Bio
Gillian Ferrier is a Canadian actress best known for her recurring role as Kara in the dark comedy television series Call Me Fitz, in 2010.
Ferrier grew up in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada and started acting at a very young age. With childhood roles that included Princess Ying Yaolack in The King and I and Little Cosette in Neptune Theatre's production of Les Miserables, Ferrier went on to study acting at Concordia University in Montreal and Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City.
While at Concordia, Ferrier co-created Waking the Girl Productions, an all female company dedicated to producing works written by Canadian women. Gillian co-produced and starred in three successful plays, helping the young company make their indie mark in Montreal.
The controversial The Fairies are Thirsty, by Denise Boucher, made Centaur Theatre's Top 10 list at the Montreal Fringe Festival.
Misery Loves Company, written by Gillian, was produced by Centaur Theatre's Wildside Festival, and was touted as "the festival's best-realized...most theatrically sophisticated entry" (Montreal Gazette).
Upon returning to Nova Scotia, she starred in a number of indie productions including Closer and The Balcony, and toured for two seasons with Neptune Theatre's Young Company, performing for thousands of children across the Maritimes.
In film and television, Ferrier starred in the short film Later that Stevening alongside Trailer Park Boys' Cory Bowles.
She has also worked with Hilary Swank in Amelia, has gained roles in the films Ice Castles and Second Honeymoon, and was an actor for the prestigious Women in the Director's Chair program.