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Caroline Brazier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Perth,Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Caroline Brazier is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Chrissy Merchant inPacked to the Rafters and the starring roles of Veronica Johnson and her twin sister Betti in thechildren's television seriesParallax. Brazier has also had a number of roles in the theatre, films and other television series.
Originally fromPerth, Western Australia, Brazier graduated from theNational Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1998. As a child she briefly lived inJakarta.[1]
Brazier has appeared inThe Merchant of Venice,Julius Caesar andAntony and Cleopatra for theBell Shakespeare Company,Whale Music atDarlinghurst Theatre, andSpeed-the-Plow forPerth Theatre Company. In 2012 she won Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production at theSydney Theatre Awards forI Want to Sleep with Tom Stoppard.[2]
She also played the Superintendent inAccidental Death of an Anarchist (2018) atSydney Theatre and appeared in the music video forSilverchair's 1999 song "Emotion Sickness".[3]
In 2023, Brazier was named as part of the extended cast for the second series ofFoxtel legal dramaThe Twelve.[4] In 2024, Brazier was named in season 2 ofScrublands.[5]
Brazier was married to fellow Australian actorGeoff Morrell.[6]
In between acting engagements, Brazier often heads home to spend time with her parents in Perth. She became fluent in Indonesian, from living in Jakarta as a child, although she is no longer able to speak the language.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Rogue | Mary Ellen | |
| 2011 | Cupid | Venus | Short |
| 2013 | Stick | Woman / Apparition | Short |
| 2014 | Kharisma | Karen | Short |
| Morning Frost | Sue | Short | |
| 2016 | Pulse | Jacqui | |
| 2017 | Three Summers | Olivia | |
| 2022 | Blacklight | The boss |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Above the Law | Carla Benning | "Moving on Up" |
| Home and Away | Alicia Campbell | Recurring role | |
| 2001 | South Pacific | Rose | TV film |
| Water Rats | Heather Pinchon | "The Marrying Kind" | |
| TwentyfourSeven | Georgia Leighton-Smith | "It's My Life" | |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Gabrielle Hall | "Boy School Bullies" |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Sonia Parry | "2.13" |
| 2004 | Parallax | Veronica Johnson / Betti | Main role |
| 2007 | City Homicide | Frances Deerborne | "Family Planning" |
| 2008–09 | Packed to the Rafters | Chrissey Merchant | Recurring role |
| 2009 | 30 Seconds | Kirsty | "Good Clown Bad Clown" |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Miss Crantan / Mistress Nathair | "Broken" |
| 2010–18 | Rake | Wendy Greene | 39 episodes |
| 2011 | Wild Boys | Catherine Bell | Regular role |
| Terra Nova | Deborah Tate | Recurring role | |
| 2012 | Dripping in Chocolate | Marion Verger | TV film |
| Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Hetty | "Death by Miss Adventure" | |
| 2015–16 | Home and Away | Carol Peters | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Deep Water | Tina Toohey | TV miniseries |
| 2017 | Offspring | Shanti | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Tidelands | Rosa | 8 episodes |
| 2019 | Reef Break | Stefania Kivini | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Wakefield | Leyla Matos | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Troppo | Joanna | 4 episodes |
| Joe vs. Carole | Elizabeth Huntley | 2 episodes | |
| Mystery Road: Origin | Geraldine | 6 episodes | |
| 2023 | Year Of | Ophelia Kellaway | 5 episodes |
| Wolf Like Me | Principal | 1 episode | |
| 2024 | The Twelve | Amethyst Walker | 4 episodes |
| 2025 | Scrublands: Silver | Jay Jay | TV series |
| Ten Pound Poms | Carmel | TV series |
| Year | Artist | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Silverchair | "Emotion Sickness" |
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rake | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won |
| 2012 | I Want to Sleep with Tom Stoppard | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production | Won |
| 2013 | Rake | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Rake (episode 8) | AACTA Awards | Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama | Nominated |
| 2018 | Rake | AACTA Awards | Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama | Nominated |
| 2023 | Mystery Road: Origin | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won |
| 2024 | Things I Know to Be True | Performing Arts WA Awards | Outstanding Performer in a Leading Role | Won [10] |