Michelle Harrison (actress)


Michelle Harrison is an American film and television actress, known as Kate Henry in Wild Roses and several characters in The Flash.

Early life and career

Michelle Harrison was born on March 24, 1975, as Michelle Nicole Johnston in Puyallup, Washington. She made her screen debut in 1999, marking the beginning of a long and diverse career in television and film. Harrison’s early work included supporting roles in a variety of TV series, such as Dead Man's Gun, Poltergeist: The Legacy, and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show. Harrison studied acting at the Circle in the Square Theatre School, New York City.
In 2000, she played Crane's assistant in The Guilty, the same year she starred in an episode of Cold Squad. She appeared in the films Pressure, Paycheck, and The Invisible.
In 2008, she played a recurring role as Julie Reichert, in the Lifetime Movie Network television miniseries The Capture of the Green River Killer. In 2009, she secured a main role as Kate, the oldest daughter of the Henry family in the CBC Television cowboy drama series Wild Roses. In 2010, she appeared in an episode of Supernatural. In 2012, she played a Recurring role as Jessica in Emily Owens, M.D..
In 2013, she landed a supporting role as Nora Allen and look-alike doppelgängers in The CW series The Flash. She starred alongside Steven Weber in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original film Tom Dick & Harriett as Harriett Fellows, and again the same year in The Mystery Cruise with co-star Gail O'Grady.
In 2014, Harrison had a recurring role on the Syfy series Continuum.

Personal life

Michelle Harrison is married to fellow Canadian actor Matthew Harrison who is also an acting coach. The couple have two sons and reside on Bowen Island, British Columbia. In August 2025, Harrison announced via her Instagram account that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and was undergoing treatment.