Kelsie Mathews

Kelsie Mathews is known for her role as Merida in "Once Upon A Time: The Rock Opera" (2015), as well as playing the killer role in "The Asylum of Dr. Caligari" (2013). Kelsie was r ...Show More

Kelsie Mathews is known for her role as Merida in "Once Upon A Time: The Rock Opera" (2015), as well as playing the killer role in "The Asylum of Dr. Caligari" (2013). Kelsie was raised in Southern Indiana. She is the second of four, and the only girl in her family. Her parents met in theatre in college. Her mother an actress, and her father a techie. Her mother taught her how to act, while her father taught her how to sing. She grew up doing Civil War reenactments as a child, her first one only being 3 weeks old. Her family is an over-all performing family, even her grandmother has a band with her 11 brothers and sisters. Kelsie has always wanted to be an actress since she was a child. Her dream role was and still is to play Belle in "Beauty and the Beast; The Musical" on Broadway. She used to dress her younger brother up, and make him be in her little plays. Her mother was a drama teacher, and would always add little roles for her daughter. In high school, Kelsie took every acting class she possibly could, and then was a teacher assistant after she had completed them all. Kelsie didn't start getting into film until 2009 when she moved to Salt Lake. Since then she has done several films, including "127 Hours". Kelsie enjoys singing, dancing, and playing music as well. She writes her own music, and plays several different instruments. In 2011 she moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue acting full time, and has not looked back since. You can expect to be seeing a lot more of her in the near future. Hide