South Australians
by tschild-47-165576 | created - 30 Mar 2018 | updated - 30 Mar 2018 | Public
1. John Noble
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Artistic Director of Stage Company of South Australia 1977 - 87. Head of Drama, Brent St. School of Arts (Sydney) 1997-00. Directed over 80 plays, including 'Sons of Cain' on London's West End (1986). Freelance actor. Semi-regular in TV series 'All Saints'. Voice and acting teacher.
2. Kestie Morassi
Actress | Wolf Creek
Kestie Morassi was born on August 8, 1978 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress and producer, known for Wolf Creek (2005), Birthday (2009) and Signs (2008).
3. Samantha Noble
Actress | See No Evil
Australian-born Samantha Noble isn't the only person in her family who is in the media. Her father is actor/director John Noble, of "Lord of the Rings" fame. Samantha is a trained High School teacher. She completed her Masters at Sydney University in 2004 and then decided, after graduation, she ...
4. Lynda Stoner
Actress | Prisoner
Lynda Stoner was born on September 10, 1953 in Glandore, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress, known for Prisoner (1979), Turkey Shoot (1982) and Cop Shop (1977). She was previously married to Peter Sumner.
5. Belinda McClory
Actress | The Matrix
Belinda McClory was born in 1968 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress and writer, known for The Matrix (1999), Darklovestory (2006) and X (2011). She has been married to Jon Hewitt since January 30, 1999.
6. Teresa Palmer
Actress | Warm Bodies
Actress and model Teresa Palmer has gathered some impressive film credits. She was born in Adelaide, South Australia, to Kevin Palmer, an investor, and Paula Sanders, a former missionary and nurse. She completed high school at Mercedes College in 2003, where she was a popular student who was ...
7. Sarah Snook
Actress | Predestination
Sarah Snook was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. Showing promise in performing arts at a young age, Sarah was awarded a scholarship to study drama at Scotch College, Adelaide. After high school, she was accepted in to the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) and ...
8. Samara Weaving
Actress | Ready or Not
Samara Weaving was born on February 23, 1992 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, but spent the years after that moving around from Singapore, Fiji, Indonesia, and back to Australia with her family. During that time, she attended grade school in Jakarta, Indonesia, eventually going to Pittwater...
9. Sia
Soundtrack | Sia: Chandelier
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer, songwriter, record producer and music video director. She started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s in Adelaide. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she released her debut studio album titled ...
10. Liam McIntyre
Actor | Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Liam McIntyre is an Australian actor best known for playing the lead role in the Starz television series Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned. McIntyre began his career acting mainly in short films, before performing guest roles in Australia's popular television series Rush and ...
11. Anthony LaPaglia
Actor | Without a Trace
Anthony wanted to be a soccer player but he didn't have the skills so he taught in a school for 10 months until he realized that it wasn't his vocation and then spent some years working in a shoe store before moving to New York where he spent time as a barman and a sprinkler system installer to ...
12. Jonathan LaPaglia
Actor | Seven Days
Jonathan is the youngest of three brothers. Older brother, Anthony LaPaglia, is also an actor. Middle brother, Michael, is a car wholesaler in Los Angeles. His parents are, Eddie LaPaglia, an Australian auto dealership owner, and Maria, a secretary. He initially wanted to pursue fine arts as a ...
13. Sianoa Smit-McPhee
Actress | All Cheerleaders Die
Sianoa Smit-McPhee was born in February 1992 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress, known for All Cheerleaders Die (2013), Hung (2009) and The Kettering Incident (2016). She is married to John Rush.
14. Kassandra Clementi
Actress | UnREAL
Kassandra Clementi was born on October 10, 1990 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress and producer, known for UnREAL (2015), Becoming Bond (2017) and Breach (2020).
15. Tim Phillipps
Actor | DmC: Devil May Cry
Tim Phillipps was born on February 16, 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He is an actor, known for DmC: Devil May Cry (2013), Bed of Roses (2008) and Animal Kingdom (2010). He has been married to Jessica Rose since March 31, 2017. They have two children.
16. Holly Brisley
Actress | Garage Days
Holly Brisley is an Australian actress and presenter with a career spanning over 25 years.
Born in Adelaide, Australia to mum Deborah, a hairdresser and father Derrick, a bricklayer who both moved into property development. Holly and her family moved to the Gold Coast when she was a baby (along with...
17. Tziporah Malkah
Actress | Sirens
Tziporah Malkah was born on November 30, 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress, known for Sirens (1994), The Foreigner (2003) and Dust Off the Wings (1997).
18. Hugh Sheridan
Actor | Packed to the Rafters
Hugh Sheridan was born in Adelaide, South Australia and was the second youngest of seven children. It was during primary school that they began their training at Unley Youth Theatre and Terry Simpson Studios in Adelaide, after which they went on to study Music at the Victorian College of the Arts ...
19. Shaun Micallef
Writer | Full Frontal
First appeared on ABC TV's Theatre Sports (1987) in the team "Get Her" with Francis Greenslade. Other teams featured Andrew Denton, George Kapiniaris and Ross Williams.
20. Victoria Hill
Actress | First Reformed
Victoria Hill was born on February 18, 1971 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress and producer, known for First Reformed (2017), Macbeth (2006) and Voyagers (2021).
21. Annie Jones
Actress | Neighbours
Annie Jones is an Australian actress who was born in Adelaide, South Australia. Jones before changing her name for acting and modeling was known as Annika Jancso. Jones is best known for her roles on The Henderson Kids (1985), Sons and Daughters (1982), Jackaroo (1990), Snowy (1993), Newlyweds (...
22. Orianthi
Soundtrack | Rockstar
Orianthi was born on January 22, 1985 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress, known for Rockstar (2011), Bratz (2007) and Orianthi: According to You (2009).
23. David Campbell
Soundtrack | It Takes Two
David Campbell is the son of the legendary Australian rock and roll singer Jimmy Barnes. Jimmy was born on 28 April, 1956, and David was born in 1973, when Jimmy and his mother were still teenagers. Jimmy Barnes was not yet famous, and David's early life was quite difficult. 'Campbell' is the ...
24. Kylie Furneaux
Self | Outback Lockdown
Kylie Furneaux was born on October 29, 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress, known for Outback Lockdown (2020), Blindspot (2015) and Thor (2011).
25. Tracy Mann
Actress | Sleeping Beauty
Tracy Mann was born in 1957 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress, known for Sleeping Beauty (2011), Hating Alison Ashley (2005) and Klynham Summer (1982). She has been married to Scott Hartford-Davis since March 6, 2011. They have four children.
26. Anna Cheney
Actress | Ji qi zhi xue
Anna Cheney was born on February 23, 1979 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress and writer, known for Bleeding Steel (2017), The Biscuit Effect (2005) and McLeod's Daughters (2001).
27. Ben Oxenbould
Actor | Caught Inside
Ben Oxenbould was born on March 2, 1969 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He is an actor, known for Caught Inside (2010), Black Water (2007) and The Kettering Incident (2016).
Tell Your Friends