Acting
Essie Davis
- Titles
- 36movies19TV shows
- Career
Active from 1994 to 2025, busiest in 1997 and 2011 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 21top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.4average 2.6
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Mystery5.3average 4.1
- Psychological6.8average 5.6
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Tension6.8average 6.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism4.4, average 5.4
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.4
- Situational Comedy2.1, average 2.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Psychological Horror 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Psychological Tension 2
- Melancholic Tone 2
- Body Horror 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Emotional 2
- Character Study 2
- Epic Family Saga 2
- Resilience & Hardship 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kerry FoxActorBurning Man, Cloudstreet, The Sound of One Hand Clapping
Jed KurzelComposerThe Babadook, True History of the Kelly Gang, Nitram
Hugo Johnstone-BurtActorMiss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Cloudstreet
Joy SmithersActorThe Custodian, River Street
Hugo WeavingActorThe Custodian, After the Deluge
Sean KeenanActorTrue History of the Kelly Gang, Nitram
Kate BeahanActorBurning Man, After the Deluge
Bill HunterActorThe Custodian, River Street
Aden YoungActorAfter the Deluge, River Street
Rachel GriffithsActorBurning Man, After the Deluge
Barry OttoActorThe Custodian, South Solitary
Thomasin McKenzieActorTrue History of the Kelly Gang, The Justice of Bunny King
Movies and TV shows
53Upcoming
1 title
as Judith
2020s
11 titles · average score 72
TV show · as Dame Sylvia
TV show · as Natalie Dal-Bello
TV show · as Lynette Maison
TV show · as Alison
as Narrator (voice)
TV show · as Cath Carney
TV show · as Nancy Bradley
as Bunny King
as Helen
as Anna
as Phryne Fisher
2010s
18 titles · average score 67
as Ellen Kelly
TV show · as Sister Iphigenia
TV show · as Elizabeth Woodville
as Patricia Deville
as Amelia Vanek
as Caitlin Thomas
TV show · as Phryne Fisher
as Karen
TV show · as Anouk
TV show · as Lady Crane
TV show · as Dolly Pickles
as Alma Stanley
2000s
14 titles · average score 60
as Katherine
as Grace Blueburger
as Mrs Lovett
as Juliet Moore
as Mrs. Arable
as Orla
as Catharina Bolnes Vermeer
as Maggie
as Maggie
as Beth
as Doctor
TV show · as Julie Morgan
1990s
9 titles · average score 54
TV show · as Mary Costello
as Wendy Davis
as Young alice
as Evelyn Bookman
as Det. Gilhooley
as Zara
as Jilly
TV show · as Alison Blount