Catherine Mack-Hancock (born 1983) is an Australian actress and director.

Early life

Mack-Hancock started acting an early age, performing locally with the Geelong Society of Dramatic Arts and landing a role in Ch 9's Kids Breakfast TV series. She was educated at Bellbrae Primary School, Grovedale College and the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

, where she obtained a

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degree in Criminology and Philosophy, and a Diploma of Creative Arts. Mack-Hancock revealed to ''

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's'' Marcella Bidnost that she had always been interested in health and nutrition"

Career

In 2013, was nominated for a Logie Award for Most Popular Newcomer for her role as Natalie Davison on Home and Away. Prior to this Mack-Hancock spent two years in New York City studying acting at the

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. She returned in 2011 on a scholarship to attend the graduate program, which was based in Los Angeles. The scholarship was awarded to only one international actor. Mack-Hancock also studied at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio in Los Angeles and New York. Mack-Hancock is best known for her roles on Australian and international television shows such as Channel 9's ''

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'', ''Jasper, Pulse, Winners and Losers, Wonderland (guest)'', and ''Travail'' In January 2011, Rachel Flaherty of the ''Caulfield Glen Eira Leader'' reported Mack-Hancock had filmed a guest role in the

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drama series, ''

Winners & Losers ''Winners & Losers'' is an Australian television drama series first broadcast on the Seven Network on 22 March 2011. It was created by the producers of ''Packed to the Rafters'' and is aired in the show's former time slot. ''Winners & Losers'' ...

''. The actress filmed the role shortly before she left for a Los Angeles acting school. She has since had a short film Passenger screen as a finalist at Tropfest 2016, and her latest comedy a finalist for screening at Sundance. Mack-Hancock has featured in international

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s such as L'Oreal and

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. On 6 May 2012, Luke Dennehy of the ''

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'' announced Mack-Hancock had joined the cast of ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

'' as

Natalie Davison ''Home and Away'' is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2012, by order of first appearance. The 25th season of ''Home ...

. She is credited as Catherine Mack on the show.

Personal life

Mack has been in a relationship with actor

Rick Donald Rick Donald is an Australian actor, writer and director. He attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and made his first television appearance in ''Sea Patrol''. This was followed by recurring or guest roles in '' Paper Giants: The B ...

. The couple announced their engagement in October 2014.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mack-Hancock, Catherine 1983 births Actresses from Melbourne Australian film actresses Living people Year of birth uncertain Australian soap opera actresses