Carissa McAllen

Carissa McAllen is an Australian actor with professional credits in film, television and theatre. She completed her Psychology degree at Swinburne University in Melbourne, graduating with distinctions.With a desire to explore human behavior, and a passion for story telling through performance, Carissa continues to work in film, TV and theatre. She currently trains with some of the industry's best acting coaches and directors.Carissa's professional acting highlights include ABC's 'Paper Giants: Magazine Wars' (Dir. Daina Reid/Southern Star Productions), Channel Ten's 'Neighbours'(Dir. Fiona Banks/Fremantle Media), Foxtel FMCs 'Conspiracy 365' (Dir. Pino Amenta/Circa Entertainment) and her international award winning lead role as Evie, in the short film, 'Evie Wants A Baby' (Dir. Jemma van Loenen). She was also delighted to work with Dir., Robert Connolly, in the award winning Australian telemovie, 'Underground' (Helen Bowden Productions).In addition to performing, Carissa continues to write and produce her own creative work. Show less «