Harriet Dyer

Harriet Dyer is from Townsville, Queensland.^[1]

She was educated at Townsville Grammar School before moving to Sydney, New South Wales,^[1] in 2007, soon after turning 18. She auditioned for the acting course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art twice but was not accepted, but instead did a one-year music theatre course there. In 2009, she enrolled^[2] for a full-time acting course at Actors Centre Australia, graduating in 2011.^[3]

A couple of months after graduating in 2011, Dyer played a small role in a Sydney Theatre Company (led by Cate Blanchett) production of Pygmalion, which was a big break for her.^[2]

She appeared in the television comedy mockumentary series Micro Nation in 2012.^{[citation needed]} This was followed by guest roles on A Moody Christmas in 2012 and Packed to the Rafters in 2013.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, Dyer appeared in the first season of drama series Janet King as Maya Blakely.^{[citation needed]} In the same year, she starred in the drama series Love Child as Patricia Saunders. She was a regular for three seasons and appeared as a guest in the first episode of the fourth season.^[4]

From 2015, Dyer also appeared in the comedy television series No Activity as April. In 2016, she also had a guest role in the drama series Hyde & Seek.^[5]

In 2017, Dyer appeared in Kiki and Kitty an Australian comedy series on ABC iview and ABC Comedy.^[6] She also starred in the NBC drama series The InBetween playing Cassie Bedford, a woman who can see and communicate with the dead.^[7]

In 2022, Dyer, along with her husband actor Patrick Brammall, developed, wrote, and starred in the comedy series Colin from Accounts.^[8]

In August 2017, Dyer was reported to be dating No Activity co-star Patrick Brammall.^[9] In March 2021, Dyer and Brammall married after being engaged for five days.^[10] The couple adopted their first child, a newborn daughter, in September 2021.^[11] The couple announced the birth of their second daughter in February 2025.^[12]