Tara Spencer Nairn

Actor

Born in Montreal, Tara Spencer-Nairn was raised in Vancouver and now calls Toronto her home base.

Displaying a wide range of talent, Tara spent 12 years as a competitive gymnast. But she found her love of acting in high school at the prestigious Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver Island.

Continuing with acting, Tara graduated from the Vancouver Film School, followed by her big breakthrough 1999 when she was cast in the highly-acclaimed film New Waterford Girl. The film played at Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated for seven Genie awards, including Best Picture. Tara garnered rave reviews for her portrayal of the disaffected Lou, a Bronx-raised teenager who moves to a small Nova Scotia town and quickly turns it on its ear.

The actress subsequently starred alongside Don McKellar in independent film Rub and Tug. Set in a seedy massage parlour, the 2002 film was Tara's first foray into comedy. The experiment was success and resulted in a Canadian Comedy Award for Pretty Funny Female Performance.

In addition to her film work and her success on the hit series Corner Gas, Spencer-Nairn has appeared in numerous television productions including ReGenesis, Puppets Who Kill, Blue Murder, Wes Craven Presents: Don't Look Down, Cold Squad, The Outer Limits, Tom Stone and Relic Hunter.