Caroline is a British and Australian actor who is known for the multiple award winning avant-garde feature film Public Eye (2021), the dark comedy TV series Without a Tracey (Mardi Gras Film Festival 2020), and Birdeater (SXSW 2024). In 2021, McQuade won Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film at the South Film and Arts Academy Festival for her role in Public Eye. Prior to this, McQuade was a two time Actors Awards winner. In 2018 she won Best Actress in a Drama for her role in Flowers and in 2019 she won Best Actress in an Indie Film for her role in My Name Is Richard. McQuade wrote and directed the award winning dark comedy short films Swipe Left (2017), and Antique Heroes (2021). She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Macquarie University and has two daughters.
Atomic Kingdom
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Television
by Penigma Pictures/James Peniata
Cassandra Lenor
Birdeater
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Film
by Fax Machine Films/ Jack Clark & Jim Weir (Drama and Thriller)
Lady Lazarus
Public Eye
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Film
by Davo Hardy Films (Comedy and Drama)
Marcia Sinclair
Risen
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Film
by Aryavision Films/Eddie Arya (Sci-Fi and Thriller)
Mandy Stone
Antique Heroes
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Film (short)
by Trigger Media Productions/Caroline McQuade (Comedy and Drama)
Director/Writer
Without A Tracey
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Television
by Pretty Good Films/Alex Culliver (Comedy and Crime)
Cindy Kimmel
Americans in Oz
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Television
by Penelope Berkemeier (Comedy)
Catherine
Sisyphus in the City
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Film (short)
by Morph Media/Caroline McQuade (Comedy and Drama)
Director/Writer
A Place to Call Home
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Television
by Acorn TV/Catherine Millar (Drama)
Miss Pierce
A Silent Agreement
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Film
by Davo Hardy Films (Drama and Romance)
Julia Heywood
Swipe Left
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Film (short)
by Graffiti Tree Films/Caroline McQuade (Comedy and Drama)
Director/Writer
The Lives We Lead
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Film
by Davo Hardy Films (Drama)
Chantelle Doyle Two sisters and their male counterparts struggle with the negative influences of their youths over a 50-year period.
Gene-X
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Film
by Martin Simpson (Romance and Thriller)
Nurse Rachel In this tense hospital thriller, young research doctor Tom Gray is on the brink of a genetic cure for cancer. Beautiful nurse Casey Gordon, desperate to save the live of a child in her care, seduces Tom into testing his therapy. Early success brings romance into Tom's life for the first time, but Casey has a secret lover whose jealous anger will put their lives in mortal danger, and Tom finds his cure has a darker side. How many deaths will the cover-up cost? Written by Martin Simpson
Bedtime Story
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Film (short)
by Tony Chu (Comedy)
Actress, Writer, Producer Simon, an infamous serial killer/wannabe accountant, gets more than he bargains for when he kidnaps Nancy.