Krystin Pellerin Explained

Krystin Pellerin
Birth Date:1983 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Occupation:Actress
Height:5 ft 4 in
Spouse:Rylan Wilkie

Krystin Pellerin (born July 12, 1983) is a Canadian actress of theatre, television, and film.

Early life

Pellerin was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland. After completing high school at Prince of Wales Collegiate and briefly attending Memorial University of Newfoundland, she was selected to attend the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, Quebec.

Career

Following her graduation she was cast in her first season at Soulpepper Theatre in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Her first professional play was Soulpepper's production of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, playing the role of Debbie opposite Megan Follows, Albert Schultz, and C. David Johnson.[2] In it she played the rebellious daughter to Albert Schultz's Henry. She has returned to Soulpepper every season since, playing a variety of leading and supporting characters in numerous productions.

Her first film was Killing Zelda Sparks, in which she starred opposite Mad Mens Vincent Kartheiser,[3] and in her second film she appeared opposite Edward Furlong in Warriors of Terra.[4] She made her television debut on the second season of The Tudors as Lady Elizabeth Darrell alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers, where she spent five months filming in Dublin, Ireland. Her first featured role in television brought her home to St. John's, playing the role of Sergeant Leslie Bennett in CBC Television's Republic of Doyle.

In 2023 she played Diana, Princess of Wales in a production of Nick Green's play Casey and Diana at the Stratford Festival.[5]

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Warriors of TerraIzzy
2007Killing Zelda SparksEllen
2008Lady Elizabeth Darrell4 episodes
2010Lost GirlJennyEpisode: "Faetal Attraction"
2010-2014Republic of DoyleLeslie BennettStarring role
Nominated Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role[6]
2013data-sort-value="Listener, The" The ListenerKathy Slocum
2015Saving HopeElaineEpisode: Remains of the Day
2016ReignAnne BoleynEpisode: To the Death
2017Murdoch MysteriesVirginia SwiftEpisode The Talking Dead

Notes and References

  1. Web site: INTERVIEW: KRYSTIN PELLERIN TALKS ABOUT LIVING IN THE "REPUBLIC OF DOYLE". The Lifestyle Report. 25 November 2016. 21 February 2013.
  2. Web site: The Big Interview: Krystin Pellerin, Soulpepper’s sunbeam Toronto Star. thestar.com. 25 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Killing Zelda Sparks (Review) – Hollywood North Magazine. hnmag.ca. 25 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Brioux. Bill. Actress Krystin Pellerin's character goes undercover on 'Republic of Doyle'. Times Colonist. 25 November 2016.
  5. Karen Fricker, "‘My mother burst into tears’: Inside ‘Casey and Diana,’ the most moving Canadian play of the year". Toronto Star, June 10, 2023.
  6. Web site: awards database. academy.ca. 25 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126002214/http://www.academy.ca/About-the-Academy/Awards-Database?flow=titleYear&step=2&byty-award-v=0&byty-winners-v=False&byty-title-v=Republic+of+Doyle&byty-year-v=0. 26 November 2016. dead.