Kate Kennedy

Kate Kennedy (born 1 April 1992) is a British actress, writer, and director. She is best known for her portrayal as Kai-125 in the Paramount+ series Halo, and has also done voice acting for video games such as Assassin's Creed Valhalla, in addition to other roles in film and television.

Career One of Kennedy's first major roles was in the show Hunch as the titular superhero, which was shown at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2018, receiving mostly positive reviews. The skit was adapted to a short film in 2020.

Kennedy was first cast for the Halo series in 2019 as the Spartan super soldier Kai-125, portrayed as a teammate to Master Chief (John-117). Despite being a tall woman at , Kennedy was still not tall enough to portray her character, as the Spartans are characterized as being around tall, requiring her to wear platforms inside her costume. Kennedy described the vigorous training needed to portray Kai as well as enjoying the character's arc, and mentioned that the armor designed for the Spartans actually protected her when she tripped on-set. Kennedy became a fan-favorite for her performance as Kai-125, with one review calling her character the "best part" of the series.

In addition to her film and television roles, Kennedy has also provided voice acting in video games, with her most notable role being Lady Eadwyn in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. She has also voiced Hela in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, among other roles.

List of works

Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Gregor Girl 2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream Helena Television film 2017 Damascene Inez 2018 Malcolm Tam Short film; also writer 2019 Dunk Multiple roles Short film; also writer 2020 Hunch Hunch Short film; also writer 2023 Haar Jef 2025 How to Train Your Dragon Flatula 2026 Truly Naked Cecile TBA Frank and Shell Unknown In post-production; Short film; writer and director

Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 Catastrophe Waitress 1 episode (Series 1, episode 2) 2017 The Fear Mo Also writer 2019 Handy Row 1 episode ("Pilot") 2022–2024 Halo Kai-125 15 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Avela Kjar Voice role 2017 Divinity: Original Sin II Dwarves, Elves, Flaming Pig Various voice roles 2017 Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Hela Voice role 2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Unknown Voice role 2019 Anthem Rythe Voice role 2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla Lady Eadwyn Voice role 2022 Valkyrie Elysium Fenrir Voice role, English edition 2023 De-Exit: Eternal Matters Unknown Voice role 2023 Lies of P Laxasia the Complete Voice role TBA Squadron 42 Various In development; voice role

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2018 Hunch Hunch Also writer