Brooke Williams

Actress

Birthday January 3, 1984

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Christchurch, New Zealand

Age 40 years old

Nationality New Zealand

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1984

Brooke Williams (born 3 January 1984 ) is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as Jennsen Rahl in Legend of the Seeker, Aurelia in Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Eva in The Almighty Johnsons.

Williams was born in Christchurch, where she spent her childhood.

At a very young age, she decided to become an actress and started performing in amateur theatre and attending acting courses.

2001

She moved to London, where, starting in 2001, she trained at Mme Course, Acting for Screen and the Globe Theatre, joining its theatre company.

2002

In 2002 she participated in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe acting in Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet, for which she won a Total Theatre Award.

2004

After returning to New Zealand, she worked at the Court Theatre in Christchurch; she moved North in 2004 and graduated with a Bachelor of Performing Arts from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2006.

2005

Her television career began in 2005, acting in the movie Meet Me in Miami; then appearing in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and Legend of the Seeker.

2007

In 2007 she moved to Auckland, where she joined the Auckland Theatre Company, playing the lead role in Romeo & Juliet.

2008

In 2008, Williams acted in a spot for Griffin Solay.

Two years later, she won two NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards.

2011

In 2011, she appeared in the video of the song Myth Reducer by Sleeping Dogs and joined Shortland Street, playing Lana.

2012

In 2012, Williams portraited Aurelia in Spartacus: Vengeance again.

2013

She resigned from Shortland Street in early 2013.