Erin Karpluk

Actor

Erin Karpluk has recently completed shooting the first season of the popular CBC series Being Erica in Toronto, in which she plays the starring role of “Erica”.

The Alberta-born actor graduated with distinction from the University of Victoria as a Theatre Major. Her first big break came when she landed the lead role of "Kate" on Godiva’s, created and written by Michael MacLellan of Queer as Folk fame. The role garnered Karpluk a 2006 Gemini nomination for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series.

After the series wrapped in 2006, Erin continued to work on feature films and hit television shows. Some recent credits include the feature film Almost Heaven, starring Donal Logue and Love and Other Dilemmas, for which she was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Supporting Actress. Television credits include; Men in Trees with Anne Heche, Flash Gordon (Sci Fi Channel), for which she received two 2008 Leo Award nominations and Dark Angel, for which she was hand-picked by award-winning director James Cameron to play the pregnant X5 Gem.

In 2008, Erin had a recurring role on The Guard (Global), a recurring role on the Sci Fi pilot Revolution, and the lead role in the cable feature Wyveryn.