Brittany Byrnes
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Brittany Byrnes is an Australian actress. Her most notable acting role was Natasha Green in the 2005 TV film Little Oberon
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in Quakers Hill, a suburb of Sydney, during her High School years.
She has been acting since she was 7, when she played her first role in the movie Babe
. She was later given a lead role in the TV movie When Good Ghouls Go Bad. Her latest role is 'Charlotte Watsford' on an Australian TV series, Network Ten
's H2O: Just Add Water
.
, Mermaids
and Swimming Upstream
. Brittany has also been in a number of television shows including Beastmaster
, All Saints
and the second season of the Australian show H2O: Just Add Water
as the new girl, Charlotte Watsford.
In 2005 Brittany was nominated for an AFI Award (The Young Actor's Award) for her performance in Little Oberon. In 2008 she was nominated again for an AFI Award (Best Supporting Actress in a television drama) for her performance in H2O: Just Add Water.
Little Oberon
Little Oberon, directed by Kevin Carlin, is a 2005 Australian telemovie starring Sigrid Thornton.The movie was filmed during 2004 in and around the town of Marysville, Victoria, Australia....
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Personal life
Brittany was born in Australia and trained in all aspects of dance at the Bradshaw Dancers Performing Arts Academy from the age of 4. She attended Terra Sancta CollegeTerra Sancta College
Terra Sancta College is a dual campus co-educational, systemic Catholic, day school located in Quakers Hill & Schofields, North Western Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Founded in 1996, the college is a school of the Diocese of Parramatta...
in Quakers Hill, a suburb of Sydney, during her High School years.
She has been acting since she was 7, when she played her first role in the movie Babe
Babe (film)
Babe is a 1995 Australian-American film directed by Chris Noonan. It is an adaptation of the 1983 novel The Sheep-Pig, also known as Babe: The Gallant Pig in the United States, by Dick King-Smith and tells the story of a pig who wants to be a sheepdog...
. She was later given a lead role in the TV movie When Good Ghouls Go Bad. Her latest role is 'Charlotte Watsford' on an Australian TV series, Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
's H2O: Just Add Water
H2O: Just Add Water
H2O: Just Add Water, also known as H2O, is an Australian television programme for children, pre-teens and teenagers, that is filmed on location at Sea World and other locations on the Gold Coast...
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Acting career
Byrnes' first role was in Babe, when she played the Granddaughter. From there she has gone onto movies like Little OberonLittle Oberon
Little Oberon, directed by Kevin Carlin, is a 2005 Australian telemovie starring Sigrid Thornton.The movie was filmed during 2004 in and around the town of Marysville, Victoria, Australia....
, Mermaids
Mermaids (2003 film)
Mermaids is a 2003 television film directed by Ian Barry and starring Sarah Laine, Nikita Ager and Australian model Erika Heynatz as a trio of mermaid sisters who band together to avenge their father's death.- Plot :...
and Swimming Upstream
Swimming Upstream
Swimming Upstream is a 2003 Australian film written by Tony Fingleton and directed by Russell Mulcahy. It stars Harry McKeon, Jesse Spencer, Geoffrey Rush, and Judy Davis. It shows the life of Fingleton from childhood to adulthood, and dealing with a topsy-turvy family...
. Brittany has also been in a number of television shows including Beastmaster
BeastMaster (TV series)
BeastMaster is a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM movie The Beastmaster. The series aired for three complete seasons...
, All Saints
All Saints (TV series)
All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
and the second season of the Australian show H2O: Just Add Water
H2O: Just Add Water
H2O: Just Add Water, also known as H2O, is an Australian television programme for children, pre-teens and teenagers, that is filmed on location at Sea World and other locations on the Gold Coast...
as the new girl, Charlotte Watsford.
In 2005 Brittany was nominated for an AFI Award (The Young Actor's Award) for her performance in Little Oberon. In 2008 she was nominated again for an AFI Award (Best Supporting Actress in a television drama) for her performance in H2O: Just Add Water.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Babe Babe (film) Babe is a 1995 Australian-American film directed by Chris Noonan. It is an adaptation of the 1983 novel The Sheep-Pig, also known as Babe: The Gallant Pig in the United States, by Dick King-Smith and tells the story of a pig who wants to be a sheepdog... |
Granddaughter | Film |
1996 | Twisted Tales Twisted Tales (TV series) Twisted Tales is an Australian television Anthology and Mystery drama which screened on the Nine Network in 1996. Each episode was narrated by Bryan Brown, who also produced the follow-up series, Two Twisted, in 2006. Each episode of the series contains a twist ending.-External links:*... |
Jessie | TV series, episode "Night of the Monster" |
1996 | Heartbreak High | TV series | |
1996 | G. P. G. P. G.P. was an Australian television series produced by Roadshow, Coote & Carroll for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 1989 and 1996.The series was set around a general medical practice in an inner-city suburb... |
TV series, episode "Sing Me a Lullaby" | |
1997 | Search for Treasure Island | Thea Hawkins | TV series, 26 episodes |
1998 | Children's Hospital Children's Hospital (TV series) Children's Hospital is an Australian television series that screened on the ABC in 1997 and 1998. There was one series of 13 episodes produced. The series was set in a busy inner-city children's hospital... |
Helen Voyt | TV series, episode "Future Shock" |
1998 | Breakers Breakers (TV series) Breakers is an Australian television series made by the Network Ten between 1998 and 1999. It was shown in Ireland on TV3 and City Channel. It was also screened on BBC1 in the United Kingdom and TV4 in New Zealand.-Premise:... |
Catherine | TV series |
1998 | The Violent Earth | Helene, as a child | TV miniseries |
1999 | BeastMaster BeastMaster (TV series) BeastMaster is a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM movie The Beastmaster. The series aired for three complete seasons... |
Muraki | TV series, episode "Riddle of the Nymph" |
2000 | Water Rats Water Rats (TV series) Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney... |
Geena Sadler | TV series, 2 episodes |
2001 | Escape of the Artful Dodger Escape of the Artful Dodger Escape of the Artful Dodger was an Australian children’s television series first screened on the Nine Network in 2001.Escape of the Artful Dodger is the story of Jack Dawkins, who was introduced in the classic Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist... |
Hannah Schuler | TV series, 26 episodes |
2001 | When Good Ghouls Go Bad When Good Ghouls Go Bad When Good Ghouls Go Bad is a book written by R. L. Stine and was later turned into a movie that aired on Fox Family in 2001. The story is set in the fictional town of Walker Falls, Minnesota, during the Halloween season.-Plot :... |
Dayna | TV movie |
2003 | Swimming Upstream Swimming Upstream Swimming Upstream is a 2003 Australian film written by Tony Fingleton and directed by Russell Mulcahy. It stars Harry McKeon, Jesse Spencer, Geoffrey Rush, and Judy Davis. It shows the life of Fingleton from childhood to adulthood, and dealing with a topsy-turvy family... |
Diane Fingleton | Film |
2003 | Mermaids Mermaids (2003 film) Mermaids is a 2003 television film directed by Ian Barry and starring Sarah Laine, Nikita Ager and Australian model Erika Heynatz as a trio of mermaid sisters who band together to avenge their father's death.- Plot :... |
Tessa | TV movie |
2005 | Little Oberon Little Oberon Little Oberon, directed by Kevin Carlin, is a 2005 Australian telemovie starring Sigrid Thornton.The movie was filmed during 2004 in and around the town of Marysville, Victoria, Australia.... |
Natasha Green | TV movie |
1998–2008 | All Saints All Saints (TV series) All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009... |
Jacinta Clarke, Vicki Ross, Becky Franklin, Vicki Rees, Emma Quinliven | TV series, 5 episodes |
2007–2008 | H2O: Just Add Water H2O: Just Add Water H2O: Just Add Water, also known as H2O, is an Australian television programme for children, pre-teens and teenagers, that is filmed on location at Sea World and other locations on the Gold Coast... |
Charlotte Watsford | TV series |
2008 | Scorched | Deanna Pearce | TV movie |
2010 | Toybox Toybox (TV series) Toybox is an Australian children's television series first screened on the Seven Network in 2010. The series is created by Beyond, produced and directed by Ian Munro, with 75 half-hour episodes for pre-school children.... |
Tina | TV series, 6 episodes |
External links
- Brittany Anne Byrnes at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...