Kirsty Sturgess

Actor

Biography

Hailing from Australia, Kirsty’s career in film began after graduating from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2018 with a Masters in Acting for Screen. Prior to this, Kirsty performed in numerous professional musical theatre productions including RENT, BRING IT ON and GHOST.

She recently starred as lead detective ‘Meg Driscoll’ in crime drama ‘North Shore’, on Paramount+ and ITV. In 2025 it reached number 1 of the Netflix UK charts.

In 2022, Kirsty featured in Ron Howard’s biographical survival film ‘Thirteen Lives’ as well as ‘The Young Rock’ on NBC. She recently played the lead part in ‘The Wilted Rose’, a social impact film about domestic violence which won Best Short Film at Brisbane International Film Festival in October 2023.

Kirsty was named one of 2023’s ‘Best New Talent’ by Insider magazine Australia.

Credits

Short Film

Production Character Director Company
Wilted Rose Bryony Elise Lamb
LIVITY HOUSE Tunde Ebele Tate NFTS
1800-D-DIRECT Barb Clare McDonald Bish Media
ROOM FOR TWO Zadie Riffy Ahmed NFTS
LAB RAT Alika Nour Wazzi RCSSD
AFTER Serena Charlotte Regan RCSSD

Film

Production Character Director Company
THIRTEEN LIVES American Reporter Ron Howard Storyteller Productions

Stage

Production Character Director Company
GHOST THE MUSICAL (AUSTRALIA/ASIA TOURS) Dance Captain/Swing Paul Warwick Griffin GWB Entertainment
BRING IT ON Nautica Rod Herbert Supply Evolution
RENT Ensemble Shaun Rennie Highway Run Productions

Television

Production Character Director Company
NORTH SHORE D.S. Meg Driscoll Gregor Jordan Paramount+/ITV Studios
YOUNG ROCK Nicole Broach Jeffrey Walker NBC
MODERATORS Riley Nour Wazzi Wildseed Studios Ltd

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