Rhiannon Fish

Rhiannon Fish
Fish in April 2012
Born (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Rhiannon Fish (born 14 March 1991) is a Canadian-born Australian actress. Her first screen acting role was Lisa Jeffries in the television soap opera Neighbours. She starred as Rocky in the Disney Channel show As the Bell Rings and as Laura in Playing for Charlie. From 2010 until 2013, she played April Scott on Home and Away. Fish took part in season 13 of Dancing with the Stars, and she joined the recurring cast of The 100 as Ontari in 2016.

Early and personal life

Fish was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Her family relocated to Melbourne when she was four years old.[1] Her father was transferred to Russia for work when she was 12, but decided to keep the family in Australia.[2] Fish attended the Camberwell Girls Grammar School and the Children's Performing Company of Australia, which she graduated from in 2008.[3][4] Fish decided to pursue an acting career when she was eleven years old.

Career

Fish first appeared on television at the age of eleven when she starred in Neighbours as Lisa Jeffries.[5][6] She was later cast as Rocky in the Australian Disney Channel show As the Bell Rings.[7] Fish had a guest role in Satisfaction and starred in the feature film Playing for Charlie in 2008.[1][8] Fish received the role of April Scott in Home and Away in 2010.[9] For her portrayal of April, Fish was included on the long list for the Most Popular New Talent Logie Award in 2011.[10]

In 2012, Fish appeared in the music video for Mastin's single "Shout It Out".[11] After departing Home and Away in 2013, Fish participated in the 13th series of Dancing with the Stars, reaching second place behind Cosentino.[12] In November 2015, Fish joined the cast of The 100 in the recurring role of Ontari.[13] Fish appears in the 2018 sci-fi action film Occupation, alongside her former Home and Away co-star Dan Ewing.[14] Fish appears in the 2021 Hallmark television film Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made, alongside Eric Mabius and Kristin Booth.[15]

In 2022, Fish filmed the lead role in Adrian Powers and Caera Bradshaw's A Royal In Paradise, in which she plays a struggling romance writer who meets and falls in love with a prince (played by Mitchell Bourke) during a tropical getaway. The film was shot in Queensland.[16] Fish also signed on to star in Jo-Anne Brechin's romantic film When Love Springs, alongside James O'Halloran.[17] In October 2023, Fish began filming romantic comedy He Loves Me Not opposite Lincoln Lewis in K'gari (Fraser Island) and Hervey Bay, Queensland.[18]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003–2005 Neighbours Lisa Jeffries Recurring role
2007–2009 As the Bell Rings Rocky 14 episodes
2010 Satisfaction Buffy Episode: "Bug Crush"
2010–2013 Home and Away April Scott Series regular
2012 "Shout It Out" Romantic interest Music video
2016 The 100 Ontari Recurring role
2020 You're Bacon Me Crazy Laura Television film (Hallmark)
2021 A Love to Remember Tenley Sweeney Television film
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con Melissa Needham Television film (Hallmark)
The 27-Hour Day Ayla West Television film (Hallmark)
Journey of My Heart Abby Television film (Hallmark)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made Charley Television film (Hallmark Mystery)
2022 For the Love of Chocolate Aria Television film
A Splash of Love Chloe Turner Television film (Hallmark)
Sweet as Pie Tamara Hayes Television film
Nikki & Nora: Sister Sleuths Nora Television film (Hallmark Mystery)
The Christmas Retreat Kim Jones Television film
2023 A Prince in Paradise Olivia Television film (Great American Family)
A Picture of Her Beth Television film (Hallmark)
Team Bride Hannah Television film
When Love Springs Rory Television film (Hallmark)
My Norwegian Holiday Jessica Johnson “JJ” Television film (Hallmark)
Living with My Mother's Killer Mara Television film (Lifetime)
2024 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters Charley Television film (Hallmark Mystery)
A Costa Rican Wedding Emily Television film (Hallmark)
A Royal Proposal: A Prince in Paradise II Olivia Television film (Great American Family)

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2024 He Loves Me Not Holiday Merriwell Film
2018 Occupation Vanessa Film
2008 Playing for Charlie Laura Film

References

  1. ^ a b "Rhiannon Fish (as April Scott)". TV3. MediaWorks New Zealand. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  2. ^ http://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/video/watch/19411607/rhiannon-and-aric-rumba/ Rhiannon and Aric - Rumba
  3. ^ Thomson, Owen (29 July 2011). "Driving Home and Away". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Good grades at acting school". Progress Leader. 4 September 2007.
  5. ^ "Rhiannon Fish". Holy Soap. Channel Five. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  6. ^ Miletic, Daniella (28 October 2004). "Code aims to give young actors a fair break". The Age. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  7. ^ McManus, Bridget (27 September 2007). "High school drama doesn't ring a bell". The Age. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Rhiannon Fish" (PDF). Catherine Poulton Management. September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Kate Ritchie's $500k wedding rumour". The Daily Telegraph. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Complete list of nominees for the 2011 TV Week Logie Awards". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Exclusive! Reece Mastin - Shout It Out". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  12. ^ Curtis, Beth (26 August 2013). "'Home and Away' actress Rhiannon Fish joins 'Dancing with the Stars'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  13. ^ Ge, Linda (4 November 2015). "CW's 'The 100' Casts Rhiannon Fish in Recurring Role (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  14. ^ Ellis, Scott. "Home and Away's Dan Ewing and Rhiannon Fish reunite for new movie Occupation". TV Week. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Hallmark's 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made' Cast, Plot, Preview". QC Approved. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  16. ^ Keast, Jackie (15 June 2022). "Rhiannon Fish and Mitchell Bourke find romance in 'A Royal in Paradise'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  17. ^ Slatter, Sean (12 December 2022). "Rhiannon Fish, James O'Halloran bounce into Brisbane for Jo-Anne Brechin's 'When Love Springs'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  18. ^ Tabbara, Mona (31 October 2023). "Australian romantic comedy 'He Loves Me Not' starts shooting for SC Films (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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