Actress / Sydney, Australia
Brinley has worked in the Australian theatre, TV and film industry for over 15 years.
Graduating in 2009 from The Actors Centre Australia, Brinley is best known for her role as historical figure Sarah Mathew in the award winning theatre production Convict Footprints - The Old North Road.
Her other stage credits include Jill in Equus - the 40th Anniversary, a female Enobarbus in Antony and Cleopatra, The Madame in The Maids, Lennox in Macbeth, Honey in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe and part of the ensemble of Not I with NIDA Directing Program under Kip Williams.
In 2010, Brinley toured with national education theatre company Poetry in Action.
Film and TV credits include: Bunyip (2015) which she also co-produced, Coffee (2009), Natural Selection (2009), Reservoir Cats (2011), Warzone (2005, a Paste Short Film Festival Finalist, Georgia, USA), Deadly Women, Dark Minds, The White Rabbit Project, and Inside Story.
In 2017, Brinley has put on the producer's hat again with The Sarah Mathew Project.
With a degree in Linguistics as well as her acting training, and years of experience behind and in front of the camera, Brinley's love of language, people, history, artistry and a good story, coupled with her generousity of spirit, makes her a relentlessly dedicated member of the industry.
Film
Fearless Game | Dir: Patricia Guimaraes | 2014
Special Skills
Accents: Standard American, Southern American, New York, English RP, Advanced RP, Polish
Dance: Contemporary, Ballet, Salsa.
Singing: Jazz, Blues, Contemporary.
Musical Instruments: Recorder, Piano, Clarinet.
Bachelor of Arts: Linguistics Major
Training & Workshops
Biography
Linda Wilson - Supporting Actress
Amy - Supporting Actress
Bunyip | Dir: Denby Weller and Miri Stone | 2015
Police Officer - Supporting Actress
Reservoir Cats | DIR: Garnet Mae | 2011
Advanced Diploma Performing Arts (Acting) |
Actors Centre Australia
Ivana Chubbuck Technique | Anthony Wong
American Accent and Voice | Rowena Balos
Voice | Jennifer West
Master Class | Tom McSweeney
Master Class | Robin Lee
Stage
The Old North Road | Convict Footprints | 2013-2017
Sarah Mathew
Sarah Mathew
Rebellion | Convict Footprints | 2016
Jill / Nurse
Equus | Nomadic Artists Productions | 2013
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe | NIDA Directors Program | Kip Williams | 2009
Honey
Not I | NIDA Director's Showcase | Kip Williams | 2009
Ensemble
Lennox
Macbeth | Blender Prod. | Dir: Nic Verhoeven | 2011
TV
The White Rabbit Project | Beyond Productions | 2016
Eva Braun
Lead and Supporting Actress
Deadly Women S8,S9,S10,S11 | Beyond Productions | 2014-2017
Supporting Actress
Dark Minds | Beyond Productions | 2014
Coffee | DIR: Denby Weller | 2009
Michelle - Supporting Actress
Anthony and Cleopatra | PunchBug Prod. | Dir: Ira Seidenstein | 2013
Enobarbus
The Maids | Enigma Prod. | Dir: Stephen Hopley | 2012
The Madame
A Winter's Tale | ACA | Jennifer West | 2008
Hermoine
Uncle Vanya | ACA | Simon Hunt | 2008
Sonia
Natural Selection | DIR: Keith Adam Johnson | 2009
Radio Presenter - Voice Artist
Half Your Tears | DIR: Robbie Miles | 2006
Samantha - Lead Actress
Anisah - Lead Actress
Warzone | DIR: Keith Adam Johnson | 2005
Co - Producer