Rhiana Griffith

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Rhiana Griffith
Born	Rhiana Jade Griffith 1985 (age 38–39) Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)	Actress, model, artist
Years active	1998–2005
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)

Rhiana Jade Griffith (born 1985) is an Australian former actress, artist and model.

Life and career

Griffith was born in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. She began modeling as a child, doing runway work and catalogue ads, and progressed from there to television commercials.

From there, she got her first guest-starring role on the Australian medical drama Children's Hospital, and won her first film role, as Mercia in the 1998 film 15 Amore. Shortly thereafter, she won ModelQuest98's Grand Final for the 12-to-15 division, and was cast as "Jack" in the science fiction film Pitch Black.

Griffith continued to act throughout her teenage years, balancing her career with schooling. She starred in Desperately Seeking Brandi, a short film that was broadcast on the Nike website to coincide with the 2000 Sydney Olympic games. Her costars in the film were Brandi Chastain and Oliver Ackland. That same year, she was also a guest-star on the Australian comedy TV series Backberner.

In 2001, she starred in the short film Search by director Hannah Hilliard. In 2002, she did a three-month guest-star stint on the popular Australian soap opera Home & Away and then guest-starred on an episode of the crime drama White Collar Blue. 2003 saw her appearing in a music video by rocker Ben Lee, called "Running With Scissors," directed by Nash Edgerton.

In 2004 she reprised her role as "Jack" from Pitch Black in the anime The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury. She also auditioned to play the role in the feature film sequel to Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick. Her casting was backed by producer and star Vin Diesel, but Griffith was told she had to "toughen up" for the role. Despite enlisting the aid of a kick-boxing trainer, she had only three weeks to prepare, and the role eventually went to Alexa Davalos.

2004 also saw Griffith embark upon her art career in earnest, with two major solo gallery showings. Her first, Chrysalis, was held at the Tighes Hill Gallery in Newcastle, Australia in January 2004. Her second, A Month in Kaos, was held at the Surry Hills Cafe 249 art gallery in Sydney, Australia in May 2004. Griffith also acted in another short film, A Whole New You, and guest-starred in an episode of the hit Australian medical drama All Saints. As the year came to a close, Griffith portrayed Barbarella in print and television ads promoting the Flickerfest film festival.

In 2005, Griffith held her third art exhibition, a collaboration with her brother, poet Damien Griffith, called Sibling Revelry. In conjunction with the art show, they released a limited-edition book of their work, pairing her paintings with his poems. Griffith also contributed to a Wearable Art Festival, and will launch a line of clothing later in 2005. She is working on her second book, a children's book, for release in late 2005, and portrayed the starring role of Clare Newell in a short film, Wrong Answer, which will be continued in the psychological thriller called Volunteer, to be directed by JD Cohen.

Griffith has a daughter, Poppy, born in 2009.

Portfolio

Year	Work	Format	Role	Status
1998	Children's Hospital	TV show	Kelly	Single episode guest appearance
1999	15 Amore	Film	Mercia
2000	Pitch Black	Film	Jack/Jackie
2000	Desperately Seeking Brandi	Short film (internet webcast)	Bea
2000	Backberner	TV show	Kristi Taylor	Single episode guest appearance
2001	Search	Short film	May
2002	White Collar Blue	TV show	Lilly Derwent	Single episode guest appearance
2002	Home and Away	TV show	Aimee Cooper	Recurring guest role
2003	Running With Scissors	Music video	Waitress
2004	All Saints	TV show	Cindy	Single episode guest appearance
2004	A Whole New You	Short film	Receptionist
2004	The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury	Anime DVD	Jack/Jackie
2004	A Month in Kaos	Art exhibit	Painter
2004	Chrysalis	Art exhibit	Painter
2004	Flickerfest	Advertising campaign	Barbarella
2005	Wrong Answer	Short film	Clare Newell	Winner of Judges' Choice: Short Film, Audience Choice: Short Film and Best of Fest at the 2005 Frankly Film Fest
2005	Sibling Revelry	Art exhibit	Painter

References

• The Blade Picture Company presents: Desperately Seeking Brandi
• New Film Media presents: A Whole New You

External links

• Rhiana Griffith at IMDb