Bianca Bradey

Bianca Bradey
Bradey in 2013
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–
Notable workWyrmwood (2014)
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse (2021)

Bianca Bradey is an Australian actress[1][2] who starred in Wyrmwood and its sequel Wyrmwood: Apocalypse.[3]

Early life and education

Bradey was raised in a bushland area of Sydney.[4] She wanted to be an actor from a young age, joining drama clubs and performing in plays and musicals during her school years and completing acting as part of her Higher School Certificate. After her high school graduation, she abandoned acting, due to struggles with shyness, stage fright and the fear of failure. In her early twenties, Bradey explored other career paths, before enrolling at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) at the age of 25, where she studied screen acting.[5][4]

Career

After her time at NIDA, Bradey initially began landing small roles and auditions.[4] In 2011, she appeared in the film Wrath.[6] before eventually landing her breakout role as Brooke in 2014 indie Aussie zombie action-horror film Wyrmwood. She worked on the film for around eighteen months, and prepared for the role by training in kickboxing and circuit training with an MMA trainer.[5][7] The film premiered at Fantastic Fest in Texas and screened in Los Angeles and Sydney, becoming an international cult hit.[4]

Bradey then played the ongoing role of lesbian character Emily Rochford in acclaimed drama series Starting From … Now!, which began as a web series, before being broadcast on SBS2. The series reached a global audience and expanded her range beyond action and horror.[4][7] During this time, she also starred in anthology film A Night of Horror: Volume 1, playing Sam in the segment "Life Imitates".[8] In 2016, she landed a role in sci-fi film The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One, alongside Kellan Lutz, Rachel Griffiths and Isabel Lucas.[9] She also played the title role in short film Nancy in Hell, based on the cult horror comic of the same name by Spanish writer El Torres.[10]

Bradley was next cast as the lead in a U.S. film, but two days before production began, her visa fell through and the film proceeded without her.[4] Following this, she was cast in 2017 Finnish superhero movie, Rendel, after director Jesse Haaja saw her performance in Wyrmwood.[11] The film was shot in Lapland, in northern Finland, in minus 30 degree temperatures, where she also performed her own stunts, including fight scenes and gun work.[4]

In 2019, Bradey had a starring role as Jana in horror film Turbines.[12] That same year, she also had an ongoing role as manipulative stepmother Alma in web miniseries The Pet Killer.[13]

Bradey then reprised her role as Brooke in the long-awaited Wyrmwood sequel, Wyrmwood: Apocalypse in 2021.[3] More recently, she landed the role of Zoe Chadwick in the film It’s Our Time, after gaining the attention of independent filmmaker Joy Hopwood, when she auditioned for her previous film The Gift That Gives.[14]

Personal life

Bradey's fitness training in preparation for her role in Wyrmwood led her to eventually becoming a qualified Pilates instructor.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009This Woman's WorldSarahShort film
2010The Reason Behind MeHollyShort film
2011House of SticksSophieShort film[15]
WrathEmmaShort film[6]
The Writer's MuseAudreyShort film
2012The Washing MachineElizabethShort film
2013Last Days of EdenRobinShort film
The Father, Son and the Holy SpiritSophie HarrisShort film
Crap DateSarahShort film
2014Wyrmwood (aka Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead)Brooke[3][7][5]
2015A Night of Horror: Volume 1SamSegment: "Life Imitates"[8]
The BriefcaseWaitressShort film
A Private MatterCharlieShort film[16]
We WillClaireShort film[17]
2016The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume OneShae Holliday[9]
Perfect FitAvaShort film
(Also co-writer)
Nancy in HellNancy SummonsShort film[10]
2017Rendel (aka Rendel: Dark Vengeance)Stacy[11]
2018ShiftMollyShort film
Violent StarrViolent Starr
2019Brazen – Demon HuntressBrazenShort film[18]
Once an AngelBlack Angel / White AngelShort film
Red Eleven: Starry EyesGirl with starry eyesShort film[19]
TurbinesJana[12]
Hear MeRavingShort film
(Also co-writer)
2020ReflectionAliceShort film
After the Flames: An Apocalypse AnthologyFighter
2021Wyrmwood: ApocalypseBrooke[3]
2025It's Our TimeZoe Chadwick[20][14]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010Trouble in ParadiseSarah
I RockJennifer1 episode
RakeTammy1 episode[21]
2014–2016Starting From … Now!Emily Rochford25 episodes[7]
2017Black SpotSophie1 episode
2019The Pet KillerAlmaMiniseries, 10 episodes[13]
2020KeihäsmatkatJuanita6 episodes
Snares of the DevilBlair1 episode[22]

Music videos

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022The Rasmus – JezebelMansion Coat People

TVC

Year Title Role Ref.
2011Panasonic: Air ConditioningWife[23]
2012HoldenCafe Girl[23]
Slater & GordonGirl[23]
2013KFCAngry girlfriend[23]
Dare Ice CoffeeGirlfriend[23]

References

  1. ↑ Penuliar, Ro (17 January 2017), "Bianca Bradey, the Aussie Actress We're Newly Obsessed With", allure
  2. ↑ "Exclusive! Bianca Bradey cast in Nancy in Hell". Cinema Australia. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Romei, Stephen (5 February 2022). "Zombie splatter bloody good". The Weekend Australian.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Bianca Bradey on Cult Zombies, Minus-30-Degree Shoots and Why "What's Meant to Be Will Be"". medium.com. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Q&A with Bianca Bradey, co-star of Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead". cultprojections.com. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Wrath – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Penuliar, Ro (17 January 2017). "Bianca Bradey, the Aussie Actress We're Newly Obsessed With". allure.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  8. 1 2 "A Night of Horror: Volume 1 – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  9. 1 2 "The Osiris Child – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Bianca Bradey is Nancy and she's in Hell". FilmInk. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 Penuliar, Ro (17 January 2017). "Bianca Bradey Signs on to Finnish Superhero Movie". FilmInk. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Turbines – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  13. 1 2 "The Pet Killer | 10x 10 min comedy webseries". peachykeencolour.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  14. 1 2 Slatter, Sean (8 January 2024). "Peter Thurnwald, Tiana Hogben, Bianca Bradey to lead Joy Hopwood's 'It's Our Time'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "House of Sticks". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "A Private Matter". katehalpinfilm.com. 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  17. ↑ Cornish, Emma (18 August 2015). "The Marriage Equality Film 'We Will' Set to Make a Difference". curvemag.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Brazen – Demon Huntress". filmshortage.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Red eleven – starry eyes". shorttothepoint.com. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "It's Our Time". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Rake: episode guide | Series 1". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Snares of the Devil series". filmaka.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 "Actor Profile | Bianca Bradey". Showcast. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
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