Laura Wheelwright (born 10 September 1990)[1] is an Australian actress best known for her role in the 2010 feature film Animal Kingdom.
Wheelwright's first major acting credit was in Animal Kingdom, a 2010 Australian film in which she played Nicky Henry, and was nominated for Best Performing Actress at the 2010 AFI Awards for the role.[2] She was 18 years old and midway through an acting course at Melbourne-based 16th Street Acting Studio when she received the part and continued her acting studies following the completion of the film.[3] [4] [5] She went on to play the female supporting lead in the 2012 Network Ten docudrama for which she received an AACTA nomination for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama.[6] She won the a Best Female Actor award at the 2013 Tropfest short film festival for her part in the winning film We've All Been There.[7] [8] She plays a Canadian tourist in season 2 of the television series Wolf Creek.[9]
2010 | Animal Kingdom | Nicole "Nicky" Henry | ||
2011 | Silent Night | Chantelle | Short | |
2012 | Wakey Wakey | Josie | ||
2013 | We've All Been There | Jess | Short film | |
2013 | Aislinn | Kyr | Short | |
2013 | The Kingdom of Doug | Josie | Short | |
2016 | 1000 Cigarettes | Short | ||
2017 | Rehab | Lizzie | Short | |
2018 | Happy Memories | Drea | Short | |
2020 | Hannah and the Friendzone | Hannah | Short | |
2020 | Time Addicts | Denise | Short | |
2020 | After the End | Ophila |
2012 | Electra | TV Movie | ||
2012 | Winners & Losers | Nadia | 4 episodes | |
2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Alice | 2 episodes | |
2017 | Wolf Creek | Kelly Yeoman | 6 episodes | |
2018 | The Housemate | Molly B | 6 episodes | |
2019 | Get Krack!n | Isla Bedford | 1 episode | |
2020 | Informer 3838 | Nikki Hodson | 1 episode | |
2021 | Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries | Babs Crawford | 1 episode |