Markella Kavenagh

Australian actor

Markella Kavenagh
Kavenagh in 2022
Born	2000, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2018–present

Markella Kavenagh (born 2000)^[1] is an Australian actress. Her credits include Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018), Romper Stomper (2018), The Cry (2018), True History of the Kelly Gang (2019), My First Summer, The Gloaming (2020). However, her most notable work to date, is for her starring role as the harfoot Nori Brandyfoot in two series of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–present).

Career

In 2018, Kavenagh played Myrtle, working alongside Natalie Dormer and Samara Weaving in the Australian mystery series Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018),^[2] and starred as Cindi in six episodes of Romper Stomper,^[3]

The same year she appeared as Chloe alongside Jenna Coleman in The Cry (2018),^[4] then landed her first film role as Jane Cotter in True History of the Kelly Gang (2019).^[2]

In 2020, she appeared as Claudia in My First Summer,^[5] and as Daisy Hart for 8 episodes of The Gloaming (2020),^[6]

She was cast early on as Elanor "Nori" Brandyfoot in Amazon Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022-2024), becoming the first actress to be attached in the high-profile project.^[6] She plays the Harfoot daughter of the Brandyfoots, working alongside Lenny Henry and Morfydd Clark.^[6]^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	True History of the Kelly Gang	Jane Cotter	^[2]
2020	My First Summer	Claudia	^[5]
2020	Furlough	Sara	Short film^[5]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Romper Stomper	Cindi	6 episodes^[3]
	Picnic at Hanging Rock	Myrtle	6 episodes^[7]
	The Cry	Chloe	4 episodes^[4]
2019	My Life Is Murder	Cassie Malone	1 episode^[8]
2020	The Gloaming	Daisy Hart	8 episodes^[6]
2022–present	The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power	Elanor "Nori" Brandyfoot	6 episodes^[9]
2023	Bad Behaviour	Portia	4 episodes^[10]

References

^ "She was working at Sportsgirl when she got the call to join J.R.R. Tolkien's world". Sunday Morning Herald. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Groves, Don (23 July 2019). "Markella Kavenagh set for Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings'". If Magazine. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b Baxter, Joseph (22 July 2019). "'Lord of the Rings' TV Series Reveals First Cast Member Markella Kavenagh". denofgeek.com. Dennis Publishing. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (25 September 2018). "Meet the cast of Jenna Coleman drama 'The Cry'". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Seigh, Steve (22 July 2019). "'The Lord of the Rings' TV Series Casts Markella Kavenagh as Series Regular". Joblo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Otterson, Joe (22 July 2019). "'Lord of the Rings' Series at Amazon Taps First Cast Member (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ Levine, Nick (23 July 2019). "The 'Lord of the Rings' TV Series Has Found Its First Cast Member: Markella Kavenagh". BBC America. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ DeBolt, Virginia (6 August 2019). "My Life is Murder Looks Like a Winner". OldAintDead. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ Scheeden, Jesse (22 July 2019). "Amazon's The Lord of The Rings Reportedly Casts Markella Kavenagh". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "Bad Behaviour: Berlinale Series". Berlinale. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.