Brittany Byrnes

Born in Sydney, Brittany Byrnes is an Australian actress who began her career with television guest roles, including Heartbreak High in 1994. At seven she made her film debut as the Hoggetts' granddaughter in Babe (1995). In 2001 she played the lead role of Hannah Schuler in Escape of the Artful Dodger and also appeared as Dayna in When Good Ghouls Go Bad (2001). She went on to appear in Mermaids and in Swimming Upstream (2003) as Diane Fingleton, opposite Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, and Jesse Spencer. Little Oberon in 2005 brought her a Young Actor's Award nomination at the AFI Awards. She became known for playing Charlotte Watsford in H2O: Just Add Water from 2007 to 2008, earning an AFI Awards nomination as Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama in 2008. She also appeared in Scorched. Beyond acting, she has worked as a dance coach and choreographer specializing in jazz, lyrical, and hip hop.