Brooke Williams
| Brooke Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 January 1984 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Brooke Williams (born 3 January 1984[1]) is a New Zealand actress, best known for playing Jennsen Rahl in Legend of the Seeker, Aurelia in Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Eva in The Almighty Johnsons.
Early life and career
Williams was born in Christchurch, where she spent her childhood.[2] At a very young age, she decided to become an actress: she then started performing in amateur theatre and attending acting courses.[2]
She moved to London,[2] where, starting in 2001, she trained at Mme Course, Acting for Screen and the Globe Theatre,[3] joining its theatre company.[2] In 2002 she participated in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe acting in Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet, for which she won a Total Theatre Award.[2] After going back in New Zealand, she worked at the Court Theatre in Christchurch; she moved North in 2004 to graduate in Performing and Screen Arts at the New Zealand Drama School: she gain the degree in 2006.[2]
In 2007 she moved to Auckland,[1] where she joined the Auckland Theatre Company, playing the lead role in Romeo & Juliet.[3]
Her television career began in 2005, acting in the movie Meet Me in Miami; then she appeared in television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and Legend of the Seeker. In 2008, Williams acted in a spot for Griffin Solay.[3] Two years later, she won two NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards.
In 2011, she appeared in the video of the song Myth Reducer by Sleeping Dogs[4] and she joined Shortland Street, playing Lana.[1] In 2012, Williams portraits Aurelia in Spartacus: Vengeance again.[5]
She resigned from Shortland Street in early 2013.[6]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Meet Me in Miami | Waitress | |
| 2007 | Kissy Kissy | Erin | |
| 2010 | Predicament | Margot Bramwell | |
| 2015 | Slow West | Maria |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Go Girls | Wanda | 3 episodes |
| 2009–10 | Legend of the Seeker | Jennsen Rahl | Episodes: "Bloodline", "Fever" and "Unbroken" |
| 2010 | This Is Not My Life | Crystal | Episode #1.3 |
| 2010 | Outrageous Fortune | Elena | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Ice | Milly | TV miniseries |
| 2010–12 | Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Vengeance |
Aurelia | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Spartacus: Gods of the Arena | Aurelia | Episode: "Past Transgressions" |
| 2011–12 | Almighty Johnsons, TheThe Almighty Johnsons | Eva | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 2011–13 | Shortland Street | Lana Jacobs | Recurring role, 204 episodes |
| 2014 | Anzac Girls | Sister Edith 'Poppy' Popplewell | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Shannara Chronicles | Catania | Recurring role |
| 2016 | 12 Monkeys | Hannah ('Zeit'), Katarina Jones' daughter (grown up, in 2044) | season 2, episodes 8 & 9 |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Hansel & Gretel | Various | Court Theatre, Christchurch |
| 2002 | Midsummer Night's Dream, AA Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | Globe Theatre, London |
| 2002 | Puff, the Magic Dragon | Little Jackie Parker | Court Theatre, Christchurch |
| 2002 | Gingerhead Man, TheThe Gingerhead Man | Ensemble | Court Theatre, Christchurch |
| 2002 | Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet | Various | Edinburgh Festival Fringe |
| 2002 | Lesson, TheThe Lesson | The Girl | Court Theatre, Christchurch |
| 2002 | Cherry Orchard, TheThe Cherry Orchard | Anya | Court Theatre, Christchurch |
| 2003 | Sleeping Beauty | Ensemble | Court Theatre, Christchurch |
| 2003 | South Pacific | Chorus / Nurse | Court Theatre, Christchurch |
| 2003 | Great Expectations | Estella | Court Theatre, Christchurch |
| 2005 | Mean Jean the Pirate Queen | Ensemble | Court Theatre, Christchurch |
| 2007 | Jack & the Beanstalk | Ensemble | Kidstuff Theatre, Wellington |
| 2007 | Porcelain Grin | Lead role (solo show) | |
| 2007 | Pillowman, TheThe Pillowman | The Girl | Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland |
| 2007 | Crucible, TheThe Crucible | Mary Warren | Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland |
| 2007 | I'm Not Rappaport | Laurie | Downstage Theatre, Wellington |
| 2007 | Urinetown the Musical | Little Sally | Downstage Theatre, Wellington |
| 2008 | Tempest, TheThe Tempest | Ariel / Trinculo | Hawke Sea Scout Hall, Cox's Bay |
| 2008 | Female of the Species, TheThe Female of the Species | Molly Rivers | Maidment Theatre, Auckland[7] |
| 2008 | Mr Marmalade | Lucy | BATS Theatre, Wellington |
| 2008 | Three Sisters[8] | The Birdcage, Auckland | |
| 2010 | Romeo & Juliet | Juliet | Maidment Theatre, Auckland[9] |
| 2010 | Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead[10] | Basement Theatre, Auckland |
Other roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Path of Exile | Merveil | (voice) video game |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Total Theatre Awards | Theatrum Botanicum – shared with the cast[11] | Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet | Won |
| 2008 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards | Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year[12] | Mr Marmalade | Won |
| 2010 | NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards | Best performance[3] | Romeo & Juliet | Won |
| 2010 | NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards | Best of Theatre 2010[3] | Romeo & Juliet | Won |
| 2010 | The Hackman Theatre Awards | Best Break Up of the Year – shared with Michael Whalley[13] | Romeo & Juliet | Nominated |
| 2010 | The Hackman Theatre Awards | Best Pash of the Year – shared with Michael Whalley[13] | Romeo & Juliet | Nominated |
References
- 1 2 3 "Get to know: Brooke Williams". Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Brooke Williams File". "Shortland Street" Official Website. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Brooke Williams". Auckland Actors. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ↑ "Friday the 13th, update.". Official website of Sleeping Dogs. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "Brooke Williams will be returning as Aurelia in S2 of Spartacus". 7 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ↑ "New Idea – BROOKE QUITS SHORTIE". 11 March 2013.
- ↑ "The Female of the Species". Auckland Theatre Company. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "Three Sisters". New Zealand Theatre. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "Romeo & Juliet". Auckland Theatre Company. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "It's Really F**Ked Up, Charlie Brown!". 6 August 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "Past Winners". TOTAL THEATRE. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ "The 17th Annual Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards 2008 held at Wellington Town Hall, Sunday 7 December 2008 'A Grand Celebration of Wellington's Professional Theatre'". New Zealand Theatre. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- 1 2 "The Hackman Theatre Awards 2010 – Winners". New Zealand Theatre. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
External links
- Brooke Williams at the Internet Movie Database
- Brooke Williams on Twitter
- Brooke Williams at Aucklandactors.co.nz.