# Saskia Burmeister

Saskia Burmeister (born 12 February 1985) is an Australian actress. She is most known for her roles in Hating Alison Ashley and Sea Patrol.

## Early and personal life

Born in New South Wales, Burmeister grew up in Bellingen on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. She was educated at Mosman High School in Sydney, and trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People.
In February 2008, Burmeister married Australian actor Jamie Croft. Burmeister first met Croft at a film audition and after they played a couple in The Pact, they began dating. Burmeister and Croft have two sons together, Jackson Jay "JJ", born in May 2012, and Bodhi Phoenix in June 2014.

## Career

During high school, Burmeister performed in various theatre productions including Blackrock, The Merchant of Venice and The Chapel Perilous.
Burmeister joined the cast of Wicked Science as Dina Demiris in 2003. She appeared in the 2005 comedy film Hating Alison Ashley and received a nomination for Best Lead Actress from the Australian Film Institute (AFI) for her performance.
Burmeister made a guest appearance in Blue Heelers and earned the 2006 AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her performance in episode 493.
In 2007, Burmeister joined the cast of Sea Patrol as Nikki Caetano. That same year, Burmeister appeared in The Jammed and earned an AFI nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
On 24 April 2011, Lizzy Lovette of The Sun-Herald reported Burmeister had joined the cast of Home and Away. Burmeister had an extended guest role as Tegan Callahan. The actress bleached her usual brown hair blonde for the part. Burmeister's younger sister, Martika Sullivan, also landed a role in the show at the same time.
Burmeister joined the cast of Black & White & Sex in 2012 and had a guest role in Tricky Business.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | The Junction Boys | Joyce | TV movie |
| 2003 | Ned Kelly | Jane Jones | Feature film |
| 2003 | The Pact | Young Susan Tuttle | Feature film |
| 2004 | Thunderstruck | Chloe | Feature film |
| 2005 | Jewboy | Rivka | Feature film |
| 2005 | Hating Alison Ashley | Erica Yurken | Feature film |
| 2005 | The Glenmoore Job | Sally | |
| 2007 | The Jammed | Vanya | Feature film |
| 2009 | Kind of Man | Chloe | Short film |
| 2009 | Storage | Zia | Feature film |
| 2010 | Rampage | | |
| 2011 | Cold Sore | Jenna | Short film |
| 2012 | Black & White & Sex | Angie 7 | Feature film |
| 2012 | Min Min | Celeste | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Water Rats | Victoria St. Clair | TV series, episode: "Low Blows" |
| 2003–04 | Wicked Science | Dina Demiris | TV series |
| 2005 | Blue Heelers | Ashley Barker | TV series, episode: "Child's Play" |
| 2007 | Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji | Pirate Lily | TV series |
| 2007–09 | Sea Patrol | Lieutenant Nicole 'Nikki' (Nav) Caetano | TV series |
| 2011 | Rescue Special Ops | Annie Griffin | TV series, episode: "Storm Chaser" |
| 2011 | Home and Away | Tegan Callahan | TV series |
| 2011 | Underbelly: Razor | Ida Maddocks | TV miniseries, episode: "The Darlinghurst Outrage" |
| 2012 | Tricky Business | Zoe Platt | TV series, episode: "Space and Time" |

## Theatre

* Title
* Blackrock
* The Merchant of Venice
* The Chapel Perilous

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
| 2005 | Hating Alison Ashley | AFI Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2006 | Blue Heelers (episode 493) | AFI Awards | Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Series | Won |
| 2007 | The Jammed | AFI Awards | AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |