Alyssa McClelland
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Alyssa McClelland is an Australian actress and filmmaker. McClelland was educated at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
in Sydney and holds a BA Communications in Media Arts and Production from the University of Technology Sydney. From the age of sixteen she trained and performed with the Australian Theatre for Young People
in Sydney and in 2001 she received a scholarship from ATYP that enabled her to study abroad with the Atlantic Theater Company
in New York. Alyssa received an Australian Film Institute Award nomination for "Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television" in 2005 for her role in Small Claims. She was in the feature films A Man's Gotta Do
, The Bet
, Deck Dogz
and the Australian television series Canal Road
among other roles. Alyssa has performed lead roles in productions with the Sydney Theatre Company
and Melbourne Theatre Company
, including The Shape of Things
in 2002/ 2003, as well as the Belvoir St Theatre
in Sydney. McClelland was shortlisted for the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards 2009 for her achievements in filmmaking. She directed and produced the short film Nic and Shauna which was a finalist in Tropfest
2010 – the largest short film festival in the world.
Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a state government school located in the suburb of Newtown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the leading Performing and Visual Arts schools in Australia...
in Sydney and holds a BA Communications in Media Arts and Production from the University of Technology Sydney. From the age of sixteen she trained and performed with the Australian Theatre for Young People
Australian Theatre for Young People
The Australian Theatre for Young People is Australia's flagship youth theatre company and the largest youth theatre in the world. Over 6000 young people aged between three and 26 participate in the company's work across Australia....
in Sydney and in 2001 she received a scholarship from ATYP that enabled her to study abroad with the Atlantic Theater Company
Atlantic Theater Company
Atlantic Theater Company is an Off-Broadway non-profit theater, whose mission is to produce great plays "simply and truthfully utilizing an artistic ensemble." The company was founded in 1985 by David Mamet, William H. Macy, and 30 of their acting students from New York University, inspired by the...
in New York. Alyssa received an Australian Film Institute Award nomination for "Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television" in 2005 for her role in Small Claims. She was in the feature films A Man's Gotta Do
A Man's Gotta Do
A Man's Gotta Do is a 2004 Australian award winning film from Australian director, Chris Kennedy. The film stars John Howard.- Tagline :...
, The Bet
The Bet
The Bet is an 1889 short story by Anton Chekhov about a banker and a young lawyer who make a bet with each other about whether the death penalty is better or worse than life in prison. The story has a twist ending....
, Deck Dogz
Deck Dogz
Deck Dogz is a 2005 Australian skater film, written and directed by Steve Pasvolsky and starring Sean Kennedy, Ho Thi Lu and Richard Wilson with a guest appearance by Tony Hawk. It was filmed in and around Adelaide and Sydney, Australia...
and the Australian television series Canal Road
Canal Road
Canal Road is a street name in various locations, including the following:*Canal Road, Bradford West Gwillimbury in Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada*Canal Road , U.S.A.*Canal Road *Canal Road -Entertainment:...
among other roles. Alyssa has performed lead roles in productions with the Sydney Theatre Company
Sydney Theatre Company
The Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre....
and Melbourne Theatre Company
Melbourne Theatre Company
The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne. Founded in 1953, it is the oldest professional theatre company in Australia, and has its own theatre, The MTC Theatre – which houses the 500-seat Sumner Theatre and the 150-seat Lawler Studio – located in Melbourne's Arts...
, including The Shape of Things
The Shape of Things
The Shape of Things is a 2001 play by American author and film director Neil LaBute and a 2003 American romantic comedy-drama film. It premièred at the Almeida Theatre, London in 2001 with Paul Rudd as Adam, Rachel Weisz as Evelyn, Gretchen Mol as Jenny, and Fred Weller as Phillip. The play was...
in 2002/ 2003, as well as the Belvoir St Theatre
Belvoir St Theatre
Belvoir St Theatre is an Australian theatre venue in Sydney. The venue in Belvoir Street, Surry Hills previously operated as the Nimrod Theatre, and was founded as "Belvoir St" in 1984 by Sue Hill and Chris Westwood...
in Sydney. McClelland was shortlisted for the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards 2009 for her achievements in filmmaking. She directed and produced the short film Nic and Shauna which was a finalist in Tropfest
Tropfest
Tropfest is the world's largest short film festival.Tropfest began in 1993 as a screening for 200 people in a cafe in Sydney but has since become the largest platform for short films in the world. Tropfest Australia takes place in February each year in front of a live audience of approximately...
2010 – the largest short film festival in the world.
Film
- Surviving Georgia as Sandy (2010)
- Emilia Eckle as Emilia Eckle (2009)
- KnowingKnowingKnowing may refer to:* Knowledge* "Knowing", a song by OutKast from their 2003 album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below* Knowing , a 2009 science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage and Rose Byrne...
as a Flight Attendant (2009) - The Bet as Trish (2007)
- Ravenswood as Gabrielle (2006)
- Mind the GapMind The Gap (2004 film)Mind The Gap is a multi-story 2004 film written & directed by Eric Schaeffer.The film moves back and forth between five separate stories that touch on each other by the end of the film....
as the Student (2005) - Son of the MaskSon of the MaskSon of the Mask is a 2005 American fantasy family-comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman, starring Jamie Kennedy as Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist from Fringe City who has just had his first child born with the powers of the Mask. It is the stand-alone sequel to the successful 1994 film The...
as the Dream Nurse (2005) - Deck DogzDeck DogzDeck Dogz is a 2005 Australian skater film, written and directed by Steve Pasvolsky and starring Sean Kennedy, Ho Thi Lu and Richard Wilson with a guest appearance by Tony Hawk. It was filmed in and around Adelaide and Sydney, Australia...
as Baby Tania (2005) - A Man's Gotta DoA Man's Gotta DoA Man's Gotta Do is a 2004 Australian award winning film from Australian director, Chris Kennedy. The film stars John Howard.- Tagline :...
as Chantelle (2004) - Horseplay as Cindy Perlman (2003)
- Queen of the DamnedQueen of the Damned (film)Queen of the Damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series, The Queen of the Damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the latter novel's predecessor, The Vampire Lestat. It stars Aaliyah as the vampire queen Akasha, and Stuart...
as London Groupie (2002)
Television
- Rescue: Special OpsRescue: Special OpsRescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the program is produced by Southern Star Entertainment with the assistance of Screen Australia and the New South Wales Government.This drama series focuses on a...
as Beth Robson (2010) - Canal RoadCanal Road (TV series)Canal Road is an Australian television drama series on the Nine Network. The series was produced in-house, under producer Susan Bower, in collaboration with writers Sarah Smith, John Ridley and Dave Warner, and directed by Kevin Carlin. It was filmed at Channel Nine’s GTV Studio 11 and on location...
as Skye Brady (2008) - East West 101East West 101East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue....
as Vesna Popov (2007) - Small Claims as Kiara Duffy (2005)
- Home and AwayHome and AwayHome and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
as Brooke (2004) - Second Chance as Alyssa (2005)
- All SaintsAll Saints (TV series)All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
as Scarlet Baker (2001) - Water RatsWater Rats (TV series)Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...
as Samantha Macguire (2000) - All SaintsAll Saints (TV series)All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
as Zoe Dell (1999)