Hannah Cheesman is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. As a performer, Cheesman is known for portraying Lieutenant Commander Airiam in the second season of the

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'' Star Trek: Discovery''. As a filmmaker, Cheesman has written and directed the short film ''Succor'', starring

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and Michaela Kurimsky, which premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. She won several accolades for her performance and work writing and producing the

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Whatever, Linda ''Whatever, Linda'' is a Canadian web series co-created and co-written by Hannah Cheesman and Julian De Zotti. The series stars Cheesman as Linda Thoroughbred, a woman in the 1970s who gets a job as a secretary for financier Barney Lahnar (inspir ...

'' in 2014.

Career

Early work

Cheesman began her career starring in several short and feature films, including

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The Animal Project ''The Animal Project'' is a 2013 Canadian drama film written and directed by Ingrid Veninger and starring Aaron Poole, Hannah Cheesman, and Emmanuel Kabongo. It debuted at the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International ...

'', which premiered at the

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''Whatever, Linda''

In 2014, Cheesman co-created, wrote, produced, and starred in the critically acclaimed web series ''

''. For her work on the series, she received several accolades, and was nominated for a

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for Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media and for Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media. ''Whatever, Linda'' has been in development with

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and ''Orphan Black'' creator

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for several years, with Cheesman slated to co-create, write, produce, and potentially star.

Short films and television work

In 2018, she wrote and directed the

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''Emmy'', which was selected to screen in the

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's Online Short Film Festival. She has also worked in the writers rooms of ''

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'' and ''

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'' Star Trek: Discovery''. ''

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'' called her performance in the series "a real highlight". That year, she also guest-starred in an episode of the CBC series ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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