Cleopatra Coleman

Cleopatra Coleman
Coleman in 2020
Born	(1987-10-29) 29 October 1987 Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Cleopatra Coleman (born 29 October 1987) is an Australian actress. She is known for playing Erica on the American comedy series The Last Man on Earth and Rya in the Netflix original sci-fi thriller In the Shadow of the Moon.

Early life

Coleman grew up in Byron Bay, Australia, the daughter of a Scottish father and a Jamaican mother. After high school, she visited Los Angeles and then moved there a few years later.

Career

Coleman started her professional film and television career in her home country of Australia at age 15. In 2005, Coleman was cast as a lead in the sci-fi teenage drama Silversun for ABC and Seven Network.

In 2006, Coleman was cast as Glenn Forrest in the long running Australian soap opera Neighbours. Coleman went on to appear in other Australian television programs, including Blue Heelers, Holly's Heroes, Wicked Science, City Homicide and Rush.

In 2008, Coleman appeared in a stage production of Simon Stephens' Motortown with Melbourne's Red Stitch Actors Theatre, receiving positive reviews.

In 2011, Coleman co-wrote, executive-produced, and starred in the short film Trains, the first project for Coleman/Coleman productions, created by Cleopatra and her father, Mick Coleman.

In the same year, she was cast in her breakout motion picture role as DJ Penelope in Step Up Revolution, a film released on 27 July 2012. She also featured in multiple music videos by Nervo ("You're Gonna Love Again"), Far East Movement ("Change Your Life") and Galantis ("Runaway (U & I)") in 2014.

In 2014, Coleman was cast as a series regular in the Fox ensemble comedy series The Last Man on Earth. She played the role of Erica Dundee for four seasons.

In 2016, Coleman guest-starred in the series Better Things. A year later, she wrote, produced, and starred in the environmental sci-fi thriller Hover for Syfy Films. The same year, she starred as Sadie Lewis in the Showtime comedy White Famous which ran for one season.

In 2019, Coleman guest-starred in Gregg Araki's Now Apocalypse and critically acclaimed series Sorry for Your Loss. The same year, she also appeared as Rya in In the Shadow of the Moon for Netflix, directed by Jim Mickle. In 2020, Coleman played Trina in the quirky independent comedy The Argument, directed by Robert Schwartzman.

In 2021, Coleman played Sarah, the female lead of The Right One, a romantic comedy released through Lionsgate, and starred in the music video for "Ceremony" by Deftones, directed by Leigh Whannel. Also in 2021, she played Grace Pell in the critically acclaimed miniseries drama Dopesick alongside Michael Keaton and Kaitlyn Dever.

In 2023, Coleman played Miss Devine in Cobweb, a film directed by Samuel Bodin and co-starring Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr, and Em Foster in Brandon Cronenberg's film Infinity Pool, alongside Alexander Skarsgard and Mia Goth.

She also starred as Devra Bloodaxe in Zack Snyder's Netflix original sci-fi fantasy epic Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire released in 2023, and Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver released in 2024.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Step Up Revolution	DJ Penelope
2014	Fear Clinic	Megan
2017	Take the 10	Sahara
2018	Hover	Claudia	Also writer
2019	In the Shadow of the Moon	Rya
	James vs. His Future Self	Courtney
2020	The Argument	Trina
2021	The Right One	Sara
2022	A Lot of Nothing	Vanessa
2023	Infinity Pool	Em Foster
	Cobweb	Miss Devine
	Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire	Devra Bloodaxe
2024	Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver	Devra Bloodaxe

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Silversun	Zandie Brokow	23 episodes
2005	Blue Heelers	Skye Clarke	Episode: "Sex Sells"
	Holly's Heroes	Stacey	2 episodes
2005–2006	Wicked Science 2	Emma Hellman	8 episodes
2006–2007	Neighbours	Glenn Forrest	13 episodes
2008–2009	The Elephant Princess	Cosma	7 episodes
2009	City Homicide	Sian Ritchie	Episode: "Time of Your Life"
2010	Rush	Jessica Hamilton	Episode #3.17
2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Katie	Episode: "Uzo Aduba Wears a White Blouse and Royal Blue Heels"
2015–2018	The Last Man on Earth	Erica Dundee	57 episodes
2016	Better Things	Dr. Okoye	Episode: "Period"
2017	White Famous	Sadie Lewis	7 episodes
2019	Now Apocalypse	Ajia	2 episodes
	Sorry for Your Loss	Simone	Episode: "I'm Here"
2021	The Eric Andre Show	Herself	1 episode
	Dopesick	Grace Pell	5 episodes
2024	Clipped	V. Stiviano	5 episodes
TBA	Black Rabbit	TBA	Upcoming miniseries

External links

• Cleopatra Coleman at IMDb