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.
Movie | Tow | Amanda Ogle | 2025 |
Movie | If I Had Legs I’d Kick You | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | Tree's Blood | Zamora | 2024-03-21 |
Movie | Bluey: The Sign | Brandy Cattle (voice) | 2024-04-14 |
Movie | Ezra | Jenna | 2024-05-30 |
Series | Platonic | Sylvia | 2023-05-23 |
Movie | Insidious: The Red Door | Renai Lambert | 2023-07-05 |
Movie | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Leatherhead (voice) | 2023-07-31 |
Movie | Seriously Red | Elvis | 2022-11-24 |
Movie | G'day | Ruby (voice) | 2022-10-19 |
Movie | Spirited | Ms. Blansky | 2022-11-10 |
Movie | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Bea | 2021-03-25 |
Movie | Puff: Wonders of the Reef | Narrator (voice) | 2021-10-01 |
Movie | Shark | Sofie | 2021-11-20 |
Series | Physical | Sheila Rubin | 2021-06-18 |
Movie | Like a Boss | Mel Paige | 2020-01-09 |
Series | Mrs. America | Gloria Steinem | 2020-04-15 |
Movie | Irresistible | Faith Brewster | 2020-07-01 |
Movie | I Am Mother | Mother (voice) | 2019-06-07 |
Series | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Unknown | 2019-09-09 |
Series | The Boys | Rose Byrne (uncredited) | 2019-07-25 |
Movie | Jexi | Jexi (voice) | 2019-10-10 |
Movie | Peter Rabbit | Beatrix 'Bea' Potter / Jemima Puddle-Duck (voice) | 2018-02-07 |
Movie | Insidious: The Last Key | Renai Lambert | 2018-01-03 |
Movie | Juliet, Naked | Annie Platt | 2018-08-16 |
Series | Bluey | Brandy (voice) | 2018-10-01 |
Movie | Instant Family | Ellie Wagner | 2018-11-13 |
Movie | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Rebecca Skloot | 2017-04-22 |
Movie | I Love You, Daddy | Grace Cullen | 2017-09-09 |
Movie | Martha the Monster | Martha | 2017-10-30 |
Series | Angie Tribeca | Norrah Newt | 2016-01-17 |
Movie | X-Men: Apocalypse | Moira MacTaggert | 2016-05-18 |
Movie | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Kelly Radner | 2016-05-04 |
Movie | The Meddler | Lori Minervini | 2016-04-05 |
Movie | Spy | Raina Boyanov | 2015-05-06 |
Series | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015-08-02 |
Movie | Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
Series | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014-02-25 |
Series | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014-02-06 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014-02-17 |
Series | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Boeing Executive | 2014-04-27 |
Movie | Annie | Grace Farell | 2014-12-18 |
Movie | Neighbors | Kelly Radner | 2014-05-08 |
Movie | This Is Where I Leave You | Penny Moore | 2014-09-10 |
Movie | Adult Beginners | Justine | 2014-09-08 |
Movie | The Place Beyond the Pines | Jennifer Cross | 2013-03-20 |
Movie | I Give It a Year | Nat | 2013-02-08 |
Movie | The Internship | Dana Simms | 2013-06-07 |
Series | Hollywood Game Night | Self | 2013-07-11 |
Movie | The Turning | Rae | 2013-09-25 |
Movie | Insidious: Chapter 2 | Renai Lambert | 2013-09-12 |
Movie | Insidious | Renai Lambert | 2011-03-31 |
Series | Portlandia | Fred's Girlfriend | 2011-01-21 |
Movie | Bridesmaids | Helen Harris | 2011-05-13 |
Movie | X-Men: First Class | Moira MacTaggert | 2011-06-01 |
Movie | Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class | 2011-09-09 | |
Movie | I Love You Too | Verity | 2010-05-06 |
Movie | Get Him to the Greek | Jackie Q | 2010-06-03 |
Movie | Gaze | Self (archive footage) | 2010-07-13 |
Series | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2009-03-02 |
Series | The Justin Lee Collins Show | Self - Guest | 2009-03-19 |
Series | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009-07-16 |
Movie | Knowing | Diana Wayland | 2009-03-19 |
Movie | Adam | Beth Buchwald | 2009-07-07 |
Movie | The Tender Hook | Iris | 2008-09-18 |
Movie | Sunshine | Cassie | 2007-04-05 |
Movie | 28 Weeks Later | Scarlet | 2007-04-26 |
Movie | Just Buried | Roberta Knickle | 2007-09-09 |
Movie | Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' | Self / Scarlet | 2007-11-09 |
Series | Damages | Ellen Parsons | 2007-07-24 |
Movie | The Tenants | Irene Bell | 2006-02-03 |
Movie | Marie Antoinette | Duchesse de Polignac | 2006-05-24 |
Movie | The Dead Girl | Leah | 2006-11-07 |
Series | Casanova | Edith | 2005-03-13 |
Series | American Dad! | Jenny (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
Movie | Troy | Briseis | 2004-05-13 |
Movie | Wicker Park | Alex | 2004-09-03 |
Series | Project Runway | Self - Guest Judge | 2004-12-01 |
Movie | I Capture the Castle | Rose Mortmain | 2003-05-09 |
Movie | Take Away | Sonja Stilano | 2003-08-14 |
Movie | The Night We Called It a Day | Audrey Appleby | 2003-08-14 |
Movie | The Rage in Placid Lake | Gemma Taylor | 2003-05-17 |
Movie | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Dormé | 2002-05-15 |
Movie | City of Ghosts | Sabrina | 2002-09-10 |
Movie | The Pitch | Girl | 2001-02-25 |
Movie | The Goddess of 1967 | B.G. | 2000-09-08 |
Movie | My Mother Frank | Jenny | 2000-08-16 |
Movie | The Date | Sophie | 1999-02-21 |
Series | Rove | Self | 1999-09-22 |
Movie | Two Hands | Alex | 1999-07-29 |
Series | Murder Call | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Series | Big Sky | Unknown | 1997-02-17 |
Series | Echo Point | Belinda O'Connor | 1995-06-05 |
Movie | Dallas Doll | Rastus Sommers | 1994-11-03 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |