Megan Smart
Megan Smart | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 December 1994 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Television | Home and Away Class of '07 |
Megan Smart is an Australian television and film actress.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Smart grew up in Brisbane.[1] She graduated from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2016. She has Lebanese heritage and used Megan Hajjar, her mother’s maiden name, professionally for a spell from 2019.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]She made her screen debut in the 2017 film Breath, winning the role after her first professional audition. She also appeared in Love Child. She played a serial killer named Charlotte in the ABC television series Harrow.[2] She played troublemaker Anna Hennessy in Screentime and Channel Seven’s The Secret Daughter in which she appeared with Jessica Mauboy. She also had a role in Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.[3][4]
In the 2019 film The Naked Wanderer, she played the former girlfriend of the lead character[5]
In 2020, she played Jaiwara, a Lebanese Muslim woman who has a romance with a musician, in the film Measure for Measure, which also starred Hugo Weaving, and was a retelling of Shakespeare’s 1609 play of the same name. She appeared in Between Two Worlds, the Seven Network drama.[6][7]
In 2021, she could be seen as Paloma in miniseries The Unusual Suspects.[8] That year she also appeared in Wakefield for ABC.[9] Smart also appeared in soap opera Home and Away and in the Netflix interactive rom-com Choose Love. In 2022, Smart made her debut as a director with the short film Stonefish.[4] It was nominated for Best Short Film at the 12th AACTA Awards in December 2022.[10]
Smart had the role of Amelia Collins on the 2023 Australian comedy series Class of '07 for Prime Video.[11]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Television appearances
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Love Child | Barbara Fitzgerald | 1 episode | |
| The Secret Daughter | Anna Hennessy | 4 episodes | ||
| 2018 | Harrow | Charlotte | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | Between Two Worlds | Bella Gray | As Megan Hajjar | |
| 2021 | Wakefield | Ivy | 2 episodes | [12] |
| The Unusual Suspects | Paloma | 2 episodes | ||
| Home and Away | Anne Sherman | 7 episodes | ||
| 2023 | Class of '07 | Amelia | Lead role. 8 episodes | [13] |
| 2025 | Black Snow | Samara Kahlil | 6 episodes | [14] |
| 2026 | Dear Life | Taylor Parkinson | Post-production | [15] |
| 2026 | Gnomes | Ellie McKay | In production | [16] |
Film appearances
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | A Rose for Katrina | Katrina | Short |
| 2023 | Choose Love | Amalia | |
| 2020 | Measure for Measure | Jaiwara | |
| Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Executive | As Megan Hajjar | |
| 2019 | The Naked Wanderer | Jasmine | |
| 2017 | Breath | Karen |
Staff credits
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Stonefish | Director / Producer | [17] |
| 2013 | Showreel | Writer |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Megan Smart at IMDb
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