Markella Kavenagh

Markella Kavenagh (born 2000) is an Australian actress. Her credits include Picnic at Hanging Rock, Romper Stomper (2018), The Cry (2018), True History of the Kelly Gang (2019), My First Summer, and The Gloaming (2020). However, her most notable work to date is for her starring role as the harfoot Nori Brandyfoot in two seasons of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–present).

Career In 2018, Kavenagh played Myrtle, working alongside Natalie Dormer and Samara Weaving in the Australian mystery series Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018), and starred as Cindi in six episodes of Romper Stomper. The same year she appeared as Chloe alongside Jenna Coleman in The Cry (2018), then landed her first film role as Jane Cotter in True History of the Kelly Gang (2019). She was cast early on as Elanor "Nori" Brandyfoot in Amazon Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–2024), becoming the first actress to be attached in the high-profile project.

Television Year Title Role Notes 2018 Romper Stomper Cindi 6 episodes The Cry Chloe 4 episodes 2020 The Gloaming Daisy Hart 8 episodes 2023 Bad Behaviour Portia 4 episodes