# Caroline Brazier

Caroline Brazier is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Chrissy Merchant in Packed to the Rafters and the starring roles of Veronica Johnson and her twin sister Betti in the children's television series Parallax. Brazier has also had a number of roles in the theatre, films and other television series.

## Early life

Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Brazier graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1998. As a child she briefly lived in Jakarta.

## Career

Brazier has appeared in The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra for the Bell Shakespeare Company, Whale Music at Darlinghurst Theatre, and Speed-the-Plow for Perth Theatre Company. In 2012 she won Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production at the Sydney Theatre Awards for I Want to Sleep with Tom Stoppard.
She also played the Superintendent in Accidental Death of an Anarchist (2018) at Sydney Theatre and appeared in the music video for Silverchair's 1999 song "Emotion Sickness".
In 2023, Brazier was named as part of the extended cast for the second series of Foxtel legal drama The Twelve. In 2024, Brazier was named in season 2 of Scrublands.

## Personal life

Brazier was married to fellow Australian actor Geoff Morrell.
In between acting engagements, Brazier often heads home to spend time with her parents in Perth. She became fluent in Indonesian, from living in Jakarta as a child, although she is no longer able to speak the language.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Rogue | Mary Ellen | |
| 2011 | Cupid | Venus | Short |
| 2013 | Stick | Woman / Apparition | Short |
| 2014 | Kharisma | Karen | Short |
| 2014 | Morning Frost | Sue | Short |
| 2016 | Pulse | Jacqui | |
| 2017 | Three Summers | Olivia | |
| 2022 | Blacklight | The boss | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Above the Law | Carla Benning | "Moving on Up" |
| 2000 | Home and Away | Alicia Campbell | Recurring role |
| 2001 | South Pacific | Rose | TV film |
| 2001 | Water Rats | Heather Pinchon | "The Marrying Kind" |
| 2001 | TwentyfourSeven | Georgia Leighton-Smith | "It's My Life" |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Gabrielle Hall | "Boy School Bullies" |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Sonia Parry | "2.13" |
| 2004 | Parallax | Veronica Johnson / Betti | Main role |
| 2007 | City Homicide | Frances Deerborne | "Family Planning" |
| 2008–09 | Packed to the Rafters | Chrissey Merchant | Recurring role |
| 2009 | 30 Seconds | Kirsty | "Good Clown Bad Clown" |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Miss Crantan / Mistress Nathair | "Broken" |
| 2010–18 | Rake | Wendy Greene | 39 episodes |
| 2011 | Wild Boys | Catherine Bell | Regular role |
| 2011 | Terra Nova | Deborah Tate | Recurring role |
| 2012 | Dripping in Chocolate | Marion Verger | TV film |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Hetty | "Death by Miss Adventure" |
| 2015–16 | Home and Away | Carol Peters | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Deep Water | Tina Toohey | TV miniseries |
| 2017 | Offspring | Shanti | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Tidelands | Rosa | 8 episodes |
| 2019 | Reef Break | Stefania Kivini | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Wakefield | Leyla Matos | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Troppo | Joanna | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Joe vs. Carole | Elizabeth Huntley | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Mystery Road: Origin | Geraldine | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Year Of | Ophelia Kellaway | 5 episodes |
| 2023 | Wolf Like Me | Principal | 1 episode |
| 2024 | The Twelve | Amethyst Walker | 4 episodes |
| 2025 | Scrublands: Silver | Jay Jay | TV series |
| 2025 | Ten Pound Poms | Carmel | TV series |

### Music videos

| Year | Artist | Song | Notes |
| 1999 | Silverchair | "Emotion Sickness" | |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Too Young for Ghosts | Ruth | NIDA Parade Rehearsal Rooms, Sydney |
| 1996 | The Song Room | | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney |
| 1997 | Chekhov in Yalta | | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney |
| 1997 | Nicholas Nickleby | | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney |
| 1998 | The Curse of the House of Atreus | Helen | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney |
| 1998 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Madame de Rosemonde | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney |
| 1999 | The Merchant of Venice | Nerissa | Australian tour with Bell Shakespeare |
| 2001 | Julius Caesar | Calpurnia | Australian tour with Bell Shakespeare |
| 2001 | Antony and Cleopatra | Charmian | Australian tour with Bell Shakespeare |
| 2002 | Whale Music | | Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney with White Wave Productions |
| 2004 | A Moment on the Lips | Jenny | Trades Hall, Melbourne with Maelstrom Productions |
| 2004 | Much Ado About Nothing | | Kings Park, Western Australia with Deckchair Theatre |
| 2005 | Two Brothers | Jamie Savage | Australian tour with STC & MTC |
| 2006 | Ray's Tempest | Isabel | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC |
| 2006 | The Emotional Anatomy of a Relationship Breakdown | | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with Fascination Street Productions for Short+Sweet |
| 2007 | Europe | | La Mama, Melbourne |
| 2007 | Enlightenment | Joanna | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC |
| 2007 | Don's Party | Kerry | Sydney Opera House with STC & MTC |
| 2009 | Speed-the-Plow | | Perth Theatre Company |
| 2009 | The True Story of Butterfish | Kate | Brisbane Powerhouse for Brisbane Festival |
| 2010 | Bang | | Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney |
| 2013 | Liberty Equality Fraternity | Orlagh | Ensemble Theatre, Sydney |
| 2013; 2014 | The Removalists | Kate Mason | Bondi Pavilion, Sydney, Brisbane Powerhouse with Tamarama Rock Surfers |
| 2014 | Gasp! | Kirsten | Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth, Playhouse, Brisbane with QTC & Black Swan State Theatre Company |
| 2016 | The Literati | Philomena | Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company & Bell Shakespeare |
| 2017 | Dinner | Paige | Sydney Opera House with STC |
| 2018 | Accidental Death of an Anarchist | The Superintendent | Sydney Opera House with STC |
| 2019 | Mary Stuart | Mary Stuart | Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney with STC |
| 2020 | Liberty, Equality, Fraternity | Orlagh | Online with Ensemble Theatre |
| 2023 | Things I Know to Be True | Fran | Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company |
| 2024 | The Children | Rose | Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company |

## Awards

| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
| 2011 | Rake | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won |
| 2012 | I Want to Sleep with Tom Stoppard | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production | Won |
| 2013 | Rake | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Rake (episode 8) | AACTA Awards | Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama | Nominated |
| 2018 | Rake | AACTA Awards | Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama | Nominated |
| 2023 | Mystery Road: Origin | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won |
| 2024 | Things I Know to Be True | Performing Arts WA Awards | Outstanding Performer in a Leading Role | Won |