Young Australian actor Megan Peta Hill
has appeared in Voyage of the Dawn
Treader, as well as award-winning short
films, stage and TV productions. Her
remarkable talent is set to shine more
brightly in the days ahead.
You grew up in Queensland?
I did – I was actually Melbourne-born originally. We
travelled around a bit when I was quite young, then
ended up in Brisbane when I was about 10, and I did
all of high-school in Brisbane.
How long have you been living in Sydney?
Just over a year – I moved here in February last year.
anywhere, and so it was a little bit frightening initially.
But I think I settled in pretty quickly and made some
pretty good friends, and a lot of industry people
helped me settle in a bit, which was nice. It’s
Was that for work?
definitely home now.
Yeah, to follow the career, there were more
opportunities down here, and it sort of made sense
And you recently had a photo shoot in Brisbane –
timing-wise.
what was that for?
I did – it was just to get a whole bunch of new
How have you found the move? Was it a difficult
headshots – to keep them updated, things like that, but
change for you?
also trying to get photos that are marketable in the US
There’s always going to be difficulties – I moved by
myself, I didn’t know anybody, I didn’t know
as well as in Australia. It’s hard to have photos that
are perfect for both industries, because they both
require different things