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TAHLEE FEREDAY – TONI

A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, Tahlee Fereday is rapidly making hermark across film, television, and theatre. Appearing in the soon to be released feature film, Penny Lane Is Dead for SanctuaryPictures, Tahlee’s film credits include the Jones Family Christmas on Stan, and BlueCanaries. No stranger to the small screen, Tahlee’s television credits include roles in ABC’s award-winning series, Fisk (S2), Super Wog S2 (ABC), the SBS mini-series Erotic Stories,and the digital series Videoland for Pikelet Pictures.

Her theatrical journey showcases stand out performances in Because the Night, BlackieBlackie Brown (Malthouse Theatre), Alternative Features (Theatre Works), and strongbody of work with the Melbourne Theatre Company including Bernhardt/Hamlet, Astroman, Cyber Electric and First Stage.

As a proud First Nations and queer artist, Tahlee is a passionate advocate for amplifying underrepresented voices on Australia’s mainstage.

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BAILEY SPALDING - PENNY LANE

Bailey Spalding is quickly becoming one of Australia’s most exciting up and coming performers. A graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Bailey made her television debut in Sky Italia/STAN series DOMINA as ‘Young Scribonia’.

Bailey went on to star in NORTH SHORE for Paramount+ and short films YEAH THE BOYS directed by Stefan Hunt, and ALLEGEDLY directed by Laura Brogan Browne. Bailey can most recently be seen in the second series of SCRUBLANDS for STAN opposite Bella Heathcote and Luke Arnold.

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SOPHIA WRIGHT-MENDELSOHN – KAT

Sophia’s first on screen appearance was in the AACTA award winning ABC youth-focused series Deadlock, depicting the complex issues faced by a group of teenager safter a fatal car crash. Sophia went on to appear in the Australian series Year Of, a spin-off of the Stan hit series Bump, followed by director David Michod’s film Wizards!, starring U.S. comedian Pete Davidson. Sophia has recently completed shooting the Australian film Penny Lane is Dead which will premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2025.

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ALEXANDRA JENSEN - AMY

Alexandra Jensen is an Australian actress born in Toronto, New South Wales. She discovered acting in primary school as a way to overcome shyness, anxiety, and speech challenges, taking private drama lessons before earning a drama scholarship to theHunter School of the Performing Arts.

Jensen began performing early, appearing as Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast Jr. and in Impending Everyone with the AustralianTheatre for Young People. Shortly after finishing high school, Jensen’s audition for a Foxtel TV series led to representation by a talent manager and her first major break in the television series Frayed (2019–2021), where she portrayed Abby and gained local recognition. She went on to appear as Sophia in Amazing Grace (2021), Chealsi in Joe vs. Carole (2022), and Audrey in The Messenger (2023).

On the big screen, Jensen made her debut as Ellie in the psychological thriller Beat (2022), followed by a standout performance, as Jade in the horror hit Talk to Me (2022), earning her a 2024 AACTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2024, she appeared as Miss Miller in the horror feature The Moogai and returned to the stage as Ada in The Bleeding Tree, further establishing her as a versatile talent across film,television, and theatre.

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BEN O’TOOLE - ANGUS

Ben O’Toole graduated from the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)in 2011 and made his feature film debut playing Russell Crowe’s son in The WaterDiviner. Ben featured in the Jerry Bruckheimer produced film 12 Strong opposite ChrisHemsworth and was also cast in Kathryn Bigelow’s drama Detroit. He appeared in Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and in the Mel Gibson directed WWIIfilm Hacksaw Ridge opposite Andrew Garfield. Ben starred in the romantic comedyEverybody Loves Somebody opposite Karla Souza, and in the film Nekrotronic with Monica Belluci.

In 2020 Ben played the lead role of “Rex” in the darkly comedic feature film Bloody Hell. He will next be seen in the thriller/horror feature film Penny Lane IsDead directed byMia-kateRussell. Ben has appeared in numerous Australian television series, including the Stan original series Caught, the critically acclaimed television adaptation of Trent Dalton’s novel BoySwallows Universe, ABC series Barons, Love Child for the Nine Network, mini-seriesPeter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door for network 7/Shine, the Halifax: Retribution rebootstarring Rebecca Gibney and Channel Nine television series Amazing Grace.

Ben’s previous theatre credits include Freak Winds (Old Fitz), Men (Old Fitz), Mojo(Sydney Theatre Company), The Sublime (Melbourne Theatre Company), Boy Gets Girl (Black Swan Theatre Company), Death of a Salesman (Black Swan Theatre company), Harp in the South (Sydney Theatre Company) His recent theatre credits include director Neil Armfield’s 2024 production of Death of a Salesman (Sydney’s Theatre Royal andCrown Theatre in Perth), The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall and On The Beach (Sydney TheatreCompany), and A Streetcar Named Desire at the Old Fitz in Sydney. He starred in theMelbourne Theatre Company’s 2024 production of the Australian football play, 37 and has reprised his role of Joe in the 2025 remount.

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STEVE LE MARQUAND - MERRICK

Steve Le Marquand is a Perth, Western Australia native, moving with his family as a young child to Sydney, where he completed his schooling. After spending two years traveling across Australia by motorbike, he trained formally in acting at Theatre Nepeanin Penrith before launching a prolific career in film, television, and theatre. Le Marquand’s breakthrough film role came in Two Hands, where he portrayed Wozza in the first Australian film since Babe to debut at number one at the box office. He has since earned acclaim for performances in Mullet (as Jones alongside Ben Mendelsohn),Vertical Limit, Beneath Hill 60, One Eyed Girl, Men’s Group, Last Train to Freo, Population: 11, Lost Things, and the beloved TV series Rake. A passionate supporter of the Penrith Panthers, Le Marquand even played a formerPanthers player in the television series The Moodys. On stage, he co-wrote, directed,and starred in the successful adaptation of He Died With a Felafel in His Hand, which toured internationally and earned him the inaugural Nicole Kidman Best Actor Award at Sydney’s Tropfest Short Film Festival in 1996.

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