Katie Boland

Katherine Lenora "Katie" Boland (born February 14, 1988) is a Canadian actress, writer, director and producer, best known for her work in Canadian film and television.

Boland was born and raised in Toronto. She worked as a child actor and her first role was in the CBS mini-series The Third Twin (1997), starring Kelly McGillis and Jason Gedrick.

Acting

In her youth, Boland became well known for her roles in the Canadian children's television shows Noddy and The Zack Files. Since then, she has had significant parts in many television film, and starred in the drama miniseries Terminal City. Boland starred as Christine in the 2007 Hallmark Channel original film The Note and its 2009 sequel Taking a Chance on Love.

She has also starred in several independent films, notably Some Things That Stay, Mount Pleasant, Adoration, Growing Op and Daydream Nation. In 2009, she was chosen by Elle Canada as one of three Canadians to watch.

Boland wrote and starred in the Hulu web series Long Story, Short, co-created with her mother Gail Harvey, who also directed it. The series was filmed in the house where she grew up and was based on her personal essays "The Summer I Lost My Mind." For her role in the series, Boland won a Canadian Screen Award in 2014. She also won the Best Actress award at the inaugural Vancouver Web Series Festival for her performance in Long Story, Short.

Katie Boland at the 2014 CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser

In 2013, she was chosen as one of Playback's '10 To Watch.' From 2013 to 2015, Boland starred in the recurring role of Clarissa on the hit CW series Reign.

Boland continues to star prolifically in feature films and TV series, most recently Born To Be Blue (2015) alongside Ethan Hawke, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and People Hold On, which was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.

Directing

In 2016, Boland was awarded a grant by bravoFACT to direct and star in a short film which she also wrote titled Lolz-Ita, which is about the life of a naïve but internet savvy 22-year-old who becomes a celebrity on instagram. Gail Harvey (her mother) and Lauren Collins are attached to produce the short.

Writing

Boland also writes novels and works as a journalist for the Toronto Star, BlogTO, SheDoesTheCity and TChad Quarterly. She also writes a blog, with excerpts of her fiction and non-fiction. Boland's work focuses mainly on women's issues and relationships.

Boland's mother is award-winning Canadian director Gail Harvey. Together, they own a production company called Straight Shooters.

She currently lives in New York City.

Film

Television