Maddison Brown | |
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| Born | Maddison Amy Brown (1997-04-23)23 April 1997 (age 28)[1] Melbourne, Australia |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Agent | Chic Model Management |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) |
Maddison Amy Brown (born 23 April 1997) is an Australian actress and model. She began her acting career with a role when she was seven years old, followed by appearances inStrangerland andThe Kettering Incident. She is known for her role asKirby Anders in the CW prime time soap operaDynasty. After returning to Australia in 2024, Brown joined the main cast of soap operaHome and Away asJo Langham.
Brown has two older sisters and her sister Allyson played basketball for Australia.[2] At the age of 5, Brown began acting and then started modeling at age 12.[3] When Brown was 16 she left high school and Australia to pursue a modeling career in New York City.[2][4] Her parents came with her for the first few trips, but then she was on her own.[4]
At the age of seven, Brown made her acting debut in the 2004 television movieGo Big starringJustine Clarke.[5] Speaking toWonderland Magazine in 2015, Brown stated that acting as a child helped her deal with rejection which made her first few years as a model easier.[6]
Soon after moving to New York, Brown was cast as Lily, the daughter ofNicole Kidman andJoseph Fiennes' characters in the 2015 drama filmStrangerland.[7] She described the experience as "wonderful" and "career-altering".[8][3][4]
In 2016, Brown co-starred in the Australian drama seriesThe Kettering Incident, played the younger version ofElizabeth Debicki's character.[7][9]
In 2018, she joined the cast ofThe CW prime time soap operaDynasty playing the role ofKirby Anders.[10][11][12] The show was filmed inAtlanta and it took Brown some time to adjust due to homesickness.[13]
Brown stars as Dani in Kelsey Taylor's feature film debutTo Kill A Wolf, a modern adaptation of theLittle Red Riding Hood story.[14]
After returning home to Australia, Brown joined the main cast of Australian soap operaHome and Away asJo Langham. She made her first appearance on 9 June 2025.[7][15]
Some of the brands Brown has modelled for areCalvin Klein,Miu Miu,Jason Wu andJasper Conran.[16][3][6] Brown is an ambassador forPantene andLongines.[13][4]
Brown founded the skincare and sunscreen brand Outside Beauty & Skincare with her sister Allyson Popovic in January 2023.[17][18] They were inspired to create a sunscreen after the death of their father's best friend from melanoma.[18] Outside Beauty & Skincare has become one of Australia's most popularSPF beauty brands. At the beginning of the 2025 Australian summer, the SPF50+ Lip to Cheek balm became a best seller, with one selling every four seconds.[18] In October 2024, Outside Beauty & Skincare was picked up by fashion brand DISSH, and it launched onAdore Beauty two months later.[18]
Speaking toVice in 2014, Brown said that she had trouble connecting to people her own age because she had lived on her own overseas and had been working for so long.[19] Despite missing out on the Australian high school rights of passage such as theschool formal andschoolies week, Brown stated she did not mind too much because she is not into partying or drinking.[19]
Brown resided in the United States until October 2024.[17] She lived in Atlanta while working onDynasty and later West Hollywood.[17][20]
When speaking toHarper's Bazaar Australia in 2020 about how women are perceived in Hollywood, Brown stated "Women still definitely have to be ten times nicer and work ten times harder to be given the same opportunities as men in Hollywood. And you often hear about women being labelled as divas or difficult to work with, but you hear that far less about the men. That's because we, as a society, are more ready to label women as difficult".[21]
In April 2024, Brown spoke up on her TikTok about having experienced an hostile work environment created by one of her male co-stars, who allegedly was inappropriate to her during sex scenes, scared her and was later arrested for domestic battery.[22]
Brown is engaged to New Zealand actor Simon Mead.[17]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Go Big | Young Gina | Television film |
| 2015 | Strangerland | Lily Parker | Film |
| 2016 | The Kettering Incident | Young Anna Macy | Recurring role |
| 2018–2022 | Dynasty | Kirby Anders | Main role (season 2–5) |
| 2024 | To Kill a Wolf | Dani | Film |
| 2025– | Home and Away | Jo Langham | Main cast |
