Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Known for
Acting
Born
July 24, 1979 (age 47)
Birthplace
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut in the film Dallas Doll (1994), and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s. She obtained her first leading film role in The Goddess of 1967 (2000), which brought her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and made the transition to Hollywood in the small role of Dormé in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), followed by larger parts in Troy (2004), 28 Weeks Later (2007), and Knowing (2009). Byrne appeared as Ellen Parsons in the legal thriller series Damages (2007–2012), which earned her two Golden Globe Awards nominations and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Get Him to the Greek (2010) and Bridesmaids (2011) established her as a comedic actress, in addition to the dramas and thrillers in which she continues to appear. She has since starred in a number of commercially successful comedies and dramas, including Insidious (2010) and its sequel Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), X-Men: First Class (2011) and its sequel X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Annie (2014), as well as Peter Rabbit (2018) and its sequel Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021). Byrne also portrayed Gloria Steinem in the miniseries Mrs. America (2020) and led the comedy series Physical (2021–2023) and Platonic (2023). Byrne has been in relationship with American actor Bobby Cannavale since 2012 and they have two sons. And she is the sister-in-law of New Zealand actress Rose McIver from her brother's marriage.

Known For

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Filmography

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Nasty poster

Nasty

Movie

2026
Tow poster

Tow

Movie · as Amanda Ogle

2026
Fallen Angels by Noël Coward poster

Fallen Angels by Noël Coward

Movie · as Jane Banbury

2026
Making Marie Antoinette poster

Making Marie Antoinette

Movie · as Self

2026
The Good Daughter poster

The Good Daughter

TV · as Samantha Quinn · 6 eps

2025
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You poster

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Movie · as Linda

2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies poster

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
Ezra poster

Ezra

Movie · as Jenna

2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Movie · as Leatherhead (voice)

2023
Insidious: The Red Door poster

Insidious: The Red Door

Movie · as Renai Lambert

2023
Tree's Blood poster

Tree's Blood

Movie · as Zamora (voice)

2023
Platonic poster

Platonic

TV · as Sylvia · 20 eps

2022
G'day poster

G'day

Movie · as Ruby (voice)

2022
Spirited poster

Spirited

Movie · as Ms. Blansky

2022
Seriously Red poster

Seriously Red

Movie · as Elvis

2021
Shark poster

Shark

Movie · as Sofie

2021
Puff: Wonders of the Reef poster

Puff: Wonders of the Reef

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway poster

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Movie · as Bea

2021
Physical poster

Physical

TV · as Sheila Rubin · 30 eps

2020
Like a Boss poster

Like a Boss

Movie · as Mel Paige

2020
Irresistible poster

Irresistible

Movie · as Faith Brewster

2020
Mrs. America poster

Mrs. America

TV · as Gloria Steinem · 9 eps

2019
I Am Mother poster

I Am Mother

Movie · as Mother (voice)

2019
Jexi poster

Jexi

Movie · as Jexi (voice)

2019
The Boys poster

The Boys

TV · as Rose Byrne (uncredited) · 1 ep

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2018
Peter Rabbit poster

Peter Rabbit

Movie · as Beatrix 'Bea' Potter / Jemima Puddle-Duck (voice)

2018
Juliet, Naked poster

Juliet, Naked

Movie · as Annie Platt

2018
Instant Family poster

Instant Family

Movie · as Ellie Wagner

2018
Insidious: The Last Key poster

Insidious: The Last Key

Movie · as Renai Lambert (archival footage)

2018
Bluey poster

Bluey

TV · as Brandy (voice) · 1 ep

2017
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks poster

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Movie · as Rebecca Skloot

2017
I Love You, Daddy poster

I Love You, Daddy

Movie · as Grace Cullen

2017
Martha the Monster poster

Martha the Monster

Movie · as Martha

2016
X-Men: Apocalypse poster

X-Men: Apocalypse

Movie · as Moira MacTaggert

2016
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising poster

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Movie · as Kelly Radner

2016
The Meddler poster

The Meddler

Movie · as Lori Minervini

2016
Angie Tribeca poster

Angie Tribeca

TV · as Norrah Newt · 1 ep

2015
Spy poster

Spy

Movie · as Raina Boyanov

2015
Unity poster

Unity

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Neighbors poster

Neighbors

Movie · as Kelly Radner

2014
This Is Where I Leave You poster

This Is Where I Leave You

Movie · as Penny Moore

2014
Annie poster

Annie

Movie · as Grace Farrell

2014
Adult Beginners poster

Adult Beginners

Movie · as Justine

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps

2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV · as Boeing Executive · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps

2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
The Turning poster

The Turning

Movie · as Rae

2013
Insidious: Chapter 2 poster

Insidious: Chapter 2

Movie · as Renai Lambert

2013
The Place Beyond the Pines poster

The Place Beyond the Pines

Movie · as Jennifer Cross

2013
I Give It a Year poster

I Give It a Year

Movie · as Nat

2013
The Internship poster

The Internship

Movie · as Dana Simms

2013
Hollywood Game Night poster

Hollywood Game Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Insidious poster

Insidious

Movie · as Renai Lambert

2011
X-Men: First Class poster

X-Men: First Class

Movie · as Moira MacTaggert

2011
Bridesmaids poster

Bridesmaids

Movie · as Helen

2011
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class poster

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

Movie · as Self

2011
Portlandia poster

Portlandia

TV · as Fred's Girlfriend · 1 ep

2010
Get Him to the Greek poster

Get Him to the Greek

Movie · as Jackie Q

2010
I Love You Too poster

I Love You Too

Movie · as Verity

2010
Gaze poster

Gaze

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
Adam poster

Adam

Movie · as Beth Buchwald

2009
Knowing poster

Knowing

Movie · as Diana Wayland

2009
Knowing: Visions of the Apocalypse poster

Knowing: Visions of the Apocalypse

Movie · as self (archival footage)

2009
Knowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller poster

Knowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller

Movie · as self

2009
The Justin Lee Collins Show

The Justin Lee Collins Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon poster

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2008
The Tender Hook poster

The Tender Hook

Movie · as Iris

2007
Sunshine poster

Sunshine

Movie · as Cassie

2007
28 Weeks Later poster

28 Weeks Later

Movie · as Scarlet

2007
Just Buried poster

Just Buried

Movie · as Roberta Knickle

2007
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' poster

Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'

Movie · as Self

2007
Damages poster

Damages

TV · as Ellen Parsons · 59 eps

2006
Marie Antoinette poster

Marie Antoinette

Movie · as Duchesse de Polignac

2006
The Tenants poster

The Tenants

Movie · as Irene Bell

2006
The Dead Girl poster

The Dead Girl

Movie · as Leah

2005
Casanova poster

Casanova

TV · as Edith · 3 eps

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Jenny (voice) · 2 eps

2004
Troy poster

Troy

Movie · as Briseis

2004
Wicker Park poster

Wicker Park

Movie · as Alex

2004
Project Runway poster

Project Runway

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2003
The Rage in Placid Lake poster

The Rage in Placid Lake

Movie · as Gemma Taylor

2003
Take Away poster

Take Away

Movie · as Sonja Stilano

2003
I Capture the Castle poster

I Capture the Castle

Movie · as Rose Mortmain

2003
The Night We Called It a Day poster

The Night We Called It a Day

Movie · as Audrey Appleby

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones poster

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Movie · as Dormé

2002
City of Ghosts poster

City of Ghosts

Movie · as Sabrina

2001
The Pitch poster

The Pitch

Movie · as Girl

2000
The Goddess of 1967 poster

The Goddess of 1967

Movie · as B.G.

2000
My Mother Frank poster

My Mother Frank

Movie · as Jenny

1999
Two Hands poster

Two Hands

Movie · as Alex

1999
The Date poster

The Date

Movie · as Sophie

1999
Rove poster

Rove

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Murder Call poster

Murder Call

TV · 1 ep

1997
Big Sky poster

Big Sky

TV · as Angie · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Echo Point poster

Echo Point

TV · as Belinda O'Connor · 130 eps

1994
Dallas Doll poster

Dallas Doll

Movie · as Rastus Sommers

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Rastus · 1 ep

1984
Jeopardy! poster

Jeopardy!

TV · as Self - Clue Presenter · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 2 eps