Hanna Mangan Lawrence
Actor · Born March 5, 1991 (35) · London, England, United Kingdom
Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (born 5 March 1991 in London, England) is an Australian and British actress, best known in Australia for her role as Holly in the drama series Bed of Roses in which she received an AFI Award nomination in 2008 and a Logie Award nomination in 2009, and internationally as Seppia in the Starz historical drama Spartacus: Vengeance. Mangan-Lawrence started her film career in 2005 with the short films, Simulation 1201 and Galore. This was followed by a starring role as Georgie, in the short film Sexy Thing, which was accepted into the Cannes Film Festival. Mangan-Lawrence was the cast in the 2008 horror film, Acolytes, directed by John Hewitt, premièred at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival. In Acolytes, she played the role of Chasely, a naive and coquettish high school student. She subsequently featured in Nash Edgerton's film, The Square, as Lily. She was nominated for a Filmink award for 'Best Australian Newcomer' for this performance. In 2009, she appeared in the Australian period drama, Lucky Country, directed by Kriv Stenders. Mangan-Lawrence has featured in the Australian drama series, Bed of Roses, which screened on the ABC television network, playing Holly Atherton. In 2008, she received an AFI Award nomination for "Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama" for her role in Bed of Roses She was also nominated for the 'Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent' at the Logie Awards in 2009. In 2012, Mangan-Lawrence starred in the feature-film, Thirst alongside Myles Pollard, Victoria Haralabidou, and Tom Green. She also became a recurring cast member, Seppia, on the Starz television series, Spartacus: Vengeance. Mangan-Lawrence is the daughter of Maggie Mangan, an English teacher and playwright, and her father is Ray Lawrence a geography, economics and business studies teacher. She has a half-sister Rosene, two half-brothers Liam and Reuben, a stepsister Zoe and stepmother Paddy, also a teacher. She has represented Australia overseas as a member of the elite gymnastics team. In 2005, she won "Acrobat of the Year – International – Senior" at the Gymnastics Australia National Awards. In 2009, Mangan-Lawrence completed her high school education at the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts through Pathways.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 5, 1991 (35)
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Actor
- 10 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Hanna Mangan Lawrence's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Chasely in Acolytes (2008)
- Allyas Holly Atherton in Bed of Roses (2008)
- Allyas Shay Ryan in X (2011)
- Allyas Kit in Thirst (2012)
- Shadowas Mia in Sweetheart (2019)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Hanna Mangan Lawrence's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Hanna Mangan Lawrence's 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
18 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Sweetheart(2019)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Riot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Red Dog: True Blue(2016)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Containment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Point of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Beyond the Reach(2014)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Reckoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Old School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Thirst(2012)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
X(2011)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Spartacus(2010)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Rescue Special Ops(2009)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Lucky Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Acolytes(2008)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Square(2008)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Bed of Roses(2008)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Sexy Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 2006 to 2019; peak year 2015.
Biggest box office
Red Dog: True Blue (2016)
Highest rated
The Square (2008)
Most popular right now
X (2011)
Film career
Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 2008Screen debut· The Square
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Hanna Mangan Lawrence's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Hanna Mangan Lawrence's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Hanna Mangan Lawrence work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hanna Mangan Lawrence's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Hewitt shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Jon HewittShared titles: X (2011), Acolytes (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Hewitt
Writers
- Belinda McCloryShared titles: X (2011), Acolytes (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Belinda McClory
Actors
- Anthony PhelanShared titles: X (2011), Acolytes (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Phelan
- Joel EdgertonShared titles: Acolytes (2008), The Square (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Edgerton
Composers and cinematographers
- David FranzkeShared titles: X (2011), Acolytes (2008)See all 2 shared titles with David Franzke
- Mark PughShared titles: X (2011), Acolytes (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Pugh