Chelah Horsdal

Chelah P. Horsdal
Horsdal in December 2009
Born	(1973-06-19) June 19, 1973 (age 43) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress, Model
Years active	1993 2002–present
Parent(s)	Paul Valdemar Horsdal (father) Lindsay Whalen (mother)

Chelah Horsdal (born June 19, 1973) is a Canadian actress. She is well known for her regular roles in the TV series' Hell on Wheels, When Calls the Heart, and recurring roles Stargate SG-1, Level Up, Arrow, and for her roles in the films Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

References source say Horsdal was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, while the actress says she "was born to hippie parents while surrounded by friends and family on the 'farm' Headacres," without specifying a location. She is the daughter of mother Lindsay and folksinger father Valdy. She grew up with her mother in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver and attended Bayview Elementary followed by Lord Byng Secondary. She began modeling 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's played lead and supporting roles on Hell On Wheels, 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 AVP2: 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 the critically acclaimed Battlestar Galactica, Exes & Ohs, The L Word, Stargate: SG1, Saved, DaVinci's Inquest, Whistler, Blackstone, Clue and Cartoon Network's Level Up.