Canadian-born Katheryn Winnick stars in The History Channel's breakout cable TV series, Vikings (2013), now in its second season. Her role as "Lagertha" garnered her a nomination in the "Best Performance by a Lead Dramatic Actress" category at the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards.
Katheryn is an accomplished martial artist, she received her first Black Belt at the ripe old age of 13. After competing in the Canadian Nationals, she proceeded to open several highly-successful Tae Kwon Do schools in and around Toronto. She later trained to become a licensed bodyguard and currently holds a third-degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, along with a second-degree Black Belt in Karate.
On the big screen, Winnick most recently starred, opposite Charlie Sheen, in Dans la tête de Charles Swan III (2012); was featured alongside Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin in Les derniers affranchis (2012); and played opposite Kurt Russell and Matt Dillon in the heist comedy, Art of Steal (2013). Other career highlights include Edward Zwick's Love, et autres drogues (2010), with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway; the action comedy, Kiss & Kill (2010) (in which she performed all her own stunts), with Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl; and had a much-talked-about recurring role as David Boreanaz's love interest in the prime-time network TV series, Bones (2005). In 2009, she appeared with Paul Giamatti, Emily Watson, and David Strathairn in Âmes en stock (2009), which earned her a nod for "Best Ensemble Cast" at the Independent Spirit Awards.
Winnick currently resides in Los Angeles.
