





SALLY McLEAN
Actor. Writer. Director. With a bit of a thing for Shakespeare.
Award-winning actor, screenwriter, director and playwright, Sally McLean began her work in the entertainment biz in her mid-teens and has since performed lead, guest and supporting roles in numerous Australian, US and UK film, theatre and television productions.
A graduate of The Actors Institute UK, with additional ongoing training at Howard Fine Acting Studio, Sally’s notable screen acting credits include the lead role of “Angie Powers” in the BAFTA Award-winning BBC mini series Bootleg, lead guest role of “Stacy” in the AACTA Award-winning ABC TV series Utopia and recurring guest roles of “Miss Giddens” in the ABC/CBBC TV series The Worst Year of My Life – Again! and “Barb” in the USA Sony/AMC TV series, Preacher.
Sally is also the Creator/Director and lead ensemble member of the multi award-winning web series Shakespeare Republic (nominated for over 70 international film festival and industry awards and winner of over 30 awards to date) & Shakespeare short film Speaking Daggers (Awarded “Highly Commended” Finalist by Sir Kenneth Branagh at the 2017 SBT Shakespeare Film Festival, UK and official selection for the Academy Award® accredited St Kilda Film Festival), appearing on screen in both projects alongside Nadine Garner, Michala Banas, Alan Fletcher, Scott Major, Christopher Kirby and Dean Haglund.
Predominately working in comedy on screen, Sally is also an experienced dramatic Shakespearean actor with Musical Theatre roots, playing lead and support roles in theatre in both Australia and the UK. Highlights include lead roles in The Comedy of Errors and Romeo & Juliet with the Australian Shakespeare Company, the West End premiere of the drama Annabel’s Requiem and the professional Australian premier of the musical I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. She additionally teaches Shakespeare as a member of the Howard Fine Acting Studio faculty in Melbourne, Australia.
Current Reel
Clips from Sally’s various recent screen roles including Utopia, Upper Middle Bogan, The Trinity Experiment (Directed by Clayton Jacobson) and ‘Till The Boys Come Home.
Featured Latest News
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“Preacher”, “Playing The Bard” update, festival and panel appearances and more …
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“Playing The Bard” returns to Howard Fine Acting Studio in August …
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New awards for acting and directing, new reel and more – hello June!
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NEW DATES: Playing The Bard returns to Howard Fine Acting Studio in May!
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Shakespeare Republic now streaming on Ozflix – and already breaking records!
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Sally McLean 2019 Director/Writer Reel now online
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Meet Elsie and Charles – two characters featured in ‘Till The Boys Come Home
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Awards, filming, writing – hello 2019, you’re starting with a bang! #actor #writer #director
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Sally nominated for “Best Actress” at the 2018 Asia Web Awards! #acting #actor #nominee
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2018 In Pictures – Howard Fine Acting Studios, Shakespeare Republic, Melbourne WebFest and more #acting #webseries #Shakespeare