Cast
Jaimie Wood
as Ava
A striking and natural presence, Jaimie plays the recurring role of Young Ruth Darling in Playing Gracie Darling for Paramount+ and the lead role of Neviah in The Offing, currently streaming on Amazon Prime in North America. Growing up as a theatre kid, Jaimie has been performing and singing since the age of 10 and can’t imagine doing anything else. Her curiosity and love for connecting with stories and people continue to fuel her passion for acting.
Zoe Phillip
as Charlotte
Zoe Phillips is a rising Australian actress from Melbourne. This year Zoe filmed Netflix’s highly anticipated series East of Eden in New Zealand and is currently working alongside actress Anna Torv with Australian director Emma Freeman.
With a strong foundation in screen and stage performance, Zoe has trained exten sively with some of the industry's most respected mentors and institutions. Her training includes the Tony Ayres Masterclass: Creating Compelling Drama & Authentic Characters (2024) at Film & Television Studio International, as well as advanced Meisner Technique at Screen Actors Australia. She further honed her craft at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), completing their Acting on Screen course (2022–2023). Zoe’s dedication to performance extends to dialect mastery, with specialised coaching from Jacque Drew, Tyler Coppin, and Timothy Craig in American accents, alongside her mentor and acting coach, Jasper Bagg.
Ana Mitsikas
as Sandra/Mum
Ana began her professional career in Musical Theatre and has appeared in shows such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (GFO/Crossroadslive) Nine (StageArt), Merrily We Roll Along (Watch This), The Sound of Music (GFO/SEL) and The Buddy Holly Story
(Everyday Productions). On screen Ana played the title role in the award winning short film ‘Miriam’ written and directed by Brian Patto. Other screen credits include Neighbours, Newton’s Law, Pig’s Breakfast, Good Morning Australia and feature film Undertow. In the UK Ana played the recurring role of ‘Maggie Peters’ in the popular TV series Family Affairs. Musical Director credits include Ladies in Black (Fed Uni), Menopause the Musical (HIT & SK Entertainment), Motormouth Loves Suckface (Anthony Crowley), Mrs Prime Minister (Melbourne Cabaret Festival) and workshops of I Can Jump Puddles (Antipodes).
Recently, Ana appeared as part of the original cast of the multi-award winning new Australian Musical ‘My Brilliant Career’ at the Melbourne Theatre Company and is thrilled to be a part of its return season early next year.
Ana is the co-founder and Artistic Director of children’s performing arts school ‘Stage Left.’
Ana is proudly represented by Ian White Management.
Jasper Bagg
as Brian/Dad
Jasper Briggs was born in the USA, to a British father, and raised Down Under. Jasper is just off both Ricky Stanicky (2024), and Sleeping Dogs (2024), with BBC's The Tourist (2022) not far behind.
In 2017, Jasper was pinned for a lead in the 'Starz' series Counterpart (2017) opposite J.K. Simmons. In 2015 he played the role of sword-fighting master spy, 'Campbell' in the International spy-thriller, Joker Game (2015) opposite Kazuya Kamenashi and Kyôko Fukada. 'Joker Game' went on to attain number one on the Japanese Box Office and Blue Ray sales.
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Jasper graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 1990. Previously, in 1984, his first on-set gig was with James Coburn, and since then he has had the opportunity to work beside such luminaries as Russell Crowe, Zac Efron, John Cena, Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Ioan Gruffudd, John Boyega, Geoffrey Rush, Heath Ledger, Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths, James Nesbitt and
Brian Cox.
In his capacity as mentor to many professional actors, Jasper daily directs international self-tests, as well as working one on one, in person or by Skype, in order to enhance their approach to themselves in a role.
Zara Van Wyk
as Young Charlotte
Zara is a 9 years old aspiring actress from Melbourne, Victoria.
Zara is a bubbly girl with a funny personality. She believes she can do anything she puts her mind too but is also willing to learn with any role.
Her favourite things outside acting is cheerleading, animals & slime!
Ava Mandich
as Young Ava
At just eight years old, Ava Rose has already built an impressive career in front of the camera.
Beginning her modelling journey at the age of two, Ava Rose has featured in numerous nationwide campaigns, commercials and two short films. A natural performer, Ava Rose loves musical theatre, singing, dancing and playing the piano. With her talent, confidence and passion for the arts, this is the beginning for Ava Rose’s exciting acting career.
