Actor / Screenwriter / Based in Vancouver, Canada
Lorna Kidjo
Acting reel
In motion.
For booking enquiries, contact representation below.
Selected
Screen credits
- 2026StarmanUpcomingBowie MadisonShort↗
- 2026The HouseguestPost-productionMarissaShort↗
- 2026Temps PartielMarion, lead, 8 episodesMini-series, Télé-Québec↗
- 2024The MadmanAïshaFeature↗
- 2023Plan BNaomi, 4 episodesSeries, CBC↗
- 2023Wong & WinchesterRenee GauthierSeries, Citytv↗
- 2022Discussions Avec Mes ParentsJustineSeries, Radio-Canada↗
- 2022Pillow TalkLilianSeries, Crave↗
- 2019 to 20225e RangClara, 13 episodesSeries, Club Illico↗
- 2021Two WrongsGeneva, 2 episodesSeries↗
- 2020TransplantShawnaSeries, CTV / NBC↗
- 2020Mrs. AmericaMargo JeffersonMini-series, FX↗
On screen with
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Writing
Selected credits
Released work and features in development. Materials available upon request.
- In developmentIn developmentDevelopment
a minor tragedy
Feature film, thriller
In DevelopmentIn development
a minor tragedy
Feature film, thriller
Development
Development – Soirée Films Inc – EP: Locomotive Media
When a Belgian-Canadian woman takes her boyfriend to her grandmother's remote country house to repair their relationship, a charming local neighbour becomes dangerously obsessed with her, exploiting the fractures in their relationship and pushing Amara toward a brutal act of survival. Materials available upon request.
100 Min. | Budget: TBD | English-French | Available: First Draft Script + Lookbook
Seeking: Belgian co-producer, int. sales, financing.
Tense, intimate, slow-burn.
Development – Soirée Films Inc – EP: Locomotive Media
When a Belgian-Canadian woman takes her boyfriend to her grandmother's remote country house to repair their relationship, a charming local neighbour becomes dangerously obsessed with her, exploiting the fractures in their relationship and pushing Amara toward a brutal act of survival. Materials available upon request.
100 Min. | Budget: TBD | English-French | Available: First Draft Script + Lookbook
Seeking: Belgian co-producer, int. sales, financing.
- In developmentIn developmentDevelopment
Winter Guests
Feature film, drama
In DevelopmentIn development
Winter Guests
Feature film, drama
Development
Development – Blue Pinion Films & Soirée Films Inc.
Lyla arrives unannounced at her mother's new home in Newfoundland, finding a family dynamic she can't control, forcing her to redefine what belonging truly means. Materials available upon request.
90 Min. | Budget: $1M CAD / $725k USD | English | Status: Financing + Casting | Available: Polished Script + Lookbook
Seeking: int. sales, distribution, financing.
Atmospheric, familial, diasporic.
Development – Blue Pinion Films & Soirée Films Inc.
Lyla arrives unannounced at her mother's new home in Newfoundland, finding a family dynamic she can't control, forcing her to redefine what belonging truly means. Materials available upon request.
90 Min. | Budget: $1M CAD / $725k USD | English | Status: Financing + Casting | Available: Polished Script + Lookbook
Seeking: int. sales, distribution, financing.
- In developmentIn developmentDevelopment
Starman
Feature film, drama
In development
Starman
Feature film, drama
Development
Development – Goose Berry Films
Co-writer on a feature drama following Bowie Madison, a young woman forced to return home after being outed and discharged from the Canadian Air Force for being a lesbian, leaving her to contend with her identity, face the loss of her loved ones, and figure out how to move forward with her dream of flying now ripped away.
Intimate, identity-driven, grounded.
Development – Goose Berry Films
Co-writer on a feature drama following Bowie Madison, a young woman forced to return home after being outed and discharged from the Canadian Air Force for being a lesbian, leaving her to contend with her identity, face the loss of her loved ones, and figure out how to move forward with her dream of flying now ripped away.
- 20252025Released
Bana Konesans
Youth fiction series, TFO
2025
Bana Konesans
Youth fiction series, TFO
Released
Season 1 — Co-writer on a French-language youth series following Sarah-Akéli and Max, two siblings who awaken the magic of African artefacts hidden in their grandmother's basement, leading their family on a journey through African heritage, Black Canadian history, and conversations about identity, racism, and inclusion.
Warm, mischievous, culturally specific.
Season 1 — Co-writer on a French-language youth series following Sarah-Akéli and Max, two siblings who awaken the magic of African artefacts hidden in their grandmother's basement, leading their family on a journey through African heritage, Black Canadian history, and conversations about identity, racism, and inclusion.
- 20232023Released
Oversight
Short film, drama
2023
Oversight
Short film, drama
Released
Erin, a white woman, and Farah, a young woman of colour, cross paths in a laundromat. Erin realizes Farah had a questionable encounter in the bathroom of the laundromat earlier that night. She shares her wisdom with the young woman, only to later realize she is also linked to the bathroom events.
Quiet, restrained, character-led.
Erin, a white woman, and Farah, a young woman of colour, cross paths in a laundromat. Erin realizes Farah had a questionable encounter in the bathroom of the laundromat earlier that night. She shares her wisdom with the young woman, only to later realize she is also linked to the bathroom events.
- 20212021Released
Fester
Short film, dark comedy / horror
2021
Fester
Short film, dark comedy / horror
Released
When Sasha's mother doesn't show up to her fiancé's funeral, she invites her over for dinner to settle the matter. The evening becomes increasingly sinister when her mother lets Sasha in on a little secret about her fiancé's death.
Body horror with a wry, intimate undercurrent.
When Sasha's mother doesn't show up to her fiancé's funeral, she invites her over for dinner to settle the matter. The evening becomes increasingly sinister when her mother lets Sasha in on a little secret about her fiancé's death.
Materials available upon request, enquire
Writing work broadcast on
Directing
A quieter practice.
Two short films to date. Fester, a dark comedy horror currently streaming on Canal+. Oversight, a thriller-drama currently streaming on CBC Gem. A handful of teasers.
Private links and additional materials are shared on request.
Request accessAbout
An actor and screenwriter working across languages, cultures, and continents.
Lorna Kidjo is a bilingual Canadian actor and screenwriter born in Belgium with Beninese heritage.
As an actor, she has appeared in American and Canadian series including Mrs. America, Transplant, Plan B, Wong & Winchester, Pillow Talk and 5e Rang. She recently wrapped Télé-Québec's upcoming mini-series Temps Partiel, directed by Édith Kabuya, in which she plays one of the leads, as well as an independent feature shot in West Africa.
Alongside her acting work, Lorna writes and directs stories rooted in intimacy, dysfunction, identity, and cultural friction. She developed her professional writing practice within the Francophone film and television industry in Québec, while also training through Canadian anglophone mentorship and industry programs such as the BIPOC TV & Film Bootcamp and the Reelworld Emerging 20 Program. She continues to develop her own original projects primarily in English. Her directorial debut, Fester, premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival and later broadcast on CINÉ+ across Europe. Her second short film, Oversight, won Best Actress at the Reelworld Film Festival, was shortlisted for Sundance, and is currently streaming on CBC Gem as part of the Canadian Reflections program.
She is co-writer on Bana Konessans, a youth fiction series released on Ontario's French-language broadcaster TFO. She has also worked as script editor on the ICI TOU.TV series Les Météorites. She is currently developing two feature films supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Lorna is also the founder of Soirée Films Inc., an independent production company developing film and television projects across Canada, Europe, and Africa.
Contact
Open to projects, scripts, and conversations.
01
Acting
Film and television work across English and French-language productions.
Representation
Canada (East)
Faith Halman
Element Artist Management ↗Canada (West)
Berkley O’Sullivan
The Characters Talent Agency ↗United States
Brad Lefler
Brave Artists Management ↗
For collaboration enquiries on French-language projects, please contact directly: soireefilmsinc@gmail.com
02
Screenwriting & Script Editing
Development and script support for writers and producers across features, series, and shorts. Focus on structure, character development, and tone.
Naturally drawn to darker, character-driven work, as well as more magical or fantasy-leaning stories for younger audiences.
Available in English or French. Bilingual projects welcome.
General & producing
soireefilmsinc@gmail.comFor script consulting, producing enquiries, festival programming, and general correspondence. For acting bookings, see representation above.
Elsewhere