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Long term students and past students who began their careers at Drama with a Difference include:

Cassandra Magrath

CASSANDRA MAGRATH: Major role in the feature film Wolf Creek. Played Miranda in Sea Change and Pi in Crash Zone.


 

Kodi Smit-McPhee

KODI SMIT-MCPHEE: Currently starring as the child lead in Romulus, My Father with Eric Bana. Major role in the Australian film Walkabout by Richard Franklin.


 

Georgia Bolton

GEORGIA BOLTON: Current feature film Noise. Major role in online Girl Friday. Current member of staff, 2008.


 
Martin Sharpe

MARTIN SHARPE: 2007 member of the acclaimed Red Stitch Actors Theatre. Previous work includes lead in Scooter.


 
Justine Puy

JUSTINE PUY: Plays Sillibub in the 2007 International tour of Cats.


 
Eliza Taylor-Cotter

ELIZA TAYLOR-COTTER: Plays Janae Timmons in Neighbours; previous major roles in Sleepover Club and Pirate Islands.


 
Kestie Morassi

KESTIE MORASSI: Satisfaction (2008). Other films include Wolf Creek, Dirty Deeds, The Illustrated Family Doctor and Thunderstruck.

Nominated for an AFI (Prestigious Australian Film Industry Award) for Best Supporting Actress.


 
Peter Flaherty

PETER FLAHERTY: Plays surgeon Donny Tremayne in All Saints.


 
Diana Glenn

DIANA GLENN: Canal Road (2008), Satisfaction (2008). Other films include The Oyster Farmer and Somersault. Played Jemima in The Secret Life of Us.


 
Sara Reed

SARA REED: Plays Stanley's daughter in City Homicide.


 
Mark Wilson

MARK WILSON: Regular guest role of Bennie in Blue Heelers, in the movies Welcome to Woop Woop and Dead Letter Office (with Miranda Otto), and roles with Melbourne Theatre Company. Current member of staff, 2007.


 

Sarah Hallam

SARAH HALLAM: Attended this school for 10 years and now a major casting director for new upcoming series and previously for Blue Heelers. Current guest staff, 2008.


 
David Donoghue

DAVID DONOGHUE: Performed in 2006 with The National Theatre of Great Britain (Melbourne tour). Currently in a number of well-known advertisements.


 

Sianoa Smit-McPhee

SIANOA SMIT-MCPHEE: Currently plays Bree Timmons in Neighbours.


 
Stephen Pilkington

STEPHEN PILKINGTON: Currently studying at prestigious schools in the USA and Russia. After training with Michele Williams, Stephen obtained a role in London's West End with Vanessa Redgrave in Lady Windamere’s Fan.


 
Lara Sacher

LARA SACHER: Played Serena in Neighbours. Current member of staff, 2008.


 
Jane Allsop

JANE ALLSOP: Major roles in Last Man Standing and played Jo Parrish in Blue Heelers for over five years.


 
Richard Gray

RICHARD GRAY: Went on to graduate from the directors course at VCA Film School. Recently received funding from Miramax USA for a major feature film, 2007.


 
Michele Davis

MICHELE DAVIS: Has forged a career as a playwright and screenwriter. Currently editing for major international Miramax films.


 
Torquil Neilson

TORQUIL NEILSON: Film roles including Amy, Love and Other Catastrophes, and He Died With A Falafel in His Hand, theatre roles with Melbourne Theatre Company, and lead roles with Playbox Theatre Company. Plays the role of Jake in The Secret Life Of Us.


 
Victoria Goldberg

VICTORIA GOLDBERG: Currently training at the renowned Juilliard Drama School in New York.


 
Victoria Goldberg

HANNAH ROWLANDS-TABERER: Obtained major agency representation in 2007 and currently in several ads.


 
Dorian James

DORIAN JAMES: Obtained major agency representation in 2007 and currently in several ads.


 
Alex Marriott

ALEX MARRIOTT: Played Scooter in The Saddle Club.


 
Simone Ray

SIMONE RAY: Bell Shakespeare Company, graduate of the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts.


 

MICHAEL ISAACS: Played Clancy throughout the run of Blue Heelers.


 
Emily Milburn

EMILY MILBURN: Played Caitlin in Neighbours.


 
Leigh Bowman

LEIGH BOWMAN: Played Brad in the series Guinevere Jones.


 
Lauren Hawker

LAUREN HAWKER: Played the role of Sue in the Australian feature film Mall Boy.


 
Claudia Buttazzoni

CLAUDIA BUTTAZZONI : Played Lara in Home and Away and lead in feature film Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns.


 
Nathan Wentworth

NATHAN WENTWORTH: Played in Thunderstone, Blue Heelers, My Brother Jack.


 
Adrian Foley

ADRIAN FOLEY: Played Luke Dawson in Neighbours.


 
Nick Donaldson

NICK DONALDSON: Played Nicholas Reading in Pirate Islands (Network 10, 2003). Lead role in the feature film 48 Shades of Brown.


 
Owen Lee

OWEN LEE: Played Zac in Neighbours.


 
Natasha Quaresma

NATASHA QUARESMA: Recording artist.


 
Katie Campbell

KATIE CAMPBELL: Played Wind in Guinevere Jones. Guest roles in Blue Heelers.


 
Ben Schmideg

BEN SCHMIDEG: Played lead in Wicked Science and High Flyers.


 
Vanessa Elliot

VANESSA ELLIOT: Played Fire in Guinevere Jones.

Our students have appeared in major roles in the following:

FILM: Romulas My Father, Noise, Wolf Creek, Ned Kelly, Love and Other
Catastrophies, Dirty Deeds, Josh Jarman, Mall Boy, My Brother Jack, Welcome To Whoop Whoop, He Died With A Fallafel in His Hands, The Dead Letter Office, Amy. The Scase Chase, Beware Of Greeks Bearing Guns, and countless other short, award-winning films.

THEATRE AND OPERA: The Bell Shakespeare Company, The Melbourne Theatre Company, Playbox Theatre Company, Red Stitch, London's West End, The National Theatre Of Great Britain, Australian Opera, The Victorian State Opera, Handspan Theatre, Major tour of the musicals Cats, Les Miserables, Scrooge, The Wizard Of Oz.

TELEVISION: Sea Change, The Secret Life Of Us, MDA, A Country Practice, Blue Heelers, Home And Away, Neighbours, The Saddle Club, Round The Twist, Ocean Girl, The Wayne Manifesto, Crash Zone, Something In The Air, Janus, Stingers, Scooter Secret Agent, Pirate Islands, Good Guys Bad Guys, Fergus McNeil, Something In The Air, Heartbreak Heigh – in fact, just about every Australian Television series.

NEW ONLINE TELEVISION SERIES: Girl Friday.

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