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in the independent film ''

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'' (2009). From 2011 to 2014, Hager starred as Nora Sergeant in the

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supernatural comedy-drama series, '' Being Human''.

Life and career

Hager made her first television appearance in the Lifetime mini-series where she gained a role on the '' Beach Girls'' in 2005. The following year, Hager had the recurring role on the short-lived

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series, '' Runaway''. In 2007, she had a small part in the biographical drama film ''

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'', and in the same year played one of the female leads in the science-fiction action horror film '' Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'', the sequel to ''

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''. In 2008, she played

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's character's girlfriend in the action thriller, '' Wanted''. In 2009, Hager played the leading role in the independent film ''

'' about

. She had a supporting role in the Canadian family drama series, '' Wild Roses'', and starred as the lead character in the

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miniseries ''

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''. In 2011, she was cast as Nora Sergeant in the

supernatural comedy-drama series, '' Being Human''. The series ended after four seasons in 2014. Hager also appeared in the films '' A Little Bit Zombie'' (2012), '' The Right Kind of Wrong'' (2013) and ''The Barber''. In 2015, Hager was cast as a lead character on the

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drama pilot ''The Adversaries'', about a New York legal dynasty, co-starring alongside

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hager, Kristen Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Swedish descent Canadian television actresses Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States 1983 births