Laura Wheelwright

Laura Wheelwright (born 10 September 1990) ^[1] is an Australian actress best known for her role in the 2010 feature film Animal Kingdom.

Career

Wheelwright's first major acting credit was in Animal Kingdom, a 2010 Australian film in which she played Nicky Henry, and was nominated for Best Performing Actress at the 2010 AFI Awards for the role. ^[2] She was 18 years old and midway through an acting course at Melbourne-based 16th Street Acting Studio when she received the part and continued her acting studies following the completion of the film. ^{[3] [4] [5]} She went on to play the female supporting lead in the 2012 Network Ten docudrama Underground: The Julian Assange Story for which she received an AACTA nomination for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama. ^[6] She won the a Best Female Actor award at the 2013 Tropfest short film festival for her part in the winning film We've All Been There. ^{[7] [8]} She plays a Canadian tourist in season 2 of the television series Wolf Creek . ^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Animal Kingdom	Nicole "Nicky" Henry
2011	Silent Night	Chantelle	Short
2012	Wakey Wakey	Josie
2013	We've All Been There	Jess	Short film
2013	Aislinn	Kyr	Short
2013	The Kingdom of Doug	Josie	Short
2016	1000 Cigarettes		Short
2017	Rehab	Lizzie	Short
2018	Happy Memories	Drea	Short
2020	Hannah and the Friendzone	Hannah	Short
2020	Time Addicts	Denise	Short
2020	After the End	Ophila

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Underground: The Julian Assange Story	Electra	TV Movie
2012	Winners & Losers	Nadia	4 episodes
2012	Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries	Alice	2 episodes
2017	Wolf Creek	Kelly Yeoman	6 episodes
2018	The Housemate	Molly B	6 episodes
2019	Get Krack!n	Isla Bedford	1 episode
2020	Informer 3838	Nikki Hodson	1 episode
2021	Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries	Babs Crawford	1 episode

References

1. "Laura Wheelwright". Showcast.
2. Hawker, Philippa (11 December 2010). "Animal Kingdom stakes out lion's share of accolades". The Sydney Morning Herald.
3. Northover, Kylie (7 September 2013). "Vanishing act reveals new riches". The Sydney Morning Herald .
4. Byrne, Anna (5 December 2010). "Red carpet Kingdom". Sunday Herald Sun. p. 16.
5. Bodey, Michael (11 December 2010). "Student could take top award". The Australian . p. 3.
6. Knox, David (30 January 2013). "AACTA Awards 2013: winners". TV Tonight .
7. Hardie, Giles (17 February 2013). "It's time to leave home as Tropfest turns 21". The Sydney Morning Herald.
8. Knox, David (17 February 2013). "Victorian wins 21st Tropfest". TV Tonight.
9. Knox, David (3 July 2017). "Cameras roll on more Wolf Creek". TV Tonight.

External links

• Laura Wheelwright at IMDb