Ella Scott Lynch (born 27 September 1982 in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

) is an Australian actress. Her notable roles include Shirley Ryan in the series '' Love Child'' and Melbourne gangland barrister Nicola Gobbo in the Channel Nine mini-series ''

Informer 3838 ''Informer 3838'' is an Australian television series focusing on criminal barrister-turned police informer Nicola Gobbo (codenamed informer 3838) and her involvement in the Melbourne gangland killings. It is a spin-off of the ''Underbelly'' fr ...

''.

Early life

Ella Scott Lynch attended St Catherine's School, Waverley, NSW. She is a graduate of the

National Institute of Dramatic Arts The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including ...

Career

In 2005, she was cast in the

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'' in the role of

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, previously played by

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, which she played until the end of that year. In 2008 Lynch was cast as a regular in ''All Saints''. Her character, nurse Claire Anderson, replaced Jolene Anderson's character Erika. Coincidentally, Kip Gamblin, who played Hayley's love interest Scott Hunter in ''Home and Away'', also joined ''All Saints'' at that point.Home and Away's Kip Gamblin and Ella Scott-Lynch join All Saints!!
/ref> In 2020 she appeared in ''Informer 3838'' as the titular character, Melbourne gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo. The mini-series was inspired by the real-life career of Gobbo, who was recruited by Victoria Police in the 1990s as an informer on crime figures such as drug kingpin Tony Mokbel.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott Lynch, Ella Actresses from Sydney 1982 births Living people National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Australian film actresses Australian stage actresses Australian soap opera actresses