Chelah Horsdal (born June 19, 1973) is a

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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 ''

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Early life

Horsdal was born in

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. 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

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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.

Career

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 ''

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and Penélope Cruz and '' Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' with

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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

Film

Television

References

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