Cleopatra Coleman

Actress

Birthday October 29, 1987

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia

Age 36 years old

Nationality Wales

Height 1.65 m

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1987

Cleopatra Coleman (born 29 October 1987) is an Australian actress.

She is known for playing Erica on the American comedy series The Last Man on Earth and Rya in the Netflix original sci-fi thriller In the Shadow of the Moon.

Coleman was born in Wentworth Falls, to a Jamaican-born mother, Turquoise Coleman, and Mick Coleman, an Australian father of Scottish descent, and moved to Byron Bay, New South Wales when she was 18 months old.

Coleman started her professional film and television career in her home country of Australia at age 15.

2005

In 2005 Coleman was cast as a lead in the sci-fi teenage drama Silversun for ABC and Seven Network.

2006

In 2006, Coleman was cast as Glenn Forrest in the long running Australian soap opera Neighbours.

Coleman went on to appear in other Australian television programs, including Blue Heelers, Holly's Heroes, Wicked Science, City Homicide and Rush.

2008

In 2008, Coleman appeared in a stage production of Simon Stephens' Motortown with Melbourne's Red Stitch Actors Theatre, receiving positive reviews.

2011

In 2011, Coleman co-wrote, executive-produced, and starred in the short film Trains, the first project for Coleman/Coleman productions, created by Cleopatra and her father, Mick Coleman.

2012

In the same year, she was cast in her breakout motion picture role as DJ Penelope in Step Up Revolution, a film released on 27 July 2012.

2014

She also featured in multiple music videos by Nervo ("You're Gonna Love Again"), Far East Movement ("Change Your Life") and Galantis ("Runaway (U & I)") in 2014.

In 2014, Coleman was cast as a series regular in the Fox ensemble comedy series The Last Man on Earth.

She played the role of Erica Dundee for four seasons.

2016

In 2016, Coleman guest-starred in the series Better Things.

A year later, she wrote, produced, and starred in the environmental sci-fi thriller Hover for Syfy Films.

The same year, she starred as Sadie Lewis in the Showtime comedy White Famous which ran for one season.

2019

In 2019, Coleman guest-starred in Gregg Araki's Now Apocalypse and critically acclaimed series Sorry for Your Loss.

The same year, she also appeared as Rya in In the Shadow of the Moon for Netflix, directed by Jim Mickle.

2020

In 2020, Cleopatra played Trina in the quirky independent comedy The Argument, directed by Robert Schwartzman.

In 2021, Coleman played the bubbly and charismatic Sarah, the female lead of The Right One, a romantic comedy that was written and directed by Ken Mok and released through Lionsgate.

She also starred in the music video for "Ceremony" by Deftones.