Chelah Horsdal
Acting
Born: June 19, 1973 (age 53) · Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Good Doctor
2017
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
The 100
2014
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
Supernatural
2005
Arrow
2012
Smallville
2001
If I Stay
2014
Criminal Minds
2005
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
Photos (3)
Movies (55)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Irena - Charles' Nurse
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Darcy
The Cabin in the Woods
Demo Girl
The Pink Panther
Security Guard
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Asst. DA #3
Paycheck
Young Mother
Hollow Man II
Blind Secretary
Passengers
Janice
If I Stay
Liddy
Prom Pact
Mrs. Lansing
Spontaneous
Denise
Noelle
Shelley Sussman
The Client List
Doreen
The Show
Elliot's Mom
Even Lambs Have Teeth
Abby
Elegy
Susan Reese
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Carol Grogan
Flirting with Forty
Anne
The Tortured
Liane Strader
Helen
Kara
Altitude
Mrs. Taylor
Fallen
Lori Corbett
Possession
Miranda
Perfect Child
Jen
Boundaries
Therapist
Betwixt
Vanessa
Mrs. Miracle
Kate Preston
Ashes Fall
Joanna
Alien Trespass
Betsy's Mother
Lying to Be Perfect
Nancy
Pursued
Sharon
Gym Teacher: The Movie
Winnie
Kill for Me
Maria Klein
Three Weeks, Three Kids
Mandy Norton
It's Christmas, Carol!
Tanya
Crossroads - A Story of Forgiveness
Cindy
Dreams in the Witch House
Frances Elwood
Sole Custody
Ann
Midnight Stallion
Rita Shephard
Vice
Woman in Elevator
Come Dance at My Wedding
Nancy Reed
The Grim Sleeper
Livi Vazquez
Gord's Brother
Amanda
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
Headmistress Kroger
Candiland
Tess/The Queen
Past Lies
Danielle
Ash
Gail Hurst
X-Men: The Last Stand
Minivan Mother
Pretty Little Addict
Donna Phillips
Burning Mussolini
Cheryll Witherspoon
A Decent Proposal
Cynthia Lewis
Last Stand to Nowhere
Wylona Earp
When Calls the Heart: The Dance
Cat Montgomery
Hunting Season
Nancy
When Calls the Heart: A Telling Silence
Cat Montgomery
TV Shows (43)
Supernatural
Cute Librarian · 1 eps
Supernatural
Bobby's Mother · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Heather Woodland · 1 eps
Smallville
Dr. McCann · 1 eps
The Good Doctor
Tessa · 1 eps
Arrow
Kate Spencer · 5 eps
Stargate SG-1
Lt. Catherine Womack · 1 eps
Stargate SG-1
Lt. Womack · 3 eps
Psych
Beth · 1 eps
Off Campus
Carrie Wells · 3 eps
The 100
Simone Lightbourne · 1 eps
Stargate Atlantis
Erran · 1 eps
Star Trek: Discovery
UFP President Laira Rillak · 12 eps
Battlestar Galactica
Didi Cassidy · 2 eps
When Calls the Heart
Cat Montgomery · 9 eps
Andromeda
Misabo Ahm · 1 eps
The Man in the High Castle
Helen Smith · 36 eps
Eureka
Mary-Beth Curtis · 1 eps
The 4400
Jeanine · 1 eps
The Dead Zone
Janet Miller · 1 eps
Hell on Wheels
Margaret Palmer · 8 eps
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Chris' Mom · 1 eps
Sheriff Country
Judge Merry MacRae · 1 eps
Masters of Horror
Frances Elwood · 1 eps
Motive
Deana Mitchell · 1 eps
Firefly Lane
Margie · 17 eps
Tru Calling
Admissions Officer · 1 eps
UnREAL
Louise · 2 eps
Fairly Legal
Brooke Keller · 1 eps
Life Unexpected
Prosecutor · 1 eps
Men in Trees
Pretty Redhead · 1 eps
Emily Owens, M.D.
Marian Kramden · 1 eps
Level Up
Barbara · 11 eps
The Returned
Kris · 5 eps
Whistler
2 eps
Bionic Woman
Suicidal Woman · 1 eps
Robson Arms
1 eps
Exes & Ohs
Lauren Brooks · 14 eps
The Guard
1 eps
The Hat Squad
Young Woman · 1 eps
Reunion
1 eps
The Evidence
1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cindy · 1 eps
