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Known for her role as Kate Beckett in the long-running series Castle, which starred fellow Canadian Nathan Fillion in the title role, Stana Katic began life in Hamilton, Ontario. She moved with her Croatian-born parents to Aurora, Illinois and graduated high school there in 1996. She returned to Canada to study at the University of Toronto and went on to the DePaul University Goodman School of Drama, where she studied acting. She also studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse acting school. Stana Katic played the role of Emily Byrne in the 2018 US-Israeli co-pro series Absentia.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Acid Freaks (1999, short)
Shut-Eye (VR-2003)
Pit Fighter (2005)
Faceless (TV-2006)
Dragon Dynasty (TV-2006)
Company Man (TV-2007)
Feast of Love (2007)
Stiletto (2008)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
The Librarian III: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (TV-2008)
The Spirit (2008)
Truth About Kerry (2010)
For Lovers Only (2011)
The Double (2011)
Big Sur (2013)
Superman: Unbound (voice, VR-2013)
CBGB (2013)
Sister Cities (TV-2016)
The Rendezvous (2016)
Lost in Florence (2017)
The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018)
A Call to Spy (2019)
Justice Society: World War II (voice, 2021)
TV Series – Cast:
Would Be Kings (2008, mini-series)
Castle (2009-2016)
Absentia (2018-2020)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
The Handler (2004)
Alias (2004)
Dragnet (2004)
The Shield (2004)
JAG (2004)
The Closer (2005)
ER (2005)
24 (2006)
Brothers & Sisters (2006)
Heroes (2007)
CSI: Miami (2007)
The Unit (2007)
Fletcher Drive (2012)
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