Katrina Grey
Quick Facts
Biography
Katrina Grey is an actress from Slovakia. She is best known for the Hollywood movie Hard Target 2 as Kay Sutherland and the French movie Brice 3. Grey has been studying performing arts in her home town Ilava as a teenager and later on continued her passion at Colegio de Chihuahua in Chihuahua, Mexico where she was performing in the Cats musical in Spanish language.
Background
Grey was born as Katarina Greguskova in Ilava, Slovakia. Following her film debut she created her alias, Katrina Grey. At a young age she began studying various types of dance such as Jazz dance, taking singing lessons, playing the Accordion and performing in theatre. She studied grammar school at Gymnazium Ludovita Stura in Trenčín, Slovakia where she received a scholarship through the Rotary club International to study in Mexico at Colegio de Chihuahua, where she continued performing in theatre. It is here she received the prize for Best Performance in musical “Cats” in Spanish.
After her exchange program in Mexico, she continued her studies at Mendel University Brno, Czech Republic, where she received a bachelor’s degree in International Development Studies. Currently she is working on her Masters Degree in the same field. Grey pursued her dream of acting alongside her studies in business, acquiring the business skills necessary to pursue her career as actress in showbiz. Grey learnt to speak fluent English, Spanish and French in addition to her native tongue Slovak and Czech. She is currently studying Russian and Thai, Hindi/Punjabi. She loves adrenaline sports, writing, music and she is also certified scuba diver.
Career
Grey was first featured as a model in Honolulu Street Pulse's magazine in 2013 after being approached by photographer Tony Grillo in Honolulu, Hawaii ( Artistic Mindz Photography). Following this opportunity, she continued shooting TV commercials and movies whilst learning Mixed martial arts for on-screen fighting skills and sword fighting. Her first taste of Hollywood was as a stand-in for Blake Lively (Savages, Age of Adaline) in the psychological drama All I See Is You, starring Jason Clarke (Terminator Genisys, Everest) and directed by Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace, World War Z).
Grey made her on-screen debut in the short movie "Return of the Golden Lily", directed by Takashi Hirose and Magnus Thors, which was shot in Thailand. The film received the Experienced Vision Award for "Best Film" at the Thailand International Film Destination Festival 2014. Not long after this, she landed a role in Takashi Hirose's upcoming horror movie "BRUTAL" shot in Japan starring alongside Naho Nakashima (Final Fantasy XIII).
Grey made her American feature film debut in the movie Ghost House directed by Rich Ragsdale (According to Jim, Less than Perfect), alongside Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween, Halloween II, The Runaways) and James Landry Hébert (Super 8, Looper). The movie was produced by KNR Productions, Benetone Films, Benetone Hillin Entertainment.
Having proven herself as a talented actress, Grey was casted in Hard Target 2 (2015), the sequel to Jean-Claude Van Damme's (Universal Soldier, Kickboxer), Hard Target (1993), alongside Scott Adkins (The Expendables 2, The Bourne Ultimatum), Robert Knepper and Rhona Mitra. Hard Target 2 is directed by Roel Reiné (Death Race 2, The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption) released by Universal Studios.
In 2015, Grey appeared in an episode for a Travel Show for Slovak TV channel RTVS called Cestou Necestou shot in Bangkok, Thailand. Grey made another screen appearance in French comedy Brice 3 acting alongside Oscar winning actor Jean Dujardin (The Artist, The Wolf of Wall Street) and Clovis Cornillac (Asterix at the Olympic Games).Brice 3 is French comedy written and directed by James Huth (Brice de Nice, Hellphone) and is the sequel to the successful original film Brice de Nice.
Grey became one of the female lead protagonists in American/hmong action movie "The Last Assignment" (Ib Ntsais Muag 2) as Jenny directed by Yeng Tha Her ( The Legendary Script, Ib Ntsais Muag). For this role she practised mixed martial arts to be able to fight on screen. It is here she found her true passion in the action genre.
Grey starred in the movie Jailbait 2, directed by Jared Cohn (12/12/12 ,Jailbait) produced by THE ASYLUM production company. Other screen appearances include the movie Troy 2 where she played Helen of Troy directed by Tekin Girkin (The Incision, Peaceful Oblivion) starring Dylan Vox (Hercules Reborn, Dead 7) produced by THE ASYLUM and Benetone Films production companies. Grey also appeared in Indie short movies such as Conflicted & Compromised directed by George Dugbo and There Might Be Something directed by Manu Zirnheld.
Filmography
Film and television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Troy 2 (post-production) | Helen of troy | THE ASYLUM, Benetone Films/ Feature film |
2017 | Jailbait 2 (post-production) | Kat | The ASYLUM, Benetone Films/ Feature film |
2017 | Ghost House (post-production) | Young girl | KNR Productions, Benetone Films/ Feature film |
2016 | Hard Target 2 | Kay Sutherland | Universal Pictures, Living Films/ Feature film |
2016 | Brice 3 | Braice kisseuse | Mandarine films, M6 Films, Gaumont/ Feature film |
2016 | Brutal (post-production) | Anna | Indie Feature film |
2016 | The Last Assignment | Jenny | Imagination Pictures/ Feature film |
2016 | There might be something | Emily | Indie Short movie |
2016 | Conflicted & Compromised | Katherine Brooks | Indie Short movie |
2016 | All I See Is You | Stand-in: Blake Lively | SC Films, Link Entertainment/ Feature film |
2015 | Cestou Necestou | Self | RTVS channel/ Tv Show- 1 epizode |
2014 | Return of the Golden Lily | Ariana | Thailand Film Destination Festival/ Short film |
Television and online
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | PETA ASIA- Behind The Leather | Support | Tv commercial |
2016 | LG Refrigerator Door-In-Door | Main | Tv commercial |
2016 | Mixxtail Cockail | Main | Tv commercial |
2016 | Airbnb- Don’t Go There. Live There | Support | Tv commercial |
2016 | Friso Powder Milk | Support | Tv commercial |
2016 | Meta-E Vitamin | Main | Tv commercial |
2016 | Walls creamy Delights Azaadi treat | Main | Tv commercial |
2016 | Volvik Vivid Golf ball | Main | Tv commercial |
2016 | Siberian Airlines S7 | Model | |
2016 | Oxytocin Love Potion | Support | Tv commercial |
2016 | Wanderlust Magazine | Covergirl | Magazine |
2016 | Allianz | Support | Tv commercial |
2016 | Virgin Active-Sleep Pods | Support | Tv commercial |
2015 | Kitex TravelDay Suitcase | Main | Tv commercial |
2015 | Anantara Resort | Main | Tv commercial |
2015 | Iklan Heavenly Blush Yo! Yogurt | Support | Tv commercial |
2015 | Celcon Diamond 4G Plus | Support | Tv commercial |
2015 | Hochland Cheese | Support | Tv commercial |
2015 | TAT Golf Paradise | Main | Tv commercial |
2015 | Novotel Phuket Karon | Model | Online-print |
2015 | Ministry of Mama | Model | Online-print |
2015 | Cal Cheese Waffer | Support | Tv commercial |
2015 | AIS Mobile- YOU! MOBILE | Support | Tv commercial |
2015 | Survivor-Robinson Swedish love edition | Main | Tv commercial |
2015 | Fitkat-Be The Change | Main | Tv commercial |
2015 | Randy Kalsi- Always | Main | Music video |
2013 | Honolulu Street Pulse Magazine | Model | Online-print |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Production Co. | Notes |
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2008–2009 | Cats | Cassandra | Theatro de los Heroes | Colegio de Chihuahua | Musical |