Rhiana Griffith

Early life Griffith was born in 1985 Mulbring, New South Wales. Shortly thereafter, she won Model Quest 98's Grand Final for the 12–15 division, and was cast as Jack in the science fiction film Pitch Black, a role for which she had to shave off her hair.

Griffith continued to act throughout her teenage years, balancing her career with schooling. She starred in Desperately Seeking Brandi, a short film that was broadcast on the Nike website to coincide with the 2000 Sydney Olympic games. Her costars in the film were Brandi Chastain and Oliver Ackland. That same year, she was also a guest-star on the Australian comedy TV series BackBerner.

In 2001, she starred in the short film Search by director Hannah Hilliard. In 2002, she did a three-month guest-star stint on the popular Australian soap opera Home and Away and then guest-starred on an episode of the crime drama White Collar Blue. 2003 saw her appearing in a music video by rocker Ben Lee, called "Running With Scissors," directed by Nash Edgerton.

In 2004 she reprised her role as Jack from Pitch Black in the animated short film The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury. She also auditioned to play the role in the feature film sequel to Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick. Her casting was backed by producer and star Vin Diesel, but Griffith was told she had to "toughen up" for the role. Despite enlisting the aid of a kick-boxing trainer, she had only three weeks to prepare, and the role eventually went to Alexa Davalos.

2004 also saw Griffith embark upon her art career in earnest, with two major solo gallery showings. Her first, Chrysalis, was held at the Tighes Hill Gallery in Newcastle, Australia in January 2004. Her second, A Month in Kaos, was held at the Surry Hills Cafe 249 art gallery in Sydney, Australia in May 2004. Griffith also acted in another short film, A Whole New You, and guest-starred in an episode of the Australian medical drama All Saints.

In 2005, Griffith held her third art exhibition, a collaboration with her brother, poet Damien Griffith, called Sibling Revelry. In conjunction with the art show, they released a limited-edition book of their work, pairing her paintings with his poems. Griffith also contributed to a Wearable Art Festival, and will launch a line of clothing later in 2005. She is working on her second book, a children's book, for release in late 2005, and portrayed the starring role of Clare Newell in a short film, Wrong Answer, scheduled to be continued in the psychological thriller called Volunteer, to be directed by J. D. Cohen, aka Jon Cohen.

Personal life In 2009 Griffith gave birth to her daughter, Poppy.

Filmography Film Year Work Role Type 1999 15 Amore Mercia Feature film 2000 Pitch Black Jack Feature film 2000 Desperately Seeking Brandi Bea Short film (webcast) 2001 Search May Short film 2004 A Whole New You Receptionist Short film 2005 Wrong Answer Clare Newell Short filmWinner of Judges' Choice: Short Film, Audience Choice: Short Film and Best of Fest at the 2005 Frankly Film Fest

Television Year Work Role Type 1998 Children's Hospital Kelly TV series, 1 episode 2000 BackBerner Kristi Taylor TV show, 1 episode 2002 White Collar Blue Lilly Derwent TV show, 1 episode 2002 Home and Away Aimee Cooper TV series 2004 All Saints Cindy TV series, 1 episode 2004 The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury Jack Anime DVD

Music videos Year Work Artist Role Type 2003 Running with Scissors Ben Lee Waitress Music video

TVC Year Work Role Type 2004 Flickerfest Barbarella Advertising campaign

Art exhibitions Year Work Role Type 2004 A Month in Kaos Painter Art exhibition 2004 Chrysalis Painter Art exhibition 2005 Sibling Revelry Painter Art exhibition