Hannah Sims

2026 Hansen Graduate Actor

Hannah is an Australian actor and artist, and a graduate of 16th Street Actors Studio.She recently wrapped Westgate, the second feature from award-winning Australian director Adrian Ortega (Cerulean Blue, 2019), recipient of the El Rey Award for Excellence in Film Direction at the 2019 Barcelona International Film Festival. In her second feature role, Hannah plays Tajshmar, a fierce and uncompromising presence set against the gritty backdrop of 1999 West Melbourne. Westgate will be distributed by Madman Entertainment following its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August 2025. Hannah made her feature film debut in Voices in Deep, a Greek-Australian independent production directed by ADG-nominated Jason Raftopoulos (West of Sunshine, 2017). The film follows the story of Bobby, an ex-military sailor turned humanitarian aid worker, navigating the psychological toll of post-traumatic anxiety while caught in the heart of the 2015 refugee crisis in Athens, Greece. In the lead role of Bobby, Hannah delivers a raw and dynamic performance, portraying a character whose compulsions, vulnerability, and inner turmoil reflect the complexity of surviving trauma in a fractured world. She stars opposite acclaimed Greek actor Angeliki Papoulia (Dogtooth, The Lobster – Yorgos Lanthimos), bringing depth and sensitivity to a powerful narrative rooted in compassion, displacement, and resilience. Voices in Deep premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2023, has screened at festivals across Australia, Europe, and the United States and is now streaming on Amazon Prime.

Hannah honed her craft for both stage and screen under the mentorship of Iain Sinclair (A View From The Bridge, MTC), Elizabeth Kemp, Larry Moss, Ivana Chubbuck, Robert Merchand, Iain Rickson, and Jason Raftopoulos at 16th Street Actors Studio.

Her practice is a vivid, instinctive and dynamic journey into the behavioural and psychological landscapes of character, grounded in creative inquiry and a detailed, dramaturgical approach to text and storytelling. Driven by an artistic curiosity rooted in the unseen realms of the psyche, Hannah seeks to uncover and express the subtle languages of form and emotion. She is passionate about bringing complex, authentic, and innovative characters to life through playful collaboration and bold exploration.