Brooke Williams

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|birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

|occupation = Actress

|yearsactive = 2001–present

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Brooke Williams (born 3 January 1984) is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as Jennsen Rahl in Legend of the Seeker, Aurelia in Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Eva in The Almighty Johnsons.

Early life and education

Williams was born in Christchurch, where she spent her childhood.{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/shortland-street/brooke-williams-4541401|title=Brooke Williams File|work="Shortland Street" Official Website|accessdate=23 December 2011}} At a very young age, she decided to become an actress and started performing in amateur theatre and attending acting courses.

She moved to London, where, starting in 2001, she trained at Mme Course, Acting for Screen and the Globe Theatre, joining its theatre company. In 2002 she participated in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe acting in Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet, for which she won a Total Theatre Award. After returning to New Zealand, she worked at the Court Theatre in Christchurch; she moved North in 2004 and graduated with a Bachelor of Performing Arts from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2006.{{Cite web|title=Graduate|url=https://www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz/graduate|access-date=2021-08-08|website=www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz}}

Career

In 2007 she moved to Auckland, where she joined the Auckland Theatre Company, playing the lead role in Romeo & Juliet.{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandactors.co.nz/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=print&link_id=64&tmpl=component&Itemid=0|title=Brooke Williams|work=Auckland Actors|accessdate=28 August 2011}}

Her television career began in 2005, acting in the movie Meet Me in Miami; then appearing in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and Legend of the Seeker. In 2008, Williams acted in a spot for Griffin Solay. Two years later, she won two NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

In 2011, she appeared in the video of the song Myth Reducer by Sleeping Dogs{{cite news|url=http://www.sleepingdogs.com/2011/friday-the-13th-update/|title=Friday the 13th, update.|accessdate=29 August 2011|work=Official website of Sleeping Dogs.|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402131900/http://www.sleepingdogs.com/2011/friday-the-13th-update/|archivedate=2 April 2012}} and joined Shortland Street, playing Lana.{{cite news|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/shortland-street/get-know-brooke-williams-4265248|title=Get to know: Brooke Williams|accessdate=14 September 2011}} In 2012, Williams portraited Aurelia in Spartacus: Vengeance again.{{cite news|url=http://brookewilliamsfanpage.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/brooke-williams-will-be-returning-as-aurelia-in-s2-of-spartacus/|title=Brooke Williams will be returning as Aurelia in S2 of Spartacus|date=7 September 2011|accessdate=14 September 2011}}

She resigned from Shortland Street in early 2013.{{cite news|url=http://nz.lifestyle.yahoo.com/new-idea/lifestyle/article/-/13818009/|title=New Idea – BROOKE QUITS SHORTIE|date=11 March 2013}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Film roles
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2005 \|Meet Me in Miami \|Waitress \|
2007 \|Kissy Kissy \|Erin \|
2010 \|Predicament \|Margot Bramwell \|
2015 \|Slow West \|Maria \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Film roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2005

|Meet Me in Miami

|Waitress

2007

|Kissy Kissy

|Erin

2010

|Predicament

|Margot Bramwell

2015

|Slow West

|Maria

= Television =

class="wikitable" \|+ Television roles
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2009 \|Go Girls \|Wanda \|3 episodes
2009–2010 \|Legend of the Seeker \|Jennsen Rahl \|Episodes: "Bloodline", "Fever" and "Unbroken"
2010 \|This Is Not My Life \|Crystal \|Episode #1.3
2010 \|Outrageous Fortune \|Elena \|4 episodes
2011 \|Ice \|Milly \|Television miniseries
2010–2012 \|Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Vengeance \|Aurelia \|Recurring role, 6 episodes
2011 \|Spartacus: Gods of the Arena \|Aurelia \|Episode: "Past Transgressions"
2011–2012 \|{{sortname\|The\|Almighty Johnsons}} \|Eva \|Recurring role, 8 episodes
2011–2013 \|Shortland Street \|Lana Jacobs \|Recurring role, 204 episodes
2014 \|Anzac Girls \|Sister Edith 'Poppy' Popplewell \|2 episodes
2015 \|True Crime: Venus and Mars \|Caroline Blake \|Television film
2016-2017 \|The Shannara Chronicles \|Catania \|Recurring role
2016–2018 \|12 Monkeys \|Hannah \|Recurring role (season 2–4)
2019 \|Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. \|Snowflake \|Recurring role (season 6); 7 episodes
2021 \|Love Knots[https://www.moviefone.com/movie/love-knots/j2322E9Emsgk15rQAglh81/main/ Info on the movie Love Knots] \|Jody Carpenter \|Television film
2023 \|Power Rangers Cosmic Fury \| Squillia Naire \|Recurring role

class="wikitable"

|+ Television roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2009

|Go Girls

|Wanda

|3 episodes

2009–2010

|Legend of the Seeker

|Jennsen Rahl

|Episodes: "Bloodline", "Fever" and "Unbroken"

2010

|This Is Not My Life

|Crystal

|Episode #1.3

2010

|Outrageous Fortune

|Elena

|4 episodes

2011

|Ice

|Milly

|Television miniseries

2010–2012

|Spartacus: Blood and Sand,
Spartacus: Vengeance

|Aurelia

|Recurring role, 6 episodes

2011

|Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

|Aurelia

|Episode: "Past Transgressions"

2011–2012

|{{sortname|The|Almighty Johnsons}}

|Eva

|Recurring role, 8 episodes

2011–2013

|Shortland Street

|Lana Jacobs

|Recurring role, 204 episodes

2014

|Anzac Girls

|Sister Edith 'Poppy' Popplewell

|2 episodes

2015

|True Crime: Venus and Mars

|Caroline Blake

|Television film

2016-2017

|The Shannara Chronicles

|Catania

|Recurring role

2016–2018

|12 Monkeys

|Hannah

|Recurring role (season 2–4)

2019

|Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

|Snowflake

|Recurring role (season 6); 7 episodes

2021

|Love Knots[https://www.moviefone.com/movie/love-knots/j2322E9Emsgk15rQAglh81/main/ Info on the movie Love Knots]

|Jody Carpenter

|Television film

2023

|Power Rangers Cosmic Fury

| Squillia Naire

|Recurring role

Theatre

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2001 \|Hansel & Gretel \|Various \|Court Theatre, Christchurch
2002 \|{{sortname\|A\|Midsummer Night's Dream}} \|Hermia \|Globe Theatre, London
2002 \|Puff, the Magic Dragon \|Little Jackie Parker \|Court Theatre, Christchurch
2002 \|{{sortname\|The\|Gingerhead Man\|nolink=1}} \|Ensemble \|Court Theatre, Christchurch
2002 \|Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet \|Various \|Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2002 \|{{sortname\|The\|Lesson}} \|The Girl \|Court Theatre, Christchurch
2002 \|{{sortname\|The\|Cherry Orchard}} \|Anya \|Court Theatre, Christchurch
2003 \|Sleeping Beauty \|Ensemble \|Court Theatre, Christchurch
2003 \|South Pacific \|Chorus / Nurse \|Court Theatre, Christchurch
2003 \|Great Expectations \|Estella \|Court Theatre, Christchurch
2005 \|Mean Jean the Pirate Queen \|Ensemble \|Court Theatre, Christchurch
2007 \|Jack & the Beanstalk \|Ensemble \|Kidstuff Theatre, Wellington
2007 \|Porcelain Grin \|Lead role (solo show) \|
2007 \|{{sortname\|The\|Pillowman}} \|The Girl \|Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland
2007 \|{{sortname\|The\|Crucible}} \|Mary Warren \|Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland
2007 \|I'm Not Rappaport \|Laurie \|Downstage Theatre, Wellington
2007 \|Urinetown the Musical \|Little Sally \|Downstage Theatre, Wellington
2008 \|{{sortname\|The\|Tempest}} \|Ariel / Trinculo \|Hawke Sea Scout Hall, Cox's Bay
2008 \|{{sortname\|The\|Female of the Species\|The Female of the Species (play)}} \|Molly Rivers \|Maidment Theatre, Auckland{{cite web\|url=http://www.atc.co.nz/home/whats-on/2008/the-female-of-the-species.aspx\|title=The Female of the Species\|work=Auckland Theatre Company\|accessdate=20 September 2011}}{{Dead link\|date=November 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
2008 \|Mr Marmalade \|Lucy \|BATS Theatre, Wellington
2008 \|Three Sisters \| \|The Birdcage, Auckland{{cite news\|url=http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/production.php?id=833\|title=Three Sisters\|work=New Zealand Theatre\|date=6 August 2008\|accessdate=29 August 2011}}
2010 \|Romeo & Juliet \|Juliet \|Maidment Theatre, Auckland{{cite web\|url=http://www.atc.co.nz/home/whats-on/2010/romeo-juliet.aspx\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722034648/http://www.atc.co.nz/home/whats-on/2010/romeo-juliet.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=22 July 2012\|title=Romeo & Juliet\|work=Auckland Theatre Company\|accessdate=20 September 2011}}
2010 \|Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead \| \|Basement Theatre, Auckland{{cite news\|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1008/S00086/its-really-fked-up-charlie-brown.htm\|title=It's Really F**Ked Up, Charlie Brown!\|date=6 August 2010\|accessdate=17 September 2011}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2001

|Hansel & Gretel

|Various

|Court Theatre, Christchurch

2002

|{{sortname|A|Midsummer Night's Dream}}

|Hermia

|Globe Theatre, London

2002

|Puff, the Magic Dragon

|Little Jackie Parker

|Court Theatre, Christchurch

2002

|{{sortname|The|Gingerhead Man|nolink=1}}

|Ensemble

|Court Theatre, Christchurch

2002

|Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet

|Various

|Edinburgh Festival Fringe

2002

|{{sortname|The|Lesson}}

|The Girl

|Court Theatre, Christchurch

2002

|{{sortname|The|Cherry Orchard}}

|Anya

|Court Theatre, Christchurch

2003

|Sleeping Beauty

|Ensemble

|Court Theatre, Christchurch

2003

|South Pacific

|Chorus / Nurse

|Court Theatre, Christchurch

2003

|Great Expectations

|Estella

|Court Theatre, Christchurch

2005

|Mean Jean the Pirate Queen

|Ensemble

|Court Theatre, Christchurch

2007

|Jack & the Beanstalk

|Ensemble

|Kidstuff Theatre, Wellington

2007

|Porcelain Grin

|Lead role (solo show)

2007

|{{sortname|The|Pillowman}}

|The Girl

|Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland

2007

|{{sortname|The|Crucible}}

|Mary Warren

|Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland

2007

|I'm Not Rappaport

|Laurie

|Downstage Theatre, Wellington

2007

|Urinetown the Musical

|Little Sally

|Downstage Theatre, Wellington

2008

|{{sortname|The|Tempest}}

|Ariel / Trinculo

|Hawke Sea Scout Hall, Cox's Bay

2008

|{{sortname|The|Female of the Species|The Female of the Species (play)}}

|Molly Rivers

|Maidment Theatre, Auckland{{cite web|url=http://www.atc.co.nz/home/whats-on/2008/the-female-of-the-species.aspx|title=The Female of the Species|work=Auckland Theatre Company|accessdate=20 September 2011}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

2008

|Mr Marmalade

|Lucy

|BATS Theatre, Wellington

2008

|Three Sisters

|The Birdcage, Auckland{{cite news|url=http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/production.php?id=833|title=Three Sisters|work=New Zealand Theatre|date=6 August 2008|accessdate=29 August 2011}}

2010

|Romeo & Juliet

|Juliet

|Maidment Theatre, Auckland{{cite web|url=http://www.atc.co.nz/home/whats-on/2010/romeo-juliet.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722034648/http://www.atc.co.nz/home/whats-on/2010/romeo-juliet.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2012|title=Romeo & Juliet|work=Auckland Theatre Company|accessdate=20 September 2011}}

2010

|Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

|Basement Theatre, Auckland{{cite news|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1008/S00086/its-really-fked-up-charlie-brown.htm|title=It's Really F**Ked Up, Charlie Brown!|date=6 August 2010|accessdate=17 September 2011}}

Other roles

Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
2015	Path of Exile	Merveil	(voice) video game
2015 \|June \|Jamie \|Short
2016 \|A Woman's Right to Shoes \|Alice \|Short
2020 \|Dota 2 \|Hoodwink \|Voice Actor

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! class="unsortable" \| Refs
2002 \| Total Theatre Awards \| Theatrum Botanicum – shared with the cast \| Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet \| {{Won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web\|url=http://www.totaltheatre.org.uk/awards/pastwinners.html\|title=Past Winners\|work=TOTAL THEATRE\|accessdate=23 December 2011\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120912184247/http://www.totaltheatre.org.uk/awards/pastwinners.html\|archivedate=12 September 2012}}
2008 \| Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards \| Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year \| Mr Marmalade \| {{Won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web\|url=http://www.theatreview.org.nz/news/news.php?id=260\|title=The 17th Annual Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards 2008 held at Wellington Town Hall, Sunday 7 December 2008 'A Grand Celebration of Wellington's Professional Theatre'\|date=7 December 2008\|accessdate=29 August 2011\|work=New Zealand Theatre\|archive-date=3 October 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003071057/http://www.theatreview.org.nz/news/news.php?id=260\|url-status=dead}}
2010 \| NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards \| Best Performance \| Romeo & Juliet \| {{Won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|
2010 \| NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards \| Best of Theatre 2010 \| Romeo & Juliet \| {{Won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|
2010 \| The Hackman Theatre Awards \| Best Break Up of the Year – shared with Michael Whalley \| Romeo & Juliet \| {{Nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite news\|url=http://www.theatreview.org.nz/news/news.php?id=716\|title=The Hackman Theatre Awards 2010 – Winners\|date=28 November 2010\|accessdate=29 August 2011\|work=New Zealand Theatre\|archive-date=29 March 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329122430/http://www.theatreview.org.nz/news/news.php?id=716\|url-status=dead}}
2010 \| The Hackman Theatre Awards \| Best Pash of the Year – shared with Michael Whalley \| Romeo & Juliet \| {{Nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Work

! Result

! class="unsortable" | Refs

2002

| Total Theatre Awards

| Theatrum Botanicum – shared with the cast

| Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet

| {{Won}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://www.totaltheatre.org.uk/awards/pastwinners.html|title=Past Winners|work=TOTAL THEATRE|accessdate=23 December 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120912184247/http://www.totaltheatre.org.uk/awards/pastwinners.html|archivedate=12 September 2012}}

2008

| Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards

| Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year

| Mr Marmalade

| {{Won}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://www.theatreview.org.nz/news/news.php?id=260|title=The 17th Annual Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards 2008 held at Wellington Town Hall, Sunday 7 December 2008 'A Grand Celebration of Wellington's Professional Theatre'|date=7 December 2008|accessdate=29 August 2011|work=New Zealand Theatre|archive-date=3 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003071057/http://www.theatreview.org.nz/news/news.php?id=260|url-status=dead}}

2010

| NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards

| Best Performance

| Romeo & Juliet

| {{Won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

2010

| NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards

| Best of Theatre 2010

| Romeo & Juliet

| {{Won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

2010

| The Hackman Theatre Awards

| Best Break Up of the Year – shared with Michael Whalley

| Romeo & Juliet

| {{Nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news|url=http://www.theatreview.org.nz/news/news.php?id=716|title=The Hackman Theatre Awards 2010 – Winners|date=28 November 2010|accessdate=29 August 2011|work=New Zealand Theatre|archive-date=29 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329122430/http://www.theatreview.org.nz/news/news.php?id=716|url-status=dead}}

2010

| The Hackman Theatre Awards

| Best Pash of the Year – shared with Michael Whalley

| Romeo & Juliet

| {{Nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

References

External links

{{IMDb name|2010527}}
{{Twitter}}
Brooke Williams at [http://www.aucklandactors.co.nz/actors/brooke-williams/view-details.html Aucklandactors.co.nz].

Category:1984 births

Category:21st-century New Zealand actresses

Category:Living people

Category:New Zealand film actresses

Category:New Zealand soap opera actresses

Category:New Zealand television actresses

Category:Actors from Christchurch

Category:Toi Whakaari alumni