Kate Kennedy (born 1 April 1992)[1] is a British actress, writer, and director.
She is best known for her portrayal as Kai-125 in the Paramount+ series Halo, and has also done voice acting for video games such as Assassin's Creed Valhalla, in addition to other roles in film and television.
[citation needed] One of Kennedy's first major roles was in the show Hunch as the titular superhero, which was shown at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2018, receiving mostly positive reviews.
[citation needed] Kennedy was first cast for the Halo series in 2019 as the Spartan super soldier Kai-125, portrayed as a teammate to Master Chief (John-117).
[4] Kennedy described the vigorous training needed to portray Kai as well as enjoying the character's arc,[5] and mentioned that the armor designed for the Spartans actually protected her when she tripped on-set.