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Miranda Tapsell

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Miranda Tapsell at an event for The Sapphires (2012)
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Miranda Tapsell was born on 18 June 1987 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. She is an actress and writer, known for The Dry (2020), Top End Bub (2025) and Love Child (2014). She has been married to James Colley since December 2018. They have one child.
BornJune 18, 1987
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BornJune 18, 1987
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Eric Bana in The Dry (2020)
    The Dry
    6.8
    • Rita Raco
    • 2020
    Top End Bub (2025)
    Top End Bub
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Lauren Ford
    Jessica Marais in Love Child (2014)
    Love Child
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Martha Tennant
    Gwilym Lee and Miranda Tapsell in Top End Wedding (2019)
    Top End Wedding
    6.3
    • Lauren Ford
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Little J & Big Cuz
      • Little J
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2017–2027
    • Anna Samson in Return to Paradise (2024)
      Return to Paradise
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Tabitha Dewitt
      • 2025
    • Top End Bub (2025)
      Top End Bub
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Lauren Ford
      • 2025
    • Nicolas Cage in The Surfer (2024)
      The Surfer
      5.9
      • The Photographer
      • 2024
    • Little J & Big Cuz (2017)
      Little J & Big Cuz
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Little J
      • 2017–2023
    • David Thewlis, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Maia Mitchell, and Luke Bracey in The Artful Dodger (2023)
      The Artful Dodger
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Frances 'Red' Scrubbs
      • 2023
    • Maya Rudolph, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
      Big Mouth
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Kara (voice)
      • 2023
    • Zachary Ruane, Mark Samual Bonanno, and Broden Kelly in Aunty Donna's Coffee Café (2023)
      Aunty Donna's Coffee Café
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Julianne
      • 2023
    • Kangaroo Beach (2020)
      Kangaroo Beach
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Wanda
      • 2023
    • Evan Stanhope, Matt Okine, and Tahlia Sturzaker in Christmas Ransom (2022)
      Christmas Ransom
      4.7
      • Gladys
      • 2022
    • Summer Love (2022)
      Summer Love
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Kelly
      • 2022
    • David McCormack and Melanie Zanetti in Bluey (2018)
      Bluey
      9.3
      TV Series
      • Dougie's Mum (voice)
      • 2022
    • Guy Pearce, Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Angus Imrie, and Miranda Tapsell in Back to the Outback (2021)
      Back to the Outback
      6.5
      • Zoe (voice)
      • 2021
    • Preppers (2021)
      Preppers
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Young Nan
      • 2021
    • Eric Bana in The Dry (2020)
      The Dry
      6.8
      • Rita Raco
      • 2020
    • Ziad Bakri in The Translator (2020)
      The Translator
      5.8
      • Julie
      • 2020

    Writer

    • David Thewlis, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Maia Mitchell, and Luke Bracey in The Artful Dodger (2023)
      The Artful Dodger
      8.0
      TV Series
      • additional writing
      • written by
      • 2023–2026
    • Top End Bub (2025)
      Top End Bub
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2025
    • Summer Love (2022)
      Summer Love
      6.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2022
    • Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan in Get Krack!n (2017)
      Get Krack!n
      7.2
      TV Series
      • additional writing
      • 2017–2019
    • Gwilym Lee and Miranda Tapsell in Top End Wedding (2019)
      Top End Wedding
      6.3
      • written by
      • concept
      • 2019

    Producer

    • Top End Bub (2025)
      Top End Bub
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Gwilym Lee and Miranda Tapsell in Top End Wedding (2019)
      Top End Wedding
      6.3
      • associate producer
      • 2019

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    Trailer
    Trailer 1:34
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    The Surfer
    Trailer 2:25
    The Surfer
    The Sapphires
    Trailer 1:52
    The Sapphires

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Facebook
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    • Alternative name
      • Miranda Tapsall
    • Height
      • 4′ 11″ (1.50 m)
    • Born
      • June 18, 1987
      • Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
    • Spouse
      • James ColleyDecember 2018 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      (14th - 17th February 2013) 'Secret River' stage adaptation of Kate Grenville's by Andrew Bovell, Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra - Actress

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    • Trivia
      Raised in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

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