Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (born 5 March 1991)^[1] is an English-Australian actress. She is known in Australia for her role as Holly in the drama series Bed of Roses (2008–2011), for which she received an AFI Award nomination in 2008 and a Logie Award nomination in 2009,^[2] and internationally as Seppia in the Starz historical drama Spartacus: Vengeance (2012).

Early life

Mangan-Lawrence was born in London to Maggie Mangan, an English teacher and playwright, and Ray Lawrence, a teacher, and grew up in Sydney.^[3] She has a half-sister Roisin, two half-brothers Liam and Reuben, a stepsister Zoe and stepmother Paddy, also a teacher.

Mangan-Lawrence 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.^[4] In 2009, Mangan-Lawrence completed her high-school education at the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts^[5] through Pathways.

Career

Mangan-Lawrence started her film career in 2005 with the short films Simulation 1201 and Galore.^[6][7] This was followed by a starring role in the short film Sexy Thing in 2006, which was accepted into the Cannes Film Festival.^[5][8]

Mangan-Lawrence was cast in the 2008 horror film Acolytes.^[9][10] She subsequently featured in The Square.^[11] 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.^[6][12]

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.^[2][13]

In 2012, Mangan-Lawrence starred in the feature-film Thirst. She also became a recurring cast member on the Starz television series Spartacus: Vengeance.

In 2016, Mangan-Lawrence appeared in the limited series Containment.

Personal life

Mangan-Lawrence married producer Omar Bustos in December 2018. They have a son, born 2019.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography