About

Leah is originally from Alberta. Her short film tips premiered at the Canadian Film Festival and won Best Comedy at the Caribbean Tales International Film Festival. It was licensed for broadcast on Superchannel Fuse, and was featured in St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival’s Films Where You’re At series. Her short Bite and Smile won Best Short Short at the Toronto Independent Film Festival. Her upcoming short film Strangers will premiere in 2024 at the Montreal International Black Film Festival and Reelworld Film Festival, and was a semifinalist for the New York Indie Shorts Awards. Leah is an alumna of Reelworld Screen Institute’s Emerging 20 and Black Screen Office’s Mentorship Program. She was a contributing writer in the CBC/Thunderbird development room for the series Strays. She consulted as a content analysis screener for Reelworld’s Her Frame Matters BIPOC women in film study, and has juried for the Canada Council for the Arts and St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival. Her one-woman play Nobody’s Story wasnominated for an Alberta Sterling Award. She is developing two features with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Leah is a Dora and My Entertainment World award-winning actor, and has performed on Canada’s major stages. On television, she is known for her acting work in New Eden (Crave Original), Schitt’s Creek (Netflix/CBC), and Strays (CBC). Film acting credits include the upcoming independent features The Fortunate Ones, and Dead Lover, where she was also a story consultant. She is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.