Cleopatra Coleman
Cleopatra Coleman | |
|---|---|
 Coleman in 2020 | |
| Born | 29 October 1987 Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Partner | Avan Jogia (2017–2021) |
Cleopatra Coleman (born 29 October 1987) is an Australian actress most notable for her role as Erica Dundee in the Netflix comedy series The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018). Other credits include Silversun (2004), Neighbours (2006–2007), The Elephant Princess (2008–2009), Step Up Revolution (2012), White Famous (2017), In the Shadow of the Moon (2019), Dopesick (2021), Infinity Pool and Cobweb (2023), and Clipped (2024).
Early life
[edit]Coleman was born on 29 October 1987,[1] in Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia,[1] and grew up in Byron Bay, the daughter of a Scottish father and a Jamaican mother.[1] After high school, she visited Los Angeles and then moved there a few years later.[2]
She trained at the National Theatre Drama School in St Kilda, Melbourne.[3] As a talented dancer, she achieved to reach the final of the 2002 National Dance Championships of Australia.[3]
Career
[edit]Coleman started her professional film and television career in her home country of Australia as a teenager In 2005, when she was cast in a main role in the sci-fi teenage drama Silversun for ABC and Seven Network.[3]
In 2006, Coleman was cast as Glenn Forrest in the long running Australian soap opera Neighbours.[4] Coleman went on to appear in other Australian television programs, including The Elephant Princess, Blue Heelers, Holly's Heroes, Wicked Science, City Homicide and Rush.[5]
In 2008, Coleman appeared in a stage production of Simon Stephens' Motortown with Melbourne's Red Stitch Actors Theatre, receiving positive reviews. In 2011, a first project for Coleman/Coleman productions, alongside her father, Mick Coleman, co-wrote, executive-produced, and starred in the short film Trains.[5]
In 2012, she was cast in her breakout motion picture role as DJ Penelope in Step Up Revolution (2012).[5] She also featured in multiple music videos by Nervo ("You're Gonna Love Again"), Far East Movement ("Change Your Life") and Galantis ("Runaway (U & I)") in 2014.[1]
In 2014, Coleman was cast as a series regular in the Fox ensemble comedy series The Last Man on Earth.[6] She played the role of Erica Dundee for four seasons.[6]
In 2016, Coleman guest-starred in the series Better Things.[5] A year later, she wrote, produced, and starred in the environmental Syfy thriller Hover.[5] She starred as Sadie Lewis in the 2017 Showtime comedy White Famous.[5]
In 2019, she guest-starred in Gregg Araki's Now Apocalypse,[5] and the series Sorry for Your Loss.[5] She appeared as Rya in the Jim Mickle directed Netflix film In the Shadow of the Moon (2019).[5] In 2020, Coleman played Trina in the Robert Schwartzman directed quirky independent comedy The Argument.[5]
In 2021, Coleman played Sarah, the female lead of The Right One,[5] a romantic comedy released through Lionsgate, and starred in the music video for "Ceremony" by Deftones, directed by Leigh Whannel. Also in 2021, she played Grace Pell and worked alongside Michael Keaton and Kaitlyn Dever in the miniseries drama Dopesick.[5]
In 2023, she starred in a film directed by Samuel Bodin and co-starring Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr, playing Miss Devinein in Brandon Cronenberg's film Infinity Pool (2023).[5] She the starred alongside Alexander Skarsgard and Mia Goth in Cobweb (2023).[5]
She also starred as Devra Bloodaxe in Zack Snyder's Netflix original sci-fi fantasy epic Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023),[5] and Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (2024).[5]
Personal life
[edit]From 2017 to 2021, Coleman dated Canadian actor Avan Jogia. Fans of the duo started to speculate whether or not they broke up by 2021 upon noticing that they unfollowed each other on social media that year.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Step Up Revolution | DJ Penelope | |
| 2014 | Fear Clinic | Megan | |
| 2017 | Take the 10 | Sahara | |
| 2018 | Hover | Claudia | Also writer |
| 2019 | In the Shadow of the Moon | Rya | |
| James vs. His Future Self | Courtney | ||
| 2020 | The Argument | Trina | |
| 2021 | The Right One | Sara | |
| 2022 | A Lot of Nothing | Vanessa | |
| 2023 | Infinity Pool | Em Foster | |
| Cobweb | Miss Devine | ||
| Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire | Devra Bloodaxe | ||
| 2024 | Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Silversun | Zandie Brokow | 23 episodes |
| 2005 | Blue Heelers | Skye Clarke | Episode: "Sex Sells" |
| Holly's Heroes | Stacey | 2 episodes | |
| 2005–2006 | Wicked Science 2 | Emma Hellman | 8 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | Neighbours | Glenn Forrest | 13 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | The Elephant Princess | Cosma | 7 episodes |
| 2009 | City Homicide | Sian Ritchie | Episode: "Time of Your Life" |
| 2010 | Rush | Jessica Hamilton | Episode #3.17 |
| 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Katie | Episode: "Uzo Aduba Wears a White Blouse and Royal Blue Heels" |
| 2015–2018 | The Last Man on Earth | Erica Dundee | 57 episodes |
| 2016 | Better Things | Dr. Okoye | Episode: "Period" |
| 2017 | White Famous | Sadie Lewis | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Now Apocalypse | Ajia | 2 episodes |
| Sorry for Your Loss | Simone | Episode: "I'm Here" | |
| 2021 | The Eric Andre Show | Herself | 1 episode |
| Dopesick | Grace Pell | 5 episodes | |
| 2024 | Clipped | V. Stiviano | 5 episodes |
| TBA | Black Rabbit | TBA | Upcoming miniseries |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rebel Moon – The Descent | Devra Bloodaxe |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Aiden Mason (5 May 2018). "Five Things You Didn't Know About Cleopatra Coleman". tvovermind.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "In 'Clipped,' Cleopatra Coleman Spreads Her Wings". The New York Times. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Australian television information archive - Silver Sun: profiles". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Martin, Will (26 September 2007). "Cleopatra Coleman (Neighbours' Glenn) Interview". lastbroadcast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Cleopatra Coleman Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (1 December 2014). "January Jones, Mel Rodriguez, Kristen Schaal & Cleopatra Coleman Join Will Forte Fox Series 'Last Man On Earth'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ McGowan, Elisabeth (21 September 2023). "Avan Jogia's Relationship History Was Short and Sweet Before Dating Halsey: See His Ex-Girlfriends". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
External links
[edit]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
- 1987 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian actresses
- Australian film actresses
- Australian people of Jamaican descent
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- Australian soap opera actresses
- Australian stage actresses
- Australian television actresses
- Australian video game actresses
- People from Byron Bay
- People from the Blue Mountains (New South Wales)