Julie Eckersley is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, producer and head of Scripted at SBS Australia. [1]
Eckersley has appeared in comedy televisions shows including Let Loose Live , The Wedge and Newstopia , in the drama City Homicide , and the children's series Dead Gorgeous .
Other television appearances include: Carla Cametti PD , City Homicide , Blue Heelers , Little Oberon and Let Loose Live and Rebel Wilson's comedy series, Bogan Pride .
Eckersley performed in Harvest Rain Theatre's production of Much Ado About Nothing in 1999.
Alongside Trevor Stuart, she appeared on stage in the Secret Death of Salvador Dali. [2] [3] In March 2004, their performance at Griffin Theatre and Strut & Fret Production House, SBW Stables was reviewed by Bryce Hallett for the Sydney Morning Herald. [4]
In 2008 Eckersley performed in the one woman show Bombshells for the Melbourne Theatre Company.[ citation needed ]
She has performed nationally and internationally for companies including Bell Shakespeare, Riverside London, QTC, MTC, La Boite, Grin and Tonic, B Sharp, Griffin Theatre.[ citation needed ]
In addition to acting, Eckersley has written for episodes of The Wedge and Let Loose Live .
Eckersley is a producer at Matchbox Pictures where she has produced a range of shows in different genres including documentary, comedy, animation and drama. [5] She was the producer for the award-winning series Nowhere Boys , Zuzu & the Supernuffs and The Real Housewives of Melbourne . [6] In 2021 Eckersley was named as the Head of Scripted content at SBS (Australian TV channel). [7]
Eckersley produced Nowhere Boys , which won the 2015 Kidscreen Award for Best New Tweens/Teens Series. [6]
Eckersley is a three-time nominee by the AACTA Award for Best Film ( The Turning ), Best Television Comedy Series ( The Family Law ), and Best Television Drama Series ( Glitch ) in 2014, 2016, 2017.
She has been awarded a 4MBS award and a Matilda Award in 2000 for her performance as Rosalind in Shakespeare's As You Like It and for her performance in The Secret Death of Salvador Dali. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016–19 | The Family Law | Waitress / Customer 1 / Bratwurst Woman | TV series, 3 episodes |
2015 | Maximum Choppage | Counsellor | TV series, 1 episode Also producer |
2013 | Winners & Losers | Principal Chisholm | TV series, 1 episode |
Paper Giants: Magazine Wars | Woman on Park Bench | TV series, 1 episode | |
2012 | 10 Terrorists | Grayville-Smith | Feature film |
2010 | Dead Gorgeous | Agatha Heggleby | TV series, 13 episodes |
2009 | Carla Cametti PD | Georgina Kavel | TV series, 6 episodes |
Satisfaction | Deborah | TV series, 1 episode | |
2008 | Bogan Pride | Maths Olympiad Announcer | TV series, 1 episode |
2007–08 | Newstopia | Various characters | TV series, 30 episodes |
2006–07 | The Wedge | Various characters | TV series, 48 episodes Also writer |
City Homicide | Rita Solomon | TV series, 2 episodes | |
2005 | Paper Thin | Short film | |
Blue Heelers | Kylie Larkin | TV series, 1 episode | |
Little Oberon | Poppy | TV movie | |
Let Loose Live | Various characters | TV series, 2 episodes Also writer | |
2004 | Holly's Grail | Short film | |
2003 | Traces | Christine Smart | Short film |
Razor Eaters | Jenny | Feature film | |
2001 | Cybergirl | Julia | TV series, 1 episode |
1996 | Fire | Reporter | TV series, episode: "War of the Worlds III" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | Australian Epic | Producer | TV series, 6 episodes |
Erotic Stories | Executive Producer / Head of Scripted | TV series | |
Safe Home: The Women of Safe Home | Producer | Short film | |
Safe Home: The Story Behind the Series | Producer | Short film | |
While the Men Are Away | Head of Scripted | TV series; 8 episodes | |
Safe Home | Executive Producer / Head of Scripted | TV series, 4 episodes | |
2022 | Barrumbi Kids | Head of Scripted | TV series; 10 episodes |
Latecomers | Head of Scripted | TV series; 6 episodes | |
True Colours (Australian TV series) | Head of Scripted | TV series; 4 episodes | |
2017 | Oddlands | Executive Producer | TV movie |
2016–19 | The Family Law | Producer | TV series, 18 episodes [9] |
2015–19 | Glitch | Producer / Associate Producer | TV series, 18 episodes |
2015 | Maximum Choppage | Producer | TV series, 6 episodes |
2014 | The Real Housewives of Melbourne | Associate Producer | TV series, 10 episodes |
2013–14 | Nowhere Boys | Transmedia Producer | TV series, 13 episodes |
2013 | Zuzu & the Supernuffs | Producer | TV series, 8 episodes |
2013 | The Turning | Producer | Film anthology series, segment: "Cockleshell" |
2013 | Anatomy | Producer | TV series, 3 episodes |
2006 | The Wedge | Writer | TV series, 48 episodes |
2005 | Let Loose Live | Writer | TV series, 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Venue / Company |
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2009 | Realism | Southbank Theatre | |
2008 | Gala | Southbank Theatre | |
2008 | The Window | The Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide | |
2006 | Festen | Mette | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne |
2005 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Bourgeois Woman / Lisa / Sister Claire | Playhouse, Melbourne |
2004 | The Conquest of the South Pole | The Store Room, Melbourne | |
2004 | Terrorism | Fortyfivedownstairs | |
2003–4 | The Secret Death of Salvador Dali | The Butter Factory Theatre Wodonga, Star Court Theatre Lismore, Stables Theatre Darlinghurst, Roundhouse Theatre, | |
2003 | Closer | The Store Room, Melbourne | |
2003 | Cosi | Lucy / Julie | Playhouse, South Bank |
2002 | Bearhunt | Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne | |
2002 | Four Small Deaths | Chapel Off Chapel | |
2001 | Crave | Belvoir Street Theatre | |
2001 | The Tempest | Miranda | Playhouse, Melbourne |
2000 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | Sydney Opera House, Playhouse Canberra, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Melbourne Athenaeum, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Princess Theatre, Launceston, Gold Coast Arts Centre, Geelong Performing Arts Centre with Bell Shakespeare |
1997 | The Idiot | Harvest Rain Theatre | |
1996 | The Hope of the World | Cremorne Theatre | |
1996 | The King and the Corpse | City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane for Brisbane Festival | |
1996 | 1347 | Botanic Gardens Theatre, Darwin | |
1996 | Godspell | Queensland | |
1995 | Cymbeline | Van Gogh's Ear Lobe, Woolloongabba | |
1994 | Shadowlands | Harvest Rain Theatre | |
1993 | Private Lives | La Boite Theatre |
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