Contact

CANADA

THE ARC AGENCY Maryjane MacCallum mj@the-arc.ca

USA

HIRSCH WALLERSTEIN HAYUM
Adam Vitabile contact@hwhmf.com

BIO

ACTRA // DGC // WGC

Karen Knox is an actor and director whose films have played TIFF, Slamdance, BFI Flare, Austin, Atlanta, Inside Out and more. Her work has been nominated for multiple Canadian Screen Awards. Knox’s feature directing credits include WE FORGOT TO BREAK UP (winner DGC Best Director 2024) ADULT ADOPTION (Globe & Mail Best films 2022), and the erotic thriller TWIN LIES. Knox's short film THE YEAR OF STARING AT NOSES which she wrote/directed and stars in premiered at SLAMDANCE 2024 and was shortlisted for VIMEO STAFF PICKS’ best film of 2024.

Knox is a CSA nominated actor best known for her work playing the villain on the reboot of WYNONNA EARP (CSA Best Supporting Actress), as well as appearances in her own work including the series Slo Pitch. She has served as the showrunner for HOMESCHOOLED (CBC), BARBELLE (Shaftesbury) and SLO PITCH (IFC/AMC+) for multiple seasons.

Knox’s short films include THE FATES (TIFF), BORDERLINE (Dances With Films), THE COMICS (Miami Film Festival) and CONS & PROS which debuted on VICE.com selected for the Telefilm Not Short on Talent Cannes 2020 edition.

Knox’s television writing credits include FOR THE RECORD (CBC + Universal Music), HOMESCHOOLED (CBC + Portfolio Entertainment) and SLO PITCH (IFC/AMC+). She has had writing published in The Globe and Mail, Moviemaker Magazine, Milkweed Magazine, and The Toronto Quarterly.