Laura Wheelwright (born 10 September 1990) is an Australian actress best known for her role in the 2010 feature film Animal Kingdom.
Early life and education Wheelwright studied acting at Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2009, before going on to study at Melbourne's 16th Street Acting Studio. She has since studied at Howard Fine Acting Studio in Los Angeles in 2016 and 2017.
Career Wheelwright's first major acting credit was in 2010 Australian crime film Animal Kingdom, alongside Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton and Guy Pearce, in which she played the role of Nicky Henry. She was 18 years old and midway through her acting course when she received the part and following the completion of the film, she continued her acting studies. She was nominated for Best Performing Actress at the 2010 AFI Awards for the role.
Wheelwright went on to play the female supporting lead in the 2012 Network Ten docudrama Underground: The Julian Assange Story for which she received an AACTA nomination for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama. She won the Best Female Actor Award at the 2013 Tropfest short film festival for her part in the winning film We've All Been There.
Wheelwright played a Canadian tourist in season 2 of the horror television series Wolf Creek. She has also had guest roles in Winners & Losers, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries, Get Krack!n and Informer 3838.
In 2018, Wheelwright wrote, produced and starred in short film Happy Memories. She also produced and had the lead role in short film The Body, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 2025.
Awards Year Work Award Category Result Ref. 2010 Animal Kingdom Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actress 2012 Underground: The Julian Assange Story AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Telemovie 2014 We've All Been There Tropfest Best Female Actor The Kingdom of Doug St Kilda Short Film Festival Best Actor
Filmography
Film YearTitle Role Notes 2005 Charlotte's Web Carnival Girl 2010 Animal Kingdom Nicole 'Nicky' Henry 2011 Silent Night Chantelle Short film 2012 Wakey Wakey Josie2013We've All Been There Jess Short filmAislinn Kyr Short filmThe Kingdom of Doug Josie Short film 20161000 Cigarettes Josie Short film 2017Rehab Lizzie Short film 2018Happy Memories Drea Short film (also writer/producer)2020Hannah and the Friendzone Hannah Short film Time Addicts Denise Short filmAfter the End Ophelia 2025 The Body Jane Short film (also producer)
Television Year Title Role Notes2012 Underground: The Julian Assange Story Electra TV movie Winners & Losers Nadia 4 episodes Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Alice 2 episodes 2017 Wolf Creek Kelly Yeoman Season 2, 6 episodes 2018 The HousemateMolly B 6 episodes2019 Help: The Series Mystery 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
Music videos Year Title Artist Role Ref. 2016 Madness Tom Lee Richards Woman
Theatre YearTitleRoleNotesRef. 2007 Motor-Mouth and Suck-Face Tank (lead) St Martins Youth Theatre, Melbourne 2010 Wake in Fright Janette Northcote Town Hall with La Trobe University, Melbourne 2013 The Boys Michelle (lead) Blackwater Theatre with Revolt Productions 2013 The Woolgatherer Rose (lead) La Mama, Melbourne
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