Rosaleen Cox

Rosaleen Cox (she/her) is an Irish/Australian actor and writer from rural Victoria. Specialising in dark comedy, her portfolio includes the critically acclaimed solo play “MAD WOMAN”, “TWO FINGERS” (produced by Bitter Pill Theatre) and “STIFF DRINK”, which she performed in sold out theatres across London and Los Angeles (leading to arguably 2023’s most inarticulate BBC interview, which she delivered while lost in West Cork).

Rosaleen’s work has been commissioned by Meta and The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA). She won the Director's Choice award at the St Kilda Film Festival, was selected for six AACTA LMAO awards (winning "Best Original Content") and received the "One to Watch" accolade from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (mainly for taking home awards that don't belong to her).

As a writer she was a finalist for the prestigious Australian in Film (AiF) Untapped program and shortlisted for The Painkiller Prize in 2024.

Credits

SAFF/THE OLI, Dickless, Riverside Studios, Bitesize Festival, 2024 (Winner: Best Performance)
MONA, MERCURIAL, The Sainsbury Theatre, 2024
KELLY, STIFF DRINK, Camden Peoples Theatre, Calm Down Dear Festival, 2023
ROSIE, POOL (NO WATER), Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, 2023
TESS, SLICE OF LEMON, Theatre503, Pass it On, 2023
ANN, TWO FINGERS, Bitter Pill Theatre (audio), 2022
NIAMH, MAD WOMAN, Victoria Trades Hall, Melbourne Fringe, 2022
LYNN, ANYTHING FOR YOU, Howard Fine Institute, 2019
ROSIE, LETTERS FROM THE BORDER, Hothouse Theatre Company, 2014
ROSIE, THE PYJAMA GIRL, Hothouse Theatre Company, 2013
ALICE TINKER, THE VICAR OF DIBLEY, The Other Theatre Company, 2012 (NOM: Best Supporting Actress)

Training

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, Acting, Graduated 2023
Howard Fine Institute, Acting, Graduated 2019
The Impulse Company, Meisner, 2022 - 2023
American Arts Film & Television Academy, Acting, 2022
Hothouse Theatre Company, Permanent Ensemble, Acting/Dramaturgy, 2012 - 2014