Katheryn Winnick (born December 17, 1977[failed verification]) is a
Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in Amusement (2008),
Bones (2010), A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012),
Vikings (2013â€"2020), The Art of the Steal (2013), Polar (2019), and
Wu Assassins (2019).Winnick was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, 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 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-defence to actors while completing her
degree in kinesiology at York University, Toronto.Winnick 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 her role on Bones, she portrayed
Hannah Burley, a war correspondent who had been posted to cover the
war in Afghanistan and becomes a 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, Winnick 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 in the role of 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 the
San Diego Comic-Con International. She was later revealed to be cast
as a main character in the Nazi Zombies mode of the video game Call of
Duty: WWII.
Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in Amusement (2008),
Bones (2010), A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012),
Vikings (2013â€"2020), The Art of the Steal (2013), Polar (2019), and
Wu Assassins (2019).Winnick was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, 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 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-defence to actors while completing her
degree in kinesiology at York University, Toronto.Winnick 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 her role on Bones, she portrayed
Hannah Burley, a war correspondent who had been posted to cover the
war in Afghanistan and becomes a 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, Winnick 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 in the role of 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 the
San Diego Comic-Con International. She was later revealed to be cast
as a main character in the Nazi Zombies mode of the video game Call of
Duty: WWII.
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