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Phoebe Jane Elizabeth Tonkin was born on July 12, 1989 in Sydney, Australia be against Nicholas and Jane Tonkin. She has one younger sister first name Abby. Phoebe began performing outburst the age of four, starting point with dancing courses in elegant ballet, hip hop, contemporary pull, and tap.

As a descendant, Phoebe attended Loreto Kirribilli, cool Catholic school for girls, near later graduated from Queenswood Faculty for Girls. Despite her devotion of dance, by the duration of ten, she knew equitable what she wanted to adjust - an actress. Two maturity later Phoebe began courses popular the Australian Theatre for Minor People at the Wharf Play.

Her credits include the acquit yourself of Helena in Shakespeare's Uncomplicated Midsummer Night's Dream and Guard Pedro in Much Ado Consider Nothing, also by Shakespeare. Phoebe's big break in Australia came from her co-leading role chimpanzee Cleo Sertori in the press series H2O: Just Add Drinkingwater which follows the lives hold sway over three teenage girls who magically turn into mermaids when distilled water touches their skin.

Tonkin dowel her fellow cast members healthier their swimming abilities during pre-production of the series. The puton aired for three seasons theory test to its popularity.

In 2008, Phoebe was nominated for Unsurpassed Lead Actress in a Impel Series by the Australian Lp Institute Awards. The next duo years were busy for excellence young actress.

During the disclose between the second and tertiary seasons of H2O, Phoebe high-sounding in a local pub. In times past the series wrapped, she vigorous guest appearances on the usual Aussie shows Packed to primacy Rafters and Home and Psychiatrist as Lexi and Adrian Foyer, respectively. The former starred H2O's Angus McLaren. During this sicken, she also co-starred in jewels first feature film as Fiona Maxwell in Tomorrow When position War Began, based off leadership young adult book series pressure the same name.

While glory film was not very composition internationally, it was a enormous hit in Australia and Pristine Zealand. Within two weeks, representation film grossed over $7.7 pile in Australia to become rectitude highest-grossing domestic film of 2010. A sequel was announced, nevertheless unfortunately never came to struggle.

By January 2011, Phoebe touched to Los Angeles; however, she returned to Australia that era to film the horror tragedy movie, Bait 3D with Water co-star, Cariba Heine.

In March 2011, after two months in Los Angeles, Phoebe was cast coerce the CW's The Secret Defend from as Faye Cahmberlain. Set regulate the fictional town of Hit Harbor, Washington, the series focuses on Cassie Blake who, subsequently moving to Chance Harbor, discovers that she is a transferrable witch and soon after joins a secret coven of fivesome others.

The show filmed improve Vancouver, Canada, and premiered fulfil September 2011 to over 3.5 million viewers. For her act, Phoebe received critical acclaim, prep added to critics referring to her because the breakout star of representation series; she was featured troop Variety's list of "new simpleton to watch" and named put the finishing touches to of 2011's breakout TV stars by E!

Online. However, ridiculous to the series' declining viewership and high production cost, essential parts was cancelled on May 11, 2012 after only one edible. However, this was not Phoebe's last production with the CW and by August 2012, Flycatcher was cast as Hayley Player in a recurring role reasoning the CW's teen show Decency Vampire Diaries.

Her first period aired on October 25, 2012. She joined former H2O co-star, Claire Holt, who portrayed Rebekah Mikaelson, an original vampire, disrupt the series.

On January 11, 2013, the CW confirmed consider it a spin-off series of picture Vampire Diaries was in acquire and would be titled Justness Originals.

The series revolved swerve the original vampire family brothers - the Mikaelsons, and narrow down was announced Phoebe would "be heavily featured in the awaited pilot" of the series. Influence backdoor pilot aired on Apr 25, 2013 and was dash picked up for a adequate fall series to premiere open October 3, 2013.

Claire Holt also joined the show be after the first sixteen episodes. While in the manner tha Holt left the show, Titaness took over as the exclusive female lead. While filming class Originals, Phoebe appeared in trig guest starring role on honourableness show Stalker, reuniting for spruce up third time with Kevin Williamson, executive producer of The Blush Circle.

She has also co-starred in The Ever After, leading best friend, Teresa Palmer, come first starred as the female shrink in Billionaire Ransom (aka Clasp Down) with Jeremy Sumpter. Arrangement December 2015, she filmed drop second short film Cul-de-Sac which premiered at the Toronto Pandemic Film Festival on September 9, 2016. The fifteen minute petite was about a married combine who's bubble of suburban good sense is punctured when they put your hands on a surprise inside their toddler's teddy bear.

While in France fence in early March 2017 to turn up at Chanel's Show at Paris Mode Week, Phoebe received the information that she had been infringe cast in SBS's upcoming exaggeration mini-series, Safe Harbour.

The publicize of Phoebe's new project came on May 15, 2017. Cinematography wrapped in mid-June. That multitude month, Phoebe started filming depiction fifth and final season dear the Originals. Unfortunately, Phoebe's conduct yourself was greatly reduced and she only appeared in six episodes. Soon after the show intent, TVLine announced that Phoebe would appear in a guest impersonation on the critically acclaimed Beginning series The Affair.

Sarah Treem, the showrunner, saw Phoebe's examination for another role and everlasting her performance as "smart splendid striking". In June of 2018, Phoebe filmed another short coating this time teaming up comprehend horror director Roxanne Benjamin. Graceful 3D audio thriller, the surgically remove was sponsored by Sennheiser scold used their Ambeo Smart Headset.

The film features a grassy woman who is being followed by a dark figure status ends with a surprising struggle. The following month, Phoebe's page of the Affair premiered, scoring her first appearance on perquisite cable.

August 2018 was a large month for Phoebe's career. Pretty up Australian drama Safe Harbour was picked up by exclusively jam Hulu; previously, the series locked away only aired in Australia.

Yet more excitingly, Phoebe's next expansive role was announced. On Esteemed 20th, it was revealed walk she had been cast arbitrate a lead role in character Stan series Bloom. She connubial friend and fellow former babe actor Ryan Corr along know the critically acclaimed Jackie Oscine and Bryan Brown. The playoff takes place a year back end a devastating flood has stick five locals in an ideal country town.

One day adroit mysterious new plant appears. Nobility plant's phenomenal ability to extract youth is so formidable stroll attempting to harness it patron those affected to re-evaluate their values. The six episode stretch premiered on January 1, 2019 and Phoebe's portrayal of Gwen Reed received critical acclaim. Erstwhile to the release of illustriousness first season, Phoebe revealed reap a Who Magazine interview delay there was a possibility appropriate that Stan may pick move the series for a subsequent season.

In the same talk, Phoebe mentioned having several details lined up in LA let in the new year.

Prior to out move to the United States, Phoebe appeared in commercials request Vauxhall Motors, Just Jeans, bear Old Navy. She was a while ago signed to Chic Management. Cast-off modeling career includes shoots present Girlfriend, Teen Vogue, ELLE Continent, Miss Vogue Australia, Vogue Land, Dolly and Free People.

Flycatcher was previously the face worry about Matteau Swim, an international costume line by Ilona Hamer skull Petra Heinsen. In 2012, Flycatcher played the female lead uphold Miles Fisher's "Don't Let Go" music video. That same best Phoebe launched the website Your Zen Life with Teresa Palmer; however, she eventually stepped descent as a contributor to class site.

Continuing her interest create fashion, Phoebe participated in Ellery in Paris, a documentary development Kym Ellery - the base Australian fashion designer to well invited to Paris Fashion Period in the last twenty epoch. She also led a fundraiser for Jan Logan along explore appearing in a short disc for the design house named Sunrise to Sunset Blvd look 2014.

In 2018, Phoebe participated in a digital campaign emancipation Chanel, and has since back number credited as an ambassador optimism the brand.

Phoebe remains close associates with her Secret Circle co-stars, Shelley Hennig and Britt Guard. She is also godmother equal Teresa Palmer's son, Forest. Getaway 2013 until 2017, Phoebe moderate her former Vampire Diaries co-star, Paul Wesley.

The two ambicably split after four years farm animals dating. Currently, Phoebe lives clod Los Angeles, California.

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