Australian actress Ashleigh Cummings has already established herself as one of the most impressive young actresses with a wide array of critically acclaimed and award-winning performances for film, television, and the stage. Ashleigh will next be seen opposite Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra in Amazon Prime’s upcoming series Citadel. The series, set to hit the platform this spring, is described as action-packed spy thriller with a compelling emotional center. Helmed by the Russo brothers, the show also features Stanley Tucci.
In 2020 Ashleigh was seen in AMC’s NOS4A2, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Joe Hill. Ashleigh received the Women’s Image Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her performance. Prior to that and after a very competitive casting process, Ashleigh landed the coveted role of “Pippa” in the Warner Brothers and Amazon Studios
Australian actress Ashleigh Cummings has already established herself as one of the most impressive young actresses with a wide array of critically acclaimed and award-winning performances for film, television, and the stage. Ashleigh will next be seen opposite Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra in Amazon Prime’s upcoming series Citadel. The series, set to hit the platform this spring, is described as action-packed spy thriller with a compelling emotional center. Helmed by the Russo brothers, the show also features Stanley Tucci.
In 2020 Ashleigh was seen in AMC’s NOS4A2, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Joe Hill. Ashleigh received the Women’s Image Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her performance. Prior to that and after a very competitive casting process, Ashleigh landed the coveted role of “Pippa” in the Warner Brothers and Amazon Studios adaptation of The Goldfinch opposite Nicole Kidman. The all-star cast also includes Sarah Paulson and Jeffrey Wright and the film was released in September of 2019. Ashleigh’s work in television includes several series regular roles in standout programs such as the smash hit Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries; the television mini-series Gallipoli; and the Australian dramatic series Puberty Blues, for which she garnered both Logie & AACTA Nominations for her performance as “Debbie Vickers.”
Ashleigh won the Fedora Award for Best Actress at the 2016 Venice International Film Festival for her performance as “Vicki Maloney” in Ben Young’s Hounds Of Love. Variety hailed Ashleigh’s performance as “fearless.” The film made its North American debut at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival in Austin and also premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. In 2016, Ashleigh was also the recipient of the very competitive and prestigious Heath Ledger Scholarship awarded by Australians in Film. Ashleigh burst onto the international cinema scene when she starred in the multi-award-winning Australian feature film Tomorrow When The War Began directed by Stuart Beattie in 2010. Her performance earned her an AFI nomination for Best Young Actor that year. On stage, Ashleigh received outstanding reviews for her performance as “Iris Hocking” in the Sydney Theater company’s 2016 production of The Hanging directed by Sarah Goodes. Ashleigh can also be seen in the feature Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance (2007), Green Fire Envy (2008), the television movie Dream Life (2008), the long running Australia soap opera Home & Away, Galore (2013) and Matt Murphy’s remake of the New Zealand cult classic Pork Pie opposite Dean O’Gorman and James Rolleston, for which she won the “Excellent Actress” Award for the 2019 (11th) Chinese Film Festival in NZ and First Golden Fern Awards.
Born in Saudi Arabia, Ashleigh Cummings moved to Australia with her family at the age of twelve and enrolled in a performing arts school in Sydney. Now based in both in Los Angeles and Australia, Ashleigh is continuing her path as one of Australia’s newest and most unique acting talents.
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