Deragh Campbell

Deragh Campbell (born May 4, 1989) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker.

Campbell is known for her performances and filmmaking work in the independent Canadian cinema. Her collaborations with filmmaker Sofia Bohdanowicz—including Veslemøy's Song (2018), MS Slavic 7 (2019), Point and Line to Plane (2020), and Measures for a Funeral (2024)—have screened at film festivals internationally. Campbell has also starred in three of Kazik Radwanski's feature films; she played a small role in How Heavy This Hammer (2015), the lead role in Anne at 13,000 Ft. (2019), and she starred opposite Matt Johnson in Matt and Mara (2024).

Campbell received the Jay Scott Prize from the Toronto Film Critics Association and Best Actress in a Canadian Film from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.

Early life Born on May 4, 1989 in Toronto and raised in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Campbell is the daughter of actor Benedict Campbell and artistic director of the Shaw Festival Jackie Maxwell.

Career Campbell made her film debut in Matthew Porterfield's 2013 independent feature film I Used to Be Darker. She was named as one of the Toronto International Film Festival's "Rising Stars" in 2015, alongside Stephan James, Aliocha Schneider, and Karelle Tremblay. Since then, she has appeared in several films, including How Heavy This Hammer (2015), and Fail to Appear (2017).

In 2019, Campbell starred in Kazik Radwanski's third feature film, Anne at 13,000 Ft., which premiered in the Platform Prize competition and received an honourable mention from the jury at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.

Campbell starred opposite Michaela Kurimsky in Hannah Cheesman's short film, Succor; the short film was an official selection for the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.

In 2023, Campbell appeared in Houston Bone's directorial debut, I Don't Know Who You Are, which premiered in the Discovery program at the Toronto International Film Festival. That year, she also starred in Lucy Kerr's directorial debut, Family Portrait, premiering at the 76th Locarno Film Festival.

In 2024, Campbell starred opposite Matt Johnson in Radwanski's fourth feature film, Matt and Mara. That year, Campbell also reprised the role of Audrey Benac under Bohdanowicz's direction in Measures for a Funeral. In this film, Benac is a graduate student researching the life and career of classical violinist Kathleen Parlow. The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

Pledge In September 2025, she signed an open pledge with Film Workers for Palestine pledging not to work with Israeli film institutions "that are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people."

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2013 I Used to Be Darker Taryn 2014 Person to Person Julia 2015 Stinking Heaven Lucy Beach Week Yeardley How Heavy This Hammer Schoolteacher O, Brazen Age Anna 2016 The Other Half Anna Never Eat Alone Audrey Benac Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee for Best Actress in a Canadian Film The Intestine Patricia Let Your Heart Be Light 2017 Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog Camille Mobile Homes Actress Fail to Appear Isolde Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominee for Best Actress in a Canadian Film All Shook Up Slain beauty queen 2018 It's Hard to Be Human Victoria Veslemøy's Song Audrey Benac 2019 MS Slavic 7 Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You Emily Project Ithaca Sera Anne at 13,000 Ft. Anne Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best ActressVancouver Film Critics Circle nominee for Best Actress in a Canadian Film Pick Teacher Chubby Heather Foreign Powers 2020 Point and Line to Plane Audrey Benac Succor Abigail 2022 You Can Live Forever Amanda A Woman Escapes Audrey Benac So Much Tenderness Nancy 2023 I Don't Know Who You Are Agnes Family Portrait Katy An Evening Song (for three voices) Martha 2024 Matt and Mara Mara Measures for a Funeral Audrey Benac 2025 Two Cuckolds Go Swimming Molly