Brooke Satchwell Explained

Brooke Satchwell
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:Actress, model, spokesperson
Years Active:1994–present

Brooke Kerith Satchwell is an Australian actress and former model.

Early life

Satchwell lived in Teesdale, Victoria, for most of her life and has one sibling. She attended Toorak College.[1] [2]

Career

Satchwell started acting in 1994 when a casting agent suggested she model in a few television advertisements. She also appeared in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation musical Harriet.[3] After she had completed work on an advertisement for Just Jeans, a make-up artist advised Satchwell to get an agent. A year later she successfully auditioned for the role of Anne Wilkinson in the daily television soap opera Neighbours, which she played until 2000.[4] After leaving Neighbours, Satchwell appeared in Water Rats, White Collar Blue, and Tripping Over.[5] She also appeared on The Panel and was later invited back as a panellist.[5] Satchwell modelled for Pantene and was signed to act as their brand ambassador in 2004.[6]

Satchwell got her first lead role on a film in 2008 in Subdivision which was released in cinemas on 20 August 2009. In 2012, Satchwell joined the cast of drama series Packed to the Rafters as Frankie, an electrician and employee of Dave Rafter.[5] In 2013, she became a regular panellist on celebrity gossip, comedy show Dirty Laundry Live.[5] That same year, Satchwell joined the cast of Wonderland as lawyer Grace Barnes.[7] After three seasons, Wonderland was cancelled due to falling ratings.[8] Satchwell has appeared in some episodes of children's television show Play School.[9]

In 2014, Satchwell made a guest appearance on sketch comedy series Black Comedy, as Tiffany.[10] She reprised the character in the second series in 2016.[11] She also appeared in the Jack Irish series.[12] 2018 saw Satchwell make guest appearances on Hughesy, We Have a Problem,[13] and the SBS drama Dead Lucky.[14] She also plays Ally, the girlfriend of hit-man Ray Shoesmith, in the black comedy-drama Mr Inbetween.[15] Towards the end of the year, Satchwell replaced Jane Harber as team captain for the second season of comedy panel show Show Me the Movie!.[16]

Satchwell plays park ranger Miranda Gibson, the estranged daughter of Laura Gibson (Sigrid Thornton), in the revival series of SeaChange.[17] Satchwell admitted that she almost missed the casting call, as she was moving house.[18] The actress flew between Sydney and Byron, Mullumbimby and Brunswick Heads to film SeaChange and the second season of Mr Inbetween.[17]

In 2024, Satchwell appeared in Triple Oh!.[19]

Other activities

Satchwell has promoted charity work as a fundraiser for the Starlight Children's Foundation Gift of a Lifetime,[20] and in joining the fight against sand mining of Sydney's historic Kurnell sand dunes.[21]

In 2009, Satchwell supported Power Shift, a climate-change conference for young people held in Sydney.[22]

Personal life

Satchwell's five-year relationship with actor Matthew Newton ended in 2006. Newton was charged with four offences including common assault, intimidation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Satchwell. Three of the charges were withdrawn by prosecutors, Newton pleading guilty on the remaining charge of common assault.[23]

On 26 November 2008, Satchwell was in a building which was attacked by terrorists in the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks. She hid in a cupboard until gunfire ceased.[24]

Satchwell was engaged to film editor David Gross from 2012 until 2019.[25] In 2015, she stated that long times separated by distance made it hard for them to ever set a date for the wedding.[26]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996–2000Neighbours Anne Wilkinson Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent (1998)
People's Choice Award for Most Popular Teen Idol (1999)
2000–2001Water Rats Sophie Ferguson
2001–2002BeastMaster Rhana
2002–2003White Collar Blue Sophia Marinkovitch
2005–2010Play School Herself
2006Tripping Over Felicity
2007Dangerous Donna McCarthy
2008Canal Road Bridget Keenan
2010Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Herself
2011The Jesters Herself Episode: "Stunted"
2012–2013Packed to the Rafters Frankie Calasso
2013–2016Dirty Laundry Live Panelist
2013–2015Wonderland Grace Barnes
2014–2016Black Comedy Tiffany
2016Jack IrishTina Longmore2 episodes
2018Hughesy, We Have a ProblemHerselfCelebrity problem
Dead Lucky Claire
2018–2021Mr Inbetween Ally
2019Show Me the Movie!HerselfTeam captain
SeaChangeMiranda Gibson
2019–2021Love On The SpectrumNarrator
2020ABC Reef LiveHerselfCo-host
2022The TwelveGeorgina MerrickAACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama (2022)
2023Black SnowChloe WalcottWritten by Lucas Taylor; released on Stan
Inside Sydney AirportNarrator
2024Triple Oh!Tayls5 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Radio Samurai Ethel
2004Right Here Right Now Jenny Not distributed
Small Claims: White Wedding Imogen Telemovie
2008Corrections Amy Perrin Short film
2009Echo Bella Short film
Subdivision Tiffany Feature film
2019Ride Like a Girl Therese PayneFeature film
2022Poker Face Nicole FoleyFeature film

Theatre

YearProductionRoleDirector
1999Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Tina Leon Gallagher
The Caribbean Tempest Miranda Toby Gough, Holders Season, Barbados
Vagina Monologues Herself Caroline Stacey, Adrian Bohm Productions
2001The Graduate Elaine Robinson Terry Johnson, The Really Usefull Co
2010The Clean House Matilde Kate Cherry

Notes and References

  1. Woman's Day . Brooke Gets Dangerous . 2007-01-03.
  2. Who Weekly . Most Beautiful People . 2007-04-09.
  3. News: Year of wonders. Schmidt . Lucinda . 3 February 2008 . . . 12.
  4. News: Bare facts on Brooke. Duck. Siobhan. 13 August 2014. Herald Sun. 27 April 2024. Gale. subscription.
  5. News: . Brooke Named as Hair Apparent . 2003-08-17.
  6. News: Brooke back as Wonder woman. Nauman. Zoe. 28 April 2013. news.com.au. 29 April 2013. 29 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130429175605/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/brooke-back-as-wonder-woman/story-e6frfmyi-1226630995262. dead.
  7. Web site: Axed: Wonderland. Knox. David. 26 October 2015. TV Tonight. 14 June 2018.
  8. Web site: SeaChange's Brooke Satchwell reveals "Everyone thinks I'm pregnant!". 2021-08-06. Who. 2 August 2019 . en-us.
  9. News: Shameless Brooke Satchwell finds fun in Black Comedy. Houston. Melinda. 16 November 2014. The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 2018.
  10. Web site: Cameras roll on a second series of Black Comedy. 24 August 2015. ABC Online. 14 June 2018.
  11. Web site: Jack Irish series world premiere. Bassett. Kim. 15 January 2016. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 August 2019. 14 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190814194436/https://tv.press.abc.net.au/jack-irish-series-world-premiere. dead.
  12. Web site: Hughesy, We Have a Problem: Feb 13. Knox. David. 13 February 2018. TV Tonight. 14 June 2018.
  13. Web site: Dead Lucky. Knox. David. 22 July 2018. TV Tonight. 14 August 2019.
  14. News: Brooke Satchwell dates a hitman in dark new Aussie comedy. Cronin. Seanna. 27 September 2018. Sunshine Coast Daily. 4 October 2018.
  15. News: Brooke lauds #MeToo. 16 December 2018. The Sunday Telegraph. 117.
  16. News: Mum's the word as Brooke Satchwell and Sigrid Thornton take us back to Pearl Bay. Woolford. Lisa. 4 August 2019. The Advertiser. 14 August 2019.
  17. Web site: Richards. Holly. 2 August 2019. SeaChange's Brooke Satchwell reveals "Everyone thinks I'm pregnant!". Who. 14 August 2019.
  18. Web site: 2024-02-08 . Triple Oh!, SBS On Demand review: wryly funny adventures ScreenHub Australia - Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data . 2024-07-05 . www.screenhub.com.au . en-AU.
  19. News: Herald Sun . Sick Children Make a Wish . 2002-11-19.
  20. News: . Actors Rally for Dunes . 2003-03-23.
  21. Web site: Youth speak out on climate change goals . Cubby . Ben . . 2009-06-07.
  22. Web site: 3 Matthew Newton charges dropped, lawyers say . 21 May 2007 . 31 December 2007 . ABC News Online . www.abc.net.au . https://web.archive.org/web/20071230140825/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1928881.htm . 30 December 2007 . dead.
  23. Web site: Actor Satchwell Escapes Gunfire India . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201171938/http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/5174827/actor-satchwell-escapes-gunfire-india/ . 1 December 2008 . au.news.yahoo.com.
  24. News: 18 October 2012. Brooke Satchwell's Cambodian wedding surprise. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121121110834/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/brooke-satchwells-cambodian-wedding-surprise/story-e6frfmqi-1226498084225/. 21 November 2012. 14 June 2018. News.com.au.
  25. Web site: Todoroska. Valentina. 2015-12-01. Former Neighbours star Brooke Satchwell has been engaged for four years.. 2021-08-06. Mamamia. en-AU.