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Daniel Gillies: @danieljgillies
Huse Madhavji: @HuseM
Julia Taylor Ross: @juliataylorross
Michelle Nolden: @noldenmichelle
Benjamin Ayres: @BenjaminAyres
Kristopher Turner: @kristopherturn
K.C. Collins: @KCCollinsWorld
Stacey Farber: @StaceyFarber18
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THURSDAYS 9
SAVING HOPE
SEASON 3
SEASON 3 SERIES SYNOPSIS
Following last season’s climactic finale, which saw Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance) fighting for her
life after being stabbed in the heart by a patient, Season 3 of SAVING HOPE begins with the
passion, pressures, and power plays viewers have come to know and love from the Hope Zion
Hospital dream team. There’s no break in the action, as Season 3 kicks-off with a bevy of
pulse-pounding surgeries, adrenaline‐addled breakthroughs, sultry romances, and new doctors
ready to shake things up.
This season, SAVING HOPE’s characters are at the forefront of the storytelling. Relationships
anchor the series’ leads, while trials and triumphs navigate them through unchartered waters.
While Charlie (Michael Shanks) discovers new medical marvels at Hope Zion Hospital that
challenge his mind and understanding of his ‘spirit‐doctoring’, the women in his life continue to
challenge his heart. Joel (Daniel Gillies) pushes himself to the brink of doctoring both in the
hospital and on the streets, but will his new insights hold fast or will he give in to old habits?
Maggie (Julia Taylor Ross) finds herself in a tailspin following her miscarriage, and surprises
herself with bold choices in her love life. And just as Dawn’s (Michelle Nolden) career hits a new
high, she finds herself awakened to what is truly missing from her life.
Armed with allies, laced with lust, and charged with courage, the temperature is rising in and out of
the OR – as SAVING HOPE’s band of doctors take big risks for a chance to redefine their futures.
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Episode 301 – “Heaven Can Wait”
Writer: Morwyn Brebner
Director: David Wellington
Guest Stars: Tyler Hynes (19-2), David Storch (MURDOCH MYSTERIES)
Charlie (Michael Shanks) tries to comfort spirit Alex (Erica Durance) in the OR as they watch
Dawn (Michelle Nolden), Maggie (Julia Taylor Ross), and Reycraft (K.C. Collins) struggle to repair
her heart. Before spirit Alex can fully comprehend that she’s dying on the operating table and
that Charlie really can see ghosts – she pops – waking up in a “dream” that takes her back to her
childhood home in St. Catharines, Ont. A chance encounter with a lost loved one puts Alex
face-to-face with a repressed memory that holds the key to her past, present, and future.
Meanwhile, Dawn (Michelle Nolden) manages to stitch the hole in Alex’s heart, only to be
convinced by a passionate Charlie that something may still be wrong with Alex – leading the
team to discover a deadly mistake that Dawn has only minutes to rectify. Joel (Daniel Gillies) is
pulled to the ER to treat Alex’s assailant – and when his patient pleads to let him die – Joel’s
morals as a man are tested against his ethics as a doctor.
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Episode 302 – “Kiss Me Goodbye”
Writer: Adam Pettle
Director: Kelly Makin
Guest Stars: Stacey Farber (DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION), Danso Gordon (THE
HUSTLE), Paul Fauteux (REPUBLIC OF DOYLE), Tricia Braun (Servitude), Joris Jarsky
(MURDOCH MYSTERIES)
Alex Reid (Erica Durance) is still in a coma, and her impatient spirit wants her to wake up. Charlie
Harris (Michael Shanks) encourages spirit Alex to let her body recover and enjoy the time they
have together in the ‘spirit-world.’ Charlie and Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies) come face-to-face for the
first time after their fight, and Alex feels for Joel, who still very much blames himself for her
accident. Joel welcomes a distraction when he is called to treat the necrotic leg of an animated
drug addict. Still searching for redemption, he makes a pact with the patient to see him through
this ordeal, and when an unexpected obstacle arises, he finds himself deeper into his downward
spiral. Meanwhile, Maggie Lin (Julia Taylor Ross) and her new boss, the militaristic and pragmatic
Dr. Sydney Katz (Stacey Farber), treat a five-month pregnant woman who suffers an aneurysm in
the hospital, which renders her brain-dead. The woman’s spirit pleads with Charlie to convince her
husband to fight for the life of their son inside of her. After witnessing the couple’s parental love,
Alex discovers she wants to become a mother.
Additional episode synopses for Season 3 of
SAVING HOPE available at BellMediaPR.ca
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DR. ALEX REID – Played by Erica Durance
Dr. Alex Reid begins Season 3 clinging to life, following last season finale’s
devastating events that left Reid stabbed in the heart by a patient. This season
begins at a breakneck pace with the doctors struggling to save the life of
the woman they call a colleague, friend, and one true love. Straddling the
ever‐familiar line between life and death, Alex is questioning her place in love
and in life.
ERICA DURANCE, “Dr. Alex Reid”/Producer
Erica Durance is a producer and lead actress on CTV’s hit medical drama
SAVING HOPE, playing the role of Dr. Alex Reid, for which she garnered a
Canadian Screen Award nomination in 2013. Many fans know her as Lois
Lane from SMALLVILLE, which she starred as for seven years on the show.
Her many notable guest appearances include Wonder Woman on HARRY’S
LAW with Kathy Bates, and Samantha Masters in the CHARLIE’S ANGELS
remake. Her more recent film credits include her tour de force performance
as twin sisters in the Italian film Gemelle.
In 2011, she was nominated for a Saturn Award and Teen Choice Award
for Best Actress for her work in SMALLVILLE. In 2012, HELLO! Canada
magazine listed her as one of Canada’s 50 Most Beautiful People,
and Buddy TV ranked her #9 on its TV’s 100 Sexist Women.
Ms. Durance is a supporter of World Vision Canada.
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DR. CHARLES (CHARLIE) HARRIS – Played by Michael Shanks
Just when Hope Zion Hospital’s leading Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Charlie Harris
thought life was finally getting back to normal following his coma recovery and
battle with the spirit world, his one true love, Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance), is
stabbed in the heart and forced into a coma. Can Charlie save Alex’s life, or will
he be haunted by the last ghost he would ever want to encounter? Season 3
begins with Charlie forced on the sidelines as resident heart surgeon and his ex,
Dr. Dawn Bell (Michelle Nolden), takes the lead on Alex’s surgery. In the midst of
that tense situation, Charlie learns that the man who stabbed Alex was not a lunatic
off the street, but a patient under the care of Dr. Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies), his rival
for Alex’s affections. Already on shaky ground, how will this news affect Hope Zion
Hospital’s two orthopaedic surgeons?
MICHAEL SHANKS, “Dr. Charles Harris”/Guest Director, Episode 304
After a decade-long stint as fan favourite Dr. Daniel Jackson in the sci-fi series
STARGATE SG-1, Shanks has starred on several hit series, TV movies, and films,
including a recurring role on BURN NOTICE. He appeared in a three-episode arc on
the Emmy Award®-winning drama 24, and recurred on the hit series SMALLVILLE
during its 10-season run as Carter Hall (a.k.a. Hawkman). Shanks played
opposite Anne Archer in the made-for-TV movie JUDICIAL INDISCRETION, and
portrayed the hockey legend Gordie Howe in MR. HOCKEY: THE GORDIE HOWE
STORY, a role which earned him a 2014 Leo Award for Best Lead Performance
by a Male in a Television Movie.
In 2013, Shanks earned a Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a
Dramatic Series for his work on SAVING HOPE, which is now in its third season.
This season he directs the fourth episode of SAVING HOPE. Shanks made his
directing debut in 2001, directing STARGATE SG-1.
His other television credits include guest-starring roles on CSI: MIAMI,
STARGATE: ATLANTIS, MR. YOUNG, ENDGAME, and SUPERNATURAL, to
name a few. He also co-starred in the Emmy Award®-winning William H. Macy
telefilm Door to Door and the film adaptation of Jack London’s
Call of the Wild.
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DR. JOEL GORAN – Played by Daniel Gillies
Dr. Joel Goran begins Season 3 haunted by his failure to keep the woman he loves
safe. After his patient stabbed Alex in the heart while under his care, Joel struggles to
reconcile his place in the hospital and his ability to protect both his patients and
his personal relationships. Tasked with coming to terms with his mistake, Joel does
the only thing he knows how to do and dives headfirst into work. But with multiple
responsibilities beginning to pile up, will Joel find himself spread too thin to be an
effective doctor?
DANIEL GILLIES, “Dr. Joel Goran”
Canadian-born, New Zealand raised actor Daniel Gillies is perhaps best known for his
role as Original Vampire Elijah on THE VAMPIRE DIARIES. The success of the show
and Daniel’s storyline garnered the network a spin-off series entitled, THE ORIGINALS,
which Daniel currently stars in.
Gillies is simultaneously working on the third season of CTV’s hit medical drama
SAVING HOPE playing the role of Dr. Joel Goran – a hotshot young surgeon.
He has starred in such films as Bride & Prejuice, Spiderman 2, and Rolan Joffe’s
Captivity. Daniel also starred in the hit New Zealand Television Drama, STREET
LEGAL, and was awarded Best Actor for his work in 1999.
A veteran of the theatre, Daniel participated in more than 20 plays professionally;
including Julius Caesar, Three Sisters, Long Day’s Journey into Night, and The Judas
Kiss. In 2006, he played a lead in the International Festival darling The Sensation
Of Sight, alongside Academy Award®-nominee David Strathairn. The following
year, Gillies started his own production company – Holy Monster.
Gillies’ past television credits include TRUE BLOOD and THE GLADES. He also
made guest appearances on the much-celebrated mini-series INTO THE WEST,
and NCIS as a British MI-6 agent. Other guest appearances include MASTERS OF
HORRORS, JEREMIAH, and MENTORS.
Not only does Gillies enjoy being in front of the camera, but he also enjoys writing
and directing. In 2010, he wrote and directed his first independent film, Broken Kingdom,
which won the Best Director Award and the Youth Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the 2011 Rhode
Island International Film Festival. Broken Kingdom also took home the Avalon Feature Film Award at
this year’s Catalina Film Festival. The film was shot in Bogotá, Colombia, and Los Angeles.
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DR. DANA KINNEY – Played by Wendy Crewson
In Season 3, Dr. Dana Kinney finds herself at a turning point in her life. With her daughter ready to move
on to college, Dana begins to question whether or not her career in plastic surgery sends the best
message to a young woman growing up inundated with images of beauty in the digital age. The
always-confident Dana begins to struggle with self-doubt for what might be the first time in her life,
all while trying to nurture both her daughter and her colleagues at Hope Zion Hospital. As this pressure
continues to mount, will the rock solid Dana finally begin to show some cracks in her foundation?
WENDY CREWSON as “Dr. Dana Kinney”
One of Canada’s premier actresses, Wendy Crewson has garnered critical and popular acclaim, as well
as multiple awards, for her extensive body of work in film and television. Her filmography resumé
features more than 100 titles, including credits like the indie feature, Sarah Polley’s Away From Her; the
blockbuster Hollywood hit Air Force One opposite Harrison Ford; the made-for-TV movie based on
Margaret Atwood’s The Robber Bride, and the role of Dr. Anne Packard in multiple episodes of the
drama series 24, with Kiefer Sutherland.
Crewson’s many credits also include her Gemini winning performances in AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THE SUE RODRIGUEZ STORY, THE MANY TRIALS OF ONE JANE DOE, and THE MAN WHO LOST
HIMSELF. She also gave Gemini-nominated performances in the television drama SEX TRAFFIC,
and in the title role in the Shaftesbury wheel of movies CRIMINAL INSTINCT: THE JOANNE KILBOURNE
MYSTERIES. She also played in TWELVE MILE ROAD opposite Tom Selleck.
A few of her big screen credits include The Santa Clause trilogy opposite Tim Allen; A Home At The
End Of The World, with Colin Farrell and Sissy Spacek; Renny Harlin’s action thriller The Covenant;
A Beginners Guide To Endings, which was a 2010 Toronto International Film Festival® selection also
starring Harvey Keitel; the family adventure Eight Below; The Clearing, with Robert Redford; Eduardo
Ponti’s Between Strangers, with Sophia Loren; The Last Brickmaker In America, with Sidney Poitier;
Bi-Centennial Man with Robin Williams; and The Sixth Day with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Crewson is also featured in the hit film The Vow with Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, and
played Mary Botha in the Winnie Mandela biopic Winnie, shot in South Africa alongside Jennifer
Hudson and Terrance Howard, which was a Toronto International Film Festival® selection in 2011.
Along with appearances in Brandon Cronenberg’s first feature, Antiviral, SMILIN’ JACK: THE JACK
LAYTON STORY, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and REVENGE, Wendy also appears in the seventh
season of MURDOCH MYSTERIES.
Adding to her prestigious list of accolades, Wendy dominates the screen as Dr. Dana Kinney, in
CTV’s hit medical drama SAVING HOPE, for which she won Best Actress in a Feature Supporting
Role at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards. Simultaneously, she is also recurring in Syfy’s
ASCENSION, and playing the mother of Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood in Patricia Rozema’s
feature Into The Forest.
DR. DAWN BELL – Played by Michelle Nolden
This season, Dr. Dawn Bell continues to rule Hope Zion with her unique blend of bottom line
determination and icy composure that has put her at odds with some of the Hope Zion staff in the
past. Perhaps it is from that sense of isolation that Dawn begins to do some soul‐searching in
Season 3. Seeking to fill a void in her life that her guinea pig Vallenwe’en can’t fill on its own,
Dawn begins to explore the possibilities of a life that’s foreign to her: one outside of her Hope Zion
domain.
MICHELLE NOLDEN as “Dr. Dawn Bell”
Michelle Nolden’s resume boasts blockbuster and independent features, as well as critically
acclaimed television projects – all of which have earned her an international reputation. Recent
feature films include Xmas Horror Story, Vincenzo Natali’s Haunter, and Chuck Minsky’s Skating to
New York. She recurred as the U.S. President in the hit series NIKITA, as well as the Crown Attorney
in THE REPUBLIC OF DOYLE. She garnered great reviews as the lead in HBO Canada’s series
ZONE OF SEPARATION, playing a tough edged United Nations Peacekeeper, and she donned a
corset and Scottish accent to play the wife of George Brown in JOHN A: BIRTH OF A COUNTRY.
Additional Features include The Time Travellers Wife, Red, Lucid, and Show Me, among others.
Nolden is regularly seen on the small screen with five seasons in the recurring role of U.S. attorney
Robin Brooks on NUM3ERS. Selected guest roles include LOST GIRL, COVERT AFFAIRS,
CRACKED, THE LISTENER, MURDOCH MYSTERIES, C.S.I. MIAMI, EVERWOOD, and CROSSING
JORDAN.
Nolden has been nominated for an ACTRA award for her performance in the Canadian
blockbuster Men with Brooms, as well as Gemini awards for her portrayal of Hadley Hemingway
in HEMINGWAY VS CALLAGHAN, and a drug addicted mother in ROOKIE BLUE. She was a series
regular on STREET TIME, where she co-starred with Rob Morrow and Terrence Howard.
Nolden wrote and directed the short film Loonie, which was selected to screen at the Palm
Springs, Los Angeles, and Atlantic Film Festivals, among others. Both lead actors were nominated
for 2008 ACTRA Awards, as well as winning best short film for the NSI Online Film Festival. She
also wrote and directed A Man’s World and the documentary I Need A Hero, both currently in the
Festival circuit.
Nolden is the Artistic Director of the Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival, currently in its
fifth year, and has several projects in development with her husband and producer Chris Szarka.
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DR. SHAHIR HAMZA – Played by Huse Madhavji
This season finds expert Neurosurgeon Dr. Shahir Hamza taking ownership over his senior
position in the hospital. When it comes to matters of the brain, Shahir is more adept than anyone
else in the hospital – and he would be the first one to tell you. Shahir carries this unwavering
self-confidence into Season 3, but might find himself tested when confronted with a less
analytical organ: his heart. For someone with Asperger Syndrome, this could be Shahir’s most
perilous challenge yet.
HUSE MADHAVJI as “Dr. Shahir Hamza”
Husein Madhavji (a.k.a. Huse) is best known as the former face of Star! Canada’s Entertainment
Channel (now E! Canada), and is quickly making a name for himself as a powerful actor in the
world of film and television. Madhavji was the feature reporter for UPN television’s evening and
morning shows covering the entire region from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe. He then got a phone
call from Star! and was offered to host their flagship show, STAR! DAILY. As the face of Star!,
he hosted numerous live events such as “The Star Schmooze,” “Canada’s New Year’s Eve Bash,”
“Live At The Genie Awards,” and also covered US President Obama’s election in Grant Park,
Chicago.
After leaving Star!, Huse decided to go back to his creative roots to pursue acting on film and
stage. His television credits include all three seasons of CTV’s hit medical drama SAVING HOPE,
The Movie Network’s CALL ME FITZ alongside Jason Priestly, COMBAT HOSPITAL opposite Elias
Koteas and Michelle Borth, THE BORDER, and the police drama THE BRIDGE. He also stared in
the feature film crime drama Cold Blooded, opposite Ryan Robbins and Zoie Palmer.
DR. MAGGIE LIN – Played by Julia TaylorRoss
Following her miscarriage last season, Dr. Maggie Lin is at an impasse in her personal and
professional life. It’s a roller coaster of a season for Dr. Lin, who struggles to balance her emotions
and personal life with the rigors of diving into obstetrics alongside a new mentor who might prove
to be more than Maggie can handle. Couple that added pressure with the looming medical board
exams that will decide her fate as a doctor, Maggie might find she has too much on her plate.
In the high stakes world of Hope Zion Hospital, Maggie quickly learns that the only option is to put
on her surgical gloves and plug forward, even with her close friend and colleague Alex’s (Erica
Durance) fate resting in limbo.
JULIA TAYLOR ROSS as “Dr. Maggie Lin”
Julia Taylor Ross currently plays Dr. Maggie Lin on CTV’s hit medical drama SAVING HOPE. Among
her other credits are Silent House, the 2011 thriller with Elizabeth Olsen; ROOKIE BLUE; The Movie
Network’s mini-series BLOOD LETTING & MIRACULOUS CURES; and THE REPUBLIC OF DOYLE.
Her stage credits include Iris and On The Verge at The New School, No Exit at 59 East 59 St.
Theater, the title role in The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow at the W.H.A.T. Stock Company on
Cape Cod, and Knock! and Lulu on the main stage at the prestigious American Repertory Theater
in Boston.
She is a 2010 graduate of The New School for Drama in New York and has a BA degree in History
of Art and Architecture from Harvard University.
Taylor Ross was born in the UK, grew up in Hong Kong, and lives in New York City.
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DR. GAVIN MURPHY – Played by Kristopher Turner
Fully in the swing of things as Hope Zion Hospital’s savvy Psychiatrist, Dr. Gavin Murphy begins
Season 3 between a rock and a hard place. Struggling to balance his own personal crisis with the
needs of his shell‐shocked colleagues after Alex’s (Erica Durance) stabbing, Gavin has a tough
year ahead of him. Fresh off the events of last season, Gavin is dealing with the loss of his child
after his girlfriend Dr. Maggie Lin (Julia Taylor Ross) suffered a miscarriage. Can Gavin and Maggie
move past these traumatic events, or will the new season spell doom for the couple?
KRISTOPHER TURNER as “Dr. Gavin Murphy”
Kristopher Turner previously starred in THE L.A. COMPLEX and CTV’s INSTANT STAR. He has also
guest starred on hit series such as ROOKIE BLUE, BEAUTY AND THE BEST, CTV’s THE LISTENER,
BEING ERICA, MURDOCH MYSTERIES, and DARK ORACLE, as well as his Gemini-nominated
performance in the mini-series BLOODLETTING & MIRACULOUS CURES.
His film and MOW credits include starring roles in: A Little Bit Zombie, Without A Paddle:
Nature’s Calling, the improvised feature A Wake, The Triumph of Dingus McGraw, Old Fashioned
Thanksgiving, and Old Fashioned Christmas. He was also nominated for a Gemini as a Leading
Actor for his performance in ME AND LUKE. He recently completed the Hallmark MOW Mr. Fiction.
On stage, Turner has performed in the North American premiere of the play That Face, as well as,
In Gabriel’s Kitchen, This Is Our Youth, Master Harold, and The Boys. He received a Dora Nomination
for his role in Two Weeks, Twice a Year. Watch for Turner in the upcoming feature film, Wingman Inc.
DR. ZACH MILLER – Played by Benjamin Ayres
E.R. Dr. Zach Miller continues to head up the busy frontlines of Hope Zion Hospital with his
focused, “treat ‘em and street ‘em” attitude. Zach takes pride in getting patients the care they
need as quickly as they come in, but he will have to take pains this season to avoid neglecting his
roles at home as both a father to his sons, as well as, the boyfriend of Hope Zion’s ICU doctor,
Melanda Tolliver (Glenda Braganza). Something of a rock amidst the tumultuous waves of the
Hope Zion E.R., Season 3 finds Zach continuing to weather the storm.
BENJAMIN AYRES as “Dr. Zach Miller”
Benjamin Ayres is a leading performer in the film and television industry, well known for slipping
seamlessly between genres. After two seasons as a series regular on the CTV hit series DAN FOR
MAYOR, Ayres nabbed the role of Dr. Zachary Miller in the highly acclaimed CTV original series
SAVING HOPE. He also plays Eric Blake on HBO Canada’s Gemini Award-winning series LESS
THAN KIND, for which Ayres recently received a Canadian Screen Award nomination. He also
played the chain-smoking sex addict with a morbid death obsession in JPOP, based on the
Douglas Coupland novel of the same name. The role garnered Ayres a Leo nomination in 2008.
During his early twenties, Ayres studied at The Lyric School of Acting under the direct mentorship
of studio head Michele Lonsdale Smith. He later collaborated with her as a performer in a wide
range of theatrical productions; including multiple mountings of Eric Bogosian’s one man play
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, Judith Thompson’s Lion in the Streets, and August Strindberg’s Miss Julie.
Ayres became one of Vancouver’s most in-demand stage actors and was approached to originate
the role of Tench in the world premiere of Raul Inglis’s In The Eyes of God, and again in Inglis’s next
original play, Surveillance.
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Ayres has also appeared in various guest starring and recurring roles on the following hit series:
BITTEN, LOST GIRL, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, FLASHPOINT, COMBAT HOSPITAL, SMALLVILLE,
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, and the miniseries DIAMONDS and IMPACT.
DR. TOM REYCRAFT – Played by K.C. Collins
Dr. Tom Reycraft continues to bring his confident surgical style to Hope Zion Hospital. Eager,
capable, and ready to take on any task, Reycraft starts the season at the top of his game. With
new staff arrivals coming to Hope Zion this season, Reycraft finds himself extending a hand down
the ladder to help some of the new staff cope with the rigorous demands of surgical work.
However, Reycraft will have to be careful with how close he gets to his co‐workers, both professionally and personally.
K.C. COLLINS as “Dr. Tom Reycraft”
Almost overnight actor K. C. Collins captured the attention of major film and television studios.
He started his acting career after landing the role of Tom-Tom in the TV movie Love Songs. He
then landed the feature film In Too Deep, starring LL Cool J and Omar Epps.
Collins has had the opportunity to work with some of Hollywood’s most well-respected talent
such as Michael Clarke Duncan in They Call Me Sirr, Gregory Hines in The Red Sneakers, Gerard
Depardieu in Crime Spree (a.k.a. Wanted), and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Owning Mahowny. He
also played the lead in the film Hello October.
Collins’ many television credits include SAVING HOPE, LOST GIRL, ROOKIE BLUE, FLASHPOINT,
THE LISTENER, PLAYMAKEERS, SOUL FOOD, and a remake of KOJAK.
Collins was recognized for his phenomenal performances as Jedi Barrows in DOOMSTOWN, with
a Gemini nomination for Best Leading Actor. He also starred in Poor Boy’s Game, A Day In The Life,
GUNS, and ZOS: ZONE OF SEPARATION.
SYDNEY KATZ – Played by Stacey Farber
Dr. Sydney Katz is Hope Zion Hospital’s new OB/GYN. Katz is a take‐no‐prisoners medical prodigy,
an Orthodox Jewish Doogie Howser. Growing up in a traditional Orthodox home, she was
expected to get married and have babies, and maybe take a correspondence accounting course
on the side. Instead, she memorized an anatomy textbook and declared her intention to become
a doctor. Deeply observant on the outside, she is deeply conflicted and ambitious on the inside.
Katz has trouble fitting in socially, because she has no filter, and is usually the smartest and
youngest person in the room. In Season 3, Katz is going to cut quite a swathe through Hope Zion.
STACEY FARBER as “Dr. Sydney Katz”
Stacey Farber is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Ellie in seven seasons of the criticallyacclaimed series DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION. Most recently, she guest-starred on CTV’s
SATISFACTION, recurred on CULT, and starred in 18 TO LIFE.
Farber received Gemini award nominations for both 18 TO LIFE and DEGRASSI: THE NEXT
GENERATION. Onstage, she performed in the Canadian production of Love, Loss, and What I Wore.
Farber graduated from the New School University in New York in 2009.
Creative Team biographies available at BellMediaPR.ca
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Erica Durance: @ED_DURANCE
Michael Shanks: @MichaelShanks
Daniel Gillies: @danieljgillies
Huse Madhavji: @HuseM
Julia Taylor Ross: @juliataylorross
Michelle Nolden: @noldenmichelle
Benjamin Ayres: @BenjaminAyres
Kristopher Turner: @kristopherturn
K.C. Collins: @KCCollinsWorld
Stacey Farber: @StaceyFarber18
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