Matilda Brown

Matilda Brown
Matilda Brown at the 2012 Flickerfest International Short Film Festival in Sydney
Born	(1987-06-09) 9 June 1987 (age 37) Sydney, Australia
Occupation(s)	Actress, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Scott Gooding
Children	2
Parents	Bryan Brown (father) Rachel Ward (mother)

Matilda Brown (born 9 June 1987) is an Australian actor, writer and director.

Career

Brown is best known for her work in Lessons from the Grave in which she stars opposite her father Bryan Brown. ^[1] Her mother is actress Rachel Ward.

Her short film, How God Works, was a finalist in the 2010 Tropfest. ^[2]

Other television credits include guest spots on My Place , Rake and Offspring . ^[3]

Her partner is former My Kitchen Rules contestant Scott Gooding. In May 2019, they had a son. ^[4] The two married on Saturday 16 November 2019. ^[5] In February 2021, the two had a daughter. She is stepmother to Scott's son from a previous relationship.

Selected filmography

Film

• Martha's New Coat (2003)
• The Road Ahead (2007) Short film
• How God Works (2010) Short film
• Cocks (2011) Short film
• Am I Okay (2012) Short film
• The iMom (2014) Short film
• The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016) as Young Ada Fitzgerald

Television

• Twisted Tales (1996) as Fiona
• Underbelly: The Golden Mile (2010) as Ellie Dooley
• Offspring (2010)
• Rake (2010–12)
• My Place (2011)
• Lessons from the Grave (2013) Miniseries
• Let's Talk About (2015) as Claire
• Palm Beach (2019) as Ella

As director/writer

• How God Works (2010) Short film - Director/writer
• Cocks (2011) Short film - Director/writer
• Am I Okay (2012) Short film - Director
• Lessons from the Grave (2013) Miniseries -Director/writer
• Let's Talk About (2015) - Director/writer

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	RiverRun International Film Festival	Best Actress in a Feature Film	Martha's New Coat	Won	[6]
2016	AACTA Awards	Best New Talent	Let's Talk About	Nominated	[7]

References

1. Don Groves (22 July 2013). "Browns team up for Lessons from the Grave". If.com.au. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
2. "2010 Finalists". 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
3. "Matilda Brown-IMDb". IMDb . Retrieved 18 May 2021.
4. Vrajlal, Alicia (15 May 2019). "MKR star welcomes baby boy with Aussie actress". Yahoo Australia Lifestyle . Retrieved 19 March 2025.
5. "My Kitchen Rules star Scott Gooding marries actress Matilda Brown". 18 November 2019.
6. "RiverRun International Film Festival 2005 winners Jury awards". riverrunfilm.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
7. "Matilda Brown Awards". imdb.com (Index source only). Retrieved 17 December 2021.

External links

• Matilda Brown at IMDb
• Matilda Brown on Twitter