Miranda was born to Barry and Lindsay Otto in Brisbane, Australia. Both parents were actors, though Miranda's mother quit acting upon Miranda's birth. When her parents separated in 1973, Miranda lived with her mother but spent weekends and holidays with her father. In 1990, Miranda graduated from the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA). She appeared in several movies in... More »

Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Colin Farrell
Based on Tim Winton's novel, in the Northern Territories of Australia, a woman (Rachel Weisz) discovers her love for life after meeting a mysterious drifter (Colin Farrell).

Margaret Ann Downs was born on 29th January 1941 in Albury, a small town on the border between New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Only six months later her father, James Downs, was killed whilst on active service as a soldier in North Africa. This tragedy meant that Maggie's mother, Chrissie Downs, had to bring up Maggie and her older brother Adrian all by herself. Maggie grew up in... More »

As dodgy DI Ross actor John Mitchie plays one mean copper. With his good looks and fine taste in clothes you'd be forgiven for thinking that he were more interested in lady killing than crime fighting. However, on the surface the character and the man couldn't be more different. He lives in London with his partner Caroline and their three children, Daisy, Sam, and Louella. Born in Burma, he was... More »

Emilie was born and raised in Mount Eliza, Australia. When she was a teenager, she studied ballet, only to give it up for acting a short time later. In 1999, Emilie got her first big break with a role on the alien-drama Roswell playing the alien people loved to hate and hated to love, Tess. After starring in a few movies, the small screen called Emilie back. This time with a new show and a... More »

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Australia has been his home since he was a young child. He began as a child actor on local Australian TV shows. He married his life-long girlfriend Danielle Spencer on April 7, 2003, with one child Charles Spencer Crowe, born in Sydney on December 21st of 2003. Has been in movies such as Romper Stomper (1992), The Sum of Us (1994), The Quick and the Dead... More »

For Clayton Watson, performing is almost a way of life for him as he's been doing it since the age of 12. Clayton is originally from a sheep station in South Australia which he returns to "get my feet on the ground". He spent his junior school years there before he moved to the Gold Coast for senior school. After high school, Clayton then studied at Melbourne's Australian Film & Television... More »

Breathtakingly beautiful British actress who caused many a young man's jaw to drop in awe during the early 80's when she appeared in films like Sharkey's Machine, Against All Odds, and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. Ward created a sensation on television with her role as Meggie Cleary on the mini-series The Thornbirds in which she co-starred with Richard Chamberlain and future husband Bryan Brown.... More »

Gabriella Cilmi was born in Melborne, Australia. She lives with her parents Paula and Joe, and her brother Joseph. She attended Sacred Heart Girls College, although now she continues her education via correspondence. At an early age she gained an interest in a variety of music styles, including Nina Simone, Led Zappelin, Janis Joplin, The Sweet, T-Rex, and Cat Stevens. Though she had a natural... More »

Mark Webber was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. He started out racing motorcycles, and moved to four wheels in 1991, taking up karting at the age of 15. He won the New South Wales state championship in 1993, and moved straight into the Australian Formula Ford Championship. At the end of 1995 he went to Europe and talked his way into a test with Van Diemen and was asked if he... More »