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Do you recall the first time you saw actress Rose Byrne in a movie? Was it in 2002’s Star Wars: Attack of The Clones? Maybe in 2007’s horror sequel 28 Weeks Later? Perhaps it was in some 2000s drama, like 2004’s Wicker Park or 2005’s The Tenants? Maybe the first time you saw her was in an X-Men movie? After all, Rose did star in two of them. Maybe you first saw her in the iconic 2004 historical film Troy? Or perhaps you’re an Australian native and you first saw Rose in 1995’s Echo Point soap opera?

I personally first saw her in 2010’s comedy Get Him To The Greek - the point I’m trying to make is that Rose Byrne has been featured in all kinds of movies, from romances, dramas, and comedies all the way to horrors, historical films, and even superhero flicks. There’s pretty much no genre of movie that she hasn’t starred in, and she’s definitely starred in more than a few iconic movies - hell, she was even in The Place Beyond the Pines, and if you look at her IMDB profile you’ll see that she’s starred in a plethora of popular and iconic movies, making her one of the most talented and consistent actresses of all time. So, how did this shy Australian-born girl manage to become one of the most bankable Hollywood actresses in the past 20-some years? Keep reading to find out.

She Became An Actress The Old Fashioned Way - Not By Modeling, But By Studying And Determination

Rose Byrne was born Mary Rose Byrne on July 24, 1979, in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, and she was destined for stardom from a young age. Well actually no, she was very shy, so much so that it even worried her parents, particularly her mom, who forced her to take up theater at a young age just so that she could get over her shyness. That’s actually how Rose became an actress by the way. Anyway, back to the topic, Rose grew up in the nice suburbs of central Sydney with parents who were both dedicated to their careers. Her mother was a school administrator, and her father was a statistician.

According to Rose, her parents were very bohemian, and she was practically surrounded by the arts growing up. Once she conquered her shyness, she started to love drama and acting - as a matter of fact, doing things like auditioning which are typically stressful for many people turned out to be quite fun for the young Rose once she got over her shyness and social anxiety. After finishing her primary and secondary education, Rose attended the University of Sydney where she studied theater and English. Afterward, deciding to become a professional actress after graduating, Rose moved to New York to study at the prestigious Atlantic Theater Company in New York City. During her time there, Byrne honed her acting skills and gained valuable experience that would prove crucial for her later career in the entertainment industry. Then after returning to Australia, Rose got her first official acting role as Rastus Sommers in the 1994 Aussie comedy Dallas Doll.

After Dallas Doll, Byrne Broke Through With Her Role In The 1995 Aussie Soap Opera Echo Point

Rose Byrne's role in Echo Point marked one of her earliest appearances in the entertainment industry, and it officially signaled her success as an actress, as she was now part of the main ensemble of a popular Australian TV show. Rose’s portrayal of Belinda O'Connor in this series allowed her to bring her acting skills to light even at a young age, as she was still a teenager while starring in the series. Her character Belinda was a young and vibrant persona\ in the series who was involved in the various intertwining storylines and dramatic situations that were typical of soap operas.

Even though Echo Point was short-lived, it was still an important stepping stone in Byrne’s career, providing her with early exposure to the world of television and acting. The show undoubtedly helped set the stage for Rose’s later acting roles, most notably “Two Hands,” a 1999 comedy crime flick in which she starred alongside the late great Heath Ledger. Long story short, Rose Byrne was all throughout Australian TV shows during the mid-to-late 90s, and she continued appearing in them well into the 2000s - however, around that time, she also broke into the US movie and TV scene as well, so she was pretty much world famous by the mid-2000s…

Byrne Broke Through To The Worldwide Scene With The Critically Acclaimed “The Goddess of 1967”

In 2000, Rose starred in a movie titled The Goddess of 1967 which centers around a distraught Japanese businessman obsessed with Citroën DS (French car brand nicknamed Goddess) and a troubled blind 17-year-old Aussie girl (played by none other than Byrne) who promised to sell him one drive through the Australian Outback to kill her abusive grandfather. Yeah, it’s one of those weird movies that don’t follow any classic movie tropes or conventions and makes you think “what the hell am I watching” while you’re sitting through it. It’s basically a movie lover’s movie, a real cinephile’s delight, and that’s why it was so critically acclaimed, and why Byrne received so much worldwide recognition and fame following its release. This movie marked Rose’s entry into the world of Hollywood, solidifying her status as a legitimate world-class actress, which is why most of her later movie roles after it were for high-profile Hollywood flicks that featured world-famous names.

Throughout The 2000s, Rose Managed To Get A Pivotal Role In Movies That Span Across Almost Every Genre

After this flick, which undoubtedly helped Rose break through to worldwide audiences, the young actress continued to appear in several Hollywood-made movies, and eventually, she started to almost exclusively appear in them, leaving behind her Aussie roots for the glitz and glamor of Tinsel Town. As a matter of fact, Rose moved to the US in the late 1990s to pursue her acting career, which already tells you that she was more or less done with Aussie movie makers by then. If you check out her IMDB bio, you’ll see that she appeared in a wide variety of US-made flicks throughout the 2000s which span across several genres, with some of the most notable titles being Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones (2002), The Rage In Placid Lake (2003), Troy (2004), Wicker Park (2004), Sunshine (2007), 28 Weeks Later (2007), Adam (2009) and others. All that being said, the 2000s was when Rose proved that she could master pretty much any kind of movie role, regardless of what sort of genre the movie she starred in was. Regardless of whether she starred in a drama, fantasy, horror, romance, period piece, or otherwise, the then-young Rose Byrne proved that she had the chops to act in it. By the time the 2000s were over, the only genre she was yet to conquer was comedy, and she did so with her inclusion in 2010’s Get Him To The Greek…

In The 2010s, Rose Proved That She Could Also Be A Compelling On-Screen Force In Comedy Movies

In 2010, Rose starred in the comedy classic Get Him To The Greek, a movie in which a guy who works for a music record label has to fly out to London in an attempt to escort a drug-addicted rockstar to Las Vegas for a show. It’s full of drug-induced hijinx, and in this flick, Rose plays the ex-wife of said rockstar, and while her role wasn’t super pivotal, it did prove that Rose was more than ready to take on the comedy genre of movies.

After Get Him To The Greek, Rose starred in a number of comedy movies throughout the 2010s, most notably in 2014’s Neighbors alongside special snowflake comic actor Seth Rogen, as well as its 2016 sequel Sorority Rising. Rose’s inclusion as a key role in the two Neighbors installments proved that she was also bankable in comedy movies, cementing the fact that she could successfully act in pretty much any genre of movie, including comedy. Rose also appeared in a few other notable non-comedy flicks throughout the 2010s, including three installments of the smash horror hit Insidious, as well as 2011’s X-Men First Class and 2016’s X-Men Apocalypse, and several others.