Most recently, Cara starred in The Call of the Wild (20th Century Studios) alongside Harrison Ford and Omar Sy. Other notable film credits include: Red Rover, The Carmilla Movie, and Empire of Dirt, which premiered at TIFF and earned Cara a nomination for the 2014 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. She also played leading roles in the TIFF short films We Forgot to Break Up (2017) and It’s Nothing (2019).
In television, Cara just wrapped shooting Season 5 as a series regular on The Expanse (Amazon). Prior to that, Cara starred as the series lead in Strange Empire (CBC).