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Robin McLeavy
Born (1981-06-19) 19 June 1981 (age 45)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art (2004)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Known forThe Loved Ones (2009)
Hell on Wheels (2011–2016)

Robin McLeavy (born 19 June 1981) is an Australian actress.

Early life and education

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Robin McLeavy was born on 19 June 1981, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She developed an early interest in the performing arts. Her upbringing was influenced by her mother, an environmental activist who was prominent in the Australian ecological movement during the late 1960s and 1970s. McLeavy has often credited her mother for her own lifelong commitment to environmental awareness.[citation needed]

McLeavy attended high school in Sydney, where she coincidentally attended the same school for a period as director Sean Byrne, who would later cast her in her breakout film role.[1] Following high school, she was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). She graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art in Acting.[2]

Career

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Shortly after graduating from NIDA, McLeavy began her professional career on the Australian stage and in television. Her first feature film was 2006 comedy-drama 48 Shades, based on Nick Earls' award winning novel, "48 Shades of Brown", in which she played the role of Jacq.[3]

From 2006, McLeavy appeared in four encore seasons of Holding the Man, an award-winning play by Tommy Murphy,[4] based on Timothy Conigrave's 1995 memoir.[5] The following year, she appeared opposite Catherine McClements as Honey in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, directed by Benedict Andrews for Sydney's Belvoir Theatre Company.[6] The role saw her nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Sydney Theatre Awards.[7]

McLeavy starred as villain Lola Stone in the critically acclaimed 2009 Australian horror film, The Loved Ones, alongside Xavier Samuel.[8] The film won the Audience Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival in that same year[9] and an award for Best International Feature at Sweden's Fantastik Film Festival.[10] McLeavy was later nominated for Best Actress at the 2012 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards and the Fright Meter Awards, for her role in the film.[11]

In 2009, McLeavy also played the role of Stella Kowalski opposite Cate Blanchett and Joel Edgerton in a Sydney Theatre Company staging of A Streetcar Named Desire.[12] The production was directed by Liv Ullmann and toured to the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York.[13] She received the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer.[14] In 2010, McLeavy played Isabella in Andrews' production of Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare at Belvoir,[15] earning her another Sydney Theatre Awards nomination, this time for Best Actress in a Leading Role.[16]

Between 2011 and 2016, McLeavy played the regular role of frontier tribal abductee survivor Eva Oates on the Western series Hell on Wheels.[17] Her character was inspired by the real story of Olive Oatman.[18] During this time, she also portrayed Nancy Lincoln, the former president's mother in 2012 American action-horror film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.[19] Then, the following year, she participated in comedy sketch series The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting for several episodes.[20]

McLeavy voiced the role of Nutsy the koala, in 2015 Australian animated adventure film Blinky Bill the Movie, alongside Ryan Kwanten, Rufus Sewell, David Wenham, Toni Collette, Richard Roxburgh, Deborah Mailman, Barry Otto, and Barry Humphries.[21] That same year, she played the key role of police officer Barbara Henning in mystery thriller Backtrack, alongside Adrien Brody and Sam Neill.[22]

McLeavy had a recurring role as Maggie McCullough in Netflix American fantasy series Wu Assassins in 2019.[23] She next appeared in 2023 comedy drama series Wolf Like Me, opposite Isla Fisher and Josh Gad, playing the recurring role of Caroline.[24]

In 2024, McLeavy starred as Lauren, alongside Eric Bana, Anna Torv and Jacqueline McKenzie in mystery thriller film Force of Nature: The Dry 2.[25][26] The following year, McLeavy reunited with The Dry co-star Torv, in several episodes of The Newsreader, playing the role of Marcia Evans.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 48 Shades Jacq [3]
2007 The Other Half Sarah Short film [27]
2009 The Loved Ones Lola 'Princess' Stone [8]
2010 After the Credits Lucy Short film [28]
2011 Roman's Ark Roman's Wife Short film [29]
2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Nancy Lincoln [19]
2015 Blinky Bill the Movie Nutsy (voice) Animated film [21]
Backtrack Barbara Henning [22]
2023 Force of Nature: The Dry 2 Lauren [25][26]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Last Man Standing Kellie Episode: "1.15"
2007 The Code
2009 All Saints Katherine Burnett 1 episode
2011–2016 Hell on Wheels Eva 50 episodes [17]
2013 The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting Various characters 6 episodes [20]
2014 Super Fun Night Lucinda Episode: "Lucindervention"
2019 Wu Assassins Maggie McCullough 3 episodes [23]
2020 Homeland Charlotte Benson 2 episodes
2023 Wolf Like Me Caroline 2 episodes [24]
2025 The Newsreader Marcia Evans 4 episodes
Bay of Fires Dawn 1 episode

Theatre

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As actor

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2004Playhouse CreaturesTheatre Royal, Hobart[30]
2006Rat TrapSeymour Centre, Sydney with NIDA[30]
No Names ... No Pack DrillNIDA Theatre, Sydney[30]
2006; 2007Holding the ManStables Theatre, Sydney, Sydney Opera House with Griffin Theatre Company[4][30]
2007Self-EsteemWharf Theatre, Sydney with STC[30]
The Merchant of VeniceBelvoir Theatre, Sydney[30]
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?HoneyBelvoir Theatre Company[6][30]
2008The GreatCatherine the GreatWharf Theatre, Sydney with STC[30]
2009A Streetcar Named DesireStella KowalskiAustralian tour, Kennedy Center, Washington DC & Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York with STC[12][13][30]
2010Measure for MeasureIsabellaBelvoir Theatre, Sydney[15][30]
2016Miss JulieMiss JulieMTC[31][30]
2020Girls & BoysFairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC[30]

As dramaturge

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022; 2023Betty is a ButcherDramaturgeEast Sydney Community & Arts Centre (ESCAC), PACT Theatre, Sydney with Siren Theatre Company[30]

Awards and nominations

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Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
2007Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Sydney Theatre AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated[7]
2010A Streetcar Named DesireHelen Hayes AwardsOutstanding Supporting Performer in a Non-Resident ProductionWon[14]
Measure for MeasureSydney Theatre AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleNominated[16]
2011Helpmann AwardsBest Female Actor in a PlayNominated[32]
2012The Loved OnesFangoria Chainsaw AwardsBest ActressNominated[11]
Fright Meter AwardsBest ActressNominated[11]
2016Miss JulieGreen Room AwardsBest Female PerformerNominated[33]

References

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  1. ↑ James, Jonathan (19 September 2012). "Exclusive Interview with The Loved Ones's Robin McLeavy". dailydead.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "All Alumni". National Institute of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 "48 Shades – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 Lam, Lee Tran (15 November 2006). "Holding The Man | Griffin Theatre". Variety. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Boland, Michaela (25 November 2006). "Holding The Man". Variety. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 Simmonds, Diana (12 August 2007). "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". stagenoise.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 "2007 Nominees & Winners". sydneytheatreawards.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Interview with The Loved Ones' Robin McLeavy". tntmagazine.com. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Barton, Steve (20 September 2009). "TIFF '09: The Loved Ones Wins Midnight Madness Award". dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "The Loved Ones: fame in the frozen north". screenhub.com.au. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 "Ambience Entertainment Awards". ambienceentertainment.com. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  12. 1 2 "A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennesse Williams". stagewhispers.com.au. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  13. 1 2 Schoenberger, Nancy (7 April 2023). "When Cate Blanchett Played Tennessee Williams's Greatest Character". lithub.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Christiane Noll, Cate Blanchett, Stacy Keach & More Win DC's 2010 Helen Hayes Awards". broadway.com. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Belvoir Theatre". Belvoir.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  16. 1 2 "2010 Sydney Theatre Awards nominations". stagewhispers.com.au. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  17. 1 2 Goldberg, Lesley (23 March 2012). "'Hell on Wheels' Ups Robin McLeavy to Series Regular (Exclusive)", The Hollywood Reporter; retrieved 19 August 2013.
  18. ↑ Leydon, Joe (9 November 2021). "Live from Los Angeles: Robin McLeavy". cowboysindians.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  19. 1 2 Dang, Simon (15 March 2011). "Robin McLeavy joins 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' as the President's Mother". indiewire.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  20. 1 2 "The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  21. 1 2 "Blinky Bill the Movie". insights.uca.org.au. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  22. 1 2 Gingold, Michael (26 February 2019). "Q&A: Actors Robin McLeavy (The Loved Ones) and George Shevtsov talk Aussie ghost story Backtrack". Fangoria. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  23. 1 2 "Wu Assassins – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  24. 1 2 "Wolf Like Me – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  25. 1 2 Gray, Peter (6 February 2024). "Interview: Jacqueline McKenzie and Robin McLeavy on their gripping new thriller Force of Nature: The Dry 2 and surviving the harsh realities of filming". theaureview.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  26. 1 2 "Force of Nature: The Dry 2 – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "The Other Half". Screen Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "After the Credits – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  29. ↑ "Roman's Ark". Screen Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Robin McLeavy". AusStage. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  31. ↑ "Inside Information L Miss Julie". Melbourne Theatre Company. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  32. ↑ "Past nominees and winners | 2011". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  33. ↑ "News | Green Room Award Nominations". Melbourne Theatre Company. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
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