Tessa Neilson is a Sydney-based actor and musician, and a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and the University of Sydney Medical School.

As an actor, Tessa is a graduate of Screenwise, and has studied extensively with Anthony Meindl’s Actor’s Workshop, Acting Mastery in Sydney, and with the L.A based Australian director Kim Farrant. She has worked on numerous professional and independent screen projects, and thrives on collaborating with emerging filmmakers. She is a highly driven, committed and passionate actor, and most recently has been in collaboration as producer, writer and actor on an upcoming comedy series, Like Nearly Famous.

Tessa has university degrees in both classical piano performance and medicine, is a qualified medical doctor and speaks fluent French.

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