There are several Australian actors who’ve left an undeniable mark on Hollywood and worldwide cinema. The same applies to several Australian actresses. Whether working in Hollywood or not, Aussies can be proud of their cinematic performers.
In this article, I’ll list my favorite Australian actresses and Australian actors. Let’s begin immediately.
Heath Ledger
Top 5 movies or TV shows Heath Ledger has played in: The Dark Knight, Brokeback Mountain, Candy, A Knight’s Tale, Casanova
Crucial nominations: Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, Critics’ Choice, SAG, AACTAs, Brisbane International Film Festival, Satellite Awards, Saturn Awards
Russell Crowe
Top 5 movies Russell Crowe has played in: Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, The Insider, L.A. Confidential, Cinderella Man
Crucial nominations: Oscars, BAFTAs, AACTAs, Critics’ Choice, Golden Globes, IFTAs, SAG, Australian Film Institute, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, Hollywood Film Awards
Nicole Kidman
Top 5 movies Nicole Kidman has played in: Eyes Wide Shut, Dogville, Moulin Rouge!, The Hours, Being the Ricardos
Crucial nominations: Oscars, AFI, Berlin International Film Festival, BAFTAs, Cannes Film Festival, Emmys, Golden Globes, SAG
Cate Blanchett
Top 5 movies Cate Blanchett has played in: Blue Jasmine, Carol, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Aviator, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Crucial nominations: Oscars, BAFTAs, Golden Globes, SAG, Emmys, AACTAs, César Awards
Joel Edgerton
Top 5 movies Joel Edgerton has played in: Loving, Black Mass, Warrior, The Stranger, The Great Gatsby
Crucial nominations: Golden Globes, AACTAs, Chicago International Film Festival, Critics’ Choice
David Wenham
Top 5 movies David Wenham has played in: Dust, The Lord of the Rings, Van Helsing, 300, Molokai
Crucial nominations: Critics’ Choice, SAG, AACTAs, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Margot Robbie
Top 5 movies Margot Robbie has played in: The Wolf of Wall Street, I, Tonya, Babylon, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, The Suicide Squad
Crucial nominations: Oscars, BAFTAs, Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice, Logie Awards, SAG
Elizabeth Debicki
Top 5 movies Elizabeth Debicki has played in: The Crown, The Great Gatsby, Tenet, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Tale
Crucial nominations: Cannes, Golden Globes, SAG, BAFTAs, Emmys, Critics’ Choice, British Independent Film Awards
Sarah Snook
Top 5 movies Sarah Snook has played in: Succession, Holding the Man, Steve Jobs, The Glass Castle, Pieces of a Woman
Crucial nominations: Critics’ Choice, Emmys, Golden Globes, SAG, AACTAs
Toni Collette
Top 5 movies Toni Collette has played in: The Sixth Sense, Little Miss Sunshine, About a Boy, Unbelievable, United States of Tara
Crucial nominations: Oscars, BAFTAs, Critics’ Choice, Emmys, Golden Globes, SAG, Telluride Film Festival, AACTAs
Geoffrey Rush
Top 5 movies Geoffrey Rush has played in:
Crucial nominations: Oscars, BAFTAs, Critics’ Choice, Golden Globes, SAG, Emmys, AACTAs
Guy Pearce
Top 5 movies Guy Pearce has played in: Memento, L.A. Confidential, The Brutalist, The Proposition, Brimstone
Crucial nominations: Oscars, BAFTAs, Critics’ Choice, Golden Globes, Emmys, SAG, AACTAs
Eric Bana
Top 5 movies Eric Bana has played in: Troy, Chopper, Munich, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Black Hawk Down
Crucial nominations: Stockholm Film Festival, AACTAs, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Australian Film Institute
Mia Wasikowska
Top 5 movies Mia Wasikowska has played in: Stoker, Crimson Peak, Judy & Punch, Jane Eyre, Tracks
Crucial nominations: SAG, Tribeca Film Festival, AACTAs, British Independent Film Awards, SXSW Film Festival, Canadian Screen Awards, CinEuphoria Awards, Australian Film Institute
Portia de Rossi
Top 5 movies Portia de Rossi has played in: Munich, Chopper, Troy, Black Hawk Down, The Time Traveler’s Wife
Crucial nominations: Stockholm Film Festival, AACTAs, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Abbie Cornish
Top 5 movies Abbie Cornish has played in: Bright Star, Candy, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, A Good Year, and Solace
Crucial nominations: SAG, British Independent Film Awards, Satellite Awards, London Critics Circle Film Awards, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Australian Film Institute
Deborah Mailman
Top 5 movies Deborah Mailman has played in: The Sapphires, The Secret Life of Us, Mabo, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Offspring
Crucial nominations: AACTAs, Logie Awards, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, Australian Film Institute, Australian Film Critics Association Awards
Jason Clarke
Top 5 movies Jason Clarke has played in: The Man with the Iron Heart, Mudbound, Zero Dark Thirty, Lawless, Oppenheimer
Crucial nominations: SAG, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Film Independent Spirit Awards, CinEuphoria Awards
Angourie Rice
Top 5 movies Angourie Rice has played in: Ladies in Black, The Nice Guys, Steal Away, Mare of Easttown, The Beguiled
Crucial nominations: AACTAs, Oxford International Film Festival, Australian Film Critics Association Awards, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Emily Browning
Top 5 movies Emily Browning has played in: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Legend, American Gods, Class of ’07, One More Shot
Crucial nominations: Critics’ Choice, Sundance Film Festival, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, Australian Film Institute, Australian Film Critics Association Awards
Poppy Montgomery
Top 5 movies Poppy Montgomery has played in: Without a Trace, Blonde, Magic Beyond Words, Furst Born, Unforgettable
Crucial nominations: SAG, Canadian Screen Awards, Online Film & Television Association
Final Words on Australian Actors and Actresses
We’ve come to the end of this article about Australian actors and Australian actresses. Above, you have an excellent list of performers who have put Australian cinema on the map. Some of them have even made successful careers in Hollywood and European productions.
Who are your favorite Australian actors or actresses? Feel free to comment below if you have someone in mind. Also, if you want to continue exploring, here are some other articles about the most important actors and actresses:
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