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Indiana Rose Evans born 27 July 1990 is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter, best known for her roles in Home and Away (1988) as Matilda Hunter, H2O: Just Add Water (2006) as Bella Hartley, and Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012) as Emmaline Robinson. Evans had an interest in performing since the age of five, when she would perform for family and friends. At the age of seven, Evans' parents enrolled her into dance lessons, which started with ballet and then evolved to jazz and tap.- Actress
Lucy Fry was born on 13 March 1992 in Wooloowin, Australia. She is an actress, known for Bright (2017), 11.22.63 (2016) and Mr. Church (2016).- Actress
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Cariba Heine is a South African-born Australian actress and dancer born in Johannesburg to parents Michelle, a former showgirl, and Kevin Heine. She moved to Australia at the age of three with her parents and older brother. Her early days included training in jazz, tap, classical ballet, acrobatics and rhythmic gymnastics. She began dancing professionally at the age of 15 though a career-ending hip injury resulted in a shift into acting. Since falling in love with a more literal medium of story-telling, Cariba has continued working both in front and behind cameras and in other creative fields. She still teaches dance and has a strong focus on injury prevention and rehabilitation. In 2018 Cariba wrote, directed and produced her first film 'BEND' which is in post-production.- Xenia Goodwin was born on 7 February 1994. She is an actress, known for Dance Academy (2010), Dance Academy: The Movie (2017) and The Bard (2017).
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Originally wanting to be a professional tennis player, Luke began his acting career in Melbourne, Australia. He trained at the Film & Television Studio International and traveled around Australia with international entertainment company, Sudden Impact Entertainment. In his first professional acting role he played the part of Chris Knight in the long running soap, Neighbours. Luke then moved to the Gold Coast, after he was hand-picked to play the lead role, Will Benjamin, in the third series of internationally acclaimed Children's Drama Series H20:Just Add Water. On the back of such an impressive start in the Australian TV industry, Luke then moved to Sydney to join the main cast of Home and Away, playing resident heart-throb, Romeo Smith. In 2010, Luke won the Most Popular New Male Talent Logie Award for his portrayal of Romeo Smith.- Actor
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Tim Pocock was born on 24 October 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor and producer, known for X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Camp (2013) and Dance Academy (2010).- Dena Kaplan was born in South Africa and moved to Melbourne, Australia, in 1996. Dena is an actress and dancer who may be best known for her role as Abigail Armstrong in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series 'Dance Academy' (2010-2012). Kaplan attended high school in Melbourne and had dance training at numerous schools; Australian Ballet School, Jane Moore Academy of Ballet and City Dance Centre. Her first stage appearance came alongside David Campbell in the Production Company's Carousel, where she played Louise, a non-singing solo ballet part in the second act of the show. Her second major public appearance was as a dancer/singer in the Disney production of the musical of "Lion King." Dena moved to New York to study at the Ailey School and Broadway Dance Center, and was cast in a Broadway musical, but was unable to accept the offer. Dena Kaplan's first television role was in 2005 on the Network Ten spy series "Scooter: Secret Agent" as one of the party girls. In 2007, she appeared as Deborah Statesman in an episode of Australian police drama "City Homicide." In 2009, she played Keli in an episode of "Flight of the Conchords" and starred in the film "In Her Skin" alongside Guy Pearce and Rebecca Gibney. Besides her role in the series "Dance Academy" in 2010, Dena was cast as Stephanie Wolfe in "City Homicide."
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Tonkin was born in Sydney. When she was four, she attended dance courses in classical ballet, hip hop, contemporary dance, and tap dance. At the age of 12, Tonkin began courses at the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) at the Wharf Theatre. Tonkin attended Loreto Kirribilli and later graduated from the Queenwood School for Girls.
In December 2005, Tonkin was cast as the role of Cleo Sertori on the Australian children television series H2O: Just Add Water which follows the lives of three teenage girls who turn into mermaids. Tonkin improved on her swimming abilities during the pre-production of the series. The series premiered on 7 July 2006 on Network Ten and has since gone on to be aired to a worldwide audience of more than 250 million. To promote the series she and her co-stars presented the best band award at the Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards in October 2007. In 2008, Tonkin was nominated for "Best Lead Actress in a Television Series" at the prestigious Australian Film Institute Awards. The series ran for three seasons with the series finale airing on 16 April 2010.
Tonkin has also appeared on fellow Australian television shows Packed to the Rafters and Home and Away. In September 2010, Tonkin made her film debut starring in the Australian action ensemble film Tomorrow, When the War Began. In the film, which revolves around a group of teenagers waging a guerrilla war against an invading foreign power in their fictional hometown of Wirrawee, she played the role of the rich and uptight Fiona Maxwell. In December 2010, a sequel was announced with Tonkin expected to return, though production of a sequel never came to fruition.
In January 2011, Tonkin moved to Los Angeles to pursue an international acting career. She was cast in March 2011 as Faye Chamberlain on The CW supernatural drama series The Secret Circle which premiered on 15 September 2011 to over 3.5 million viewers. The series follows a group of young witches who are a part of a secret coven. For her performance, Tonkin has received critical acclaim, with critics referring to her as the breakout star of the series; she was featured on Variety's list of "new faces to watch" and named one of 2011's breakout TV stars by E! Online. The Secret Circle, however, had only one full season as it was canceled on 11 May 2012.
In August 2010, Tonkin was cast in the 3D horror film Bait 3D. Filming took place on Australia's Gold Coast and follows a group of strangers who are trapped in a supermarket after a freak tsunami with a pack of great white sharks. The film was expected to be released in Australia in September 2012. In August 2012, Tonkin joined the cast of The CW television series, The Vampire Diaries, in the recurring role of Hayley, a friend of Tyler. She joined her co-star from H2O: Just Add Water, Claire Holt, who portrays Rebekah Mikaelson on the show.
On 11 January 2013, The CW confirmed that a spin-off series to The Vampire Diaries was in the works, titled The Originals. The series revolves around the Original Vampire family members, and Tonkin would "be heavily featured in the prospective pilot" of the series. The CW confirmed on 13 February that Claire Holt would also join the cast of The Originals, marking the third time Tonkin and Holt have starred together on a show. Tonkin has had a main role in all the seasons.
Tonkin has appeared in a number of advertisements which include Vauxhall Motors and was previously signed to Chic Management. Her modeling career includes shoots for Girlfriend, Teen Vogue, ELLE Australia, Miss Vogue Australia, Vogue Australia, Dolly and Free People. Tonkin has also appeared in Miles Fisher's music video "Don't Let Go". In 2012 Tonkin opened a website about health with friend Teresa Palmer called YourZenLife.- Claire Rhiannon Holt (born June 11, 1988) portrays the role of "Rebekah Mikaelson" in The Vampire Diaries (2009) and The Originals (2013). Her most notable roles are "Samara Cook" in Pretty Little Liars (2010), "Chastity Meyer" in Mean Girls 2 (2011) and "Emma Gilbert" in H2O: Just Add Water (2006).
Claire was born in Brisbane, Australia. She graduated from Stuartholme School in Toowong at the end of 2005. She is involved in several sports: swimming, volleyball, water polo, and Tae-Kwon-Do, in which she has a black belt. When she was younger, she was in her school's choir.
In 2006, she won the role of "Emma Gilbert" in the Network Ten children's television series, H2O: Just Add Water (2006). The show has earned a Logie Award and Nickelodeon Australia Kids' Choice Award. While the series was renewed for a third series, she left the show after series two, after signing on for the sequel to the 2007 film, The Messengers (2007), titled Messengers 2: The Scarecrow (2009). Filming took place in Sofia, Bulgaria throughout 2008. Starring alongside Norman Reedus and Heather Stephens, the film was released 21 July 2009 straight-to-DVD. In August 2011, she was confirmed to be in the TV series, The Vampire Diaries (2009) as "Rebekah Mikaelson". In addition to television and film roles, she has appeared in advertisements for Dreamworld theme park, Sizzler Restaurant, and Queensland Surf Lifesaving. BuddyTV ranked her #55 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list. - Jordan Rodrigues was born on 20 July 1992 in Sydney, Australia. He is an actor, known for Lady Bird (2017), Dance Academy (2010) and National Treasure: Edge of History (2022).
- Alicia Banit is an Australia film and television actress, as well as a dancer. She was born on September 5, 1990. Alicia began acting professionally at a young age, making her television debut in 1995, in an episode of Halifax f.p. (1994). She is most known for playing Kat Karamakov in the Australian television series, Dance Academy (2010).
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Cleo Massey was born on 19 November 1993 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. She is an actress and writer, known for H2O: Just Add Water (2006), Shaz and Trace (2014) and The Bureau of Magical Things (2018). She has been married to Luke Dempsey-Ceh since 12 November 2021. They have one child.- Brittany Byrnes was born on 31 July 1987 in Australia. She is an actress, known for Babe (1995), H2O: Just Add Water (2006) and Scorched (2008).
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Jessica Green: Blessed with beauty and striking blue eyes, the 5'9 actress was born in Tasmania, Australia on 11 February 1993. From a young age she expressed interest in the film and television industries, appearing in small parts in films such as Peter Pan (Universal Pictures) and Aqua Marine (Fox). In 2013, Jessica landed her first major lead role and filmed 26 Episodes as "KIKI" in the Jonathon M. Shiff production LIGHTNING POINT (AKA Alien Surf Girls). The role required her to surf and ride horses. She went on to film the Australian action-thriller RED BILLABONG (Sparke Films) in 2016, playing one of the lead roles, 'Rebecca'; she also appeared in the films RISE (Vision Pictures) and PIRATES OF CARIBBEAN: Dead men tell no tales (Disney). In 2017 Jessica landed the iconic role of Cleopatra in ROMAN EMPIRE (Netflix) and the role of Lexx in ASH VS EVIL DEAD (Starz). In 2018 she Landed the worldwide search for the lead role of 'TALON' in THE OUTPOST - a fantasy adventure series which aired on The CW Network & NBCU SYFY channels. The series hails from Electric Entertainment, executive produced by Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner. The series has been successful and has continued with its 2nd and 3rd seasons filming in Serbia from 2019 to 2020. This role capitalizes on Jessica's love for action with her mixed martial arts, horse riding, weapon skills and athletic abilities enabling her to also do her own stunts and wire work and thoroughly embody the strong female character. Jessica prides herself on her authenticity, charm and fierce dedication to her craft an inspiring role model for many.- Thom began his professional career at the age of 16 with his first role in the Network Ten telemovie "Emerald Falls" alongside actors Vince Colosimo, Georgie Parker and Catherine McClements. Through his early teen years he also starred in four Australian short films "Vafadar" and "The Ground Beneath", "Smith" & "Voyeurnet" with Academy Award nominee Stuart Parkyn. For his role in "The Ground Beneath", he received a nomination at the 2008 AFI Awards and won the Best Actor award in 2009 at the St Kilda Film Festival, Ourense Film Festival & Mas Sorrer Film Festival in Spain.
In 2009 Thom joined the cast of "Home & Away" as Dexter Walker, and starred in the feature film "Beneath Hill 60". He then joined the cast of the acclaimed television series, "Dance Academy", as Samuel Lieberman. In 2012, Thom starred in the Robert Carter drama "Thirst" alongside Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, Myles Pollard and Victoria Haralabidou. And also broke through with his first American production, "Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn" for which he was nominated for Best Actor at the 2017 Streamy Awards in Los Angeles. Thom's next US credit was as series regular Kip Wampler in the NBC television series "Camp" and then he returned to Australia in 2016 for the lead role in the feature film "Downriver" where he received the Best Actor award at the Iris Prize Film Festival in Cardiff, Wales. After a brief hiatus from acting, Thom returned to the screen in 2020 to work on Stan Australia's highly anticipated series "Eden" as Bodie Palmer and guest starred in Season 3 of the acclaimed TV series "Mr Inbetween". - Paige Victoria Leigh is known for Skinford: Death Sentence (2017), Gish (2016) and Skinford: Chapter Two (2018).
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Taryn Marler is best known for her role on popular teen drama, Blue Water High series 2, as Rachel Samuels and her villainous role in the internationally successful children's/tween series, H2O: Just Add Water, where she played Sophie Benjamin. She also appeared in the award winning short film Car Pool, as Chrissy Clapton, alongside acclaimed Australian actress, Kerry Armstrong, as well as a small role in Australian thriller, in Her Skin, opposite Guy Pearce and Miranda Otto. Taryn guest starred in H2O: Just Add Water, season 2, as a 1950's mermaid called Julia, in "The Gracie Code" episodes. Taryn also had a guest role in long running British television series, Heartbeat, when they filmed two episodes on location in Australia. Taryn met up with her Blue Water High co-stars Sophie Luck, Lesley Anne Mitchell, Gabrielle Scollay, Ryan Corr, Trent Dalzell and James Sorensen in early 2006, and spent 6 months filming teen drama, Blue Water High on the pristine Northern beaches of Sydney, Australia. Taryn has also taken part in Rove McManus's stand up comedy tour in a 'Benny Hill' style skit, as a nurse in his 2008 tour. Taryn Marler was involved in the third and final season of H2O: Just Add Water, where she played Sophie, a fiery red head who is very involved in her brother, Will's, success as a free diver. She also causes much grief to the mermaids throughout the season and is viewed primarily as a negative and villainous character.- Actress
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Emily Robins was born in 1989 in New Zealand. She is an actress, known for The Elephant Princess (2008), SLiDE (2011) and Shortland Street (1992). She has been married to Vanderson Pires since 3 March 2019.- Ashleigh Ross was born in Sydney Australia and began her love of all things stage and screen at the age of five.
At age nine, she guest starred as little "Scout" on TV Series "Dance Academy" produced for ABC.
Ash has appeared in short films and various TV series, making her feature film debut in 2019 in "Back of The Net" as Charlotte.
2020/2021 Ash played "Xeon" in the children's TV series "The Gamers".
Ashleigh performed the lead child role, in two major stage musicals, Disney and Cameron Mackinstosh's "Mary Poppins" and Tim Lawson's "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang".
Ashleigh is a gifted actor, able to speak in multiple accents and with her dance/acro background, is adaptable to a variety of roles. - Morley was studying Civil Engineering when he signed with Craig McMahon at McMahon Management in early 2010. In late 2010, he was cast in the lead role of 'Brandon' in Jonathan M. Shiff Productions latest C Class television series Alien Surf Girls (2012). Directed by Colin Budds and Evan Clarry. "Lightning Point" is a co-production between Nickelodeon, Network Ten Australia and Germany's ZDF Productions and will screen around the world from late 2011