Brooke Harman

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Brooke Harman
Demi Harman 3.jpg
Harman (L) and Demi Harman on a red carpet (2012)
Born
OccupationActress
Years active1996–2015
Spouse Jeffrey Walker (2006–present)
Relatives Demi Harman (sister)

Brooke Harman-Walker is an American-born Australian actress.

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Biography

Born in Orange County, California and moving to Brisbane, Queensland as a young child, her first television role was at age eleven on the children's television series The Wayne Manifesto . She has since guest starred on a number of television programs including Home and Away , All Saints , White Collar Blue , Beastmaster , Flipper , The Sleepover Club , and appeared in the 2003 film Ned Kelly . Harman played the feature role of Silvy Lewis in the Paramount motion picture Till Human Voices Wake Us with Guy Pearce and Helena Bonham Carter. Brooke also starred in the children's television program Pirate Islands , and became a permanent castmember of The Secret Life of Us in the year before the show's cancellation. She played the role of Kate Monk on the short-lived Australian drama headLand .

Her surname is sometimes credited as Harmon (or more rarely, Harmen).

Personal life

Brooke has been married since 2006 [1] to Australian actor and director Jeffrey Walker. Together they have three children, sons, Boston Scott Walker (b. 24 June 2013), Ace Jackson Walker (b. 24 June 2015) and Leo Walker (b. 19 October 2018). The family resides in Brisbane, Australia. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Max Knight: Ultra Spy LindsayTV film
2000 Stepsister from Planet Weird JillTV film
2001Finding HopeBonnieTV film
2002 Till Human Voices Wake Us Silvy LewisFeature film
2003 Ned Kelly MaggieFeature film
2003TemptedJamieTV film
2009 Crush ClareFeature film
2010CockroachSeraShort film
2010Not AvailableSally DavisTV film
2012 Jack Irish: Black Tide Transquik ReceptionistTV film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996-97 The Wayne Manifesto RosieTV series
1997 Roar AmaliaTV series, episode: "Tash"
1998 Misery Guts TracyTV series
1999 Home and Away Hope BenedictTV series, 2 episodes
1999 BeastMaster Princess JessicaTV series, episode: "The Last Unicorns"
2000 Flipper EmmaTV series, episode: "Prodigal Father"
2001 All Saints Tamara MorganTV series, episode: "Close to Home"
2002 McLeod's Daughters Skye HardingTV series, episode: "Blame It on the Moonlight"
2003 Pirate Islands Kate Redding (main role)TV series, 26 episodes
2003 White Collar Blue Joy GarretTV series, episode: "2.10"
2003 The Sleepover Club SamTV series, episode: "Blind Date"
2004–05 The Secret Life of Us Bree Sanzaro (main role)TV series, 20 episodes
2005–06 headLand Kate Monk (main role)TV series; 58 episodes
2007Spy ShopJessica JenkinsTV series; 3 episodes
2009 Sea Patrol Jessica TaylorTV series, episode: "Half Life"
2010 Spartacus: Blood and Sand LiciniaTV series, 2 episodes
2010 Rake Bec ChandlerTV series, episode: "R vs Chandler"
2012–13 Dance Academy Saskia DuncanTV series, 16 episodes
2015 Banished DeborahTV series, 7 episodes

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