Nicola Correia-Damude
Canadian actress
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Nicola Correia-Damude (born 21 June 1981) is a Canadian actress based in Toronto. Her credits include The Strain (2015), Shadowhunters (2016–2019), Burden of Truth (2018–2021), The Boys (2019–2022), Coroner (2019–2024), Nurses (2020), October Faction (2020), Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024), and SkyMed (2025).
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Nicola Correia-Damude | |
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Correia-Damude in 2015 | |
| Born | 21 June 1981[1][2] Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | Studio 58 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | Carlos Gonzalez-Vio (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Career
Television and film
Correia-Damude has had recurring roles on Shadowhunters, Annedroids, The Boys and The Strain. Additional television credits include Haven, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Stargate SG-1. Film credits include Margarita, Havana 57, and Memory. She also had a recurring role (33 episodes from 2017 to 2019) as the mother in the Canadian children's show, Dino Dana.
Theatre
Correia-Damude is a graduate of Etobicoke School of the Arts, Studio 58, and the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre at the Stratford Festival.[3] Her theatre credits include Coriolanus[4] and Much Ado About Nothing[5] at the Stratford Festival, Serious Money[6] and The Women and Albertine in Five Times[7] at the Shaw Festival, as well as premieres of new Canadian works The Madonna Painter (Factory Theatre),[8] Within the Glass (Tarragon Theatre)[9] and Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom (Canadian Stage).[10][11]
Voice acting
Correia-Damude has supplied voice overs for CBC's The Passionate Eye, Afghanada, The Fifth Estate, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and David Suzuki Explores.
Personal life
An actress of mixed heritage (her mother is from Guyana and her father is Canadian),[12] Correia-Damude is "an advocate of increased cultural diversity in film, television and theatre; expanding roles for women; and improving conditions for mothers and families in the film and television industry."[13] As well as an actress, she is also a singer-songwriter, plays piano and guitar, and has a dance background in modern, classical, jazz, step and tap.[3] Her father, Brian Damude, is a photographer and film director most noted for the 1975 film Sudden Fury.
She is bisexual.[14] She has been married to actor Carlos Gonzalez-Vio[15] since 2013,[16] with whom she has a son.[17]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Young Blades | Café waitress | Episode: "Secrets" |
| Stargate SG-1 | Play Vala | Episode: "The Powers That Be" | |
| 2005–2006 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Diane | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Memory | Nurse | |
| 2011 | Air Emergency | Col. Lorilys Ramos | |
| Furstenau Mysteries | Marie | Short film | |
| 2012 | Margarita | Margarita | |
| Where are the Dolls? | L | Short film | |
| Havana 57 | Carla Leon | ||
| 2013 | Haven | Rhonda | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Republic of Doyle | Renee | Episode: "Frame Job" |
| Remedy | Tess Carter | Episode: "Shadow of Doubt" | |
| 2014–2015 | The Strain | Nikki Taylor | 4 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Annedroids | Ada Turing | 11 episodes |
| 2016–2019 | Shadowhunters | Maryse Lightwood | 20 episodes |
| 2017–2020 | Dino Dana | Eva | Main role |
| 2017 | Private Eyes | Sgt. Pamela Blake | Episode "Now You See Her" |
| 2018 | Hellmington | Samantha Woodhouse | |
| The Holiday Calendar | Mayor Martinez | ||
| 2018–2021 | Burden of Truth | Diane | Main role |
| 2019–2021 | Ghostwriter | Amy Reyna | 23 episodes |
| 2019–2022 | The Boys | Elena | 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Coroner[18] | Kelly Hart | 6 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Nurses | Dr. Vanessa Banks | 9 episodes |
| 2020 | My Spy | Christina | |
| Endlings | Maria | 4 episodes | |
| October Faction | Sheriff Gina Fernandez | 7 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Republic of Sarah | Alexis Whitmore[19] | 6 episodes |
| Die in a Gunfight | Nancy Gibbon | ||
| A Royal Queens Christmas | Zo | Hallmark TV Movie | |
| 2022 | Pillow Talk | Vicki | 20 episodes |
| 2022–2025 | Resident Alien | Detective Lena Torres | 16 episodes |
| 2022 | Titans | Gina | 3 episodes |
| 2024–present | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent | Lucy Da Silva | 14 episodes |
| 2024 | My Spy: The Eternal City | Christina | |
| 2025 | SkyMed | Marianne Fereira | 7 episodes |
| 2025 | Untamed (TV series) | Esther Avalos | Recurring role |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Far Cry 6 | Maria Marquessa | |
| 2024 | Star Wars Outlaws | Riko Vess | |
| 2024 | Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora | Rasi |
Awards and nominations
Correia-Damude has been nominated for Canadian Screen Awards for her guest performances on Remedy[20] in 2015 and Coroner in 2020.[citation needed] She was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her ensemble work in Pillow Talk[21] in 2023. Correia-Damude received the Best Actress in a Feature Film award at the FilmOut San Diego for her work in Margarita.[22]