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Rose Byrne

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Acting credits

99

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

4.1

Moderate attention

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Movies: 66Series: 33Crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 9827

IMDb ID: nm0126284

Known for: Acting

Born: July 24, 1979

Age: 46

Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2026

Years active: 83

Average TMDB rating: 6.53

Wikidata: Q228717

Also known as

Mary Rose Byrne

Other jobs

Executive Producer (4)Producer (1)

Biography

Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut in the film Dallas Doll (1994), and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s. She obtained her first leading film role in The Goddess of 1967 (2000), which brought her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and made the transition to Hollywood in the small role of Dormé in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), followed by larger parts in Troy (2004), 28 Weeks Later (2007), and Knowing (2009). Byrne appeared as Ellen Parsons in the legal thriller series Damages (2007–2012), which earned her two Golden Globe Awards nominations and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Get Him to the Greek (2010) and Bridesmaids (2011) established her as a comedic actress, in addition to the dramas and thrillers in which she continues to appear. She has since starred in a number of commercially successful comedies and dramas, including Insidious (2010) and its sequel Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), X-Men: First Class (2011) and its sequel X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Annie (2014), as well as Peter Rabbit (2018) and its sequel Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021). Byrne also portrayed Gloria Steinem in the miniseries Mrs. America (2020) and led the comedy series Physical (2021–2023) and Platonic (2023). Byrne has been in relationship with American actor Bobby Cannavale since 2012 and they have two sons. And she is the sister-in-law of New Zealand actress Rose McIver from her brother's marriage.

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Series

Series credits linked with Rose Byrne.

Platonic poster
6.9

Platonic

as Sylvia • 20 eps

2023 Series
Physical poster
6.5

Physical

as Sheila Rubin • 30 eps

2021 Series
Mrs. America poster
7.3

Mrs. America

as Gloria Steinem • 9 eps

2020 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster
6.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self • 2 eps

2019 Series
The Boys poster
8.4

The Boys

as Rose Byrne (uncredited) • 1 eps

2019 Series
Bluey poster
8.6

Bluey

as Brandy (voice) • 1 eps

2018 Series
Angie Tribeca poster
6.4

Angie Tribeca

as Norrah Newt • 1 eps

2016 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

2015 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster
6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self • 1 eps

2015 Series
Hot Ones poster
7.2

Hot Ones

as Self • 1 eps

2015 Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster
7.8

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Boeing Executive • 1 eps

2014 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster
5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest • 3 eps

2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster
5.9

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self • 3 eps

2014 Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones poster
4.0

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self • 1 eps

2014 Series
Hollywood Game Night poster
6.5

Hollywood Game Night

as Self • 1 eps

2013 Series
Portlandia poster
7.0

Portlandia

as Fred's Girlfriend • 1 eps

2011 Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster
5.1

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest • 2 eps

2009 Series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon poster
6.0

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

2009 Series
Damages poster
7.4

Damages

as Ellen Parsons • 59 eps

2007 Series
Casanova poster
7.0

Casanova

as Edith • 3 eps

2005 Series
American Dad! poster
7.0

American Dad!

as Jenny (voice) • 2 eps

2005 Series
Project Runway poster
6.2

Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps

2004 Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster
5.4

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

2003 Series
Rove poster
8.0

Rove

as Self • 1 eps

1999 Series