Iris Simpson

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Graduate VCA: Bachelor of Fine Arts Theatre 2022 Iris Simpson is an actor working across Sydney and Melbourne, with recent theatre credits including Chris Mundy in Dancing at Lughnasa (New Theatre, 2026) and Odette in Chasing the Wind (Dir. Fraser Corfield, 2025), alongside devised and performed musical works with The House that Dan Built. Her screen and stage practice spans theatre, film, and immersive performance, with a focus on emotionally intelligent, character-led storytelling. She trained at the Victorian College of the Arts, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre) in 2022, and has since worked as both performer and creative across independent and established theatre companies. Her work sits within contemporary drama and elevated genre storytelling, often occupying roles that balance warmth with mystery, grounded realism with intuitive depth, and romantic presence with psychological complexity. In film, she appeared in Headspins (Dir. Orla Doyle, 2018), which was nominated for Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year, and Remember When (Dir. Molly Moloney, 2019), for which she was nominated for Best Actress at the Dublin International Film Festival.