Zoie Palmer as Lucy Renshaw.
Zoie Palmer (Dr. Lauren Lewis in 73 episodes) made her second appearance on MURDOCH MYSTERIES as suffragette Lucy Renshaw in “Bombshells”, (Episode 1811). As the episode begins, Detective Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) and Dr Ogden (Hélène Joy) are walking past a London storefront when it explodes, nearly killing them. Inside the building a suffragette is found dead, but Julia’s autopsy reveals that the woman was dead before the explosion.
There was a real life Lucy Renshaw. In an article titled “The Eminent Lesbian or the Passionate Spinster? Posthumous Representations of Amelia Edwards’ Love for Women”, Bianca Walter states: “Amelia Edwards embarked on a journey to Italy. Somewhere between Rome and Naples, she met the woman who was to become her travelling companion for the next few years: Lucy Renshaw (1833-1913), an unmarried, freedom-loving woman of independent means.”
“Bombshells” can be purchased from Amazon Prime Video. In Canada, all episodes of MURDOCH MYSTERIES can be streamed on CBC Gem.
Rick Howland as Blubber and Meatloaf as Big Jake in the 1994 comedy ‘To Catch A Yeti’.
Rick Howland (Trick in 74 episodes) is a drug dealer called Mr. Hai in the psychological fantasy CAPTAIN TSUNAMI. Comic book store proprietor Glenn (played by P J Marino, who also wrote the screenplay) gets a surprise visit from his daughter Emma (Madeleine McGraw), whom he has never met, and thought was being raised by her mother and stepfather (played by Tessa Munro and Craig Frank). Her mother told her that if anything happened, she should visit Glenn, but Emma is not forthcoming about what happened and brings with her a file of comics her mother drew, which Emma believes only Glenn will understand. Directed by Aaron Sherry, and filmed in Sun Valley, California, CAPTAIN TSUNAMI can be purchased from most VOD services.
Three of the four characters portrayed by Hannah Emily Anderson in ‘Return To Silent Hill’.
Hannah Emily Anderson (Persephone in 2 episodes) is Mary Crane, Angela, Maria, and Moth Mary in RETURN TO SILENT HILL, a film loosely based on the 2001 video game “Silent Hill 2”. It follows James Sunderland (Jeremy Irvine) who receives a mysterious letter telling him to return to his hometown in search of Mary Crane, his long lost love. Once there, he finds the town shrouded in mist, and inhabited by frightening and unfamiliar people. Directed by Christopher Gans, RETURN TO SILENT HILL can be purchased from Fandango at Home and Amazon Prime Video, and is available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen and Tim Rozon in ‘Infiltrate’
Tim Rozon (Massimo in 8 episodes) is Lilly’s husband John and Lisa Berry (Serena in ‘ArachnoFaebia’) is Director Bass in INFILTRATE, a crime thriller written and directed by James Mark. Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen stars as Lily Chen, a field operative for a covert government agency. Her husband John has no idea what his wife does for a living, but doesn’t like her busy schedule and wants a more stable life in the countryside. Lily says no to that idea, and John goes for a walk to clear his head. Then Lily gets an anonymous call telling her John has been kidnapped and will be tortured and possibly killed if Lily fails to assassinate several local crime bosses. INFILTRATE can be purchased from Amazon Prime Video.
Rozon also has an as-yet-unspecified role in SUMMER’S LAST RESORT, a romantic comedy written by Lost Girl showrunner Emily Andras, and directed by Melanie Scrofano. The film follows Summer (Violet McGraw) as she is forced to vacation with her mother (Sophia Bush) and her mom’s boyfriend Glenn (Jerry O’Connell). Summer tries to salvage her summer by covertly scheming to end her mother’s relationship with Glenn, who is also her school’s Vice-Principal. SUMMER’S LAST RESORT can be streamed on TUBI.
Josh Dallas and Athena Karkanis in the MANIFEST episode ‘Estimated Time of Departure’
Athena Karkanis (Nadia in 7 episodes) is Joel’s wife Emily (who still lives with Joel though their relationship has ended) in NEGATIVE CAPABILITY. (The title comes from an idea that John Keats first expressed in an 1817 letter to his brothers.) Jonas Chernick stars as Joel, a novelist with writers’ block, a condition perpetuated by fleeting romances and unsolicited help from friends. Yet another contributing factor is Joel’s mother (played by Mimi Kuzyk who was Judge Maegera in “Judgement Fae”). Two other Lost Girl alumni appear in the film: Tommie-Amber Pirie (Sylvie in ‘Caged Fae’) and Gord Rand (Dr. Snook in ‘In Memoriam’). Written and directed by Jesse Zigelstein, NEGATIVE CAPABILITY had its world premiere at the 2025 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.
Shawn Doyle and Amanda Brugel in Jeremy Lalonde‘s 2022 science fiction thriller “Ashgrove”.
Shawn Doyle (Dr. Isaac Taft in 4 episodes) is Father Boslovic and Lanette Ware (the nurse caring for Aife in “Family Portrait”) is Dr. Meyer in Mark O’Brien‘s supernatural horror feature THE VOICES OF OUR MOTHER. After the death of her 95-year-old mother, Harriet Scaflen (Sheila McCarthy) falls mysteriously ill, and her four estranged children return to the family home to care for her. Their personal conficts are put on hold once they realize that an evil has awakened inside their mother, and her health problems might be supernatural in origin. THE VOICES OF OUR MOTHER was filmed in Hamilton, Ontario, and can be streamed on AMC+.
Kris Holden-Ried and Athena Karkanis in ‘She Came Back‘
Kris Holden Ried (Dyson in 77 episodes) is realtor Ken Armstrong in Valerie Buhagiar‘s horror mystery THE DOGS, based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Allan Stratton. To escape her possibly psychotic ex-husband who she thinks is stalking her, Katherine Weaver (Kathleen Munroe) and her son Cameron (Donovan Colan) move into an isolated farmhouse. Once there, Cameron begins to hear the voice of a boy named Jacky (Asher Grayson), who might be a ghost, but could just as easily be a product of Cameron’s imagination. THE DOGS can be streamed on The Roku Channel.
Holden-Ried is also lighthouse keeper Thomas Coyle in THE WAY HOME, a series created by created by Heather Conkie, Alexandra Clarke, and Marly Reed, about a family divided by, among other things, a pond in the woods that doubles as a time portal. The lighthouse keeper first appears in “Hanging By A Moment” (episode 202). The series can be streamed on Hallmark+.
Ksenia Solo in ‘Raptus’.
Ksenia Solo (Kenzi Malikov in 67 episodes) is Sarah Mathis in Bennet De Brabandere’s 2025 sci-fi horror feature RAPTUS. One year after being attacked and raped while on her daily run, Sarah takes the advice of her therapist (Christina Cox) and in an effort to stop her uncontrollable flashbacks, orders a new form of android therapy called “Raptus”. When the program doesn’t seem to be working, Sarah disables safeguards built into the android (Nolan Gerard Funk), and things spiral out of control. RAPTUS can be streamed on TUBI.
Anna Silk (Bo Dennis in 77 episodes) hosts the Lost Girl Rewatch Podcast, an episode-by-episode discussion of the show. (Sometimes, particularly with Season Two, the podcast does two episodes at a time.) Most recently, Silk and Rachel Skarsten (Tamsin in 34 episodes) discussed the Season 4 finale “Dark Horse”.
