Crédit photo: Wolf Marloh
Hi, I’m Catherine De Seve! I've been working as an actress in Montreal for 30 years and also in Toronto more recently.
Throughout my career, I’ve embraced a wide range of roles across drama and comedy, including the award-winning The Handmaid’s Tale and Bria Mack Gets a Life.
Each role has been an opportunity to explore the depth and complexity of the human spirit, whether by bringing joy and levity to help audiences escape their worries or offering powerful portrayals that encourage reflection and resilience. Hearing from people about how my work has helped them through life’s challenges is one of the greatest honors of my craft.
Twice nominated for the Gemeaux Awards for both comedy and drama, I’ve appeared in nearly 300 television episodes and 20 films. I hold an O-1B visa and I'm a member of SAG-AFTRA. Now based in LA, I'm really excited about what's possible in this community. I’m here to bring my energy and heart to stories that move, inspire and connect us.
FILM
FRENCH GIRL
Co-Star
Dir: James A. Wood & Nicholas Wright
Paramount
SUZE
Co-Star
Dir: Dane Clark & Linsey Stewart
Tribeca Films
1995
Supporting
Dir: Ricardo Trogi
Immina Films / Sphere Media
SAYING YES TO CHRISTMAS
Guest Star
Dir: Graeme Campbell
A+E / Lifetime
GUROV AND ANNA
Supporting
Dir: Rafael Ouellet
Tubi / Zone3
HENRI HENRI
Supporting
Dir: Martin Talbot
eOne / Christal Films
STARBUCK
Co-Star
Dir: Ken Scott
eOne / TIFF
FIND YOUR WILD (Short)
Supporting
Dir: Leïla Khalilzadeh
Canada Council for the Arts
HIDDEN DANCE (Short)
Lead
Dir: Catherine De Sève
Catfou
KID GLOVES (Short)
Supporting
Dir: Theresa Kowall-Shipp
Canada Shorts Film Festival
SNOW (Short)
Supporting
Dir: Kim Barr
Cannes Film Festival
TELEVISION (Selected)
THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Season 3)
Co-Star
Dir: Mike Barker
Hulu / MGM Television
GEEK GIRL
Recurring
Dir: Declan O'Dwyer
Netflix
BRIA MACK GETS A LIFE
Recurring
Dir: Sasha Leigh Henry
Roku / HBO Canada
HAPPILY MARRIED (Season 2-3)
Recurring
Dir: François Létourneau & P. Robitaille
Apple TV+
INDÉFENDABLE (Season 2-3)
Recurring
Dir: Marie-Anne McGraw
Pixcom / TVA Canada
AUBERGE DU CHIEN NOIR * (Season 1-15)
Series Lead
Dir: Carole Desjardins
CBC
APPART DU 5e (Season 1-5)
Series Lead
Dir: Stephane Simard
France TV/ VRAK Canada
SORCIÈRES (Season 3)
Recurring
Dir: Jeanne Leblanc
TVA Canada
RAVAGES
Recurring
Dir: Sophie Deraspe
Pixcom / Club Illico Canada
VEILLE SUR MOI
Recurring
Dir: Rafael Ouellet
CBC
PLAN B (Season 4)
Recurring
Dir: Jean-François Asselin
CBC / KOTV
SKETCH SHOW * (Season 1-3)
Series Lead
Dir: Gilbert Dumas
TVA Canada / PRAM
RUPTURES (Season 2)
Guest Star
Dir: Rafael Ouellet
CBC
30 VIES (Seasons 3-4)
Recurring
Dir: Louis Bolduc
CBC
STRANGERS IN MY HOME
Lead
Dir: Rock Laflamme
Tru TV
DISTRICT 31
Guest Star
Dir: Danièle Méthot
CBC
QUANTICO (Season 1)
Co-Star
Dir: Steve Robin
ABC / Disney+
PLAN B (Season 1)
Co-Star
Dir: Aisling Chin-Yee
CBC Gem / KOTV
NEW EDEN
Co-Star
Dir : Aleysa Young
HBO Canada / Peacock Alley
LES YEUX FERMÉS
Guest Star
Dir : Jeanne Leblanc
CBC
THEATRE (Selected)
DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Lead (Marquise de Merteuil)
Dir: Alexandre Marine
Segal Centre for Performing Arts
THE LEISURE SOCIETY
Lead (Mary)
Dir: Ellen David
Infinitheatre
THE WOMAN BEFORE
Lead (Romy)
Dir Jon Lechlan Stewart
Pauline-McGibbon Studio
JE ME SOUVIENS
Lead (Florence)
Dir: Martin Lavigne
Quebec Tour | Comédie Humaine
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Supporting (Stella)
Dir: Alexandre Marine
Rideau Vert Theatre
SCARAMOUCHE
Supporting (La Binet)
Dir: Jean Leclerc
Denise-Pelletier Theatre
TOUT COMME ELLE ***
Creation Team (Catherine)
Dir: Brigitte Haentjens
Canada’s National Arts Centre
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
Supporting (Mercedes)
Dir: Robert Bellefeuille
Denise-Pelletier Theatre
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Euphonia Awards Winner • Best Audiobook | Pour Sûr | CNIB Foundation
*** Montreal Critic Award Winner • Best play | Tout Comme Elle
Gemeaux* Awards Nominee (Canadian Academy of Cinema & Television) • Best Female Supporting Role | Auberge du chien noir Season 10
Gemeaux** Awards Nominee (Canadian Academy of Cinema & Television) • Best Actress Comedy | Sketch Show Season 1
Quebec Comedy Awards Nominee • Best Actress Comedy | Sketch Show Season 2
*/** Canadian Equivalent to The Emmy Awards, presented by The Canadian Academy of Cinema & Television
TRAINING (Selected)
ACTING: NATIONAL THEATRE SCHOOL OF CANADA, Joseph Pearlman, Greta Seacat, Susan Batson, Harold Guskin, Sheila Grey
MOVEMENT: KAZUO OHNO DANCE STUDIO, Japan | OMNIBUS PHYSICAL THEATRE AND MIME, Montreal
SPEECH AND VOICE: Eliza Simpson, Los Angeles | Sam Chwat, New York | Julia Lenardon, Montreal
SPECIAL SKILLS
LANGUAGES: French, English, Spanish, Basic Japanese and Italian.
ACTIVITIES: Meditation, Yoga, Golf, Swimming, Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Running, Karate, Writing, Pottery, Ice Skating, Dance, Singing (Colorature mezzo-soprano), Reiki, Gyrotonic Expansion System ®®, Voice Actor.
SONGS
At Last
Soul & Blues
English
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Musical
English
La Valse des Lilas
Jazz
French