Biography

Hannah Marshall was born in Auckland, New Zealand and found her way to acting after a career as a gymnast. From ages 10-14 she represented New Zealand in the sport but a back injury stopped her competing when she came home after the Junior World Championship in Colorado.

Finding her way to acting she began on stage, starring in Milo's Wake which ran two sold out seasons and toured New Zealand. From there she began devising theatre work with company Fingerprints & Teeth and was cast as a lead role in her first TV show, Amazing Extraordinary Friends. From there, she was kept busy in television and film work, starring in several acclaimed New Zealand television shows while completing her BA in English.

She moved to Australia in 2009 and it was here that she landed a series regular role in the countries number one drama, Packed to the Rafters which she worked on for the next four years.

After starring in the indie film The Infinite Man - which premiered to critical acclaim at SXSW, she made the move to Los Angeles. While here she worked on several television shows, studied under renowned acting coach Nancy Banks and wrote her first feature script, Girl One and later, online series Alibi.

She relocated to New Zealand to shoot Alibi, an award winning, non-linear crime drama that she wrote and produced as well as directing the final episode under the banner of her company Plus6Four She was nominated for a New Zealand Television Award for Best Writer with writing partner David de Lautour for her work on Alibi in 2019. She just finished filming on her first short film, Frankie Jean & the Morning Star which she wrote and directed. This year she penned the pilot script of Alibi with David de Lautour and showrunner Craig O'Neill for CBS Network with JBTV and CBS Studios in the US. Hannah now lives between the US and New Zealand (via Australia) creating, directing and producing television and feature film content with Plus6Four as well as continuing her acting career. Recently she was the lead in feature film Ablaze. This year she will be back on Australian screens reprising her role of Retta Schembri in Channel 7's Back to the Rafters.
- IMDb mini biography by: Hannah Marshall