Kate Box

 ( 1970s Births ) 

Her performance in the 2014 comedy film The Little Death earned her a nomination for best actress in a leading role in the AACTA Awards.

She came to prominence with her role as Nicole Vargas in the ABC comedy-drama series Rake for which she appeared throughout its entire run. During her run on Rake, Box was cast in popular television series including Offspring, Old School, and the six-part Closer Productions comedy drama mini-series Fucking Adelaide (2018). The story follows three siblings who reunite back in Adelaide after some time, when their mother decides to sell the family home.

Box played Marg McMann in the 2018 television film Riot, a film focusing on the LGBTI rights movement and the origins of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in the 1970s, a role which won her the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama, and the role of which she is most proud, saying "I was so grateful to walk with that character for a bit because the courage that she displayed definitely helped me to live my life with more truth and courage". Winning the AACTA for the performance was especially meaningful for her, because it gave her the opportunity to stand "front and centre" of issues relating to gay rights and acceptance of LGBT people.

In 2019 Box appeared in Upright, with Tim Minchin, and in Les Norton.

In 2019, it was announced Box was cast in the role of "legacy" character Lou Kelly in the Foxtel prison drama series Wentworth for its eighth and final season. Also in 2019, Box was announced as a cast member in the Cate Blanchett-produced Matchbox Pictures series, Stateless, released in 2020.

Box played a leading role in the "Tasmanian noir crime comedy" TV series, Deadloch, written by Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan. The eight-part series by Australian Amazon Original was released in 2023 to positive reviews. Box revealed in an interview in August 2024 that she had originally auditioned for the part of Eddie Redcliffe.

Box appears in the SBS Television anthology series Erotic Stories (2023), in the episode "The Deluge", as Cara.

In November 2023 Box was announced for the upcoming ABC television series Ladies in Black.

Box plays Dr Brennan in the seven-part Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton's novel Boy Swallows Universe, aired in January 2024.

Box during the 2024 AACTA awards won the award for Best Acting in a Narrative Comedy for her role in Amazon series Deadloch, Box also delivered a rousing speech for her award win and also said "we are the stories we tell and the one's we don't." Box also used her speech to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and her speech went viral over the following days.

On 9 July 2024, Deadloch would be renewed for another season with Box to reprise the role of Dulcie Collins. On 4 September, it was announced that Box was named as part of the cast for SBS drama series Four Years Later. In 2025, Box would appear in the short film Date 3. On 5 November 2025, Box was named in the cast for upcoming film Croak. On 20 November during ABC's upfronts Box was named for the 2026 series Dustfall.