Australian Celebrities: 27 Popular People Most People don’t know are Australian
Let's look at these Popular People Most People don’t know are Australian :
1. Iggy Azalea
Amethyst Amelia Kelly, known professionally as Iggy Azalea, is a rapper, songwriter, and model from Australia. Azalea became known to the general public after posting her video for the tune “Pussy” and “Two Times” on YouTube, both of which became instant hits. Following the release of her debut mixtape, Ignorant Art (2011), Azalea was signed to Grand Hustle, a label founded by American rapper T.I.
Azalea is a renowned international hip-hop artist, but you may not have known that Mullumbimby was her birthplace.
2. Jai Courtney
Jai Courtney began his career with small parts in films and television shows before being cast as Charlie in the action picture Jack Reacher (2012). He has since appeared in A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), I, Frankenstein (2014), and The Exception (2016). Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010) was his last television series in which he played Varro. He played Eric in the science fiction thriller Divergent (2014), and in Insurgent (2015), he returned to the role of Kyle Reese. Terminator Genisys (2015) and Suicide Squad (2016) featured his role as Captain Boomerang.
Jai Courtney has become a leading player in the Hollywood scene thanks to his performances in blockbusters like ‘Terminator Genesis,’ ‘Suicide Squad,’ and ‘A Good Day to Die Harder.’
3. Emilie de Ravin
Emilie de Ravin is an Australian actress. She played Tess Harding on Roswell (2000–2002), Claire Littleton on Lost (2004–2008, 2010), and Belle on Once Upon a Time (2011–2018) on ABC. She also appeared in Santa's Slay (2005), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), and Ball Don't Lie (2008). She had a minor role in Brick (2005), a neo-noir film about Brendan Frye. She has appeared on Maxim's ‘Hot 100' list three times. In addition to Public Enemies (2009), she starred in Remember Me (2010) as Ally. Emilie de Ravin is of French descent.
‘Lost’ star Emilie de Ravin was given birth to in Mount Eliza, Victoria( Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula), Australia, an outer southeastern suburb of Melbourne.
4. Emily Browning
Emily Browning has appeared in many Hollywood movies, including ‘Lemony Snicket's ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events,' ‘Sucker Punch,' and ‘Sleeping Beauty.' She was born in Melbourne.
She made her first film appearance in the television film The Echo of Thunder in1998.
5. Ryan Kwanten
Ryan Kwanten is an Australian actor and producer. He played Vinnie Patterson on the Australian soap opera Home and Away from 1997 to 2002.
Ryan Kwanten also starred in ‘True Blood’ and ‘The Oath’. he was born in Sydney.
6. Clare Bowen
Clare Maree Bowen is an Australian singer and actress born in New South Wales and is known for her part as the sweet songbird Scarlett O'Connor in the musical-drama television series Nashville.
7. Mia Wasikowska
In 2004, Mia Wasikowska made her debut on the Australian TV series All Saints, followed by her feature film debut in Suburban Mayhem (2006). She received widespread acclaim for her work on the HBO series In Treatment, which led to her increased popularity. She was actually born in Canberra.
she also starred in the ‘The Kids Are Alright’ and ‘Alice in Wonderland’.
8. Gemma Ward
Australian supermodel and actress Gemma Louise Ward was scouted at age 14 and debuted at Australian Fashion Week at age 15. At this age, Ward became the youngest model to appear on the American edition of Vogue. This Australian Supermodel actress was born in Perth.
9. Princess Mary of Denmark
Mary Elizabeth, Countess of Monpezat, is the spouse of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark. Frederik is the heir apparent to the throne, which means that Mary Elizabeth would become Queen consort of Denmark if he were to become king. Mary Elizabeth was born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania.
10. Flea
Michael Peter Balzary, better known as Flea, is an Australian-American musician and actor. A founding member and bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, he was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and moved to Rye, New York, when he was four years old.
11. Yvonne Strahovski
Yvonne Strahovski was born in Werrington Downs just outside of Sydney and plays Serena Joy Waterford in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’ She has played CIA agent Sarah Walker on the NBC spy drama series Chuck (2007–2012), Hannah McKay on the Showtime drama series Dexter (2012–2013), and CIA agent Kate Morgan on the Fox event series 24: Live Another Day (2014).
12. Ruby Rose
An Australian model, actress, disc jockey, and television presenter, Ruby Rose Langenheim (born March 20, 1986) has been active in the modelling industry as well as a variety of television programmes. In addition to her various television co-hosting jobs, she was a presenter on MTV Australia (2007-2011). In 2009, she co-hosted Australia's Next Top Model and The Project on Network Ten, among other programmes.
Her work in Around the Block (2013) and season three of Orange Is the New Black (2015-2016) made her a household name in the acting world.
13. Rose Byrne
Despite being a Hollywood native, Rose Byrne, who starred in ‘Bad Neighbours’ and ‘Bridesmaids,’ was born in Balmain, Sydney. Byrne made her film debut in the film ‘Dallas Doll’ (1994) and continued to act in Australian films and television programmes throughout the 1990s. She received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in ‘The Goddess of 1967’ (2000), and made the leap to Hollywood with a small role in ‘Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones’ (2002). She then appeared in ‘Troy’ (2004), ‘28 Weeks Later’ (2007), and ‘Knowing’ (2009).
14. Radha Mitchell
Australian actress Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell began her career with appearances on Australian television shows including the soap opera Neighbours (1996–97). She is known for her roles in the films ‘Pitch Black’ and ‘Man on Fire.’ One of Melbourne's most acclaimed actresses, Radha Mitchell is also a talented and versatile performer who has been featured in a variety of media such as theatre, film, television, voiceover, and music.
15. Melissa George
Melissa Suzanne George is an Australian-American actress and entrepreneur. Prior to her acting profession, George was a national roller-skating champion and model. She began her acting profession playing Angel Parrish in the Australian soap opera Home and Away (1993–1996).
Perth, Western Australia, is where ‘Hunted’ star Melissa George was born and grew up.
16. Essie Davis
There are a number of Australians that have gone unnoticed. Among them is Essie Davis, who was born in Hobart, Tasmaniaa nd has appeared in ‘Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries,' ‘Babadook,' and ‘Game of Thrones.'
In addition to her involvement in the sixth season of Game of Thrones, she played Sister Iphigenia in Lambs of God, and the part of Ellen Kelly in Justin Kurzel's True History of the Kelly Gang, among other roles.
17. P. L. Travers
Pamela Lyndon Travers as known as Helen Lyndon Goff, also known as Lyndon, was born on 9 August 1899 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, at her family's home. She is the Author of the book ‘Mary Poppins’ (which Disney turned into the legendary Julie Andrews film).
In 1933, at the age of 25, she emigrated to England and took the name Pamela Lyndon Travers, subsequently using the pen name P. L. Travers while writing the first of eight Mary Poppins books.
18. Vance Joy
An Australian singer and songwriter, Vance Joy's real name is James Gabriel Keogh. In 2013, he signed a five-album deal with Atlantic Records. His debut EP God Loves You When You're Dancing was released in March 2013. In 2013, ‘Riptide' by Vance Joy was voted number one on the Triple J Hottest 100 list. He was born and raised in Melbourne. He schooled at St. Patricks Primary School, Murrumbeena. He also graduated from St. Kevin's College, Toorak, in 2005 as school captain.
19. Errol Flynn
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn, an Australian-American actor who attained global notoriety during Hollywood's Golden Age, was a swashbuckling romantic lead known for his associations with Olivia de Havilland and his notoriety as a womaniser and hedonist.
He portrayed Robin Hood in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Captain Blood (1935), Major Geoffrey Vickers in ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade' (1936), and the lead character in a number of Westerns such as ‘Dodge City' (1939), Santa Fe Trail (1940), and San Antonio (1945). The American Film Institute ranked him as the 18th greatest hero in American film history.
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was born in Battery Point, Tasmania.
20. Abbie Cornish
Abbie Cornish, also known as Dusk, is an Australian actress and rapper. The 2004 film Somersault made her a well-known actress. In addition to her parts as heroin addict Candy in the drama Candy (2006), courtier Bess Throckmorton in Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Fanny Brawne in the biopic Bright Star (2009), “Sweet Pea” in the action film Sucker Punch (2010), Lindy in the science fiction thriller Limitless (2011), and Martin McDonagh's Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Cornish has worked on two additional films. She was born and raised in Lochinvar, NSW, Australia.
21. Poppy Montgomery
Poppy Montgomery's dramatic performance in the TV series Without a Trace (2002) has been the key to her success and popularity. She's frequently featured in men's magazines, as well as appearing in many men's magazines. Sydney, Australia native Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue Montgomery's father, Phil Donahue, was a restaurateur and her mother, Nicola Montgomery, a market researcher and executive. Poppy was born Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue and raised in Sydney. From the age of 12, she was fascinated with the cultural icon Marilyn Monroe.
22. Jesse Spencer
Jesse Gordon Spencer is an Australian performer and musician. He's widely known for his performances as Billy Kennedy on the Australian soap opera Neighbours (1994-2000, 2005, 2022), Dr. Robert Chase on the American medical drama House (2004-2012), and Captain Matthew Casey on the American drama Chicago Fire (2012-2021). He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Spencer became a superstar with ‘Chicago Fire' and ‘House.'
23. Yael Stone
Australian Yael Stone portrayed inmate ‘Lorna Morello' in Orange Is the New Black in 2013. Yael graduated from NIDA. From a young age, Yael has been fortunate enough to work with Australia's leading storytellers, luminaries of performance, and visionaries behind the scenes in film, TV, and theatre. It may be difficult to accept, but Yael was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
24. Portia de Rossi
Portia de Rossi was born Amanda Lee Rogers in Horsham, Victoria, Australia. Portia de Rossi was born Amanda Rogers. She altered her name to Portia at age 15, saying that it was the most audacious thing she had ever done up until that moment.
She has appeared on American television shows Ally McBeal (1998-2002), Arrested Development (2003-2006, 2013, 2018-2019), and Scandal (2014-2017), among others, playing the roles of Nelle Porter, Lindsay Bluth Fünke, and Elizabeth North, respectively.
Despite the fact that it has taken more than a decade of hard work, Portia is finally beginning to win real recognition, not only for her long golden tresses but also for her wonderful talent.
25. Travis Fimmel
Travis Fimmel was born near Echuca, Victoria, Australia. He is an Australian actor and former model. Fimmel's most famous role is Ragnar Lothbrok in the History Channel series Vikings (2013-2017). He is also known for his role as Anduin Lothar in the live-action Warcraft film (2016). In addition, he played Anduin Lothar in the HBO Max science fiction series Raised by Wolves (2020-2022).
26. Breanna Yde
Breanna was born in Sydney, Australia, and is a dual citizen of Australia and the United States. She played Frankie Hathaway on The Haunted Hathaways, Tomika on School of Rock, Zoey in Santa Hunters, Akimi in Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, and Gina in Malibu Rescue.
27. Simon Baker
Simon Baker was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Baker has been working in television and film as well as directing since the late 1990s. He is best known for his lead roles in the CBS series The Mentalist as Patrick Jane and The Guardian as Nicholas Fallin as well as his appearances in a number of Hollywood films.
He was honoured with Australia's highest television honour, the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 1992. After moving to Los Angeles with his family, he was immediately cast in the Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential (1997).
