Amanda Brugel

Known for: Acting

Born: 1978-03-24 (age 48)

From: Pointe Claire, Québec, Canada

Amanda Brugel is a highly acclaimed Canadian actress and producer best known for her iconic television roles, most notably as Rita Blue in Hulu's dystopian drama series The Handmaid's Tale and Nina Gomez in the CBC comedy Kim's Convenience. She has built a prolific career spanning both comedy and drama.

Filmography (75)

MOVIE★ 5.9
Ballistic
2026
as Galindo
TV★ 8.3
The Testaments
2026
as Rita Blue
MOVIE
Nika & Madison
2026
as Detective Timmins
MOVIE★ 6.7
Sweetness
2026
as Marnie
TV
The Legacy Lounge
2026
as Self
TV★ 7.3
Murderbot
2025
as Rita
MOVIE
The Death of James
2024
as Dr. Amanda (voice)
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Ashgrove Experiment
2024
as Self
TV★ 7.8
Dark Matter
2024
as Blair Caplan
TV★ 6.3
Parish
2024
as Sister Anne
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
2024
as Lee Cole
MOVIE★ 6.3
Year of the Fox
2023
as Aya
MOVIE★ 6.0
Infinity Pool
2023
as Jennifer
MOVIE★ 4.5
Ashgrove
2022
as Jennifer
TV★ 6.1
Sort Of
2021
as Gaia
MOVIE★ 5.0
Canada’s Drag Race Anniversary Extravaganza
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Flashback
2021
as Evelyn
MOVIE★ 6.4
Sugar Daddy
2021
as Nancy
MOVIE★ 6.6
Like a House on Fire
2021
as Audrey
TV★ 6.2
Pretty Hard Cases
2021
as Karina Duff
MOVIE★ 6.3
Becky
2020
as Kayla
TV★ 6.8
Canada's Drag Race
2020
as Self - Guest Host
TV★ 7.4
Snowpiercer
2020
as Eugenia
TV★ 7.7
Dare Me
2019
as Faith Hanlon
MOVIE★ 8.0
Emmy
2018
as Emmy
MOVIE★ 6.8
Kodachrome
2017
as Doctor
MOVIE★ 5.2
Sometimes the Good Kill
2017
as Faith
TV★ 8.2
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
as Rita Blue
TV★ 7.3
Workin' Moms
2017
as Sonia
MOVIE★ 5.3
Sadie's Last Days on Earth
2016
as Detention Teacher
TV★ 7.7
Kim's Convenience
2016
as Pastor Nina Gomez
MOVIE★ 5.9
Suicide Squad
2016
as National Security Council
MOVIE★ 6.2
Love's Complicated
2016
as Kate
MOVIE★ 5.6
Charming Christmas
2015
as Nadine
MOVIE★ 8.0
Room
2015
as Officer Parker
TV★ 6.8
Dark Matter
2015
as Keeley
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Calling
2014
as Dale Varney
MOVIE★ 6.2
Maps to the Stars
2014
as Star! Channel Interviewer
MOVIE★ 5.2
Treading Water
2013
as Nurse
TV★ 7.8
Orphan Black
2013
as Marci Coates
TV★ 5.4
Seed
2013
as Michelle Krasnoff
MOVIE★ 5.5
Sex After Kids
2013
as Vanessa
TV★ 7.0
Saving Hope
2012
as Lisa Rundel
TV★ 6.0
The Firm
2012
as Sonia Swain
TV★ 5.7
InSecurity
2011
as Amanda
TV★ 7.3
Nikita
2010
as Janet Malcolm
TV★ 6.9
Covert Affairs
2010
as Olivia
MOVIE★ 5.9
Splice
2010
as Melinda Finch
TV★ 7.7
Warehouse 13
2009
as Amy
MOVIE
The Death of Alice Blue
2009
as Amanda
TV★ 7.4
Flashpoint
2008
as Trish
TV★ 3.0
MVP
2008
as Megan Chandler
TV★ 5.5
Da Kink in My Hair
2007
as Elize
MOVIE★ 7.0
What If God Were the Sun?
2007
as Lupe
MOVIE★ 4.6
Kaw
2007
as Emma
TV★ 4.0
G-Spot
2005
as Maureen
TV★ 4.4
Kojak
2005
as Theresa
MOVIE★ 6.3
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Leslie Singer
TV★ 5.1
Kevin Hill
2004
as Leanne Wheeden
TV★ 4.5
Naked Josh
2004
as Toula
TV★ 8.0
This Is Wonderland
2004
as Lucy Jamieson
TV★ 5.4
Wild Card
2003
as Evelyn
MOVIE★ 5.9
This Time Around
2003
as Abby
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jack & Ella
2002
as Elizabeth
MOVIE★ 3.9
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002
as Waitress
MOVIE★ 4.9
Jason X
2001
as Geko
TV★ 6.6
Tracker
2001
as Uniformed Officer
TV★ 9.0
Leap Years
2001
as Tamara
TV★ 4.5
Paradise Falls
2001
as Lynnie Jordan
TV★ 7.8
Doc
2001
as Sheree
MOVIE★ 6.2
A Diva's Christmas Carol
2000
as Olivia
TV★ 7.2
Soul Food
2000
as Trixie
MOVIE★ 6.0
Vendetta
1999
as Red Lantern Lady
TV★ 8.0
The Newsroom
1996
as Nurse
TV
Canada Reads
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as Self