# Catherine Mack-Hancock

Catherine Mack-Hancock (born 1983) is an Australian actress and director.

## Early life & education

Mack-Hancock started acting an early age, performing locally with the Geelong Society of Dramatic Arts and landing a role in Channel 9’s Kids Breakfast TV series. She was educated at Bellbrae Primary School, Grovedale College and the University of Melbourne, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology and Philosophy, and a Diploma of Creative Arts.
Mack-Hancock spent two years in New York City studying acting at the Atlantic Theater Company. She returned in 2011 on a scholarship to attend the graduate program, which was based in Los Angeles. The scholarship was awarded to only one international actor. Mack-Hancock also studied at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio in Los Angeles and New York.

## Career

Mack-Hancock is best known for her roles on Australian and international television shows such as Channel 9's Pig's Breakfast, Neighbours and Blue Heelers.
In 2011, it was reported that Mack-Hancock had filmed a guest role in the Seven Network drama series, Winners & Losers, which was done so shortly before she left to study at a Los Angeles acting school. She had a short film Passenger screen as a finalist at Tropfest in 2016.
Mack-Hancock has featured in international advertising campaigns for brands including L'Oreal and Nike and Escape Travel.
In 2012, it was announced that Mack-Hancock had joined the cast of Home and Away as Natalie Davison. She is credited as Catherine Mack on the show. The character was introduced as a love interest for Darryl Braxton (played by Steve Peacocke). In 2013, she was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent for her role, but left Home and Away that same year.
Mack appeared in Australia's Sexiest Tradie created by her husband Rick Donald in 2021.

## Personal life

Mack-Hancock married fellow actor Rick Donald in 2016. They have one child, a daughter.
Mack-Hancock revealed to that she had always been interested in health and nutrition.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Tim's New Hope | Chloe | Short film |
| 2004 | Just Another Day in the Neighborhood | | Video |
| 2011 | That Girl, That Time | Charlotte | Short film |
| 2011 | Jasper | Detective Tate | Feature film |
| 2013 | Inside NHP | Self | Short film |
| 2013 | Hill Top Off | Self | Short film |
| 2016 | The ATM | Kelly | Short film |
| 2017 | Passenger | | Short film |
| 2018 | Love Lex | Alexis Spencer | Short film |
| 2019 | The Hunt | Jade | Short film |
| TBA | The Prelude: Lady Blue | Dawn | Short film (completed) |
| TBA | The Playlist | Jess | Short film (in production) |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Pig's Breakfast | Jessica | TV series, 25 episodes |
| 2001 | Neighbours | Amanda Wills | TV series |
| 2006 | Blue Heelers | Kelly | TV series |
| 2011 | Winners & Losers | Tasha Reynolds | TV series, season 1, episode 12: "Out of Left Field" |
| 2012–2013 | Home and Away | Natalie Davison | TV series, 100 episodes (main cast) |
| 2015 | Wonderland | Kelly | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Shop Girls | Bianca | TV series |
| 2017 | Pulse | Alicia Knox | TV miniseries, season 1, episode 5 |
| 2021 | Amazing Grace | Bonnie | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Australia's Sexiest Tradie | Rachel | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Watch Dogs | Laura | TV series, 8 episodes |