Rhiana Griffith

Rhiana Jade Griffith (born 1985) is an Australian former actress and artist. Life and career Griffith was born in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. She began modeling as a child, doing runway work and catalogue ads, and eventually progressed from there to television commercials. From there, she got her first guest-starring role on the Australian medical drama Children's Hospital, and won her first film role, as Mercia in the 1998 film 15 Amore. Shortly thereafter, she won Model Quest 98's Grand Final for the 12–15 division, and was cast as Jack in the science fiction film Pitch Black, a role for which she had to shave off her hair. Griffith continued to act throughout her teenage years, balancing her career with schooling. She starred in Desperately Seeking Brandi, a short film that was broadcast on the Nike website to coincide with the 2000 Sydney Olympic games. Her costars in the film were Brandi Chastain and Oliver Ackland. That same year, she was also a guest-star on the Australian comedy TV series BackBerner.