Katheryn Winnick

• Name — Katheryn Winnick • Born — 17 December 1977 • Birthplace — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Years Active — 1999–present • Citizenship — * Canada • United States • Occupation — Actress • Education — York University

Katheryn Winnick was born on December 17, 1977, in Toronto, and is of Ukrainian descent. She spoke Ukrainian as her first language and did not begin speaking English until she was eight years old. She has two brothers. She began training in martial arts at age seven, and obtained her first black belt at 13. By age 21, she had started three Taekwondo schools. She taught Taekwondo and self-defense to actors while completing her degree in kinesiology at York University, Toronto. Winnick studied at and is an alumnus of the William Esper Studio. Winnick started acting as a young girl at her community centre in Toronto. She had directed plays in her high school and won a scholarship for drama and directing while attending Richview Collegiate Institute.

• Illustration — Winnick in 2017 Winnick entered the film industry by teaching martial arts to actors on movie sets; the experience inspired her to pursue professional acting. She was then cast as a series regular on Student Bodies. Since then, she has appeared in many films, including Stand Up Guys, Failure to Launch, Love & Other Drugs, and Killers. She has guest-starred in numerous television shows, most notably House, The Glades, Bones, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, Criminal Minds, Person of Interest, and Nikita. In 2010, she joined the cast of Bones, in the recurring role of Hannah Burley, a glamorous war correspondent and love interest for main character Seeley Booth. Winnick starred in the comedy-drama film Cold Souls, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2009. In 2011, she was cast in a guest role on The CW's spy drama Nikita. In 2013, she starred in A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III and appeared in the comedy The Art of the Steal. She also joined History Channel's Vikings, starring as Lagertha, a legendary figure in Viking history. In July 2017, Winnick stated on her Twitter account that she had been cast for a role in what was thought to be a film project, and that it would be announced at San Diego Comic-Con. She was later revealed to be cast as a main character in the Nazi Zombies mode of the video game Call of Duty: WWII. In July 2018, it was announced that Winnick had been cast in the series regular role of Christine "C.G." Gavin on the Netflix series, Wu Assassins. In February 2020, Winnick was announced to play the starring role of Jenny Hoyt on the ABC crime drama series Big Sky.

In 2015, Winnick said she has dual American and Canadian citizenship. Her brothers have made appearances on Vikings. In March 2022, Winnick, together with her mother, created the charity "The Winnick Foundation" to raise funds for the needs of Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In November 2022, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs banned Winnick from entering Russia, along with 99 other Canadians, in response to international sanctions.

• Illustration — Katheryn Winnick promoting Vikings at the German Comic Con 2022 • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1999 — PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal — Suzie — Episode: "Sacrifices" • Student Bodies — Holly Benson — Recurring role, 5 episodes • 2000 — Relic Hunter — Roselyn — Episode: "Nine Lives" • 2001 — Screech Owls — Brianna Styles — Episode: "Face Off" • 2002 — Tracker — Laura — 2 episodes • Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Karyn Bennett — Episode: "Seizure" • 2003 — Oz — Liesel Robson — Episode: "4giveness" • Wild Card — Kendall — Episode: "Hell Week" • 10-8: Officers on Duty — Lucy Johnson — Episode: "Lucy in the Sky" • 2004 — CSI: Miami — Nicole Harjo — Episode: "Rap Sheet" • 1-800-Missing — Julie Snyder — Episode: "In the Midnight Hour" • 2005 — CSI: NY — Lisa Kay — Episode: "Corporate Warriors" • Trump Unauthorized — Ivana Trump — Television film • 2006 — Criminal Minds — Maggie Lowe — Episode: "Somebody’s Watching" • 13 Graves — Amy — Television film • 2007 — House — Eve — Episode: "One Day, One Room" • Tipping Point — Nina Patterson — Television film • Law Dogs — Lisa Bennett — Television film • 2008 — Law & Order — Sarah Shipley — Episode: "Excalibur" • Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Carrie Conlon — Episode: "Faithfully" • 2009 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Maureen Martin — Episode: "One to Go" • 2010 — data-sort-value="Gates, The" | The Gates — Kat Russo — Episode: "Identity Crisis" • 2010–2011 — Bones — Hannah Burley — Recurring role, 11 episodes • 2011 — data-sort-value="Glades, The" | The Glades — Valerie Dorman — Episode: "Lost and Found" • Nikita — Kelly — Episode: "Partners" • 2012 — Transporter: The Series — Darcy Daniels — Episode: "Hot Ice" • 2013–2020 — Vikings — Lagertha — Main role • 2015 — Person of Interest — Frankie Wells — Episode: "Skip " • 2019 — Wu Assassins — Christine "C.G." Gavin — Main role and also co-executive producer • 2020–2023 — Big Sky — Jenny Hoyt — Main role

• Call of Duty: WWII (2017), as Marie Fischer

• Wu Assassins (2019), episode: "Legacy" • Vikings (2020), episode: "Valhalla Can Wait"