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Mia is an Australian actress, born and raised in the country's capital, Canberra. She is the daughter of photographers Marzena Wasikowska and John Reid. Her mother is Polish and her father is an Australian of British ancestry. She has an older sister, Jess, and a younger brother, Kai. At age eight, her family moved to Poland for a year.
At age nine, Mia took ballet classes with dreams of becoming a professional ballerina. However, an injury prevented this from happening and she quit at age fourteen. Mia turned to acting, having been excited by European and Australian cinema. She was attending Canberra High School, but left to pursue her career as an actor.
She had just turned 15 when she landed the role of Lilya in Suburban Mayhem (2006). Her breakthrough role came when she was cast as Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010).- Liv Hewson is an Australian actor and playwright. Hewson uses they-and-them pronouns. Hewson was born in Canberra and grew up in the suburb of Hughes. They attended Alfred Deakin High School and Canberra College. They began acting as part of the Canberra Youth Theatre. Hewson's mother, Angela, is a public servant and their father, Tony, is a psychologist. Hewson has three brothers. Growing up, their family watched a lot of American television shows, such as The Simpsons and Futurama, which Liv said made it easy to act with a US accent.
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The Australian actor Alex O'Loughlin was born in August 1976.
Alex started out his film career in 2004, when he starred in Oyster Farmer (2004) as Jack Flange. The following year, he returned to the big screen as Michael Carter in Feed (2005), a movie that he also co-produced and helped write. Also released that year was a movie titled Man-Thing (2005), in which Alex played Deputy Eric Fraser.
However, his most recent role in a feature film was that of "Marcus Bohem" in The Invisible (2007). Alex acted in the Australian miniseries Mary Bryant (2005) as the title role's husband. He made his way to American serialized television in The Shield (2002) as Detective Kevin Hiatt, the newest member of the strike team. Alex can be seen as Marshall in the movie August Rush (2007), and also in Whiteout (2009). In 2005, he was nominated for the Australian Film Institute's Best Lead Actor in Television for his role in Mary Bryant (2005). In 2006, he was nominated for the Logie Awards' Silver Logie in the same category and role.- Actor
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Patrick Brammall, born March 30, 1976, is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as Sean Moody in the ABC comedy A Moody Christmas (2012), as Leo Taylor in Series 5 of Channel Ten's Offspring (2014-2016), as Sergeant James Hayes in the ABC series Glitch (2015-2019), and as Andy Bouchard in Evil (2019-2022).- Lara Cox was born on 6 March 1978 in Canberra, Australia. She is an actress, known for Kangaroo Jack (2003), The Makeover (2009) and Heartbreak High (1994). She is married to Jeff Springer. They have two children.
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An icon of the Australian screen, Sigrid Thornton has starred in many of the films now regarded as classics of the Australian cinema. They include George Miller's box office hit The Man From Snowy River (Fox Classics), The Lighthorsemen (RKO), directed by Simon Wincer, Slate Wyn And Me (Hemdale) and The Man From Snowy River II (Disney - Touchstone). Her stellar television career highlights include the Australian landmark series Seachange for ABC TV, The Boy In The Bush for UK's Channel 4 opposite Kenneth Brannagh and BBC - ABC Co Pro The Far Country opposite Michael York. Sigrid's miniseries 1915 for BBC - ABC was followed by HBO's highly acclaimed All The Rivers Run and Paradise (Guns Of Paradise) for CBS in the US. Ratings winner Little Oberon and Nine's smash hit Underbelly - The Golden Mile continue to consolidate her unique position in the Australian film and television landscape.
All The Rivers Run proved a hugely popular mini-series throughout the USA, China, Eastern and Western Europe (Sigrid was awarded top foreign personality in Sweden). Veteran producer of Dallas and Knots Landing David Jacobs created the female lead Amelia Lawson in his CBS series Paradise (Guns Of Paradise) specifically for Sigrid. She was the first Australian actress in a starring role in a US network series. The show ran for several seasons and Sigrid was awarded the highly prestigious Cowboy Hall of Fame award for best T.V. contribution to Western Heritage.
Sigrid has received multiple awards, award nominations, honors and medals for her work in front of and behind the cameras as well as onstage. Sigrid's stage awards include Best Actress for the sell out Australian tour of The Blue Room. Sigrid toured nationally co-starring with Oscar winner Brenda Blethyn in Alan Bennett's Talking Heads. Her most recent stage performance as Desiree in Sondheim's A Little Night Music with co star Anthony Warlow at the Sydney Opera House garnered rave reviews.
The comedy drama Seachange, with Sigrid in the central role as Laura, became an Australian sociological phenomenon and an unprecedented ratings success for the National broadcaster. The term 'SeaChange' became part of the cultural vernacular and the show's content and characters were dissected around the water cooler and in the national press. Sigrid received numerous awards and nominations for her performance. Sigrid received widespread praise for her work in Nine's smash hit drama Underbelly - The Golden Mile playing 'hardball' federal investigator, Gerry Lloyd. Australian audiences also recently discovered Sigrid's pioneering roots in the highly regarded biographical series, Who Do You Think You Are?
From the outset of her career as a child actor, Sigrid has been warmly embraced by audiences and critics. They have supported her forays into an unusually diverse range of formats and genres, with the national press coining the phrase 'The Sigrid Factor'.
Sigrid has acted as MC for Australian appearances by international luminaries including Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama and was MC for the Centenary of Federation joint sittings of the Australian Parliament. In 2003 Sigrid was honored as one of the top 100 Australian Entertainers of the century by the Variety Club and she is depicted in an honorary mural in central Melbourne's 'Walk of the Stars'.
Sigrid has also worked extensively behind the cameras on behalf of the film and television industry, the arts and various charities. She has served several terms as a director of both the Australian Film Institute and Film Victoria and was patron of Women in Film and Television. Sigrid was appointed to the Federal Government's Commercial Television Production Fund in 1995. In 1999 she was invited by the Premier of Victoria to chair the Victorian Film & Television Taskforce, whose recommendations revitalized the Victorian film and television industry. Sigrid continues her extensive work with charities including World Vision, Reach Foundation and Vision Australia's Braille reading program for children. She serves as a director of Malthouse Theatre.
Most recently Sigrid has completed a US publicity tour of Michael Rymer's feature Face to Face that won numerous awards. She is in post production on independent US feature Heads We Do, which has an anticipated release in 2013.- Actress
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Stef Dawson is an award winning actress, known most notably for playing 'Annie Cresta' in The Hunger Games Series, as well at the lead in numerous independent films including 'The Paper Store' opposite Penn Badgley, for which she won a best actress award at Oxford International Film Festival, as well as the lead in 'Painted Woman', a female driven western now available on STARZ. Growing up in Australia, she fell in love with an obscure sport called 'Vaulting' (gymnastics on horseback) and still loves to ride. As well as acting, Stef studied Opera extensively and can sing in many languages, including Vietnamese and Mandarin.
Stef Dawson has a passion for female driven, diverse and complex stories that shine the light on our humanity to find beauty in the broken bits. Selected as one of 8 women for the Australian International Women in Screen Workshop New York, led by female film and television professionals, she has now transitioned to writer and filmmaker as well as acting, her writing is informed by a career as an actress and a determination to tell vital stories in today's world. She is now a finalist in the ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship with her screenplay 'Two Bridges', which tells the story of an isolated opera student who forms a friendship with an elderly Chinese woman living in 'Two Bridges' New York. Penned before and during the pandemic and the loss of her sister, Stef hopes this film will demystify the 'other' and when the world teaches us to build a wall, build a bridge instead.- One of Australia's leading actors, Lincoln recently starred in the celebrated Paramount+ drama Last King Of The Cross as the central character of John Ibrahim opposite Academy Award nominated actor Tim Roth. Following this he completed filming on the Stan Original dark-comedy C*A*U*G*H*T alongside Academy Award winning actor Sean Penn. He also made a special guest appearance on the period comedy Gold Diggers for ABC/CBS. Both are set to premiere midway through 2023.
In 2019 Lincoln starred as Danny in Grand Hotel for ABC US, executive produced by Eva Longoria, before being cast in the coveted role of Benjamin in the television adaptation of The Lost Boys for THE CW which ceased production due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
First appearing on Australian television screens in the role of Romeo Kovac in the celebrated Foxtel series Tangle opposite Ben Mendelsohn, Lincoln received the 2013 ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for his performance.
His other television credits include Ollie in After The Verdict for Channel Nine, as well as roles in the special event SBS drama Dead Lucky, Channel Nine's Love Child and Doctor Doctor, ABC TV's Barons and Hiding, Channel Seven's City Homicide and his portrayal of 'River Boy' Casey Braxton in Seven's Home and Away which garnered national and international acclaim.
Heralded for his starring role as Hassim in Abe Forsythe's feature film Down Under, Lincoln has also appeared in The Wedding Party and in Forsythe's latest feature Little Monsters. - Actor
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Tim Burns was born in 1953 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Mad Max (1979), The Chain Reaction (1980) and Monkey Grip (1982).- Matthew Le Nevez was born on 10 January 1979 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. He is an actor, known for Man-Thing (2005), Offspring (2010) and Howzat! Kerry Packer's War (2012).
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Takaya was born in Canberra, Australia. He moved when he was still very little to Sydney, Australia where he still lives. He was brought up on the North Shore and Northern Beaches attending Barker College for the majority of his schooling. He had always felt that he loved performance but only considered it as a career after studying Drama.
He played Puck in his year 12 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and subsequently went on to play the role for another 6 years. He performed the role in 2008 in a production by the Epicentre Theatre Company, at the Zenith Theatre in Chatswood. Then for Sport For Jove Theatre Company at the 'Shakespeare in the Rose Garden', The Leura Shakespeare Festival, The Sydney Hills Shakespeare in the Park, and The Sydney Morning Herald Autumn Festival of Arts Shakespeare in the Garden from 2009-2011. In these festivals he also has performed as Paris in "Romeo and Juliet" and Dennis in "As You Like It".
Takaya came onto the screen when he auditioned for "Chatroom Chicks", the production title for "A Gurls Wurld" (aka Germany: Emma's Chatroom, Latin America: El Ciber-mun do De las Chicas, Brazil: Amigas On Line, Italy: Cyber-girls, Sweden : Kompisar pa notate). The role saw him filming in 2009 in both Australia and Singapore in the role of Josh.
In 2011, he graduated from the University of Technology Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts and Production).- Actor
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Rupert Reid is an Australian actor of stage, film and television, who began his screen career in the Australian drama Heartbreak High (1994) from 1995-1997. Later he went on to appear across television and film, before joining the cast of Blue Heelers (1994) from 1999-2001. He is perhaps best recognized by American audiences for his role in the cult Sci-Fi film sequels The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003) both in 2003 as Commander Lock's Lieutenant.- Actor
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Mick Molloy was born on 11 July 1966 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. He is an actor and writer, known for Crackerjack (2002), Bad Eggs (2003) and The Jesters (2009).- Sibylla Budd was born on 19 September 1976 in Canberra, Australia. She is an actress, known for The Bet (2006), The Secret Life of Us (2001) and September (2007). She is married to Peter Carstairs. They have two children.
- Sarie Kessler was born on 22 June 1957 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. She is an actress, known for I.C.U. (2009). She is married to Doug Robbie. They have four children.
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Sarah Bishop is an Australian comedy actor, writer and director. She is known for voicing the lead role of Sarah on YOLO: Crystal Fantasy on Adult Swim, and for her work as one third of the sketch comedy group Skit Box.
Skit Box have achieved over 140 million hits online for several viral videos including Activewear. They were named among the 10 Australian Female Comedians You Need to Know on MamaMia, received the Genre Excellence Award for their live show at the 2015 Sydney Comedy Fringe Festival, created an Activewear follow up video with British pop star Ellie Goulding, and performed on stage at the Sydney Opera House as part of the 2019 Just for Laughs Festival. And in 2016 they created, wrote, starred in and co-directed a sketch comedy TV series Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am a NBC Universal Seeso Original and a co-production with ABC Australia.
A staple of sketch comedy in Australia, Sarah has written, performed in and/or directed sketches for multiple tv shows including The Moth Effect on Amazon, Kinne Tonight on Ten, Black Comedy on the ABC and The Slot on the Comedy Channel.
Her directing work includes several TVCs through Revolver including Isowhey starring Celeste Barber, and Tourism Australia starring Luke Hemsworth. In 2019 she was a Directors Attachment to Peter Duncan (Rake) on the TV series Operation Buffalo (starring Ewen Leslie, James Cromwell & Jessica De Gouw) with Porchlight Films and a creative team that included Producer Vincent Sheehan, Academy Award-winning Production Designer Colin Gibson and award-winning cinematographer Martin McGrath (Muriels Wedding). In 2020, she co-directed and starred in the web series Ding Dong I'm Gay which was funded through Screen Australia and nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Online Series.
In 2022 she graduated from the Second City Film School, and has continued with regular training as part of the Second City Conservatory in Chicago, and classes at The Annoyance.
She holds dual citizenship in Australia and the UK.- Woody Eney was born on 8 June 1937 in Canberra, Australia. He was an actor, known for Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993), Firefox (1982) and Jagged Edge (1985). He was married to Bobbie Sharon Loving. He died on 16 January 2017 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
- Bibari Maeda was born on 8 August 1948 in Canberra, Australia. She is an actress, known for Son of Godzilla (1967), The Face of Another (1966) and Golden Eyes (1968).
- Daniel Graeme Maloney was born to a motor mechanic and legal secretary in Canberra, Australia on the 19th of December, 1981. He graduated with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2003. Known for his roles in Knowing (2009) and The Eternity Man (2008).
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Andy Trieu is a renowned voice in Australia's Asian pop entertainment industry as host of SBS PopAsia's (2018) and Andy Trieu Show (2021). Trieu expanded his repertoire from successfully competing in Martial Arts tournaments to performing in roles across stage and screen, known for Hacksaw Ridge (2016), Shang-chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Kitchen Whiz (2016), Street Smart (2018), Maximum Choppage (2014), The Wolverine (2013)- Writer
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Brianna Keilar was born on 21 September 1980 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. She is a writer and producer, known for Gossip Girl (2021), The Situation Room (2005) and CNN Newsroom (1989). She has been married to Fernando Lujan since 30 December 2016. They have one child. She was previously married to Dave French.- Joss McWilliam was born in 1959 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. He is an actor, known for Waiting for Alistair (2021), Water Rats (1996) and A Thousand Skies (1985).
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Brendan Parry Kaufmann is an Australian actor, writer and producer, who has been performing as long as he can remember, and has studied his acting craft under some of the best teachers in the business.
His credits include many appearances on Australian television, including in the long-running dramas "Stingers", "Neighbours", "Bed of Roses", "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries", the drama mini-series "Dirt Game" and "Underbelly", and the Australian TV comedy series, "The Librarians". He recently appeared in the Netflix series "Girlboss", the Hulu docu-drama "Becoming Bond", and the Discovery Channel crime series "Betrayed". He will soon appear the forthcoming feature film "Velvet Buzzsaw".
He has also appeared in a number of TV commercials in his home country, and many short, experimental and independent films. On stage, he won acclaim as "Colonel Julyan", in Strathmore Theatre's production of Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca", and has performed leading roles in everything from Shakespeare to Stoppard.
Brendan has written for theatre, short film and television in Australia, and is collaborating as a co-writer and producer on the development of the television drama "Mercer Island", currently being pitched to major networks. His next feature screenplays, "Rapunzel", "Melora" and "Mercury" are currently in advanced stages of development.
"Providence" is his first full-length feature screenplay, developed from his short film "Grandad", which was shown to acclaim at a number of film festivals internationally.- Actor
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Reshad Strik was born on 22 June 1981 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. He is an actor and producer, known for The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007), Ludwig von Sarajevo (2016) and Papillon (2017).- Danielle Collins was born on 30 October 1992 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. She is an actress and writer, known for A Guide to A Perfect Wedding (2021) and The Education System (2022).
- Merridy Eastman is an Australian actress and best selling author. Having graduated from NIDA, Merridy has worked extensively in theatre for Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, STC of SA, Belvoir, Malthouse, Shakespeare in the Park, the Ensemble Theatre and many more. On television she has played guest roles on everything from Neighbours (Network 10) to the award winning Rake (ABC TV), and has been a regular cast member on various drama comedy series including Packed to the Rafters and Always Greener, both for Channel 7. Merridy was also a Playschool presenter for 4 years. Merridy's first book, There's A Bear In There (a humorous memoir of her year working as a nervous receptionist in a Sydney brothel) was published in the UK, Germany, NZ and was a national best seller in Australia. Merridy has had two more books published by Allen and Unwin: Ridiculous Expectations & How Now Brown Frau, and has contributed to anthologies for publishers including Penguin and Pan MacMillan. Merridy is currently a regular cast member of the new series Back To The Rafters, filming in Sydney, produced by Amazon and Seven Studios, while writing her fourth book and a play commissioned by ABC Radio.
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Holly Rose Hughes was born on 9 December 2010 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Holly Rose is an actor, known for Runt and Deadly Women (2008).- Erin McNaught was born on 22 May 1982 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. She is an actress, known for Neighbours (1985), The Other Guy (2017) and Drunk History: Australia (2020). She has been married to Example since 18 May 2013. They have one child.
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Zoë Amanda Wilson was born on 8 October 1987 in Canberra, Australia. She is an actress, known for The Waiting Game (2014), Relic (2020) and Fantasy Island (2020).- Actor
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Tim Ferguson was born on 16 November 1963 in Canberra, Australia. He is an actor and writer, known for Spin Out (2016), DAAS Kapital (1991) and DAAS: The Edinburgh Years (1991). He is married to Victoria ?. They have three children.- Actress
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Amy Taylor was born on 11 June 1979 in Canberra, Australia. She is an actress and editor, known for Stacey Stone (2001) and Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005).- Actress
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Stefanja Orlowska is first generation Australian, born to Polish immigrants. She has one older brother Fashion Designer, Andrzej Krzysztof.
From an early age Stefanja was an active child attending Leg's Dance taking classes in Jazz, Tap and Ballet. Later she went on to study at the Australian Acting Academy picking up many Improv skills.
After graduating from high school, Stefanja attended Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, attaining a double computer degree.
Although she studied intently, in 2010, Stefanja made the decision to relocate to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.
In addition to completing stunt and weapon training with stunt master and Bruce Willis' stunt double Stuart Wilson, Stefanja wrote, starred in and produced 'The Last Tango', short film. Winning 'Best Actress' and 'Grand Jury Prize' at the Global Film Festival Awards (2017).
In 2018 'The Last Tango' was nominated for 'Best Short Film' at the Miami Independent Film Festival.- Nick Kyrgios was born on 27 April 1995 in Canberra, Australia.
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1985-1990 worked in Sydney, Australia as a commercial and documentary re-recording mixer. 1991-1994 completed a degree in Film and Television (specialising in sound) at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. 1994 moved to New York to work in film sound post production.- Director
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Sam Voutas was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. He is known for King of Peking (2017), Red Light Revolution (2010) and City of Life and Death (2009).- Alan Alder was born on 14 September 1937 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. He was an actor, known for Don Quixote (1973). He was married to Lucette Aldous. He died on 15 July 2019 in Bayswater, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Patricia Hewitt was born on 2 December 1948 in Canberra, Australia. She has been married to William Jack Birtles since 1981. They have two children.
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Australian Cinematographer based in Sydney working globally. Philip Rang has spent 20 years of lighting Australian, French, Indian and Asian TVCs and Music videos in some of the most extreme conditions. Coming up through the camera ranks in the Australian film industry as a camera technician then working with the BBC at Ealing Film Studios as a camera assistant inspired him to start to shoot he's own work at a young age. Philip has shot a number of short films and won the ACS Golden Tripod and the best cinematography at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. Philip was accredited by he's peers to the Australian Cinematography Society in 2017.- Claire Harvey was born on 14 March 1977 in Canberra, Australia. She has been married to Ross Neilson since March 2011. They have one child.
- Kylie Watson was born on 7 May 1978 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. She is an actress, known for Home and Away (1988), Blood Brothers (2011) and The Newtown Girls (2012).
- Zed Seselja was born on 27 March 1977 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. He has been married to Roslyn (Ros) McPhee since 30 January 1999. They have five children.
- Lincoln Hall was born on 19 December 1955 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. He was married to Barbara. He died on 20 March 2012 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- James Hird was born on 4 February 1973 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. He has been married to Tania Poynton since 11 October 1997. They have four children.
- Peter De Salis was born in 1946 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. He is an actor, known for The Killing of Angel Street (1981), The Wild Duck (1983) and Cop Shop (1977).
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Leah Curtis was born in Canberra, Australia. She is known for Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005), Killing Ground (2016) and To Rest in Peace (2011).- Actress
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Angelina Leljak is an Australian actress and model, who was born and raised in Canberra, Australia. Professionally trained and graduated from a 1 Yr Intensive course at the prestigious Screenwise Film & TV School in Sydney, Australia. Angelina Leljak is known for her work on Amy Danzig (2015), Blue World Order and Ready for This (2015).- Alex O'Han was born on 20 October 1980 in Canberra, Australia. He is an actor, known for Home and Away (1988).
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James Lane was born on 27 July 1981 in Canberra, Australia. He is an editor and director, known for The Occupants (2012), The Swordsman (2007) and Blue World Order (2017).- Erin Molan was born on 24 August 1983 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. She is a writer, known for Erin (2022), Haters Online: Erin Molan Fights Back (2022) and TCN Channel 9 News (1957).
- Lucy Wicks was born on 1 January 1973 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. She has been married to Chris Wicks since 1996. They have two children.