With a background in theatre, Kate Hargrave now works primarily in film and TV, and is excited to be part of Apple Studios’ upcoming series The Last Frontier and an upcoming Paramount+ project. You can also catch her in several horror projects entering the festival circuit this year, including the short film The Recipient and the feature Ding Dong Die.
Kate studied at the Canadian College of Performing Arts, and now trains at Armstrong Acting Studios and Rapier Wit. She also has a psychology degree from Queen’s University, which provides an excellent background for character preparation and digging into character psychology.
Some of Kate’s favourite moments onscreen involve getting possessed by a demon, getting her face ripped off, and almost hitting the series regular with a car (don’t worry, it was scripted). Her favourite behind-the-scenes memories almost always involve craft services.
Kate grew up in The Middle of Nowhere, ON and spent her childhood reading books or running through the woods, pretending she was surviving an apocalyptic wasteland, or cavorting with pirates, or lost in Middle-Earth. By ten years old she already had scars from both swordfighting and getting run over by a horse. Some tweens had a vampires-and-werewolves phase; Kate had a murder-mystery-and-espionage phase. She considers acting the natural evolution of these activities; now her make-believe simply has better production values.
Since transplanting to downtown Toronto, Kate spends her spare time playing with swords, riding a motorcycle, and otherwise trying to give her mother a heart attack. She also speaks German, plays D&D, and writes in third person.
Kate looks forward to the next project where she can get her hands dirty, or the screen adaptation of Red Rising (Pierce Brown, if you’re reading this, HMU), or anything from David Fincher.
