Essie Davis was raised in suburban Hobart, where her family, grew and raised their own food including turkeys.
14 Facts About Essie Davis
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Essie Davis was educated at Clarence High School; Rosny College; the University of Tasmania, where she was a member of the Old Nick Company; and the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.
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Essie Davis's acting career began with the Bell Shakespeare company when, straight out of NIDA, she was cast as Juliet in its 1993 production of Romeo and Juliet.
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Essie Davis followed this with performances for the company in Hamlet and Richard III in 1993, and Macbeth and The Taming of the Shrew in 1994.
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Essie Davis returned to Tasmania to launch the Tasmanian Theatre Company in 2008 and help support local theatre while encouraging youth to continue participating in the arts.
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In 2012,2013 and 2015, Essie Davis played Phryne Fisher, the central character in ABC Television's high-rating costume drama Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
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Essie Davis starred in Jennifer Kent's 2014 debut feature The Babadook.
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In 2018, Essie Davis filmed the mini-series Lambs of God for Foxtel, playing the role of Sister Iphigenia.
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Later the same year, Essie Davis played Ellen Kelly in Justin Kurzel's True History of the Kelly Gang.
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Also in 2018, Essie Davis reprised her role of Phryne Fisher from the popular television series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries with a stand-alone action-adventure feature film, Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears With an AU$8m production budget, it wrapped production in late November 2018 and was released in cinemas in 2020.
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In early 2019, Essie Davis filmed the comedy-drama Babyteeth, playing the role of Anna.
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In 2020, Essie Davis finished filming The Justice of Bunny King, playing the title role.
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Essie Davis met future husband, film director Justin Kurzel while performing as Catherine in Belvoir Street Theatre's production of A View from the Bridge in 1996.
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Essie Davis was the costume and set designer for the play.