Kim Matula
American actress
Kim Matula (born August 23, 1988) is an American actress. She made her television debut playing Tara Conner in the teen comedy film Queen Sized (2008) and later starred as Hope Logan in the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2010 to 2016, receiving a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series nomination. Matula later starred in the second season of Lifetime comedy-drama series, Unreal, and played the leading role in the Fox comedy series LA to Vegas (2018). In 2024, Matula played Jane Curtin in the comedy-drama film Saturday Night.
01Life and career
Matula studied film at the University of Texas at Arlington, but dropped out because her acting career was taking off. After starring in the small horror film Savage Spirit (2006), in 2008, Matula starred in the Lifetime teen comedy film Queen Sized opposite Nikki Blonsky and the following year appeared in an episode of CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. In 2010, she landed the role of Hope Logan in the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. In 2014, Matula was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. In her two final years on the soap, Matula's character had major storylines. In November 2014, it was announced that Matula had not renewed her contract and would be departing the series for a career in primetime television and film.
In 2014, Matula starred opposite Scott Eastwood in the thriller film, Dawn Patrol. In 2016, she joined the cast of the second season of the critically acclaimed Lifetime dark comedy-drama series, Unreal. In 2018, Matula had a leading role as flight attendant Veronica "Ronnie" Messing in the Fox comedy series LA to Vegas. The series was canceled after one season. The following year she had a supporting role in the comedy-drama film, Fighting with My Family that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2021, Matula had a recurring role in the Fox series 9-1-1: Lone Star and played Laura Ingraham in the FX anthology series, Impeachment: American Crime Story. In 2022, she appeared in the HBO max series The Sex Lives of College Girls and played the leading role in the Hallmark fantasy film, Ghost of Christmas Always.
In 2024, Matula was cast as comedian Jane Curtin in the comedy-drama film Saturday Night directed by Jason Reitman about Saturday Night Live‘s opening night. In 2026 she was cast in the second season of Netflix thriller series, The Hunting Wives.
02Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Savage Spirit | Megan | |
| 2010 | Crown thy Good | Claire | Short film |
| Spilt Milk | Sabrina | ||
| Cool Wheels | Stacy McFuggins | Short film | |
| 2013 | Raptor Ranch | Josie Hutchens | |
| 2014 | Broken Strings | Wind / Heidi Lewis | Short film |
| Dawn Patrol | Donna | ||
| 2015 | Maybe Someday | Lacey | |
| 2019 | Fighting with My Family | Jeri-Lynn | |
| 2022 | Haunted | Mary | Short |
| 2023 | Tapawingo | Gretchen | |
| 2024 | Saturday Night | Jane Curtin |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Queen Sized | Tara | Television film |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Girl | Episode: "Definitions" |
| 2010-2016 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Hope Logan | Series regular: January 11, 2010, December 12, 2014 Guest: April 17 and 20, 2015 and March 16, 2016 |
| 2011 | The Defenders | Mia | Episode: "Nevada v. Doug the Mule" |
| 2014 | Almost Royal | Herself | Episode: "Los Angeles" |
| 2016 | UnReal | Tiffany | Series regular, 10 episodes |
| 2017 | Rosewood | Leanne Forrest | Episode: "Fairy Tales & Frozen Truths" |
| Teachers | Sharon | Episodes: "Dosey Don't" and "Lunchtime! The Musical" | |
| 2018 | LA to Vegas | Veronica "Ronnie" Messing | Series regular, 15 episodes |
| 2021 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Lily | Episodes: "Back in the Saddle" and "2100°" |
| Leverage: Redemption | Krista | Episode: "The Tower Job" | |
| Impeachment: American Crime Story | Laura Ingraham | Episode: "Not To Be Believed" | |
| 2022 | The Sex Lives of College Girls | Michelle | Episodes: "Le Tuteur" and "Welcome to Essex" |
| Adam & Eva | Monica | TV pilot | |
| The Resident | Scarlett Wexler | Episode: "Viral" | |
| Ghost of Christmas Always | Katherine | Television film | |
| 2023 | True Lies | Lisa Hardy | Episode: "Honest Manipulations" |
| Checkin' it Twice | Ashley Durreau | Television film | |
| 2024 | NCIS | Agent Rose | Episode: "Algún Dia" |
| The Finnish Line | Anya Kivelä | Television film | |
| 2026 | The Way To You | Emma | Television film |
| 2026 | The Hunting Wives | Nadia Kelly |
03Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Soap Awards France | Couple of the Year, "Hope and Liam" (shared with Scott Clifton) |
The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated |
Sources and credits
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