Where You've Seen Halo Actress Kate Kennedy Before (& What's Next For Her Career)

Kate Kennedy is a British actor who has come to the attention of many American viewers thanks to her performance in the TV adaptation of the video game Halo. Born on April 1, 1992, Kennedy began her career in 2014, appearing in an unnamed role in the small comedy film, Gregor. Work came fairly consistently for the young actress as she appeared in small roles on TV and short films, and even began work as a voice actor in video games. In fact, many of Kate Kennedy's best roles have come in video games.

Kennedy has also appeared on stage, notably appearing in the 2018 play, Hunch, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, one of the world's largest performance arts festivals. She stars in the play as the titular superhero, the embodiment of a gut feeling that allows her to make decisions for others. It's a funny, warm, and engaging performance, and it was one of the few live-action roles she had before landing the part in Halo. Kennedy has appeared in everything from movies, to TV shows, to video games, and her career is only beginning.

Kate Kennedy Has Done Voiceover Work In Many Video Games, Including Assassin's Creed: Valhalla

Kennedy Has Also Had Minor Roles In Television And Movies

Along with her role in Halo, Kate Kennedy has also had minor parts in shows like A Midsummer Night's Dream as Helena, The Fear as Mo, and Handy as Row. Her most notable film role came in the 2023 drama Haar, where she stars as Jef. But Kennedy's claim to fame is her voice acting roles in video games. She's voiced various characters in Lies of P, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, and Battlefield V. Specifically, she's voiced Fenrir in Valkyrie Elysium, Rythe in Anthem, Hela in Lego Marvel Superheroes 2, and Avela Kjar in Mass Effect: Andromeda.

Kate Kennedy's Notable Roles Title Role Medium Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017) Avela Kjar Video Game Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 (2017) Hela Video Game Handy (2019) Row TV Show Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (2020) Various Video Game Haar (2023) Jef Movie

Kennedy has a powerful voice that brings even minor characters to life. She can make rote dialogue trees sound meaningful, and it's easy to get lost in a cutscene whenever one of her characters is in it. Her acting roles have been much different than her video game ones, however, often showing a much more emotional and sensitive side to herself.

Kennedy Is Most Famous For Kai-125 On Halo

Kai-125 Is A Mind-Altered Super Soldier

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Kate Kennedy is now probably best known for her role in the main cast of Halo as Kai-125, a Spartan member of Silver Team. Standing an impressive, 6' 3", Kennedy was born to play a Halo spartan soldier, who are known to tower over human combatants on the battlefield. Halo, based on the massively successful video game franchise of the same name, is a Paramount+ military sci-fi show that takes place within the Halo universe, even using the same characters, but is its own separate timeline from the video game.

Kennedy is excellent for both the physical, rigid aspects of the role and the sad, heartfelt moments.

Kai 125 is a Spartan soldier who was captured for the program at a young age and transformed into an utterly obedient super soldier with no memories of her past life. When she removes the memory inhibitor chip from her brain, Kai's memories come flooding back, and she begins experiencing emotions like empathy and compassion that she never felt before. Kennedy is excellent for both the physical, rigid aspects of the role and the sad, heartfelt moments. The audience can feel the character growing up in real time as Kennedy slowly brings Kai-125 to life.

What's Next For Kate Kennedy

Kennedy Is Set To Star In An Upcoming Drama Movie

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Though Halo was canceled after only two seasons, Kate Kennedy has some irons in the fire, including voicing characters in the upcoming science fiction action series, Squadron 42. She is also set to star in the upcoming drama movie Truly Naked as Cecile. The film follows a family who are all involved in the porn industry, but little more is known about it beyond that Truly Naked is in post-production.