Hanna Mangan-Lawrence


Hanna Mangan-Lawrence is a British-Australian actress, best known in Australia for her role as Holly in the drama series Bed of Roses, for which she received an AFI Award nomination in 2008 and a Logie Award nomination in 2009, and internationally as Seppia in the Starz historical drama .

Career

Mangan-Lawrence was born in London, UK, and started her film career in 2005 with the short films Simulation 1201 and Galore. This was followed by a starring role in the short film Sexy Thing in 2006, which was accepted into the Cannes Film Festival.
Mangan-Lawrence was cast in the 2008 horror film Acolytes. She subsequently featured in The Square. She was nominated for a Filmink award for 'Best Australian Newcomer' for this performance.
In 2009, she appeared in the Australian period drama Lucky Country.
Mangan-Lawrence has featured in the Australian drama series Bed of Roses, which screened on the ABC television network. In 2008, she received an AFI Award nomination for "Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama" for her role in Bed of Roses She was also nominated for the 'Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent' at the Logie Awards in 2009.
In 2012, Mangan-Lawrence starred in the feature-film Thirst. She also became a recurring cast member on the Starz television series .
In 2016, Mangan-Lawrence appeared in the limited series Containment.

Personal life

Mangan-Lawrence is the daughter of Maggie Mangan, an English teacher and playwright, and Ray Lawrence, a geography, economics and business studies teacher. She has a half-sister Roisin, two half-brothers Liam and Reuben, a stepsister Zoe and stepmother Paddy, also a teacher. She has represented Australia overseas as a member of the elite gymnastics team. In 2005, she won "Acrobat of the Year – International – Senior" at the Gymnastics Australia National Awards. In 2009, Mangan-Lawrence completed her high-school education at the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts through Pathways.
She is married to Omar Bustos, a Los Angeles-based producer, and they have a son born in 2019.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Sexy ThingGeorgieShort film
2008AcolytesChaselyFilm
2008'LilyFilm
2008–11Bed of RosesHolly Atherton26 episodes
2009Lucky CountrySarahFilm
2009'Tamsyn TaylorEpisode: "Deathbed"
2011'Shay RyanFilm
2011Golden GirlWendyShort film
2012ThirstKitFilm
2012'Seppia9 episodes
2014Old SchoolShannon Cahill8 episodes
2014The ReckoningRachelFilm
2015Beyond the ReachLainaFilm
2015Point of HonorEstella RhodesUnsold television pilot
2016ContainmentTeresa13 episodes
2016Betty
2019 SweetheartMia