Chelah Horsdal
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1973-06-19 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as
- Chelah Horsdale
Biography
Chelah Horsdal is a Canadian 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 Stargate SG-1, Level Up, Arrow, and Star Trek: Discovery, and for her roles in the films Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Horsdal was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. 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 Kitsilano 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.
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 Elegy with Ben Kingsley and Penélope Cruz and Rise of the Planet of the Apes with John Lithgow 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.
Known For
TV Shows (41)
Off Campus
2026
as Carrie Wells
Supernatural
2005
as Cute Librarian / Bobby's Mother
Criminal Minds
2005
as Heather Woodland
Smallville
2001
as Dr. McCann
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Lt. Catherine Womack / Lt. Womack
The Good Doctor
2017
as Tessa
Arrow
2012
as Kate Spencer
Psych
2006
as Beth
The 100
2014
as Simone Lightbourne
Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Erran
The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Helen Smith
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Didi Cassidy
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
as UFP President Laira Rillak
When Calls the Heart
2014
as Cat Montgomery
Andromeda
2000
as Misabo Ahm
Eureka
2006
as Mary-Beth Curtis
The Dead Zone
2002
as Janet Miller
Hell on Wheels
2011
as Margaret Palmer
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010
as Chris' Mom
The 4400
2004
as Jeanine
Motive
2013
as Deana Mitchell
Masters of Horror
2005
as Frances Elwood
Sheriff Country
2025
as Judge Merry MacRae
Tru Calling
2003
as Admissions Officer
UnREAL
2015
as Louise
Firefly Lane
2021
as Margie
Men in Trees
2006
as Pretty Redhead
Life Unexpected
2010
as Prosecutor
Robson Arms
2005
Fairly Legal
2011
as Brooke Keller
Emily Owens, M.D.
2012
as Marian Kramden
The Returned
2015
as Kris
The Guard
2008
Whistler
2006
Bionic Woman
2007
as Suicidal Woman
Level Up
2012
as Barbara
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Cindy
The Hat Squad
1992
as Young Woman
Reunion
2005
The Evidence
2006
Exes & Ohs
2007
as Lauren Brooks
Movies (58)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
as Irena - Charles' Nurse
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007
as Darcy
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
as Demo Girl
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
as Asst. DA #3
Paycheck
2003
as Young Mother
The Pink Panther
2006
as Security Guard
Spontaneous
2020
as Denise
If I Stay
2014
as Liddy
Noelle
2019
as Shelley Sussman
Elegy
2008
as Susan Reese
Passengers
2008
as Janice
Hollow Man II
2006
as Blind Secretary
Even Lambs Have Teeth
2015
as Abby
The Client List
2010
as Doreen
Fallen
2006
as Lori Corbett
Prom Pact
2023
as Mrs. Lansing
Altitude
2010
as Mrs. Taylor
The Show
2017
as Elliot's Mom
Flirting with Forty
2008
as Anne
Helen
2009
as Kara
Midnight Stallion
2013
as Rita Shephard
Candiland
2016
as Tess/The Queen
Hunting Season
2013
as Nancy
Burning Mussolini
2009
as Cheryll Witherspoon
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
2011
as Carol Grogan
Boundaries
2018
as Therapist
Vice
2008
as Woman in Elevator
The Tortured
2010
as Liane Strader
Possession
2009
as Miranda
Perfect Child
2007
as Jen
Lying to Be Perfect
2010
as Nancy
Alien Trespass
2009
as Betsy's Mother
Crossroads - A Story of Forgiveness
2007
as Cindy
The Grim Sleeper
2014
as Livi Vazquez
Mrs. Miracle
2009
as Kate Preston
Pursued
2004
as Sharon
Betwixt
2010
as Vanessa
Kill for Me
2013
as Maria Klein
Past Lies
2008
as Danielle
Sole Custody
2014
as Ann
Come Dance at My Wedding
2009
as Nancy Reed
Never Use Alone
as Ramona
Ashes Fall
2007
as Joanna
Dreams in the Witch House
2005
as Frances Elwood
Ash
2019
as Gail Hurst
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
as Minivan Mother
Gym Teacher: The Movie
2008
as Winnie
Pretty Little Addict
2016
as Donna Phillips
It's Christmas, Carol!
2012
as Tanya
Clue: A Movie Mystery Adventure
2014
as Headmistress Kroger
Three Weeks, Three Kids
2011
as Mandy Norton
Last Stand to Nowhere
2019
as Wylona Earp
When Calls the Heart: The Dance
2014
as Cat Montgomery
A Decent Proposal
2007
as Cynthia Lewis
When Calls the Heart: A Telling Silence
2014
as Cat Montgomery
Patterson's Wager
2015
as Audrey
Gord's Brother
2015
as Amanda
The Ambassador
as Mrs. Spencer
About Chelah Horsdal
Chelah Horsdal is a Canadian 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 Stargate SG-1, Level Up, Arrow, and Star Trek: Discovery, and for her roles in the films Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Horsdal was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. 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… With 99 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Chelah Horsdal has appeared in 58 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chelah Horsdal Movies
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) — as Irena - Charles' Nurse
- Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007) — as Darcy
- The Cabin in the Woods (2012) — as Demo Girl
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) — as Asst. DA #3
- Paycheck (2003) — as Young Mother
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