MacKenzie Porter
MacKenzie Porter was raised on a cattle and bison ranch near Medicine Hat, Alberta. She began studying piano, violin and voice at age four. Growing up, she toured in a family band with her brother, 2004 Canadian Idol winner Kalan Porter.
Porter has appeared in numerous films and television productions, including the TV series Dinosapien in 2007. She earned a Best Actress in Alberta award for her role in the TV movie The Other Woman. She was also named as one of the Top 11 Hottest Vancouver Actors to Watch for 2011 by BC Living magazine.
After moving to Vancouver to pursue acting, Porter teamed up with musician and actor Andrew Jenkins to form the band The Black Boots. In 2010, she launched a solo career. Porter was the winner of the 2011 Nashville North Star competition. She has opened for Kenny Chesney, Doc Walker and Trooper, among others, and has performed for Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gene Simmons.
In October 2012, Porter released her debut single, "I Wish I'd Known". Her second single, "Never Gonna Let You", was co-written and produced by Carolyn Dawn Johnson. Porter was chosen as one of six acts for the inaugural Canadian Country Music Association Discovery Program in 2013. She is also nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2013 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Her debut album will be released in 2014.
Acting
TV
Supernatural
as Kim
2005
TV
Travelers
as Marcy Warton
2016
TV
Hell on Wheels
as Naomi Bohannon
2011
Movie
Barbie: The Pearl Princess
as Cora (voice)
2014
TV
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
as Alexa
2010
TV
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
as Lanie / Stepmother
2010
Movie
Christmas in Wonderland
as Shane
2007
Movie
Ice Quake
as Girl
2010
TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
TV
9-1-1: Nashville
as Samantha Hart
2025
TV
Murder in a Small Town
as Gracie Westing
2024
Movie
Seattle Superstorm
as Chloe Peterson
2012
TV
The Runarounds
as Phoebe
2025
Movie
The Unauthorized Full House Story
as Jarnie Olsen
2015
Movie
Darrow & Darrow: In The Key Of Murder
as Phoebe
2018
Movie
The Movie Star and the Cowboy
as Isabella
2023
Movie
A Killer Among Us
as Marissa Drake
2012
Movie
The Horses of McBride
as Nicki Davidson
2012
Movie
Guess Who's Coming to Christmas
as Kelly Harding
2013
Movie
Finding a Family
as Jen Bante
2011
Movie
45 R.P.M.
as Debbie Baxter
2008
Movie
Tom, Dick and Harriet
as Kelly Burns
2013
Movie
The Other Woman
as Lauren
2008
Movie
Leap 4 Your Life
as Brooke
2013