Susan Prior
Biography
Australian actress Susan Prior began her career on stage after training at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1991. Born in Australia, she worked with the Belvoir and Griffin theater companies from 1992 and toured in That Eye, the Sky from 1994 to 1995. Her first screen role came in Muriel's Wedding (1994), followed by Heaven's Burning (1997). She was nominated for a Green Room Award for Wolf Lullaby and won a Norman Kessell Memorial Award for Sweet Road. On film, she appeared in Animal Kingdom (2010), Not Suitable for Children (2012), and The Rover (2014), the last earning her an AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also acted in Jasper Jones (2017) and had television roles in All Saints, Home and Away, and Puberty Blues, earning an AACTA nomination for the latter. She won a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress for Small and Tired.
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 23 years1994 to 2017
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First role
Prior made her first onscreen appearance in a small part in the 1994 comedy Muriel's Wedding, acting alongside Toni Collette.
Early training
Accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art after auditioning in Sydney, Prior had made the trip there from Adelaide, and she graduated in 1991.
Susan Prior movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
David Michôd directed two of these films. Dan Wyllie 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
Dan Wyllie's page
Toni Collette's page
Guy Pearce's page
Anthony Hayes's page
David MichôdDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2014
All films by David Michôd
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