Nathalie Morris

Nathalie Morris
Born
Canberra, Australia
EducationToi Whakaari (2018)
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present
Known forOly Chalmers-Davis in Bump

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.[1]

Early life

Morris grew up in Canberra before moving to New Zealand to study acting[2] at New Zealand drama school Toi Whakaari, graduating in 2018, with a Bachelor of Performing Arts degree.[3][4]

Career

Following her graduating from acting school, Morris appeared in 2018 New Zealand horror film, Killer Sofa.[5] In 2019, she had a role in Blumhouse Productions US slasher film Black Christmas alongside Imogen Poots,[3] also appearing in a stage production of The Audience, the same year, playing a young Queen Elizabeth.[6] 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.[7][8][3]

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.[9] Morris appeared in every episode of all five seasons of the Logie and AACTA-nominated show and wrote an episode in season five.[10][11] 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. [3]

In 2022 Morris filmed the movie We Were Dangerous on location in New Zealand, with it releasing in 2024.[2][12] During this time, she also had a lead role in 2022 Australian thriller feature Petrol,[13] which was nominated for the Golden Leopard award at the Locarno International Film Festival.[3]

Morris was named as a rising star of 2023 by the Casting Guild of Australia,[14] for her "potential to break out on the world stage”.[3]

In December 2024, Morris was named in the extended cast for season three of Fox drama series The Twelve,[15] 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.[16]

Personal life

Since 2024, Morris has been in a relationship with director Stevie Cruz-Martin.[17]

Morris is a fluent French speaker.[3]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Shortland Street Layla Day 3 episodes
2020 Almost Paradise Evelyn Walker 1 episode [3]
2020–2021 One Lane Bridge Emma Ryder Seasons 1–2, 11 episodes [3]
2021–2026 Bump Oly Chalmers-Davis Main role, seasons 1–5, 50 episodes [10][11][9]
2024 Just a Farmer Jean TV movie [18]
2025 The Twelve Jazmyn Tanner Season 3, 8 episodes [15]
Bump: A Christmas Film Oly Chalmers-Davis TV movie [16]

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Cade Diane Feature film
2018 Killer Sofa Maxi Feature film (direct to DVD) [5]
2019 Black Christmas Fran Feature film [3]
2021 Nine White Moons Initialled Woman Short film [19]
2022 Petrol Eva Feature film [13]
2024 We Were Dangerous Lou Feature film [20][2][12]
2025 5'12" Boogie Short film [21]

Stage

Source: [3]

Year Title Role Notes
Undated 4.48 Psycosis 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 Richards
2016 Solo Season '16 Solo Show Toi Whakaari
The Glass Menagerie Amanda Toi Whakaari
2017 Romeo and Juliet Juliet Toi Whakaari
Once on This Island Andrea Toi Whakaari
2018 The Wolves #2 Toi Whakaari
2019 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[22]

References

  1. ↑ Profile (31 December 2020). "Bump stars Nathalie Morris & Carlos Sanson Jr spill on the heart-warming drama that's sure to be your new obsession". Now to Love. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Star of Bump takes on powerful new film role". ABC News. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Actor | Nathalie Morris". gcm.co.nz. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Actor | Nathalie Morris". aactafestival.com. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Killer Sofa – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Actor Nathalie Morris (Soon to be Seen as the Young Queen) on Her Beauty Routine". The New Zealand Herald. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Almost Paradise: Christian Kane discusses that perfect season finale". Precinct TV. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "NZ series One Lane Bridge gets Australian release". The West Australian. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  9. 1 2 Rugendyke, Louise (23 December 2020). "Bump could be a career-maker for Claudia Karvan's handpicked stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  10. 1 2 Knox, David (2 July 2024). "Bump filming final season". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  11. 1 2 Watson, Tara (25 December 2024). "Bump says goodbye: What to expect and season 5 spoilers". Mamamia. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  12. 1 2 "we were dangerous". filmthreat.com. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  13. 1 2 Goodfellow, Melanie (6 November 2023). "Indican Pictures takes North American Rights for 'Petrol' with 'Bump' Star Nathalie Morris". Deadline. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  14. ↑ Knox, David (12 November 2023). "Casting Guild of Australia: Rising Stars of 2023". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  15. 1 2 Knox, David (8 December 2024). "The Twelve season 3 cast unveiled". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Australia's favourite family are back for a festive South American cruise in Bump: A Christmas film". Nine.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "'It was really liberating': Bump's teen mum is all grown up in courtroom drama". Brisbane Times. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "Our Cast". justafarmermovie.com. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Nine White Moons". sethgabrielsson.tv. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "We Were Dangerous". New Zealand Film Commission. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  21. ↑ "5'12"". sethgabrielsson.tv. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "A Room with a View". www.mtc.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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