Profile
Ethnicity
British, European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
166 cm
Age Range
35–43
Career Highlights
Florence is a comedy actor and creator. She starred in the Emmy Award-winning ABC Australia series "#7DaysLater" and was praised as wonderfully deadpan and psychic comedy perfection for her role as Lyra in Michael Duignan’s sci-fi comedy "The Paragon", which premiered at Rotterdam, secured U.S. distribution, and was featured by The New York Times. Most recently, she appears as Gemma in the award-winning dark comedy "Yesterday Island", which won the Audience Award for Best Comedy at the Austin Film Festival and the Critics Award at BIFFF.
Awards.
| 2026 | Brussells International Festival of Fantasy Film - Critics Award - Yesterday Island | ||
| 2026 | Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film - White Raven - Special Mention (Best Film) | ||
| 2026 | Cleveland International Film Festival - Honorable Mention (Best Feature Film) - Yesterday Island | ||
| 2025 | Austin FF - Nominee - Jury Award - Yesterday Island | ||
| 2025 | Austin Film Festival - Audience Award (Comedy Vanguard) - Yesterday Island | ||
| 2025 | Warsaw International Film Festival - Nominee - Free Spirit - Yesterday Island | ||
| 2024 | La Roche-sur - Yon International Film Festival - Prix Special du jury - The Paragon | ||
| 2014 | #7 DaysLater - International Emmy Award Winner | ||
| 2013 | Interrupted - Best Narrative Short Winner at the Arizona Underground Film Festival | ||
Feature Film.
| 2025 | Yesterday Island | Gemma (Lead) | Peking Pictures Dir. Sam Voutas |
| 2023 | The Paragon | Lyra (Lead) | Dir. Michael Duignan |
| 2011 | The Most Fun You Can Have Dying | Jamie (Support) | Ten Cent Pictures Dir. Kristin Marcon |
| 2007 | The Devil Dared Me To | Nurse | Devil Limited Dir. Chriss Stapp |
Television.
| 2024 | Time Bandits | Soldier Laura (Guest) | Dir. Various |
| 2016 | Dear Murderer | Female Witness | Screentime NZ Ltd |
| 2016 | Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am | Pale Girl | ABC Dir. ADELE VUKO |
| 2014 | Flat 3 | Ken (Recurring Guest) | Flat 3 Productions Ltd Dir. Roseanne Liang |
| 2013 | #7DaysLater | Multiple roles (Lead) | ABC2 |
| 2013 | Supercity 2 | Photographer (Guest Role) | Dir. Oscar Kightley |
| 2010 | Bliss - Telefeature | Natalie (Support) | MF Films Limited Dir. Fiona Samuel |
| 2009 | Jaquie Brown Diaries - Season 2 | Nanette (Recurring Guest) | Young Gifted and Brown Ltd Dir. Gerard Johnstone |
| 2009 | Piece of my Heart - Telefeature | Pamela (Support) | MF Films Ltd Dir. Fiona Samuel |
| 2008 | Back of The Y | Lady Pemberly | C4 |
| 2008 | Blind - TV Pilot | Annette (Lead) | |
| 2008 | The Pretender - Season 1 | Reporter | Great Southern Television |
Short Film.
| 2016 | Have You Tried, Maybe, Not Worrying? | Sage (Lead) | Opposable Thumb Films Dir. Rachel Ross |
| 2016 | The Dreggs | Susan | Tomorrowland Dir. Matt Campbell |
| 2015 | Under The Hammer | Shelley | Infinity Sydney, Dir. Dan Reisinger |
| 2014 | The Battle of Who Cares Less | Lead | TEDxSydney 2014 - Tasty Video Bit Series Dir. Jeremy Brull |
| 2014 | Things Are Going Really Well | Violet (Lead) | Dir. Florence Noble |
| 2012 | Interrupted | Goth (Lead) | Dir. Chris Lambert |
| 2012 | The Sicko and the Superhero | Sam (Lead) | Dir. Rachel Mugnier |
| 2011 | The Chauffeur | Kate (Lead) | 48 Hour Film Dir. Florence Noble |
| 2011 | This Fine Island | (Lead) | Dir. Gavin Hipkins |
| 2009 | Anniversary | Jess (Lead) | Duck Film Ltd Dir. Connor Snedecor |
Training.
| McSweeney Newman Master Class Casting Workshop (2 Day), Auckland - 2013, Tom McSweeney & Dave Newman | |||
| Terri De'ath Beginners American Class - 2013, Terri De'ath | |||
| Singing Tutoring - 2006, The Opera Factory | |||
| The Actors Space - 2006, Tutor: Raymond Hawthorne | |||
| New Zealand Academy of Film and Television - 2004, Auckland, New Zealand | |||
| BTEC Art, Brighton College of Art - 2001, England | |||
| BTEC Film and Performance - 2001, Brighton College, England | |||
| Theatre Studies - A Level - 1999, Ludlow College, England | |||
| Lisee De La Tour - 1998, Paris, France | |||
| Anna Scher Theatre School - 1988, London, England |