Elsa Cocquerel

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Elsa Cocquerel
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Elsa Georgia Cocquerel
Years active2017–present
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Elsa Georgia Cocquerel is an Australian actress and model. She is known for her role as Michelle Scott in the Stan horror series Wolf Creek (2017), [1] for which she was nominated for a Logie Award. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Cocquerel was born to Australian mother and French father. Her brother Thomas and two sisters Emilie and Anna are also actors. [4] [5] Cocquerel attended Pymble Ladies' College. She began her studies in Fashion Design at the University of Technology Sydney. She returned to university to complete a Bachelor of Business in Marketing at Swinburne University of Technology in 2020. [6]

She was a model before turning to acting in her early twenties. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Newness Claire
2017 Wolf Creek Michelle Scott4 episodes (season 2)
2018A Low HumMiaShort film
2019 The Other Guy AnnalisaEpisode: "The Escape Room"
2020Bondi SlayerKaraEpisode: "The Audition"
2021Rising WolfChrissy

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References

  1. Buckmaster, Luke (17 December 2017), "Wolf Creek season two review: John Jarratt's great, shit-eating villain returns", Daily Review
  2. Schneider, Michael (29 June 2018), "Logies awards 2018: Here's the full list of winners and nominees", ABC News
  3. "Wolf Creek star and model scores Logies nomination for best supporting actor". The Sunday Telegraph. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. Rocca, Jane (25 September 2022), "'I know what not to do': What actor Thomas Cocquerel has learned about dating", The Sydney Moring Herald
  5. "Chill A NEW JOURNEY", Sunday Mail (Adelaide), 28 January 2018
  6. "Bachelor of Business (Marketing)" (PDF). Swinburne University of Technology: Graduation Program July 2020. p. 17. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  7. "Model start to acting career", Daily Telegraph, 3 June 2018