Mikaela Innes

Vitals

Gender
Genderfluid
Pronoun
They/She
Age Range
18 - 28
Ethnicity
White
Height
167cm
Base Location
Melbourne
Available In
Adelaide, Auckland, Australian Capital Territory, Brisbane, Cairns, Dunedin, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Northern NSW, Northern Territory, Perth, Sydney, Tasmania
Skills
Actor, Dancer, Extra (Background), Musical Theatre, Presenter, Specialist Performer, Singer
Hair
Dark Brown
Eye
Dark Brown

Agent

Theatrical Agent
CentreStage Agency

Feature Photo
Mikaela Innes
Feature Clip

Credits

Theatre

2026
Eldest
After the Funeral (New Tap Dance Play)
Ballarat Rat Lab Arts Incubator
2025
Waiter
Betrayal
Thursday's Child Theatre/Chapel Off Chapel
Rachel Baring
2022
Slacks
Unsorted: a play for youth audiences
Theatre Works
2022
Puppeteer
Owl and the Albatross (VCE Theatre Studies Playlist Production)
Theatre Works
2021
Slacks
Unsorted: a play for youth audiences
Midsumma Festival

Musical Theatre

2023
Danielle (Supporting)
Ace of Hearts (New Musical Reading)
Be You Group
2022
Vocalist/Dancer
The Hope Concert
Australian Musical Theatre Festival
Tyran Parke
2022
Logainne 'Schwartzy'
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Australian Institute of Music
Johanna Allen
2018
Bethany (Lead)
GOTO Hell (New Musical)
Perth Fringe World Festival
2016
Wendy Jo
Footloose
Principal Academy of Dance and Theatre Arts
Ian Toyne

Presenter

2024
Hand Puppeteer/Park Ranger
Jurassic World: The Exhibition
SuperLuna/Fever/Universal
2022
Host
Carols By Candelight Kids' Preshow
TES Live/Channel 9/Vision Australia
2019
Support Artist
In-Schools Development and Workshop
Polyglot Theatre/Wyndham City Arts and Culture
Sue Giles

Cabaret

2022
Performer/Devisor
The 5 Stages of Christmas
Australian Institute of Music
Johanna Allen
2021
Performer/Devisor
Both Things Can Be True
Chapel Off Chapel
Melissa Langton/Mark Jones

Television

2025
Puppeteer
Moomba Parade
A Blanck Canvas/Channel 9 (Melbourne)/9Now
2022
Elf
The TODAY Show for Vision Australia's Carols By Candleight
TES Live/Channel 9

Music Video

2021
Extra
Baker Boy - Ride ft. Yirrmal
Visible Studios

Commercial

2018
Extra
The Queue (for The Local Shack)
Channel 9 (Perth)
2018
Extra
Good Times start on Syren Street
Take 8 Productions/CINEAds/Rockingham Centre

Training

2026
Australian Institute of Music
Bachelor
Music Theatre
2018
Collarts
Certificate IV
Music Industry (Performance)
2016
Principal Academy of Dance and Theatre Arts
Diploma
Performing Arts
2020 - 2025
Daniele Buatti
Vocal Coaching
Musical Theatre
2023 - 2024
Akansha Hungenahally
Voice Lessons
Musical Theatre
2021 - 2024
The Space Dance and Arts Centre
Int./Adv. Classes
Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Commercial
2024
The Space Dance and Arts Centre
10 Week Performance Course
Jazz Dance
2019 - 2023
Australian Tap Dance Festival
Int/Adv. Residency and Masterclasses
Tap Dance
2022
A Blanck Canvas
Youth Puppet Lab
Bankaru/Rod Puppetry
2021 - 2022
Meisner in Music
MiM Gym (Online)
Meisner Techniques/Song Masterclasses
2020 - 2021
StageMilk
StageMilk Acting Club (Online)
Monologue Study/Acting Masterclasses

Skills & Attributes

Shoe Size
8.5
Clothing Size
Female - 18
Natural Accent
Australian
Accents
Australian, Irish, American Standard, English, Southern, Brooklyn
Languages
English
Hair Length
Shoulder Length, Long
Hair Style
Straight
Dance
Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Tap
Singing
Musical Theatre
Singing Range
Alto, Mezzo, Mezzo Soprano
Circus
Puppeteer
Model Work Types
Larger Size
Professional Skills
Actor, Dancer, Extra (Background), Musical Theatre, Presenter, Specialist Performer, Singer

Media

Public Media
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Notes

Vocal Range: F3 to A5 (Belt to Db5). Visible Tattoo: Handwritten 'x' and 'o' on the left wrist (Fineline, Black ink, 1cm) // Mikaela ‘Mik’ Innes (they/she) is a proudly queer, gender and body-diverse performing artist. Having grown up in Boorloo (Perth, Western Australia), in 2019 they relocated to Naarm (Melbourne, Victoria), where they went on to study a Bachelor of Music Theatre at the Australian Institute of Music (AIM). She also holds a Diploma of Performing Arts and a Certificate IV in Music Industry (Performance). Credit highlights include Logainne - "Schwartzy" in ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ (AIM, dir: Johanna Allen), puppeteering the albatross Dave in ‘Owl and the Albatross’ (Theatre Works; VCE Theatre Studies Playlist Production) and playing Slacks - an anthropomorphised pair of pants - in 'Unsorted' for two consecutive seasons (Theatre Works; Midsumma Festival). Mikaela also has experience in Production and Stage Management (including Sound and Light Operation), and is currently studying a Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management (Transit Dance/Ausdance). She is also a proud member of UNIMA Australia. // AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS 2026 Puppetry Awards - Nominated (Shortlisted) - Best Up and Coming Puppeteer or Maker