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Ava Caryofyllis (born 2011) is an Australian actress who is best known for her work in Bay of Fires,[1][2][3] Dirt Music, Little Monsters, and Play Dirty.[4]

Career

Caryofyllis was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. Caryofyllis made her feature film debut at the age of 7 in the 2019 zombie comedy film Little Monsters[5][6][7] directed by Abe Forysthe. Caryofyllis then appeared as Bird in the film adaptation of the novel by Tim Winton Dirt Music.[8][9]

In 2021, Caryofyllis was cast as Child Kate in the Netflix film Kate playing the younger version of Mary Elizabeth Winstead. In 2022, Caryofyllis appeared as Young Jane in Thor: Love and Thunder playing the younger version of Natalie Portman

In 2024, Caryofyllis was nominated for a Logie Award[10][11][1] for the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent[12] for her role as Iris in the ABC's TV series Bay of Fires.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Little Monsters Beth
2019 Hearts and Bones Iraqi Minefield Girl
2019 Dirt Music Bird
2020 On Halloween Lilly
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder Young Jane
2021 Kate Child Kate
2024 Latency Young Girl Voice
2025 Play Dirty[14] Joe's Daughter

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway Little Julia 2 Episodes
2020 The Secrets She Keeps Voice of Leo Safford 2 Episodes
2020 Liberty Street Evelyn 2 Episodes
2022 The Twelve Beccy Menelaus 2 Episodes
2023 Bay of Fires Iris Heikkinen 16 Episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result Ref
2024 Logie Awards Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent[15] Bay of Fires Nominated [15]

References

  1. "'A lot of nervousness': Being a kid in an industry made for adults". ABC News. 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
  2. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/young-aussie-stars-of-the-future-shine-bright/news-story/a7d1ebb23739a79dc573a2a12ccf18a7 'Pretty awesome': Australia's next gen stars shine brightly
  3. Keast, Jackie (2022-06-16). "Kerry Fox, Toby Leonard Moore, Rachel House, Yael Stone join cast of 'Bay of Fires'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  4. Play Dirty (2025) - Full cast & crew - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-10-19 – via www.imdb.com.
  5. Schaffstall, Katherine (2019-07-31). "Lupita Nyong'o Fights Zombies to Protect Students in 'Little Monsters' Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  6. Odoms, Katelyn (2019-10-18). "Hulu's 'Little Monsters' is more bore than gore". The Triangle. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
  7. Schaffstall, Katherine (2019-07-31). "Lupita Nyong'o Fights Zombies to Protect Students in 'Little Monsters' Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
  8. Felperin, Leslie (2019-09-12). "'Dirt Music': Film Review | TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
  9. Barker, Andrew (2019-09-09). "Film Review: 'Dirt Music'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
  10. Simos, Andriana (2024-06-24). "Ava Caryofyllis nominated for Logie for 'Most Popular New Talent'". The Greek Herald. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  11. Brandle, Lars (2024-08-18). "All the Winners at the 2024 Logie Awards". Variety Australia. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  12. "All the winners of the 2024 Logie Awards". www.9news.com.au. 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  13. Kornits, Dov (2023-09-02). "Ava Caryofyllis: Firing Up". FilmInk. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  14. "Play Dirty (2025 film)", Wikipedia, 2025-10-19, retrieved 2025-10-19
  15. "Winners list: Boy Swallows Universe swallows Logies". ABC News. August 18, 2024 – via www.abc.net.au.

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