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Simon Baker was first recognized in 1992, when he received Australia's prestigious Logie award for Most Popular New Talent. Upon relocating to Los Angeles with his family, Baker was immediately cast in the Academy Award winning film L.A. Confidential (1997).

Rachael Taylor grew up in Tasmania, Australia, with her parents Nigel and Christine Taylor. She began modelling during her teens, working for the Skye-Jilly International agency. She competed for Miss Teen Tasmania, as well as the Miss Universe/Miss World state finals. She moved to Sydney to further her modeling career as well as to pursue acting. She also began studying for a degree in History and Politics at the University of Sydney.

In 2004, she landed her first acting role in the television movie The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004). After performing several roles, she left her studies to play a regular role on the Australian drama Headland (2005). She won a Logie Award for her performance as Most Popular New Female Talent. Her breakthrough role came in Transformers (2007) when she played Maggie Madsen.

Cleo Massey was born on 19 November 1993 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. She is an actress and writer, known for H2O: Just Add Water (2006), Shaz and Trace (2014) and The Bureau of Magical Things (2018). She has been married to Luke Dempsey-Ceh since 12 November 2021. They have one child.

Nigel Cole was born in 1959 in Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK. He is a director and actor, known for Calendar Girls (2003), Saving Grace (2000) and A Lot Like Love (2005). He has been married to Kate Isitt since 1 January 2000. They have two children. He was previously married to Sally Brampton.

John Lee was born on 31 March 1928 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He was an actor, known for Return to Eden (1983), North Sea Hijack (1980) and Warship (1973). He died on 21 December 2000 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Alan Hopgood was born on 29 September 1934 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He was an actor and writer, known for Knowing (2009), The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Neighbours (1985). He was married to Gay Hopgood. He died on 19 March 2022 in Melbourne, Australia.

Nathan Lovejoy was born in Launceston, Tasmania and is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. He is best known for his role as Principal Swift on Gabby Duran & The Unsittables for Disney Channel, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program; and as Borkman in the Australian comedy series Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane, for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy.

Ricky Ponting was born on 19 December 1974 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He is married to Rianna. They have one child.

Joan Marion was born on 28 September 1908 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. She was an actress, known for Footsteps in the Sand (1939), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Double Wedding (1933). She was married to Louis De Rouet. She died on 5 November 2001 in Sheringham, Norfolk, England, UK.

Jah'shua McAvoy was born on 16 May 1984 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He is an actor, known for The Wayne Manifesto (1996), Sailing the Isa (2004) and eXtreme TV show (2005).

Dorothy Hammerstein was born on 7 June 1899 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. She was an actress, known for What's Wrong with the Women? (1922), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) and Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (1985). She was married to Oscar Hammerstein II, Henry Irving Jacobson and William Thomas Meikle. She died on 3 August 1987 in New York City, New York, USA.

Jonathon Duniam was born on 31 December 1982 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He is married to Anisa Mirakaj. They have three children.

Cole Smith is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was born in Tasmania and moved to Melbourne in 2017 to attend film school where he graduated at RMIT and Swinburne University of Technology. His latest film, Chipped (2024), is a horror/sci-fi film exploring the accelerating landscape of A.I. technology and the consequences of birthing something smarter than ourselves.

Lyndall Goodman was born on 8 March 1937 in Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), Theatre Night (1957) and The Scales of Justice (1962). She was previously married to David Stoll.

Guy Barnett was born on 5 April 1962 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He is married to Kate. They have three children.

Jimmy Allan was born on 27 October 1926 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He is known for Sunnyside Up (1957). He was married to Panda Lisner. He died on 15 November 2004 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Ariarne Titmus was born on 7 September 2000 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. She is an actress, known for Swimming for Gold (2020), The Project (2009) and Tokyo 2020: Games of the XXXII Olympiad (2021).

Charles Stewart was born in 1983 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

Aged 16, he went to Melbourne University, graduating with a Bachelor of Music in piano in 1950. His Piano Sonatina (1954), based on an Aboriginal legend, was the first work of a resident Australian chosen for performance at the International Society for Contemporary Music Festival in Baden-Baden, Germany. In 1958, he was awarded the Lizette Bentwich Scholarship by the University of Melbourne, which allowed him to undertake postdoctoral studies at Oxford, England where he studied composition with Edmund Rubbra and Egon Wellesz and came into contact with contemporaries such as Peter Maxwell Davies and John Cage. Sculthorpe returned to Australia in 1960 and in 1963 accepted the first appointment in composition at the University of Sydney's Music Department. Sculthorpe continues to be actively involved in the national and international music scene, attending festivals and performances and teaching at summer schools, as well as composing.

Harry Neville was born on 24 March 1867 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Man Hater (1917), The Pretenders (1916) and The Blindness of Love (1916). He died on 25 January 1945 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA.

Tobias Miller was born on 7 March 1996 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Tobias is an actor, known for Reign on Me, The Extortionist, or the Revelatory Admissions of a High-Rise Loser (2022) and Love's Bitter Mystery (2022).

Jacquie Petrusma was born on 23 March 1966 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. She has been married to Tim Petrusma since 1999. She was previously married to Bretton Smith.

Daniel Geale was born on 26 February 1981 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He is married to Sheena Gisse. They have four children.

Elise Archer was born on 25 March 1971 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. She is married to Dale Archer.

Peter Leslie was born on 5 February 1922 in Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK. Peter was a writer, known for Four Hits and a Mister (1962). Peter died on 3 August 2000 in Saint-Laurent-Du-Var, Alpes-Maritimes, France.