Julie Nihill

Julie Nihill, with 35 years award winning experience in many Australian feature films, miniseries, television dramas and numerous plays with MTC, STC and SATC, is widely known for her role in the multi-award winning Blue Heelers, as the publican Chris Riley. Her highly classical training with Trinity College, London, laid a strong foundation for the portrayal of many distinctly Australian characters and it was probably her portrayal as Jessie Bradman in the iconic Bodyline that firmly established her in the Australian Film Industry. Her most recent roles were HBO's The Leftovers, Tasmanian Theatre Company's Bakersfield Mist and Foxtel's Picnic at Hanging Rock Julie has also written, directed and produced theatre, short film and a collection of children's stories.