# Nicole Power
**Nicole Power** (born 1989) is a Canadian actress and producer from [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://www.edgepedia.org/newfoundland-and-labrador), best known for playing Shannon Ross on the CBC sitcom *Kim's Convenience* and later starring as series lead in the spinoff *[Strays](https://www.edgepedia.org/strays-tv-series)*, which was created by Kevin White.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) • [8](https://urbanicity.com/cbc-announces-new-spinoff-of-kims-convenience-set-in-hamilton/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989; born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and grew up in Middle Cove[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) |
| Signature role | Shannon Ross, the car rental manager and love interest of Jung, in *Kim's Convenience* (63 episodes)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/148542/nicole-power) |
| Spinoff lead | *Strays* (2021), created by Kevin White, series lead as Shannon Ross and consulting producer, 20 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/148542/nicole-power) • [8](https://urbanicity.com/cbc-announces-new-spinoff-of-kims-convenience-set-in-hamilton/) |
| Recognition | Two Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series; five nominations total per IMDb[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) |
| ACTRA honors | Won the 2017 ACTRA Toronto Award (Members' Choice – Series Ensemble); nominated in 2019 for Outstanding Performance – Ensemble[3](https://www.famousfix.com/topic/nicole-power/awards) |
| Training | Sheridan College Musical Theatre program, the Second City conservatory, and the Soulpepper Theatre Academy[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) |
## Early life and training
Power was born in [St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador](https://www.edgepedia.org/st-johns-newfoundland-and-labrador), and grew up in Middle Cove.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) She spent a year in general studies at the [Memorial University of Newfoundland](https://www.edgepedia.org/memorial-university-of-newfoundland) before relocating to Ontario, where she graduated from [Sheridan College](https://www.edgepedia.org/sheridan-college)'s Musical Theatre program and the Second City conservatory and joined the Soulpepper Theatre Academy.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) She has described her home province as a place where everybody is a storyteller, whether or not they are professional performers.[4](https://brioux.tv/blog/2021/09/14/nicole-power-moves-past-kims-to-her-new-pet-project-strays/)
## Stage career
Before television, Power built an extensive background in Canadian theater, performing in *West Side Story*, *Bonnie and Clyde*, *Legally Blonde*, *La Cage aux Folles*, *Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead*, *Evangeline*, and the Charlottetown Festival production of *Anne of Green Gables: The Musical*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) Her Soulpepper credits include *Wedding at Aulis*, *Sisters*, and *Chasse Galerie*, and she appeared in *The Comeuppance* for Soulpepper in 2025; other theater work listed in her [Soulpepper](https://www.edgepedia.org/soulpepper) biography includes *Forgiveness* and *Cymbeline* (Stratford), *Romeo and Juliet* and *Playing Shylock* (Canadian Stage), *Octet* and *The Bidding War* (Crow's), and *Mad Madge* (Nightwood).[5](https://www.soulpepper.ca/uploads/The%20Comeuppance%20Programme.pdf)
## Kim's Convenience and Strays
Power's breakthrough came as Shannon Ross in the CBC sitcom *Kim's Convenience*, a role she played across 63 episodes from 2016 to 2021.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/148542/nicole-power) Her performance drew two Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) Seriebox dates the nominations to 2020 for *Kim's Convenience* and 2025 for *Run the Burbs* as Best Guest Star in a Comedy Series.[6](https://www.seriebox.com/people/nicole-power.html)
**Building a show around her.** Executive producer Ivan Fecan identified Power early in the run as somebody to build a show around, with a long-range plan in place as early as Season Three of *Kim's Convenience*.[4](https://brioux.tv/blog/2021/09/14/nicole-power-moves-past-kims-to-her-new-pet-project-strays/) After that series ended, she reprised Shannon Ross as the lead of the spinoff *Strays* (2021), created by Kevin White, which follows the character relocating to [Hamilton, Ontario](https://www.edgepedia.org/hamilton-ontario); Power served as a consulting producer.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/148542/nicole-power) • [8](https://urbanicity.com/cbc-announces-new-spinoff-of-kims-convenience-set-in-hamilton/) She has said that leading the show meant finding "more heart and vulnerability" in Shannon, sides the character had not shown before.[4](https://brioux.tv/blog/2021/09/14/nicole-power-moves-past-kims-to-her-new-pet-project-strays/)
## Other screen work
Her television credits include an early appearance in *Splatalot!*, a guest role in *Private Eyes* (2020), the television films *Let's Get Merried* (2021) and *Designing Christmas* (2022), a recurring role as Officer Puddester in *Something Undone*, a guest-starring role as Mykynnleigh in the Netflix series *Glamorous* (2023, seven episodes), and a starring role as Lisa in *Run the Burbs*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/148542/nicole-power) • [7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/nicole_power)
## References
1. [Nicole Power, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404452/)
2. [Nicole Power, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/148542/nicole-power)
3. [Nicole Power Awards, FamousFix](https://www.famousfix.com/topic/nicole-power/awards)
4. [Nicole Power moves past Kim's to her new pet project Strays, brioux.tv (September 14, 2021)](https://brioux.tv/blog/2021/09/14/nicole-power-moves-past-kims-to-her-new-pet-project-strays/)
5. [Acting and Artistic Biographies, The Comeuppance programme, Soulpepper Theatre](https://www.soulpepper.ca/uploads/The%20Comeuppance%20Programme.pdf)
6. [Nicole Power, Seriebox](https://www.seriebox.com/people/nicole-power.html)
7. [Nicole Power, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/nicole_power)
8. [CBC announces new spinoff of Kim's Convenience set in Hamilton, urbanicity.com](https://urbanicity.com/cbc-announces-new-spinoff-of-kims-convenience-set-in-hamilton/)
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