Abbie Cornish
Biography
Abbie Cornish is an Australian actress and rapper who started modeling at thirteen after placing in a Dolly Magazine competition. Born in Lochinvar, New South Wales, she won the Australian Film Institute Young Actor's Award in 1999 for the television series Wildside. Her performance in Somersault (2004) earned her a best actress award from the Australian Film Institute and a breakthrough performance honor at the 2005 Miami International Film Festival. She received critical acclaim for Candy (2006) and later played Fanny Brawne in Jane Campion's Bright Star (2009). Cornish appeared in A Good Year (2006), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Stop-Loss (2008), Limitless (2011), Sucker Punch (2011), Seven Psychopaths (2012), RoboCop (2014), and Geostorm (2017). She was part of the Screen Actors Guild Award-winning cast of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and she raps under the name Dusk.
44years old
Turns 45 on August 7in 293 days
- Born Lochinvar
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as MC Dusk and Dusk
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 20 years2004 to 2024
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About the name
Cornish has rapped as Dusk since 2000, and from age 18 to 22 she was a member of the Australian hip hop group Blades.
Beyond film
In 2015, Cornish went on an Australian tour as a support act for the American rapper Nas. That same year she put two tracks on SoundCloud, including "Way Back Home", produced by Suffa from Hilltop Hoods.
A change of course
At 13 years old, Cornish started modeling. She got into it after she made the finals of a competition held by Dolly Magazine.
First role
Cornish received the Australian Film Institute Young Actor's Award in 1999 for playing a part on Wildside, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television show. That same year, she got her first feature film role, in The Monkey's Mask.
Behind the award
Cornish appeared in Martin McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and for that film she earned her first Screen Actors Guild Award with the rest of the cast.
Abbie Cornish movies on Netflix
Detainedas Rebecca Kamen
Blackoutas Anna
Dakotaas Kate Sanders
The Virtuosoas The Waitress
Perfectas Mother
Where Hands Touchas Kerstin
6 Daysas Kate Adie
Geostormas Sarah Wilson
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missourias Anne
Lavenderas Jane Rutter
Solaceas Agent Katherine Cowles
RoboCopas Clara Murphy
Seven Psychopathsas Kaya
Limitlessas Lindy
Sucker Punchas Sweet Pea
W.E.as Wally Winthrop
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hooleas Otulissa (voice)
Bright Staras Fanny Brawne
Stop-Lossas Michelle
Elizabeth: The Golden Ageas Bess Throckmorton
A Good Yearas Christie Roberts
Candyas Candy
Somersaultas Heidi
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Martin McDonagh directed two of these films, Zack Snyder two. Geoffrey Rush appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Geoffrey Rush3 films together, 2006 to 2010
Geoffrey Rush's page Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole2010IMDb rating 6.9Cornish as OtulissavoiceRush as Ezylrybvoice
Elizabeth: The Golden Age2007IMDb rating 6.8Cornish as Bess ThrockmortonRush as Sir Francis Walsingham
Candy2006IMDb rating 7.2Cornish as CandyRush as Casper
Woody Harrelson2 films together, 2012 to 2017
Woody Harrelson's page Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017IMDb rating 8.1Cornish as AnneHarrelson as Willoughby
Seven Psychopaths2012IMDb rating 7.1Cornish as KayaHarrelson as Charlie
Anthony Hopkins2 films together, 2015 to 2021
Anthony Hopkins's page The Virtuoso2021IMDb rating 5.0Cornish as The WaitressHopkins as The Mentor
Solace2015IMDb rating 6.4Cornish as Agent Katherine CowlesHopkins as John Clancy
Sam Rockwell2 films together, 2012 to 2017
Sam Rockwell's page Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017IMDb rating 8.1Cornish as AnneRockwell as Dixon
Seven Psychopaths2012IMDb rating 7.1Cornish as KayaRockwell as Billy
Colin Farrell2 films together, 2012 to 2015
Colin Farrell's page Solace2015IMDb rating 6.4Cornish as Agent Katherine CowlesFarrell as Charles Ambrose
Seven Psychopaths2012IMDb rating 7.1Cornish as KayaFarrell as Marty
Oscar Isaac2 films together, 2011
Oscar Isaac's page Sucker Punch2011IMDb rating 6.1Cornish as Sweet PeaIsaac as Blue Jones
W.E.2011IMDb rating 6.2Cornish as Wally WinthropIsaac as Evgeni
Martin McDonaghDirector, 2 films, 2012 to 2017
All films by Martin McDonagh Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017IMDb rating 8.1Cornish as Anne
Seven Psychopaths2012IMDb rating 7.1Cornish as Kaya
Zack SnyderDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2011
All films by Zack Snyder Sucker Punch2011IMDb rating 6.1Cornish as Sweet Pea
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole2010IMDb rating 6.9Cornish as Otulissavoice
Also two films together6 more actors
- Tom HollanderElizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and A Good Year (2006)
- Zeljko IvanekThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and Seven Psychopaths (2012)
- Jim SturgessGeostorm (2017) and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
- Richard CoyleW.E. (2011) and A Good Year (2006)
- Laurence FoxW.E. (2011) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
- Amanda WarrenThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and Seven Psychopaths (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Abbie Cornish's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
16 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 16 worldwide figure; 7 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$243M19.9% of the total
- 2$222M18.1% of the total
- 3$163M13.3% of the total
- 4$162M13.2% of the total
- 5$140M11.5% of the total
- 6$90M7.3% of the total
- 7$74M6.1% of the total
- 8$42M3.4% of the total













