kat purgal

actor. writer. circuser.

Kat is an actor, writer, and circuser based in Los Angeles. She is first generation American, born and raised in Northern Virginia by immigrant parents. She attended Emerson College in Boston. 

Kat can be seen as a recurring guest star on the FX show ‘Dave,’ and has appeared in 'Criminal Minds,' 'Shameless,' and 'The Goldbergs', as well as countless commercials. 

She is an actor-alum of the Sundance Director’s Lab. Her written work has been featured on Funny Or Die and WhoHaha and she has recently completed the selective “Women In Film” Mentorship Program. 

She has produced, written, and directed 30+ sketch videos for the sketch teams Tiny Muscles, Tan In Winter and her own banner. When she’s not chasing around her twin toddlers, she trains on aerial hoop and trapeze at Cirque School Los Angeles.

news.

October 2022
Check out Kat as Veronica Nix in the
​2nd season of CSI: Vegas.

 ​October 2022
Kat will play Detective Sunday's secretary
​in episode 7 of the television remake of American Gigolo.

July 2022
Check out Kat in the series premiere of Maggie, available on Hulu on July, 6, 2022.