Caroline Brazier
Australian actress
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Caroline Brazier is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Chrissy Merchant in Packed to the Rafters and the starring roles of Veronica Johnson and her twin sister Betti in the children's television series Parallax. Brazier has also had a number of roles in the theatre, films and other television series.
Caroline Brazier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Early life
Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Brazier graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1998. As a child she briefly lived in Jakarta.[1]
Career
Brazier has appeared in The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra for the Bell Shakespeare Company, Whale Music at Darlinghurst Theatre, and Speed-the-Plow for Perth Theatre Company. In 2012 she won Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production at the Sydney Theatre Awards for I Want to Sleep with Tom Stoppard.[2]
She also played the Superintendent in Accidental Death of an Anarchist (2018) at Sydney Theatre and appeared in the music video for Silverchair's 1999 song "Emotion Sickness".[3]
In 2023, Brazier was named as part of the extended cast for the second series of Foxtel legal drama The Twelve.[4] In 2024, Brazier was named in season 2 of Scrublands.[5]
Personal life
Brazier was married to fellow Australian actor Geoff 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]
Filmography
Film
| 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 |
Television
| 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 | Jennifer 'Jay Jay' Hayes | TV series:4 episodes |
| Ten Pound Poms | Carmel | TV series: 2 episodes |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Silverchair | "Emotion Sickness" |
Theatre
Awards
| 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] |