Katherine Hicks

Katherine Hicks
Hicks (left) at the premiere of Hall Pass in 2011.
Born
Katherine Hicks

(1977-09-16) September 16, 1977
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActress

Katherine Hicks is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles as Heidi Wilson on Rescue: Special Ops and Sam MacKenzie on Winners & Losers.[1][2]

Early life

Hicks was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up on a farm in Byron Bay, New South Wales.[3] She first appeared on stage at Lismore’s Rochdale Theatre at the age of four. She set her sights on acting as a career after appearing in a production of Marat/Sade at Trinity Catholic College in Lismore.[4] After completing her HSC at Byron Bay High School,[1] Hicks moved to Sydney at the age of 17, to undertake her first television role in Heartbreak High. She then relocated to Melbourne to study at VCA, which she graduated from in 2007 with a Bachelor Degree in Acting.[5] After completing her studies, Hicks toured with Bell Shakespeare "Actors at Work" program for a year.

Career

Television

Hicks' first television role was as Tess in the final season of Heartbreak High (1999). She credits her time working on the show with making her take acting more seriously, due to the ABC providing young actors with plenty of acting, voice and movement tuition.[6]

From 2008 to 2009, she played a regular role as Poppy in the Out of the Blue. She then starred as Heidi Wilson in Rescue: Special Ops (2009–11) which saw her nominated for a Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent in 2010.

Hicks played a lead role in the miniseries The Strange Calls in 2012. The same year, she landed her breakthrough role in Winners & Losers playing the character of Sam MacKenzie, for which she won an ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor. From 2016 to 2017, she appeared in a variety of guest roles, including Jack Irish and Offspring.

Film

In 2012, Hicks had a starring role as Angie in feature film Black & White & Sex and appeared in the TV movie Devil's Dust as Janice. She played Lorna in the short film L.O.V.E. Insurance for the Heart – a 2013 Tropfest finalist. She also starred as Jane in 2015 feature film Terminus.

Stage

Hicks also has a variety of stage credits to her name, including as writer and director. She currently resides in Los Angeles, and has added stand-up comedy to her resumé.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
2009NightwalkingVoicesShort film
Il MatchmakerLaniShort film
LonelyJadeShort film
2011Black & White & SexAngie 1Feature film
2013AnimaAnistasia SokalovShort film
L.O.V.E. Insurance for the HeartLornaShort film
2015Mad Max: Fury RoadGloryFeature film
TerminusJane ChamberlainFeature film

Television

Year Title Role Type
1999Heartbreak HighTess MasonSeason 7, 14 episodes
2008–2009 Out of the BluePoppy Hammond120 episodes
2009John Safran’s Race RelationsSelf1 episode
2009–2011Rescue: Special OpsHeidi Wilson48 episodes
2012Devil's DustJanis BantonMiniseries, 2 episodes
The Strange CallsKathMiniseries, 6 episodes
2012–2015Winners & LosersSam MacKenzieSeasons 2–4, 55 episodes
2016Jack IrishDonna Donovic1 episode
OffspringMandy Rao1 episode
2017Newton’s LawTracey DingwellMiniseries, 1 episode
The LeftoversTSA Agent1 episode

Theatre

Year Title Role Type
MacbethLady MacbethBell Shakespeare
The Three SistersNatashaVCA Theatre
HamletClaudiusVCA Theatre
Fefu and Her Friends
The Art of Success
Smiles of a Summer NightDesireeVCA Theatre
Something She Had to Tell
Yes
2005DirtgirlzShazzaBlackBox, Melbourne with Loose Eye Media and Short+Sweet
2006Sugar MountainCinema Nova, Melbourne
2007After the EndLouiseNew Theatre, Sydney
2007Art is a WeaponFlorenceNew Theatre, Sydney
2009Fake PornoTina NinaRide on Theatre

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Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result
2010Rescue: Special OpsLogie AwardsMost Popular New Female TalentNominated
2011Rescue: Special OpsIF AwardsOut of the Box Actor in Television AwardNominated
2013Katherine HicksLogie AwardsMost Popular ActressNominated
2014Katherine HicksLogie AwardsMost Popular ActressNominated
Winners & LosersEquity Ensemble AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesNominated
Winners & LosersASTRA AwardsMost Outstanding Performance by a Female ActorWon
2015Katherine HicksLogie AwardsMost Popular ActressNominated

References

  1. 1 2 Hildreth, Digby (23 February 2010). "Katherine is targeting a Logie". Northern Star. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Knox, David (13 July 2015). "Katherine Hicks: "I just don't get this girl at all!"". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Hawkins, Joanne (17 July 2015). "Actor Katherine Hicks, of Winners and Losers fame, invites us into her home". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. ↑ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/lismore/katherine-is-targeting-a-logie/news-story/b3480fecbbfc957ae735528f2c67f81b
  5. ↑ https://www.backstage.com/u/katherine-hicks/
  6. ↑ https://www.tntmagazine.com/leisure-entertainment/interviews/interview-with-katherine-hicks/
  7. ↑ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/418781
  8. ↑ https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/KatherineHicks


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