Kimberley Crossman

Kimberley Frances Crossman (born 1990) is a New Zealand-born American actress, author, presenter, producer, writer, director, dancer, stand-up comedian and cheerleader who is best known for her role as Sophie McKay on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.

Early life In 2006 she was Deputy Head Girl at Diocesan School for Girls in Epsom, Auckland.

Cheerleading/Dance In 2006 she danced at the Royal New Zealand Ballet's season of Giselle. She was captain of the Total Cheerleading Senior Elite team in 2005 when they toured the United States and came 6th in The Cheerleading Worlds.

In 2008, Crossman was part of 'Dziah 2 Dream', a 10-week program run by Dziah.

Acting In January 2007, she started her role as Sophie McKay on New Zealand's best known and longest running show Shortland Street. In March 2011 Crossman left Shortland Street.

In 2008, Crossman featured as Kerry Post in Beyond Belief, a short film in the 2008 48HOURS filmmaking competition, which was made by her former Shortland Street co-star Johnny Barker and also featured another of her fellow Shortland Street co-stars, Will Hall (aka Dr. Kip Denton). She has also featured in the special Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards programme in New Zealand.

Crossman starred as Stacey on the TVNZ2 show Step Dave which launched on TV2 on 11 February 2014. She co-starred with Kate Elliott in the horror Heavy metal comedy film Deathgasm and also appeared in the Three sketch comedy Funny Girls.

In October 2018, Crossman was announced to co-star in The Middle spin-off, Sue Sue in the City, however development of the series was cancelled the next month.

Hosting Crossman was a reporter on The Erin Simpson Show which ran from 2009 until 2013.

Crossman was a co-presenter on Cadbury Dream Factory which first aired in New Zealand on Three on 20 February 2014 alongside Brooke Howard-Smith, Guy Montgomery, Walter Neilands and Jesse Griffin.

Crossman is one of the rotating cast of hosts of the live trivia app Joyride.

Personal life Crossman began dating cameraman Tom Walsh in 2022 after meeting on the set of Snack Masters. Walsh is best known for starring in an iconic 2006 Tip Top commercial.

The couple became engaged in September 2023 while vacationing in Italy. In February 2023, She holds dual citizenship in New Zealand and the US. In November 2023, Crossman suffered a miscarriage. Crossman gave birth to a daughter in December 2025.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 WNTV Herself 2007–2012 Shortland Street Sophie McKay Regular role (334 episodes) 2011 The Talent Show Aspen Carlson Episodes: "Harper's Debut Party", "Episode #2.6" 2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Barista Episode: "Dead Body Politic" 2012 Power Rangers Samurai Lauren/Red Samurai Ranger (XVIII) 5 episodes 2013 The Almighty Johnsons Amelia Tennant Episode: "Unleash The Kraken" 2013–2014 Auckland Daze Herself Recurring role (6 episodes) 2013 The Zelfs Vampula (voice) TV mini-series 2014 Cadbury Dream Factory Herself 2014 Step Dave Stacey Recurring role (11 episodes) 2014 #Besties Kimmie Episode: "#Besties Off" 2014 Flat3 Jessica Episode: "The White Album" 2014 Black-ish Tawnie Episode: "Colored Commentary" 2015 Young & Hungry Gracie Episode: Young And Doppelganger 2015 Terry Teo LiLy Regular Role 2015 Kevin From Work Carlene 1 Episode 2015 Bad Fruit Kim 1 Episode 2015–2016 Funny Girls Various Regular Role 2016 Hashtaggers Nikki Hart Regular Role 2017 The Other Mother Tiffany TV movie 2019-2020 Golden Boy Lisa 2 seasons Regular Role 2020 Survive the 80s Herself 2022 The Brokenwood Mysteries Lisa Hunter 1 Episode 2022–2024 Snack Masters Herself

Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Beyond Belief Kerry Post Short film, 48 Hours Film Festival runner up 2015 Deathgasm Medina 2015 A Beginner's Guide to Snuff Actress #8 2015 Fantasy LifeSummer Dale 2016 The 60 Yard Line Amy 2017 The New Wife Tiffany 2017 Get You Back Kimmie 2018 Strangers in a Strange Land Cassie

Music videos 5 Star Fallout – "Perfect Kind of Pain" Daecolm – "Love Thing" False Start – "What Will It Be Like" Secret Sky (Steven Skyler's band) – "The Secret"