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Michala Banas

Michala Banas

Actor · Born November 14, 1978 (47) · Wellington, New Zealand

Michala Banas is a multi award winning film, television and theatre actor. Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Michala splits her time working between Melbourne, New Zealand and Los Angeles. Michala's career began very early with her first film credit at the age of five. Since then, she has forged a remarkable career, starring in over 90 film, television and theatre productions. For many years she was the go-to girl for drama in Australia, but has more recently been in high demand for comedy. Michala is also a writer, director, Intimacy Coordinator and a founding member and co-artistic director of Green room nominated theatre company, The KIN Collective.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 14, 1978 (47)
From
Wellington, New Zealand
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are Michala Banas' films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Self
23%
Survival
13%
Morality
11%
Society
8%
Ideas
7%
Power
3%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles
Ally
1 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
3
Joyful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michala Banas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michala Banas' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Blue Murder Motel(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Vinny

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Packed Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Em

  • Ice Road: Vengeance(2025)

    as V.A. Pyschiatrist

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Run Rabbit Run(2023)

    as Alice's Breaths

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Rooster(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Teach Me How to Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Lex

  • Gold Diggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tippy

  • Turn Up the Volume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mish

  • Joe vs. Carole(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Hernandez

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Halifax: Retribution(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Erin

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • The Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Jo

  • Bad Mothers(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • For Your Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jonnie

  • That’s Not My Dog! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Michala

  • Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows(2016)

    as Phoebe Hartley

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Party Tricks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Tanya Keegan

  • Nowhere Boys(2013)

    Show 21 episodes · as Phoebe Hartley

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Upper Middle Bogan(2013)

    Show 24 episodes · as Amber Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Doctor Blake Mysteries(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Joyce Ellis

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Beaconsfield(2012)

    as Carolyn Russell

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Enid Shannon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Winners & Losers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 44 episodes · as Tiffany Turner

  • The Saddle Club: Horse Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Shoshanna Greene

  • Ned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Muffy

  • Scooby-Doo(2002)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Always Greener(2001)

    Show 50 episodes · as Marissa Taylor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • McLeod's Daughters(2001)

    Show 119 episodes · as Kate Manfredi

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Saddle Club(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • BeastMaster(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Loriel

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Renata

  • Good Guys, Bad Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Kirsty

  • Mirror, Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 20 episodes · as Louisa Iredale

  • Blue Heelers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Round the Twist(1989)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ariel

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 82nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Run Rabbit Run (2023)

$458K worldwide

Highest rated

Upper Middle Bogan (2013)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

McLeod's Daughters (2001)

Film career

19902026

Peak 2025 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 35: 33 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndDirecting1 of 35: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 35: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 35: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 35: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s11 · 10 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Michala Banas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows (2016)

78th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Round the Twist (1989)

Midcredits 87th · 88% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Michala Banas' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Michala Banas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michala Banas' MovieCove titles; Brett Tucker shares the most, 2.