# Molly Daniels

Molly Daniels is an Australian actress, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her roles in You're Skitting Me, Tomorrow When the War Began, Ronny Chieng: International Student and Very Small Business. She was also a co-host on the ABC children's podcast Short and Curly.

## Early life and education

Daniels was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. Her mother is actress Robyn Butler, and her stepfather is actor Wayne Hope. In a 2019 interview with the Australian magazine New Idea, Butler stated that "Our girls are both really funny. They take great pride in being able to make us laugh, and I'm a particularly good audience for them." After graduating from high school, she studied film and television at Swinburne University in 2014. She studied at the iO Theatre in Chicago, USA.

## Career

Daniels began her acting career in 2004, when she played a flower girl in the SBS comedy series Stories from the Golf. In 2008, she portrayed the character 'Sam Angel' in the comedy series Very Small Business (she reprised this role in 2018). From 2012-2013, she was a performer (also writer and director) on the Australian children's sketch comedy show You're Skitting Me. In 2016, she played the lead role of 'Ellie' in Tomorrow, When the War Began. She portrayed one of the main characters, 'Asher', in the ABC series Ronny Chieng: International Student. For her role in Tomorrow, When the War Began, she undertook stunt and firearms training. She wrote for The InBESTigators, an Australian mockumentary children's television series that focuses on themes of friendship, responsibility, and teamwork. She was also co-host and writer on the ABC children's podcast Short & Curly. Daniels worked as a producer and director on the web series Double Date Night. The web series was about a pair of best friends, Vic and Riley, who went on double dates every Wednesday.

## Filmography
### Actor

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Production | Notes |
| 2004 | Stories from the Golf | Flower girl | Wayne Hope | SBS | Episode: "Jitterbug" |
| 2007-2010 | The Librarians | Bridget/Bernadette | Wayne Hope & Tony Martin | ABC TV | Episode: "4 Kilos to Book Week" |
| 2008-2018 | Very Small Business | Sam Angel | Diana Reid | ABC TV | 11 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | The Librarians | Bridget Bernadette | Wayne Hope & Tony Martin | ABC TV | 3 episodes: "My Rock", "Romeos and Juliets", "Kerching Kerching" |
| 2012–2013 | You're Skitting Me | Various | Dave Cartell & David Swan & Peter Lawler & Corrdell Jigsaw | ABC 3 | Main cast (26 episodes) from episode 1.1 to episode 2.13. Also writer and director |
| 2014 | Party Tricks | Andie | Kate Dennis | Network TEN | Episode: "The Meeting" |
| 2015 | Young Love | Hannah | Molly Daniels & Nicholas Davey-Greene | Blunder Bus Productions | Episode: "The Captains" |
| 2015 | Comedy Showroom: Ronny Chieng: International Student (Pilot) | Asher | Jonathan Brough | Sticky Pictures Pty Ltd | |
| 2016 | Double Date Night | Riley | Molly Daniels | Yung Victoria | 6 episodes: episode 1.1 to 1.6. Also editor |
| 2016 | Tomorrow When the War Began | Ellie Linton | Bendan Maher | Tomorrow When The War Began Skagos Series 1 Pty Ltd 2016 | Lead role (6 episodes) |
| 2016 | Upper Middle Bogan | Ashley | Wayne Hope | Upper Middle Bogan Series 3 Pty Ltd | 2 episodes: "Sticking to your principals", "Sons of Anarchy". Also contributing lyricist |
| 2017 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries (Series 5) | Sally Murphy | Diana Reid | January Productions Pty Ltd | Episode:"First Dance" |
| 2017 | The Y2K Bug (web series) | Essie | Molly Daniels | Yung Victoria | 1 episode: "High School River". Also script consultant |
| 2017 | Ronny Chieng: International Student (Series 1) | Asher | Jonathan Brough | Sticky Pictures Pty Ltd | 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Get Krack!n | Megan Tech guru | Hayden Guppy | Guesswork Television | 1 episode: episode 1.4 |
| 2017 | The Housemate | Molly B | Hayden Mustica | | Episode: "Teaser Trailer" |
| 2018 | Talkin' 'bout your Generation | Guest | Jon Olb | Network Nine | |
| 2018 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (Series 9) | Various | Jon Olb | ITV Studios Australia Pty Ltd | 11 episodes |
| 2019 | Feedback (web series) | Ella | Dylan Murphy | Best Fort Productions | Episode: "Playing" |
| 2021 | Party of the Century | Molly | Molly Daniels | | 7 episodes |
| 2021 | Celebration Nation | Shay | Jess Harris | | 6 episodes. Also creator, writer and producer |
| 2021 | Funeral of the Century | Molly | Molly Daniels | | 7 episodes |

### Writer

| Year | Title | Episodes/ Description | Identification |
| 2015 | Short & Curly | 81 episodes. Also co-host | Podcast |
| 2015 | Young Love | 8 episodes | TV series |
| 2016 | Double Date Night | 6 episodes | TV series |
| 2017 | The Y2K Bug | 1 episode: City Cop: Murder Unit | TV series |
| 2019 | The InBESTigators | 12 episodes & 20 episodes as a staff writer | TV series |

## Awards and recognition

In 2021, she was nominated for the AACTA award Best Short Form Comedy for Celebration Nation, alongside Jenny Zhou and Gaby Seow.