Caroline Brazier

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Caroline Brazier
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OccupationActress
Years active2000–present

Caroline Brazier is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Chrissy Merchant in Packed to the Rafters and the starring roles of Veronica Johnson and her twin sister Betti in the children's television series Parallax . Brazier has also had a number of roles in the theatre, films and other television series.

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Early life

Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Brazier graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1998. As a child she briefly lived in Jakarta. [1]

Career

Brazier has appeared in The Merchant of Venice , Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra for the Bell Shakespeare Company, Whale Music at Darlinghurst Theatre, and Speed-the-Plow for Perth Theatre Company. In 2012 she won Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production at the Sydney Theatre Awards for I Want to Sleep with Tom Stoppard. [2]

She also played the Superintendent in Accidental Death of an Anarchist (2018) at Sydney Theatre and appeared in the music video for Silverchair's 1999 song "Emotion Sickness". [3]

In 2023, Brazier was named as part of the extended cast for the second series of Foxtel legal drama The Twelve. [4] In 2024, Brazier was named in season 2 of Scrublands . [5]

Personal life

Brazier was married to fellow Australian actor Geoff Morrell. [6]

In between acting engagements, Brazier often heads home to spend time with her parents in Perth. She became fluent in Indonesian, from living in Jakarta as a child, although she is no longer able to speak the language. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Rogue Mary Ellen
2011CupidVenusShort
2013StickWoman / ApparitionShort
2014KharismaKarenShort
Morning FrostSueShort
2016 Pulse Jacqui
2017 Three Summers Olivia
2022 Blacklight The boss

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Above the Law Carla Benning"Moving on Up"
Home and Away Alicia CampbellRecurring role
2001 South Pacific RoseTV film
Water Rats Heather Pinchon"The Marrying Kind"
TwentyfourSeven Georgia Leighton-Smith"It's My Life"
2002 Young Lions Gabrielle Hall"Boy School Bullies"
2003 White Collar Blue Sonia Parry"2.13"
2004 Parallax Veronica Johnson / BettiMain role
2007 City Homicide Frances Deerborne"Family Planning"
2008–09 Packed to the Rafters Chrissey MerchantRecurring role
2009 30 Seconds Kirsty"Good Clown Bad Clown"
2009 Legend of the Seeker Miss Crantan / Mistress Nathair"Broken"
2010–18 Rake Wendy Greene39 episodes
2011 Wild Boys Catherine BellRegular role
Terra Nova Deborah TateRecurring role
2012Dripping in ChocolateMarion VergerTV film
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Hetty"Death by Miss Adventure"
2015–16 Home and Away Carol PetersRecurring role
2016 Deep Water Tina TooheyTV miniseries
2017 Offspring Shanti2 episodes
2018 Tidelands Rosa8 episodes
2019 Reef Break Stefania Kivini1 episode
2021 Wakefield Leyla Matos2 episodes
2022 Troppo Joanna4 episodes
Joe vs. Carole Elizabeth Huntley2 episodes
Mystery Road: Origin Geraldine6 episodes
2023Year OfOphelia Kellaway5 episodes
Wolf Like Me Principal1 episode
2024 The Twelve Amethyst Walker4 episodes
2025 Scrublands: SilverJay JayTV series
Ten Pound Poms CarmelTV series

Music videos

YearArtistSongNotes
1999 Silverchair "Emotion Sickness"

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Too Young for Ghosts Ruth NIDA Parade Rehearsal Rooms, Sydney
1996The Song Room NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1997Chekhov in Yalta NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1997 Nicholas Nickleby NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1998The Curse of the House of AtreusHelen NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1998 Les Liaisons Dangereuses Madame de Rosemonde NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1999 The Merchant of Venice NerissaAustralian tour with Bell Shakespeare
2001 Julius Caesar Calpurnia Australian tour with Bell Shakespeare
2001 Antony and Cleopatra CharmianAustralian tour with Bell Shakespeare
2002Whale Music Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney with White Wave Productions
2004A Moment on the LipsJenny Trades Hall, Melbourne with Maelstrom Productions
2004 Much Ado About Nothing Kings Park, Western Australia with Deckchair Theatre
2005Two BrothersJamie SavageAustralian tour with STC & MTC
2006Ray's TempestIsabel Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC
2006The Emotional Anatomy of a Relationship Breakdown Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with Fascination Street Productions for Short+Sweet
2007Europe La Mama, Melbourne
2007EnlightenmentJoanna Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC
2007 Don's Party Kerry Sydney Opera House with STC & MTC
2009 Speed-the-Plow Perth Theatre Company
2009The True Story of ButterfishKate Brisbane Powerhouse for Brisbane Festival
2010Bang Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney
2013 Liberty Equality Fraternity Orlagh Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2013; 2014The RemovalistsKate Mason Bondi Pavilion, Sydney, Brisbane Powerhouse with Tamarama Rock Surfers
2014Gasp!Kirsten Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth, Playhouse, Brisbane with QTC & Black Swan State Theatre Company
2016The LiteratiPhilomena Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company & Bell Shakespeare
2017 Dinner Paige Sydney Opera House with STC
2018 Accidental Death of an Anarchist The Superintendent Sydney Opera House with STC
2019 Mary Stuart Mary Stuart Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney with STC
2020 Liberty, Equality, Fraternity OrlaghOnline with Ensemble Theatre
2023 Things I Know to Be True Fran Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company [8]
2024 The Children Rose Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company

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Awards

YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
2011 Rake Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesWon
2012I Want to Sleep with Tom Stoppard Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent ProductionWon
2013 Rake Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesNominated
2016 Rake (episode 8) AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television DramaNominated
2018 Rake AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television DramaNominated
2023 Mystery Road: Origin Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesWon
2024 Things I Know to Be True Performing Arts WA Awards Outstanding Performer in a Leading RoleWon
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References

  1. "Caroline Brazier: 'I'm enjoying seeing older women being celebrated on screen'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. Sydney Theatre Awards
  3. "Silverchair - Emotion Sickness (Official Video)". YouTube. 28 September 2012.
  4. Knox, David (31 August 2023). "Production underway on The Twelve S2 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. Knox, David (5 June 2024). "Filming underway on Scrublands: Silver | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. Carey, Adam (19 January 2023). ""You've got a brain tumour, you idiot!": What Geoff Morrell's drawings revealed". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  7. "Caroline Brazier: 'I'm enjoying seeing older women being celebrated on screen'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. "Theatre review: Things I Know To Be True, State Theatre Centre, WA". www.artshub.com.au. 3 June 2023.
  9. "Caroline Brazier". AusStage.
  10. "Past Winners". Performing Arts WA Awards.