Occupation Actress Website www.sonjabennett.ca Parents Guy Bennett, Anna Hart Family Guy Bennett (father) Partner Stephen Lobo | Height 5' 7" (1.70 m) Role Actress Years active 2002–present Name Sonja Bennett | |
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Movies Young People Fucking, Preggoland, Where the Truth Lies, The Client List, Punch Similar People Natalie Lisinska, Stephen Lobo, Carly Pope, Jacob Tierney, Kristin Booth | ||
Canada In A Day Ambassador: Sonja Bennett
Sonja Bennett (born August 24, 1980) is a Canadian actress and screenwriter. Her film debut was in the Canadian feature film Punch (2002), for which she won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film. She has since starred in the films Donovan's Echo, Cole, Control Alt Delete, Young People Fucking, and Fido as well as the television series Godiva's and Cold Squad. In 2014, Bennett made her screenwriting debut with Preggoland in which she also starred.
Contents
- Canada In A Day Ambassador Sonja Bennett
- Sonja bennett writer actor preggoland
- Life and career
- Awards and nominations
- Filmography
- References
Sonja bennett writer actor preggoland
Life and career
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, she is the daughter of director/writer Guy Bennett and Anna Hart. She was raised mainly by her mother in different areas. She is a graduate of Garibaldi Secondary School in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. She also attended the University of British Columbia for two years on an academic scholarship. Afterwards, she attended Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia and enrolled in the Studio 58 program.
For the small screen Bennett played recurring roles on the NBC series Battlestar Galactica, Warner Brothers' Traveler, New Line television series Blade as well as Eureka, Dead Zone and Cold Squad. She has played guest starring roles on the series Supernatural, Stargate Atlantis, Psych, Painkiller Jane, John Doe. Bennett starred in the series Godiva's for CHUM television for which she received Leo Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series 2006.
Bennett starred in the 2002 film Punch which her father, Guy Bennett, wrote and directed.
She wrote the screenplay for the 2014 film Preggoland, in which she also starred.
Awards and nominations
Filmography
Actress
2021
Family Law (TV Series) as
Elaine
- Truthiness (2021) - Elaine
2021
Private Eyes (TV Series) as
Lily / Gina
- The Perfect Storm (2021) - Lily / Gina
2019
Surveillance (TV Movie) as
Linda Short
2019
Charmed (TV Series) as
Amelia
- Past Is Present (2019) - Amelia
2019
The InBetween (TV Series) as
Taylor Hall
- While the Song Remains the Same (2019) - Taylor Hall
2017
Ghost Wars (TV Series) as
Karla Kowalski-Jones
- The Feast (2017) - Karla Kowalski-Jones
- The Pain Connection (2017) - Karla Kowalski-Jones
- Post-Apocalypse Now (2017) - Karla Kowalski-Jones
- Two Graves (2017) - Karla Kowalski-Jones
- Whistle Past the Graveyard (2017) - Karla Kowalski-Jones
- We Need to Talk About Abigail (2017) - Karla Kowalski-Jones
- Whatever Happened to Maggie Rennie (2017) - Karla Kowalski-Jones
- The Exorcism of Marcus Moon (2017) - Karla Kowalski-Jones
- The Curse of Copperhead Road (2017) - Karla Kowalski-Jones
- The Ghost in the Machine (2017) - Karla Kowalski-Jones
- Death's Door (2017) - Karla Kowalski-Jones
2017
Kayak to Klemtu as
Cory
2017
Android Employed (TV Series) as
Sarah Morris
- The Family Unit (2017) - Sarah Morris
2017
When We Rise (TV Mini Series) as
Ellen
- Night II: Parts II and III (2017) - Ellen
2016
Sunnyhearts Community Centre (TV Mini Series) as
Bernice
- Zumba Part 2 (2017) - Bernice
- Zumba Part 1 (2017) - Bernice
- Handicap Change Room (2017) - Bernice
- Scared Straight (2016) - Bernice
- Please Shower (2016) - Bernice
- No Shaving in the Sauna (2016) - Bernice
- Gym Grunter (2016) - Bernice
- Pilot (2016) - Bernice
2016
Convos with My 2-Year Old (TV Series) as
Lindsey's Mom
- Convos Mini Series - Part 3 - The Conclusion (2016) - Lindsey's Mom
- Convos Mini Series - Part 2 - The Playdate (2016) - Lindsey's Mom
2006
Supernatural (TV Series) as
Deputy Jan Harris / Pamela Clayton
- Don't Call Me Shurley (2016) - Deputy Jan Harris
- Croatoan (2006) - Pamela Clayton
2015
Mistresses (TV Series) as
Vivian
- Goodbye Girl (2015) - Vivian
- Reasonable Doubt (2015) - Vivian
- Guilt by Association (2015) - Vivian
- What Could Have Been (2015) - Vivian
- Murder She Wrote (2015) - Vivian
- Love Is an Open Door (2015) - Vivian
- Threesomes (2015) - Vivian
- Into the Woods (2015) - Vivian
- I'll Be Watching You (2015) - Vivian
- Gone Girl (2015) - Vivian
2015
Motive (TV Series) as
Chelsea Richmond
- Pilot Error (2015) - Chelsea Richmond
2014
Parked (TV Series) as
Christine (segment "Davinder") / Christine
- A Parked Valentines (2014) - Christine (segment "Davinder")
- Moments of Truth (2014) - Christine (segment "Davinder")
- Master Baker (2014) - Christine
- Pilot (DADS) (2014) - Christine
2014
Preggoland as
Ruth Huxley
2013
Arctic Air (TV Series) as
Miranda
- Fool Me Once (2013) - Miranda
2012
Random Acts of Romance as
Lynne
2012
In No Particular Order as
Claire
2011
Pleased to Meet You (Short) as
Tracy
2011
Donovan's Echo as
Sarah Walgrave
2007
Exes & Ohs (TV Series) as
Kate
- I Do. Do I? (2011) - Kate
- Everything Changes (2011) - Kate
- Roads Previously Not Taken (2007) - Kate
2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes as
Mother on Sidewalk (uncredited)
2011
Past Obsessions (TV Movie) as
Estelle
2011
Gone (TV Movie) as
Liz Cook
2011
Hellcats (TV Series) as
Vicky
- Fancy Dan (2011) - Vicky
2010
Stained as
Jennifer
2010
Fathers & Sons as
Sonja
2010
The Client List (TV Movie) as
Dee
2010
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (Video) as
Jules Scott
2009
A Dog Named Christmas (TV Movie) as
Hannah McCray
2009
Cole as
Maybelline
2009
Held Hostage (TV Movie) as
Sandi Clark
2008
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) as
Specialist 2nd Class Marcie Brasko
- Someone to Watch Over Me (2009) - Specialist 2nd Class Marcie Brasko
- Sometimes a Great Notion (2009) - Specialist 2nd Class Marcie Brasko
- Revelations (2008) - Specialist 2nd Class Marcie Brasko
2009
Psych (TV Series) as
Annie
- Tuesday the 17th (2009) - Annie
2009
What Color Is Love? (TV Movie) as
Marsha Barclay
2008
Pants! (Short)
2008
Love to Kill (TV Movie) as
Teresa
2008
Gold! Gold! Gold! (Short) as
Trina
2008
Control Alt Delete as
Jane
2008
Fear Itself (TV Series) as
Ruthie
- In Sickness and in Health (2008) - Ruthie
2008
Elegy as
Beth
2007
Eureka (TV Series) as
Callie Curie
- All That Glitters (2007) - Callie Curie
- Maneater (2007) - Callie Curie
- Sight Unseen (2007) - Callie Curie
2007
YPF as
Mia
2007
Painkiller Jane (TV Series) as
Stacey
- Jane 113 (2007) - Stacey
2007
Shutter (Short) as
Aurora
2007
Masters of Science Fiction (TV Series) as
Judge Pomfrey
- Jerry Was a Man (2007) - Judge Pomfrey
2007
Traveler (TV Series) as
Maya
- The Trader (2007) - Maya
- The Tells (2007) - Maya
- The Out (2007) - Maya
2007
This Space for Rent (TV Series) as
April Melnyk
- Elvis Kwan Blows (2007) - April Melnyk
- Stain'd (2007) - April Melnyk
2007
The Sandlot: Heading Home (Video) as
Pearl
2007
The Cabinet (Short) as
Lizzie
2006
Catch and Release as
Caterer
2006
Fido as
Tammy
2006
Whistler (TV Series) as
Kate Judson
- Meltdown (2006) - Kate Judson (as Sonja Bennet)
2006
Blade: The Series (TV Series) as
Vanessa
- Delivery (2006) - Vanessa
- The Evil Within (2006) - Vanessa
- Descent (2006) - Vanessa
2006
Nostalgia Boy (Short) as
Connie
2006
Killer Instinct (TV Series) as
Darla
- While You Were Sleeping (2006) - Darla
2005
Godiva's (TV Series) as
Daisy
- Exit Strategies (2006) - Daisy
- Inked (2006) - Daisy
- The Fifth Taste (2006) - Daisy
- Little Engines (2006) - Daisy
- The Tempting Spice (2006) - Daisy
- The Bigger Man (2006) - Daisy
- Rubbing Shoulders (2006) - Daisy
- Forbidden Fruit (2006) - Daisy
- Dead Flowers (2006) - Daisy
- Champagne Kisses (2006) - Daisy
- Out the Door (2006) - Daisy
- Flipping Switches (2006) - Daisy
- Floodgates (2006) - Daisy
- Fast and Loose (2005) - Daisy
- Fancy Footwork (2005) - Daisy
- Masters of Delusion (2005) - Daisy
- Having Her Cake (2005) - Daisy
- The Hungry Ghost (2005) - Daisy
- Begin It Now (2005) - Daisy
2006
Stargate: Atlantis (TV Series) as
Dahlia Radim
- Coup D'etat (2006) - Dahlia Radim
2005
Masters of Horror (TV Series) as
Dana
- Deer Woman (2005) - Dana (as Sonya Bennett)
2005
The Fog as
Mandi
2004
The Dead Zone (TV Series) as
Rachel Caldwell
- Broken Circle (2005) - Rachel Caldwell
- Tipping Point (2004) - Rachel Caldwell
- Finding Rachel: Part 2 (2004) - Rachel Caldwell
- Finding Rachel: Part 1 (2004) - Rachel Caldwell
2005
Where the Truth Lies as
Bonnie
2005
Marker (TV Movie) as
Kim
2004
Cold Squad (TV Series) as
Det. Samantha Walters
- C'mon I Tip Waitresses (2005) - Det. Samantha Walters
- And the Fury: Part 2 (2005) - Det. Samantha Walters
- The Filth: Part 1 (2005) - Det. Samantha Walters
- Borders (2005) - Det. Samantha Walters
- Learning Curve (2005) - Det. Samantha Walters
- Mr. Bad Example (2005) - Det. Samantha Walters
- Girlfriend in a Closet (2004) - Det. Samantha Walters
- Righteous (2004) - Det. Samantha Walters
- Deadbeat (2004) - Det. Samantha Walters
- Cock of the Walk (2004) - Det. Samantha Walters
- Teen Angel (2004) - Det. Samantha Walters
- Voices Over Water (2004) - Det. Samantha Walters
- No Life Like It (2004) - Det. Samantha Walters
2005
Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (TV Movie) as
Eliza
2004
Tru Calling (TV Series) as
Beth
- The Getaway (2004) - Beth
2004
The Perfect Score as
Pregnant Girl
2003
Ferry Tale (Short) as
Vicky
2003
Peacemakers (TV Series) as
Georgia
- No Excuse (2003) - Georgia
2003
Dents in the Sky (Short) as
Sue
2003
John Doe (TV Series) as
Delphine Young
- Psychic Connection (2003) - Delphine Young
2003
My Life Without Me as
Sarah (uncredited)
2002
Punch as
Ariel
2002
The Water Game as
Grad
Producer
-
Family Law (TV Series) (supervising producer - 20 episodes, 2022 - 2023) (consulting producer - 10 episodes, 2021)
- Play It Straight (2023) - (supervising producer)
- It's the End of the World as We Know It (2023) - (supervising producer)
- A River in Egypt (2023) - (supervising producer)
- All Happy Families (2022) - (supervising producer)
- Acting Out (2022) - (supervising producer)
- Family History (2022) - (supervising producer)
- Return to Sender (2022) - (supervising producer)
- Under the Influence (2022) - (supervising producer)
- I Now Pronoun You (2022) - (supervising producer)
- Revisionist History (2022) - (supervising producer)
- Arrested Development (2022) - (supervising producer)
- Wicked Games (2022) - (supervising producer)
- Fifty Shades of Judginess (2022) - (supervising producer)
- Legacy (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Blame It on the Mother (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Truthiness (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Three's Company (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Baby Off Board (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Until Death Do Us Part (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Mama Don't Preach (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Addicted to Love (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Parenthood (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Sins of the Fathers (2021) - (consulting producer)
- The Chickens Come Home to Roost - (supervising producer)
- To The End of Love - (supervising producer)
- Where There's a Will - (supervising producer)
- Bass Fishing - (supervising producer)
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place - (supervising producer)
- What Came First? - (supervising producer)
- When the Chip Hits the Fan - (supervising producer)
2021
Hudson & Rex (TV Series) (consulting producer - 16 episodes)
- The Art of the Steal (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Seeing is Deceiving (2021) - (consulting producer)
- The Secret Life of Levi (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Mansion on a Hill (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Top Dog (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Blood on the Tracks (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Fanning the Flames (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Grave Matters (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Sleeping Beauty (2021) - (consulting producer)
- All in the Litter (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Endless Summer (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Prescription - Rex! (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Under Pressure (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Into the Wild (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Manhunt (2021) - (consulting producer)
- Origin Story (2021) - (consulting producer)
2017
Ghost Wars (TV Series) (consulting producer - 13 episodes)
- -My Soul to Keep (2018) - (consulting producer)
- There's No More Room in Hell (2017) - (consulting producer)
- The Feast (2017) - (consulting producer)
- The Pain Connection (2017) - (consulting producer)
- Post-Apocalypse Now (2017) - (consulting producer)
- Two Graves (2017) - (consulting producer)
- Whistle Past the Graveyard (2017) - (consulting producer)
- We Need to Talk About Abigail (2017) - (consulting producer)
- Whatever Happened to Maggie Rennie (2017) - (consulting producer)
- The Exorcism of Marcus Moon (2017) - (consulting producer)
- The Curse of Copperhead Road (2017) - (consulting producer)
- The Ghost in the Machine (2017) - (consulting producer)
- Death's Door (2017) - (consulting producer)
2016
Sunnyhearts Community Centre (TV Mini Series) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
- Zumba Part 2 (2017) - (executive producer)
- Zumba Part 1 (2017) - (executive producer)
- Handicap Change Room (2017) - (executive producer)
- Scared Straight (2016) - (executive producer)
- Please Shower (2016) - (executive producer)
- No Shaving in the Sauna (2016) - (executive producer)
- Gym Grunter (2016) - (executive producer)
- Pilot (2016) - (executive producer)
Writer
-
Family Law (TV Series) (co-writer - 2 episodes, 2021 - 2022) (written by - 1 episode, 2022) (teleplay by - 1 episode, 2021) (writer - 1 episode) (story by - 1 episode) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- Acting Out (2022) - (co-writer)
- Return to Sender (2022) - (written by)
- Truthiness (2021) - (co-writer)
- Mama Don't Preach (2021) - (teleplay by)
- To The End of Love - (writer)
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place - (story by) / (teleplay)
2021
Hudson & Rex (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- The Secret Life of Levi (2021) - (written by)
- Sleeping Beauty (2021) - (written by)
2018
Letterkenny (TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- Scorched Earth (2020) - (written by)
- The Three Wise Men (2018) - (written by)
-
Ghost Wars (TV Series) (teleplay by - 1 episode, 2017) (written by - 1 episode, 2017)
- The Pain Connection (2017) - (teleplay by)
- We Need to Talk About Abigail (2017) - (written by)
-
Kim's Convenience (TV Series) (story editor - 13 episodes, 2016) (written by - 1 episode, 2016)
- Family Singing Contest (2016) - (story editor)
- Appa's Lump (2016) - (story editor)
- Handyman (2016) - (story editor)
- Janet's New Job (2016) - (story editor)
- Best Before (2016) - (story editor)
- Service (2016) - (story editor)
- Hapkido (2016) - (story editor)
- Rude Kid (2016) - (story editor) / (written by)
- Wingman (2016) - (story editor)
- Frank & Nayoung (2016) - (story editor)
- Ddong Chim (2016) - (story editor)
- Janet's Photos (2016) - (story editor)
- Gay Discount (2016) - (story editor)
2016
Sunnyhearts Community Centre (TV Mini Series)
2014
Preggoland (written by)
Director
2017
Sunnyhearts Community Centre (TV Mini Series) (1 episode)
- Handicap Change Room (2017)
Thanks
2010
Protection (Short) (thank you)
2010
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball - Confessions of an Assassin (Video documentary short) (special thanks)
2003
See Grace Fly (thank you to)
Self
2014
The 16th Annual Leo Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2010
The 12th Annual Leo Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2008
Crime Stories (TV Series documentary) as
Vicki
- The Slave Master (2008) - Vicki
2008
The 10th Annual Leo Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2007
The 9th Annual Leo Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2006
The 8th Annual Leo Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2005
The 7th Annual Leo Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2004
The 6th Annual Leo Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2003
The 5th Annual Leo Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
References
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