Nathalie Morris is an Australian film, television and stage actress. Morris is best known for her role as Oly Chalmers-Davis in television series Bump.
Early life Morris grew up in Canberra before moving to New Zealand to study acting at New Zealand drama school Toi Whakaari, graduating in 2018, with a Bachelor of Performing Arts degree.
Career Following her graduating from acting school, Morris appeared in 2018 New Zealand horror film, Killer Sofa. In 2019, she had a role in Blumhouse Productions US slasher film Black Christmas alongside Imogen Poots, also appearing in a stage production of The Audience, the same year, playing a young Queen Elizabeth. The following year, she appeared in the American crime drama series Almost Paradise and the first two seasons of New Zealand hit series One Lane Bridge.
In 2020, Morris was named to appear in the new Stan series Bump, alongside Claudia Karvan and Angus Sampson. In her breakout role, she played the character of Oly Chalmers-Davis, navigating life with a newborn baby while still in high school. Morris appeared in every episode of all five seasons of the Logie and AACTA-nominated show and wrote an episode in season five. 2020 also saw Morris play the role of Nina in Auckland Theatre Company's production of Chekhov's The Seagull, which screened online during COVID and received worldwide critical acclaim.
In 2022 Morris filmed the movie We Were Dangerous on location in New Zealand, with it releasing in 2024. During this time, she also had a lead role in 2022 Australian thriller feature Petrol, which was nominated for the Golden Leopard award at the Locarno International Film Festival.
Morris was named as a rising star of 2023 by the Casting Guild of Australia, for her "potential to break out on the world stage”.
In December 2024, Morris was named in the extended cast for season three of Fox drama series The Twelve, with Sam Neill, Marta Dusseldorp, and Brendan Cowell. In February 2025, it was announced that she would reprise her role as Oly for the Bump: A Christmas Film movie. The film takes place between Bump's ninth and tenth episodes of season five.
Personal life Since 2024, Morris has been in a relationship with director Stevie Cruz-Martin.
Morris is a fluent French speaker.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2019 Shortland Street Layla Day 3 episodes 2020 Almost Paradise Evelyn Walker 1 episode 2020–2021 One Lane Bridge Emma Ryder Seasons 1–2, 11 episodes 2021–2026 Bump Oly Chalmers-Davis Main role, seasons 1–5, 50 episodes 2024 Just a Farmer Jean TV movie 2025 The Twelve Jazmyn Tanner Season 3, 8 episodes Bump: A Christmas Film Oly Chalmers-Davis TV movie
Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2017 Cade Diane Feature film 2018 Killer Sofa Maxi Feature film (direct to DVD) 2019 Black Christmas Fran Feature film 2021 Nine White Moons Initialled Woman Short film 2022 Petrol Eva Feature film 2024 We Were Dangerous Lou Feature film 2025 5'12" Boogie Short film
Stage Source: Year Title Role Notes Undated 4.48 Psychosis Lead Canberra Youth Theatre Undated Run Rihanna! Run! Cassie Canberra Youth Theatre Undated Studio Underground Ensemble Canberra Youth Theatre Undated Dead Men's Wars Charlie Canberra Youth Theatre Undated Rib Ensemble Undated Flat Land Solo Show Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards2016 Solo Season '16 Solo Show Toi Whakaari The Glass Menagerie Amanda Toi Whakaari2017 Romeo and Juliet Juliet Toi Whakaari Once on This Island Andrea Toi Whakaari 2018 The Wolves #2 Toi Whakaari2019 Never Thought I'd Have to Explain it All One Woman Show Public Fodder The Audience Young Queen Elizabeth Auckland Theatre Company 2020 The Seagull Nina Auckland Theatre Company 2022 Tell Them I'm Here Georgia Belvoir, Sydney 2026 Room With a View Lucy Honeychurch Melbourne Theatre Company
References
External links Nathalie Morris at IMDb Nathalie Morris at Gail Cowan Management