Most Popular Actors in Australia Right Now

Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his break-out role in The Year My Voice Broke. He gained international attention for his starring role in the crime drama Animal Kingdom. 

Born: 1969, Melbourne, Australia

Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett is an Australian film actress. She has received many prestigious awards, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 3 Screen Actors Guild awards, 3 Golden Globe awards, 3 BAFTA awards and 2 Oscars. 
Date/place of birth: May 14, 1969, Ivanhoe, Australia

Christopher "Chris" Hemsworth is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as the God of Thunder Thor in films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe such as Thor, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers : Endgame and Thor: Love and Thunder ...
Date/place of birth: August 11, 1983, Melbourne, Australia

Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, and film producer. He is best known for his role as Wolverine/Logan in the X-Men film series, a role that earned him the Guinness World Record for "longest career playing a Marvel character" until the record was broken in 2021 by Tobey ...
Date/place of birth: October 12, 1968, Sydney, Australia

Joel Edgerton is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He is known for his portrayal of Will McGill on the first two seasons of the Australian drama series The Secret Life of Us, and for playing Owen Lars ... 

Born: 1974, Blacktown, Australia. Height: 5′ 11″

Margot Elise Robbie is an Australian actress and film producer. Known for her mesmerizing acting abilities in both blockbuster and independent films, she has received many awards, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and five BAFTA Awards. 
Date/place of birth: July 2, 1990, Dalby, Australia

Naomi Ellen Watts is a British actress. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama For Love Alone. She appeared in three television series, Hey Dad..!, Brides of Christ, and Home and Away, and the film Flirting. 

Born: 1968, Shoreham, United Kingdom

Nicole Mary Kidman AC is an Australian actress, singer, and producer. She has received an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in 2006, 2018 and 2019. 
Date/place of birth: June 20, 1967, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Mary Rose Byrne is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut in the film Dallas Doll, and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s. 

Born: 1979, Balmain, Australia

Russell Ira Crowe is an New Zealand-born actor, director and musician. He was born in Wellington, spending 10 years of his childhood in Australia and residing there permanently by age 21. 

Born: April 7, 1964, Wellington, New Zealand

Samuel Henry John Worthington is an Australian actor. He is known for playing Jake Sully in the Avatar franchise, Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation, and Perseus in Clash of the Titans and its sequel Wrath of the Titans.

Born: 1976, Godalming, United Kingdom

Simon Lucas Baker is an Australian actor and director. He is best known for his role as Patrick Jane in the CBS drama series The Mentalist, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series nomination. 

Born: 1969, Launceston, Australia

Toni Collette is an Australian actress. Known for her work in television and independent films, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and five AACTA Awards, with nominations for an Academy Award and a Tony Award. 

Born: 1972, Blacktown, Australia

Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski, known professionally as Yvonne Strahovski, is an Australian actress. She is known for roles as Sarah Walker in the spy comedy drama series Chuck, Hannah McKay in the drama series Dexter and Kate Morgan in the event series 24: Live Another Day. 

Born: 1982, Werrington Downs, Australia