Biography

Stana Katic finished two films during her Castle hiatus - The Rendezvous directed by Amin Matalqa and Sister Cities based on the play by Colette Freedman. She is currently filming her 8th season of Castle.

Stana's other feature film work includes: CBGB about the Punk Rock club in NYC, Big Sur about Jack Kerouac's life after writing On the Road, The Polish Brothers' For Lovers Only, Frank Miller's film The Spirit, Robert Benton's Feast of Love, The Double with Richard Gere and Quantum of Solace with Daniel Craig.

Katic has three award nominations and seven wins - including three People's Choice Awards, a PRISM Award, and three TV Guide Awards. Katic plays multiple sports and often performs her own stunts. Katic voiced the character of Talia al Ghul in the popular video game Batman: Arkham City. In 2008 she established her own production company, Sine Timore Films, which in Latin means Irreverent. The film company is currently in development with several TV and movie projects, first and foremost being Elephant Winter, written by Ernie Contreras to be directed by Holly Dale.

In 2010, Katic started a non-profit organization called The Alternative Travel Project, a global initiative encouraging people to go car-free for just one day. The Alternative Travel Project (ATP) focuses efforts on creating a worldwide community of people looking to enjoy the social, health and environmental benefits of traveling alternatively (bike, pedestrian, public transit, & new technology travel). ATP looks for opportunities to have individuals volunteer days outside the bubble of their cars and into an integrated, powerful, and positive future for our selves, communities and planet.

Katic currently resides in Los Angeles, speaks five languages, and holds dual citizenship in the United States and Canada.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Sine Timore Productions, Inc.

Stana speaks Serbian, French, English, and Italian. She can also speak in accents of British, Irish, Eastern European, Italian, Spanish, Greek, and South African.

Her hometown is Hamilton, Ontario, located about an hour from Toronto.

Stana wrote the lyrics for "Hey Blue Eyes," which she sang for fans at the 51st Zlin Film Festival in 2011.

Ranked #50 on Maxim's "Hot 100" of 2014 list.

She won a PRISM award in the mental health category for her portrayal of Kate Beckett's post-traumatic stress disorder in Castle: Kill Shot (2011).

Founded the non-profit Alternative Travel Project in 2010.

Her now-husband Kris (m. 2015) makes a cameo in the Castle (2009) episode Castle: Death Gone Crazy (2013).

Men should never marry their muse. It ruins the illusion.