Chelah Horsdal
Born: 1973-06-19 in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Known For: Acting
Biography
Chelah Horsdal is a Canadian actress. She is known for her regular roles in the television series Hell on Wheels, When Calls the Heart, and The Man in the High Castle, recurring roles on Stargate SG-1, Level Up, Arrow, and Star Trek: Discovery, and for her roles in the films Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Horsdal was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She says she "was born to hippie parents while surrounded by friends and family on the 'farm' Headacres." She is the daughter of mother Lindsay and folksinger father Valdy. She grew up with her mother in Kitsilano and attended Bayview Elementary followed by Lord Byng Secondary. She began modelling in locally shot TV shows and commercials at 18, and then lived in the Caribbean for a year. Horsdal began her acting career in 2002. She has since appeared in more than 75 commercials as well as in films and on television. She has played lead and supporting roles on Hell on Wheels, The Man In the High Castle, When Calls the Heart, Candiland, Patterson's Wager, Three Weeks, Three Kids, On Strike For Christmas, Marley & Me: The Puppy Years, and Lifetime's The Client List. She had lead roles in Lying To Be Perfect and Mrs. Miracle. Additional credits include leads on the feature Burning Mussolini, Nickelodeon's Gym Teacher: The Movie, co-starring Christopher Meloni and Amy Sedaris, Flirting with Forty with Heather Locklear and the FOX TV pilot The Virgin of Akron, Ohio. Supporting leads include Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem for 20th Century Fox and Possession alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar, as well as Elegy with Ben Kingsley and Penélope Cruz and Rise of the Planet of the Apes with John Lithgow and James Franco. Her performances in the short films Dark Room (2006) and The Hostage (2010) both earned Leo nominations for Best Performance. Recurring roles include Battlestar Galactica, Exes & Ohs, The L Word, Stargate: SG1, Saved, DaVinci's Inquest, Whistler, Blackstone, Clue and Cartoon Network's Level Up. The Hostage, for which Horsdal was nominated for Best Actress at the 2011 Leos, co-starred and was produced by Tahmoh Penikett and Aleks Paunovic. Horsdal was nominated for four more Leo Awards for her guest starring turn on Arctic Air (2013), for Hell on Wheels and When Calls the Heart, and for Patterson's Wager.
Filmography
2026
2023
- Prom Pact as Mrs. Lansing
2021
- Firefly Lane as Margie
2020
- Spontaneous as Denise
2019
- Noelle as Shelley Sussman
- Ash as Gail Hurst
- Last Stand to Nowhere as Wylona Earp
2018
- Boundaries as Therapist
2017
- The Good Doctor as Tessa
- Star Trek: Discovery as UFP President Laira Rillak
- The Show as Elliot's Mom
2016
- Candiland as Tess/The Queen
- Pretty Little Addict as Donna Phillips
2015
- The Man in the High Castle as Helen Smith
- UnREAL as Louise
- The Returned as Kris
- Even Lambs Have Teeth as Abby
- Gord's Brother as Amanda
- Patterson's Wager as Audrey
2014
- The 100 as Simone Lightbourne
- When Calls the Heart as Cat Montgomery
- If I Stay as Liddy
- Sole Custody as Ann
- The Grim Sleeper as Livi Vazquez
- Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure as Headmistress Kroger
- When Calls the Heart: The Dance as Cat Montgomery
- When Calls the Heart: A Telling Silence as Cat Montgomery
2013
- Motive as Deana Mitchell
- Hunting Season as Nancy
- Midnight Stallion as Rita Shephard
- Kill for Me as Maria Klein
2012
- Arrow as Kate Spencer
- The Cabin in the Woods as Demo Girl
- It's Christmas, Carol! as Tanya
- Emily Owens, M.D. as Marian Kramden
- Level Up as Barbara
2011
- Hell on Wheels as Margaret Palmer
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Irena - Charles' Nurse
- Fairly Legal as Brooke Keller
- Marley & Me: The Puppy Years as Carol Grogan
- Three Weeks, Three Kids as Mandy Norton
2010
- R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour as Chris' Mom
- Life Unexpected as Prosecutor
- Altitude as Mrs. Taylor
- The Tortured as Liane Strader
- The Client List as Doreen
- Lying to Be Perfect as Nancy
- Betwixt as Vanessa
2009
- Mrs. Miracle as Kate Preston
- Possession as Miranda
- Alien Trespass as Betsy's Mother
- Helen as Kara
- Come Dance at My Wedding as Nancy Reed
- Burning Mussolini as Cheryll Witherspoon
2008
- Elegy as Susan Reese
- Vice as Woman in Elevator
- Flirting with Forty as Anne
- Past Lies as Danielle
- Passengers as Janice
- The Guard
- Gym Teacher: The Movie as Winnie
2007
- Aliens vs Predator: Requiem as Darcy
- Perfect Child as Jen
- Ashes Fall as Joanna
- Bionic Woman as Suicidal Woman
- Crossroads - A Story of Forgiveness as Cindy
- A Decent Proposal as Cynthia Lewis
- Exes & Ohs as Lauren Brooks
2006
- Psych as Beth
- Eureka as Mary-Beth Curtis
- Fallen as Lori Corbett
- The Pink Panther as Security Guard
- Men in Trees as Pretty Redhead
- Hollow Man II as Blind Secretary
- The Evidence
- Whistler
- X-Men: The Last Stand as Minivan Mother
2005
- Supernatural as Cute Librarian
- Criminal Minds as Heather Woodland
- Masters of Horror as Frances Elwood
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose as Asst. DA #3
- Robson Arms
- Reunion
- Dreams in the Witch House as Frances Elwood
2004
- Stargate Atlantis as Erran
- Battlestar Galactica as Didi Cassidy
- The 4400 as Jeanine
- Pursued as Sharon
2003
- Tru Calling as Admissions Officer
- Paycheck as Young Mother
2002
- The Dead Zone as Janet Miller
2001
- Smallville as Dr. McCann
2000
- Andromeda as Misabo Ahm
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Lt. Catherine Womack
1992
- The Hat Squad as Young Woman
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Cindy