Katherine Hicks

Katherine Hicks is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles as Heidi Wilson on Rescue: Special Ops and Sam MacKenzie on Winners & Losers.

Early life Hicks was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up on a farm in Byron Bay, New South Wales. She first appeared on stage at Lismore’s Rochdale Theatre at the age of four. She set her sights on acting as a career after appearing in a production of Marat/Sade at Trinity Catholic College in Lismore. After completing her HSC at Byron Bay High School, After completing her studies, Hicks toured with Bell Shakespeare "Actors at Work" program for a year.

Career

Television Hicks' first television role was as Tess in the final season of Heartbreak High (1999). She credits her time working on the show with making her take acting more seriously, due to the ABC providing young actors with plenty of acting, voice and movement tuition.

From 2008 to 2009, she played a regular role as Poppy in the Out of the Blue. She then starred as Heidi Wilson in Rescue: Special Ops (2009–11) which saw her nominated for a Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent in 2010.

Hicks played a lead role in the miniseries The Strange Calls in 2012. The same year, she landed her breakthrough role in Winners & Losers playing the character of Sam MacKenzie, for which she won an ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor. From 2016 to 2017, she appeared in a variety of guest roles, including Jack Irish and Offspring.

Film In 2012, Hicks had a starring role as Angie in feature film Black & White & Sex and appeared in the TV movie Devil's Dust as Janice. She played Lorna in the short film L.O.V.E. Insurance for the Heart – a 2013 Tropfest finalist. She also starred as Jane in 2015 feature film Terminus.

Stage Hicks also has a variety of stage credits to her name, including as writer and director. She currently resides in Los Angeles, and has added stand-up comedy to her resumé.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Title Role Type 1999 Heartbreak High Tess Mason Season 7, 14 episodes 2008–2009 Out of the Blue Poppy Hammond 120 episodes 2009 John Safran’s Race Relations Self 1 episode 2009–2011 Rescue: Special Ops Heidi Wilson 48 episodes 2012 Devil's Dust Janis Banton Miniseries, 2 episodes The Strange Calls Kath Miniseries, 6 episodes 2012–2015 Winners & Losers Sam MacKenzie Seasons 2–4, 55 episodes 2016 Jack Irish Donna Donovic 1 episode Offspring Mandy Rao 1 episode 2017 Newton’s Law Tracey Dingwell Miniseries, 1 episode The Leftovers TSA Agent 1 episode

Theatre Year Title Role Type Macbeth Lady Macbeth Bell Shakespeare The Three Sisters Natasha VCA Theatre Hamlet Claudius VCA Theatre Fefu and Her Friends The Art of Success Smiles of a Summer Night Desiree VCA Theatre Something She Had to Tell Yes 2005 Dirtgirlz Shazza BlackBox, Melbourne with Loose Eye Media and Short+Sweet 2006 Sugar Mountain Cinema Nova, Melbourne 2007 After the End Louise New Theatre, Sydney 2007 Art is a Weapon Florence New Theatre, Sydney 2009 Fake Porno Tina Nina Ride on Theatre

Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Result 2010 Rescue: Special Ops Logie Awards Most Popular New Female Talent 2011 Rescue: Special Ops IF Awards Out of the Box Actor in Television Award 2013 Katherine Hicks Logie Awards Most Popular Actress 2014 Katherine Hicks Logie Awards Most Popular Actress Winners & Losers Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Winners & Losers ASTRA Awards Most Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor 2015 Katherine Hicks Logie Awards Most Popular Actress