Briana Buckmaster is an actress, singer, and voice over performer originally hailing from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She attended the prestigious Grant MacEwan University where she received her diploma in Theatre Arts. Briana is an Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award winner for numerous productions she has performed with Teatro La Quindicina (with whom she is currently a core company member).
On Supernatural, Briana played Sheriff Donna Hanscum. She has appeared in seasons 9-11, and appeared in Season 13 and 14.
Briana was set to appear in the Supernatural spin-off Wayward Sisters alongside fellow cast member Kim Rhodes. The series was not picked up by The CW, but a 2018 social media message from Andrew Dabb promised to bring back both Donna Hanscum and Kim Rhodes' character Sheriff Jody Mills, as well as the other characters featured, in future seasons of Supernatural.