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Actor

1983-01-20 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Female

14 series in the catalog

Rukiya Bernard is a Canadian actress, producer and interior designer. She is known for The Cabin in the Woods (2012), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), Stuck (2007) and her role as Doc in Syfy's Van Helsing.

Early life

Rukiya Bernard was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Nyakiringa Magugu, a Kenyan art store owner, and Gilbert Bernard, a car wash owner. From a very young age, Rukiya’s parents immersed her in sport and art programming. She took part in basketball and track while studying classical ballet, karate and piano. She was accepted into Ryerson University’s theatre program from which she graduated with honours.

Career

Rukiya's first job was the supporting role of Sophie Newman in Ernest Dickerson’s award-winning Our America opposite Josh Charles, Irma P. Hall and Mykelti Williamson.

Rukiya has appeared in TV shows including SyFy's Van Helsing, The CW’s Supernatural, A&E’s The Returned, USA Network’s Fairly Legal, Hallmark’s The Gourmet Detective, NBC’s Eureka, Showtime’s The L Word, SyFy’s Sanctuary and SGU Stargate Universe, BBC America’s Intruders and Lifetime’s Witches Of The East End. She has also appeared in The Cabin In The Woods, Stuck and That Burning Feeling.

Interior design

Rukiya is an interior designer and starred on HGTV’s reality TV show The Stagers for two seasons.

Personal life

Rukiya is married to P. J. Prinsloo, they have two children.