in the AMC television series The Killing. They have appeared on several television series including Endgame, Continuum and Stargate Universe. On February 27, 2012, Findlay was cast as Maggie Landers on The CW's teen drama series The Carrie Diaries, a prequel to Sex and the City.{{cite journal |last=Levine |first=Stuart |url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/wong-findlay-cast-in-carrie-diaries-1118050774/ |title=Wong, Findlay cast in 'Carrie Diaries' |journal=Variety |publisher=Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=December 6, 2015}}{{cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/pilots-only-fools-horses-carrie-diaries-zero-hour-add-to-casts-236994/ |title=Pilots 'Only Fools & Horses', 'Carrie Diaries' & 'Zero Hour' Add To Casts |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=May 10, 2013}} In 2012, they landed the role of Bonnie in the science fiction film After the Dark.
In March 2014, Findlay was cast as Rebecca Sutter in Shonda Rhimes' ABC legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder.{{cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/katie-findlay-joins-how-to-get-away-utkarsh-ambudkar-in-love-is-relative-691801/ |title=Katie Findlay Joins 'How To Get Away', Utkarsh Ambudkar In 'Love Is Relative' |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=May 12, 2014}} The same year they were cast in the lead role in the psychological thriller film, The Dark Stranger.{{cite news |first=Etan|last=Vlessing |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carrie-diaries-katie-findlay-toplines-694096 |title='The Carrie Diaries' Katie Findlay Toplines 'The Dark Stranger' Feature |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 7, 2014 |access-date=December 6, 2015}} In the fourth quarter of 2015, Findlay was cast as the role of Molly Callens in a new Hallmark Channel Christmas two-part movie, The Bridge, based on the novel by Karen Kingsbury; the first part aired on December 6, 2015.{{cite news |first=Robert|last=Bianco |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/columnist/criticscorner/2015/12/04/critics-corner-robert-bianco-december-4/76308382/ |title=Weekend TV: Sinatra and 'Wonderful Life' |newspaper=USA Today |date=December 4, 2015 |access-date=December 6, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas/karen-kingsburys-the-bridge |title=Countdown to Christmas - Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge |publisher=Hallmark Channel |year=2015 |access-date=December 6, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/karen-kingsburys-the-bridge/about-karen-kingsburys-the-bridge |title=About Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge |publisher=Hallmark Channel |year=2015 |access-date=December 6, 2015 |archive-date=December 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203193459/http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/karen-kingsburys-the-bridge/about-karen-kingsburys-the-bridge |url-status=dead }}
In 2016, Findlay was cast in the third season of the FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman, as the new love interest of Josh (Jay Baruchel).{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Ausiello |url=http://tvline.com/2016/08/12/katie-findlay-man-seeking-woman-cast-season-3-fxx/ |title=HTGAWM's Katie Findlay Joins FXX's Man Seeking Woman in Season 3 |work=TVLine |date=August 12, 2016 |access-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-date=August 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813035741/http://tvline.com/2016/08/12/katie-findlay-man-seeking-woman-cast-season-3-fxx/ |url-status=dead }}
Personal life
Findlay is queer and genderfluid{{cite web | url=https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2023/03/01/interview-katie-findlay-talks-walker-independence-episode-12-kates-backstory-kai-and-more-exclusive/ | title=Interview: Katie Findlay Talks 'Walker: Independence': Episode 12, Kate's Backstory, Kai, and More [EXCLUSIVE] | date=March 2023 }} and uses they/them pronouns.{{cite news |url=https://www.looper.com/1021566/walker-independences-katie-findlay-teases-the-storyline-fans-have-been-waiting-for/ |title=Walker Independence's Katie Findlay Teases The Storyline Fans Have Been Waiting For |date=23 September 2022 |last=Harbet |first=Xandra |work=Looper |access-date=21 June 2023}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Katie Findlay film appearances |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2011
| Crash Site: A Family in Danger | Frances Saunders | |
| 2013
| Bonnie | |
| 2014
| Gabrielle | |
| 2015
| data-sort-value="Dark Stranger, The" | The Dark Stranger | Leah Garrison | |
| 2015
| Mary "Stormer" Phillips | |
| 2019
| Rory | |
| 2025
|Lori | |
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| + Katie Findlay television appearances
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2010
| Tangled | Emily | Television film |
| 2010
| Fringe | Jill Redmond | Episode: "The Man from the Other Side" |
| 2010
| Psych | Minka | Episode: "Shawn 2.0" |
| 2011–2012
| data-sort-value="Killing, The" | The Killing | Rosie Larsen | Recurring role |
| 2011
| Endgame | Maisie MacDonald | Episode: "The Other Side of Summer" |
| 2011
| Ellie | 2 episodes |
| 2012
| Lily Jones | Episode: "A Test of Time" |
| 2013–2014
| data-sort-value="Carrie Diaries, The" | The Carrie Diaries | Maggie Landers | Main role |
| 2014–2015
| Rebecca Sutter | Main role (season 1); guest role (season 2) |
| 2015
| Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge (Part 1) | Molly Callens | Television film |
| 2016
| Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge (Part 2) | Molly Callens | Television film{{cite web |first=Mechele R.|last=Dillard |url=http://tvruckus.com/2015/12/09/hallmark-channel-issues-facebook-apology-to-viewers-of-karen-kingsburys-the-bridge/ |title=Hallmark Channel Issues Facebook Apology to Viewers of Karen Kingsbury's THE BRIDGE |website=TVRuckus.com |date=December 9, 2015 |access-date=February 9, 2016}}{{cite web |first=Mechele R.|last=Dillard |url=http://tvruckus.com/2015/12/09/hallmark-channel-issues-facebook-apology-to-viewers-of-karen-kingsburys-the-bridge/ |title=Karen Kingsbury's THE BRIDGE, PART 2 Will World Premiere on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in March 2016! |website=TVRuckus.com |date=February 4, 2016 |access-date=February 9, 2016}} |
| 2016
| data-sort-value="Magicians, The" | The Magicians | Eve | 3 episodes |
| 2017
| Lucy | Main role (season 3) |
| 2017
| Lost Generation | Cooper | Main role |
| 2019
| data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | The Twilight Zone | Air Hostess | Episode: "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet" |
| 2019
|Heart of Life | Sydney Winter | Television film |
| 2019
|Search and Destroy |Autumn Simpson |Television film |
| 2019–2021
| Lisbeth | Recurring role |
| 2021
| Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Rose | Recurring role |
| 2021
| Love Strikes Twice | Maggie | Television film |
| 2021
| Brin | Television film |
| 2022
| Kate | Main role |
| 2023
| Sealed With a List | Carley | Television film |
| 2024
| Francine | 4 episodes |
| 2024
| data-sort-value="Five Year Christmas Party, The" | The 5 Year Christmas Party | Alice | Television film |
| 2025
| Maddy | Guest role (season 2) |
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Category:21st-century Canadian actors
Category:Actors from Windsor, Ontario
Category:Canadian expatriate actors in the United States
Category:Canadian television actors
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Canadian non-binary actors