Brooke Williams

Williams was born in Christchurch, where she spent her childhood.^[2] At a very young age, she decided to become an actress and 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 returning to New Zealand, she worked at the Court Theatre in Christchurch; she moved North in 2004 and graduated with a Bachelor of Performing Arts from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2006.^[4][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 appearing in the 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.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, she appeared in the video of the song Myth Reducer by Sleeping Dogs^[5] and joined Shortland Street, playing Lana.^[1] In 2012, Williams portraited Aurelia in Spartacus: Vengeance again.^[6]

She resigned from Shortland Street in early 2013.^[7]