Hanna Mangan-Lawrence

Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (born 5 March 1991) is an English-Australian actress. She is known in Australia for her role as Holly in the drama series Bed of Roses (2008–2011), for 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 (2012). Early life Mangan-Lawrence was born in London to Maggie Mangan, an English teacher and playwright, and Ray Lawrence, a teacher, and grew up in Sydney. She has a half-sister Roisin, two half-brothers Liam and Reuben, a stepsister Zoe and stepmother Paddy, also a teacher. Mangan-Lawrence 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. Career Mangan-Lawrence started her film career in 2005 with the short films Simulation 1201 and Galore. This was followed by a starring role in the short film Sexy Thing in 2006, which was accepted into the Cannes Film Festival.