---
name: "Stana Katic"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stana-katic"
fi1m_id: "stana-katic"
imdb_id: "nm1065664"
tmdb_id: 34408
wikidata_id: "Q229223"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 April 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T10:57:32.116189+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Stana Katic

## Identity

Stana Katic

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stana-katic
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stana-katic
- **IMDb ID:** nm1065664
- **TMDB ID:** 34408
- **Wikidata ID:** Q229223
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stana_Katic, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229223, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1065664/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34408

Actor. Born 26 April 1978 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 April 1978, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 2001–2009
- **Also known as:** Cтaнa Катић, Стана Катіч, Стана Катік
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $590m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stana_Katic, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229223, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1065664/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34408

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Castle*](https://film.one/tv/castle.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Stana Katic

> Stana Katic gives a television partnership the resistance it needs to stay interesting. We recommend her in *Castle* for the humour she finds with Nathan Fillion, though the writing sometimes makes their chemistry look like hard work.

In *Castle* (2009), Stana Katic’s Kate Beckett has a job to do while Nathan Fillion’s visiting mystery writer has a puzzle to enjoy. Katic makes the distinction matter, giving Beckett enough resistance to stop her becoming an audience for his charm. We warmed to their partnership more than we expected because the relaxed exchanges made even the routine investigations enjoyable. She lets him be funny without conceding the whole scene. That is the Katic we rate: making the working police officer worth watching in her own right, rather than merely supplying objections for the amateur to overcome.

Guest roles in *Heroes* (2006–2007) and *24* (2007) came before the breakthrough of *Castle*, which ran for eight seasons until 2016. Creator Andrew W. Marlowe gives the differences between his officer and his amateur as much attention as the cases. Katic’s contribution is to keep that arrangement from becoming too comfortable for the amateur. Beckett has to remain someone doing a job, and the performance largely holds to that even when the plotting strains belief. Fillion brings the comic ease, but Katic gives him someone worth trying to amuse, and that is more useful to the programme than another source of jokes.

Katic performed her own stunts in *Castle*, a useful skill for an actor frequently cast as physically capable officers. The more persistent difficulty is making the partnership look unforced when the writing pushes it. Some of the friction feels too carefully arranged, and we become aware of the effort going into their chemistry. The best exchanges leave enough room for the actors to relax rather than sell the pairing all over again. It is a limitation of the material as much as the performance, and one the casting cannot always disguise.

*Absentia* (2017–2020) moved her into a darker thriller as FBI agent Emily Byrne, with Katic also serving as executive producer. Voice work as Wonder Woman in *Justice Society: World War II* (2021) took her beyond the live-action officer roles. For a starting point, we would still choose *Castle* and the humour of her exchanges with Fillion. Give the detective work a little latitude.

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Castle* (2009), Fi1m 73, as Kate Beckett — [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Quantum of Solace* (2008), Fi1m 58, as Corinne — [page](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md)
- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, as Flight Attendant — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story* (2026), as Martha Carelli
- *Murder in a Small Town* (2024), series, as Zoe Strachan
- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three* (2024), as Wonder Woman (voice)
- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two* (2024), as Wonder Woman (voice)
- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One* (2024), as Wonder Woman / Superwoman (voice)
- *Justice League: Warworld* (2023), as Wonder Woman / Diana Prince (voice)
- *Justice Society: World War II* (2021), as Wonder Woman (voice)
- *A Call to Spy* (2019), as Vera Atkins
- *The Possession of Hannah Grace* (2018), as Lisa Roberts
- *Absentia* (2017), series, as Emily Byrne · Producer
- *Lost in Florence* (2017), as Anna
- *The Rendezvous* (2016), as Rachel Rozman
- *Sister Cities* (2016), as Carolina "Carol" Baxter Shaw
- *Big Sur* (2013), as Lenora
- *CBGB* (2013), as Genya Ravan
- *Superman: Unbound* (2013), as Lois Lane (voice)
- *The Double* (2011), as Amber
- *For Lovers Only* (2011), as Sofia
- *Truth About Kerry* (2010), as Emma
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Kate Beckett · Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *The Spirit* (2008), as Morgenstern
- *Quantum of Solace* (2008), as Corinne — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md)
- *The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice* (2008), as Simone Renoir
- *Would Be Kings* (2008), as Julianna Martinelli
- *Stiletto* (2008), as Raina
- *Feast of Love* (2007), as Jenny
- *Heroes* (2006), series, as Hana Gitelman — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)
- *Brothers and Sisters* (2006), series, as Karen Wells
- *Dragon Dynasty* (2006), as Ava
- *Faceless* (2006), series, as Diana Palos
- *The Unit* (2006), series, as Special Agent Adrian Lane
- *Pit Fighter* (2005), as Marianne
- *The Closer* (2005), series, as Nadia Orwell
- *The Handler* (2003), series, Actor
- *L.A. Dragnet* (2003), series, as Miriam Nelson
- *Shut-Eye* (2003), as Angela
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Rita Sullivan
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as Ayla — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *24* (2001), series, as Collette Stenger — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Alias* (2001), series, as Flight Attendant — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *ER* (1994), series, as Blaire Collins — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Untitled Young Lee Shaw Prequel Series*, series, Actor
- *Silent Night Fall*, as Alexasandra

## Gallery

- ![Stana Katic](https://film.one/media/person/478174/gallery-228d1d28a392.jpg) Stana Katic — Original:  Eric Garcetti
Derivative work:  Mirer, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/LACI_Greentech_Global_Showcase_%2821795050993%29_%28cropped%29_-_Stana_Katic.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![w:Stana Katic at Paleyfest March 9, 2012](https://film.one/media/person/478174/gallery-3150c6968ccc.jpg) w:Stana Katic at Paleyfest March 9, 2012 — flickr user Genevieve719, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/20120309_Stana_Katic_at_Paleyfest.jpg/1280px-20120309_Stana_Katic_at_Paleyfest.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Stana Katic head shot, taken by Tyler Parker, for web use (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/478174/gallery-344cd71ee948.jpg) Stana Katic head shot, taken by Tyler Parker, for web use (2010) — Tyler Parker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/54_stanakaticsplash.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Mayor Eric Garcetti, Stana Katic, and Fred Walti at the Cleantech Global Showcase where cleantech thought leaders meet to exchange ideas, facilitate trade and i (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/478174/gallery-52987b47f89c.jpg) Mayor Eric Garcetti, Stana Katic, and Fred Walti at the Cleantech Global Showcase where cleantech thought leaders meet to exchange ideas, facilitate trade and i (2015) — Eric Garcetti, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/LACI_Greentech_Global_Showcase_%2821795050993%29.jpg/1280px-LACI_Greentech_Global_Showcase_%2821795050993%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Stana Katic](https://film.one/media/person/478174/gallery-dbecb1246706.jpg) Stana Katic — Image via TMDB
- ![Stana Katic](https://film.one/media/person/478174/gallery-c48ed6bd59ac.jpg) Stana Katic — Image via TMDB
- ![Stana Katic](https://film.one/media/person/478174/gallery-939cbaef43d1.jpg) Stana Katic — Image via TMDB
- ![Actress Stana Katic at an Olympic party (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/478174/gallery-d430f0707ec3.jpg) Actress Stana Katic at an Olympic party (2010) — Stana_Katic_1.jpg: http://www.VancityAllie.com
derivative work: SoWhy, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Stana_Katic.jpg/1280px-Stana_Katic.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Stana Katic at an Olympic party (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/478174/gallery-98af3fa0cd3f.jpg) Actress Stana Katic at an Olympic party (2010) — VancityAllie, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Stana_Katic_1.jpg/1280px-Stana_Katic_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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