Actress and director Challen Cates is known for her role in Big Time Rush and as executive producer on A Fare to Remember.
Cates’ career started out with minor roles in television shows such as In The Heat of the Night, Cybill, Roseanne and Pensacola: Wings of Gold. A role as the main character in 2003 independent film They Would Love You In France helped to win her reputation as a talented new face on the scene, with parts in CSI: NY, Criminal Minds and Desperate Housewives quickly following. In 2007 Cates won a recurring role in TV series Passions, playing Dr Jonas in nine episodes of the popular family drama. 2009 saw her land her career-defining role, when she got the part of Jennifer Knight in Nickelodeon show Big Time Rush. Cates played the character for four years, and has since starred in six movie spin offs from the show including Big Time Concert, Big Time Christmas and Big Time Beach Party.
This experienced actress has recently had roles in NCIS, The Night Shift and Modern Family, as well as starring as a main character in Namaste Bitches, a comedy short programme aired in 2015. Cates continues to win roles in major productions, including Midnight Texas, Ruthless and 13 Reasons Why. She currently has two projects in post production, and she is set to appear in This Game’s Called Murder and Fourth Grade in the coming months.