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.
- Historical4.3average 2.6
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Psychological6.7average 5.6
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Mystery5.2average 4.1
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Tension6.9average 6.1
- Crime4.5average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism4.2, average 5.2
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.5
- Situational Comedy2.0, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Emotional 2
- Sci-Fi Horror 2
- Character Study 2
- Epic Family Saga 2
- Resilience & Hardship 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Melancholic Tone 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Psychological Tension 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
Rachel GriffithsActorBurning Man, After the Deluge
Barry OttoActorThe Custodian, South Solitary
Thomasin McKenzieActorTrue History of the Kelly Gang, The Justice of Bunny King
Aden YoungActorAfter the Deluge, River Street
Emily BarclayActorBabyteeth, The Silence
Tammy MacintoshActorMiss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, River Street
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
Movies and TV shows
53Upcoming
1 title
as Judith
2020s
11 titles · average score 72
77
TV show · as Dame Sylvia
72
TV show · as Natalie Dal-Bello
81
TV show · as Lynette Maison
81
TV show · as Alison
48
as Narrator (voice)
58
TV show · as Cath Carney
76
TV show · as Nancy Bradley
70
as Bunny King
80
as Helen
79
as Anna
66
as Phryne Fisher
2010s
18 titles · average score 67
65
as Ellen Kelly
72
TV show · as Sister Iphigenia
72
TV show · as Elizabeth Woodville
71
as Patricia Deville
81
as Amelia Vanek
60
as Caitlin Thomas
84
TV show · as Phryne Fisher
63
as Karen
65
TV show · as Anouk
86
TV show · as Lady Crane
72
TV show · as Dolly Pickles
65
as Alma Stanley
2000s
14 titles · average score 60
59
as Katherine
40
as Grace Blueburger
67
as Mrs Lovett
62
as Juliet Moore
69
as Mrs. Arable
59
as Orla
70
as Catharina Bolnes Vermeer
70
as Maggie
52
as Maggie
72
as Beth
56
as Doctor
TV show · as Julie Morgan
1990s
9 titles · average score 54
TV show · as Mary Costello
as Wendy Davis
as Young alice
52
as Evelyn Bookman
59
as Det. Gilhooley
51
as Zara
40
as Jilly
67
TV show · as Alison Blount