About Phoebe Tonkin
Phoebe Jane Elizabeth Tonkin (born 12 July 1989) is an Australian actress. Her accolades include an AACTA Award, in addition to a nomination for a Logie Award. Born and raised in Sydney, Tonkin began her career on Australian television and had her breakthrough playing Cleo Sertori in the Network Ten fantasy series H2O: Just Add Water (2006–2010), for which she received acclaim and was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actress. Tonkin made her film debut as Fiona Maxwell in Stuart Beattie's apocalyptic war film Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010). After starring in the horror film Bait 3D (2012), she relocated to America, where she received acclaim for her roles as Faye Chamberlain in the CW supernatural drama series The Secret Circle (2011–2012) and Hayley Marshall in The Vampire Diaries (2012–2013) and The Originals (2013–2018). Tonkin directed the short film Furlough (2016), starred in the Emmy-winning SBS thriller miniseries Safe Harbour (2018) and the Stan science fiction drama series Bloom (2019–2020), and appeared in Damien Chazelle's film Babylon (2022). In 2024, she received critical and awards attention for her dramatic leading performances in the Netflix miniseries Boy Swallows Universe and the sports film Kid Snow; the former won her the AACTA Award for Best Actress, her first major award win. Offscreen, Tonkin has been labeled a fashion icon, with her fashion ventures, public appearances and partnerships with Chanel and Tiffany and Co. gaining widespread media attention. In 2019, Tonkin wrote and directed her first short film, Furlough, which was screened around the world in film festivals in 2020. The series received critical acclaim and won an International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries in 2019. The series premiered on 7 July 2006 on Network Ten, and went on to be aired to a worldwide audience of over 250 million. In March 2011, she was cast as Faye Chamberlain in The CW's supernatural drama series The Secret Circle, which premiered on 15 September 2011 to over 3.5 million viewers.
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