Phoebe Tonkin

Phoebe Tonkin
Tonkin in 2014
Born	Phoebe Jane Elizabeth Tonkin (1989-07-12) 12 July 1989 (age 35) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Works	Filmography other
Awards	Full list

Phoebe Jane Elizabeth Tonkin (born 12 July 1989) is an Australian actress. Her accolades include an AACTA Award, in addition to a nomination for a Logie Award.

Born and raised in Sydney, Tonkin began her career on Australian television and had her breakthrough playing Cleo Sertori in the Network Ten fantasy series H₂O: Just Add Water (2006–2010), for which she received acclaim and was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actress. Tonkin made her film debut as Fiona Maxwell in Stuart Beattie's apocalyptic war film Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010). After starring in the horror film Bait 3D (2012), she relocated to America, where she received acclaim for her roles as Faye Chamberlain in the CW supernatural drama series The Secret Circle (2011–2012) and Hayley Marshall in The Vampire Diaries (2012–2013) and The Originals (2013–2018).

Tonkin directed the short film Furlough (2016), starred in the Emmy-winning SBS thriller miniseries Safe Harbour (2018) and the Stan science fiction drama series Bloom (2019–2020), and appeared in Damien Chazelle's film Babylon (2022). In 2024, she received critical and awards attention for her dramatic leading performances in the Netflix miniseries Boy Swallows Universe and the sports film Kid Snow; the former won her the AACTA Award for Best Actress, her first major award win.

Offscreen, Tonkin has been labeled a fashion icon, with her fashion ventures, public appearances and partnerships with Chanel and Tiffany and Co. gaining widespread media attention.^[a]
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