| Brooke Williams | |
| Birth Date: | 1984 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 2001–present |
Brooke Williams (born 3 January 1984) is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as Jennsen Rahl in Legend of the Seeker, Aurelia in and Eva in The Almighty Johnsons.
Williams was born in Christchurch, where she spent her childhood.[1] At a very young age, she decided to become an actress and started performing in amateur theatre and attending acting courses.
She moved to London, where, starting in 2001, she trained at Mme Course, Acting for Screen and the Globe Theatre, joining its theatre company. In 2002 she participated in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe acting in Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet, for which she won a Total Theatre Award. After returning to New Zealand, she worked at the Court Theatre in Christchurch; she moved North in 2004 and graduated with a Bachelor of Performing Arts from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2006.[2]
In 2007 she moved to Auckland, where she joined the Auckland Theatre Company, playing the lead role in Romeo & Juliet.[3]
Her television career began in 2005, acting in the movie Meet Me in Miami; then appearing in the television series , its prequel and Legend of the Seeker. In 2008, Williams acted in a spot for Griffin Solay. Two years later, she won two NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards.
In 2011, she appeared in the video of the song Myth Reducer by Sleeping Dogs[4] and joined Shortland Street, playing Lana.[5] In 2012, Williams portraited Aurelia in again.[6]
She resigned from Shortland Street in early 2013.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Meet Me in Miami | Waitress | ||
| 2007 | Kissy Kissy | Erin | ||
| 2010 | Predicament | Margot Bramwell | ||
| 2015 | Slow West | Maria |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Go Girls | Wanda | 3 episodes | |
| 2009–2010 | Legend of the Seeker | Jennsen Rahl | Episodes: "Bloodline", "Fever" and "Unbroken" | |
| 2010 | This Is Not My Life | Crystal | Episode #1.3 | |
| 2010 | Outrageous Fortune | Elena | 4 episodes | |
| 2011 | Ice | Milly | Television miniseries | |
| 2010–2012 | , | Aurelia | Recurring role, 6 episodes | |
| 2011 | Aurelia | Episode: "Past Transgressions" | ||
| 2011–2012 | Eva | Recurring role, 8 episodes | ||
| 2011–2013 | Shortland Street | Lana Jacobs | Recurring role, 204 episodes | |
| 2014 | Anzac Girls | Sister Edith 'Poppy' Popplewell | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | True Crime: Venus and Mars | Caroline Blake | Television film | |
| 2016-2017 | The Shannara Chronicles | Catania | Recurring role | |
| 2016–2018 | 12 Monkeys | Hannah | Recurring role (season 2–4) | |
| 2019 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Snowflake | Recurring role (season 6); 7 episodes | |
| 2021 | Love Knots[8] | Jody Carpenter | Television film | |
| 2023 | Power Rangers Cosmic Fury | Squillia Naire | Recurring role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Hansel & Gretel | Various | Court Theatre, Christchurch | |
| 2002 | Hermia | Globe Theatre, London | ||
| 2002 | Puff, the Magic Dragon | Little Jackie Parker | Court Theatre, Christchurch | |
| 2002 | Ensemble | Court Theatre, Christchurch | ||
| 2002 | Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet | Various | Edinburgh Festival Fringe | |
| 2002 | The Girl | Court Theatre, Christchurch | ||
| 2002 | Anya | Court Theatre, Christchurch | ||
| 2003 | Sleeping Beauty | Ensemble | Court Theatre, Christchurch | |
| 2003 | South Pacific | Chorus / Nurse | Court Theatre, Christchurch | |
| 2003 | Great Expectations | Estella | Court Theatre, Christchurch | |
| 2005 | Mean Jean the Pirate Queen | Ensemble | Court Theatre, Christchurch | |
| 2007 | Jack & the Beanstalk | Ensemble | Kidstuff Theatre, Wellington | |
| 2007 | Porcelain Grin | Lead role (solo show) | ||
| 2007 | The Girl | Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland | ||
| 2007 | Mary Warren | Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland | ||
| 2007 | I'm Not Rappaport | Laurie | Downstage Theatre, Wellington | |
| 2007 | Urinetown the Musical | Little Sally | Downstage Theatre, Wellington | |
| 2008 | Ariel / Trinculo | Hawke Sea Scout Hall, Cox's Bay | ||
| 2008 | Molly Rivers | Maidment Theatre, Auckland[9] | ||
| 2008 | Mr Marmalade | Lucy | BATS Theatre, Wellington | |
| 2008 | Three Sisters | The Birdcage, Auckland[10] | ||
| 2010 | Romeo & Juliet | Juliet | Maidment Theatre, Auckland[11] | |
| 2010 | Basement Theatre, Auckland[12] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Path of Exile | Merveil | (voice) video game | |
| 2015 | June | Jamie | Short | |
| 2016 | A Woman's Right to Shoes | Alice | Short | |
| 2020 | Hoodwink | Voice Actor |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Total Theatre Awards | Theatrum Botanicum – shared with the cast | Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet | [13] | ||
| 2008 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards | Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year | Mr Marmalade | [14] | ||
| 2010 | NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards | Best Performance | Romeo & Juliet | |||
| 2010 | NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards | Best of Theatre 2010 | Romeo & Juliet | |||
| 2010 | The Hackman Theatre Awards | Best Break Up of the Year – shared with Michael Whalley | Romeo & Juliet | [15] | ||
| 2010 | The Hackman Theatre Awards | Best Pash of the Year – shared with Michael Whalley | Romeo & Juliet |