Courtney Eaton

Courtney Eaton (born 6 January 1996) is an Australian model and actress. She is known for her supporting roles as Ava in the 2019 film Line of Duty, Cheedo the Fragile in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road, and as Zaya in the 2016 film Gods of Egypt.

Courtney Eaton
Eaton on the red carpet for Gods of Egypt in 2016
Born (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
EducationBunbury Cathedral Grammar School
Occupation
  • Model
  • actress
Years active2014–present

Early life

Courtney Eaton was born and raised in Bunbury, Western Australia. Her father, Stephen Eaton, an IT manager, is Australian, of English descent, and her mother is a New Zealander, of Chinese, Māori, and Cook Island Māori ancestry.[1][2]

Eaton studied at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School.[3]

Career

Eaton was spotted by Christine Fox, head of Vivien's Models, in a fashion graduation at age eleven. Fox signed up Eaton with her father's blessing and prepared her to model at age sixteen. Eaton took part in an acting workshop with Myles Pollard as part of her modelling development, and auditioned in Sydney for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). She landed a part and co-starred in the series as Cheedo the Fragile, one of the five wives of Immortan Joe in the film. Of her part, Eaton said that Fragile is "the youngest of the [five] wives."[1]

She co-starred in the fantasy action film Gods of Egypt (2016), as Zaya, a slave girl and love interest of one of the main characters (Brenton Thwaites), appearing alongside Gerard Butler and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, under Alex Proyas' direction.[4]

In May 2016, it was announced that Eaton would be starring alongside Ross Lynch in the fantasy-comedy film Status Update, which was to begin filming the next month.[5] She starred alongside Aaron Eckhart in the action thriller Line of Duty which was released in 2019. Her next role was playing Lottie in Showtime's survival drama Yellowjackets in 2021.

Personal life

Eaton lives in Los Angeles.[6][7][8] She was in a relationship with Ross Lynch from 2015 to 2017.[8][9][10]

Filmography
Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Mad Max: Fury Road Cheedo the Fragile
2016 Gods of Egypt Zaya
2017 Newness Blake Beeson
2018 Status Update Charlotte Alden Direct-to-video film
2018 Perfect Sarah
2019 Line of Duty Ava Brooks
2021 Yellowjackets Lottie Matthews Recurring role

References
  1. Bainger, Fleur (5 August 2012). "Local teen is going full throttle". PerthNow. Perth. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. Ongley, Hannah (30 September 2013). "One to Watch: Mad Max Star Courtney Eaton Models Swimwear for Tigerlily". The Fashion Spot. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. Leonard, Anne-Maree (8 August 2012). "Bunbury Teen Breaks into Hollywood". Bunbury Mail. Bunbury, Western Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. Kit, Borys (12 December 2013). "'Fury Road' Actress Lands Female Lead in Summit's 'Gods of Egypt'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  5. Pamela McClintock (2 May 2016). "Cannes: Disney Channel Stars Ross Lynch, Olivia Holt Cast in 'Status Update'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. "Mad Max actor Eaton looks up to 'sister' Abbey". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 8 November 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. Bevan, Andrew (27 May 2015). "Courtney Eaton Mad Max Fury Road Interview". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. Christmass, Pip (4 September 2017). "Bunbury-born model and actress Courtney Eaton taking time out from busy Hollywood career to celebrate WA fashion". PerthNow. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. Bianca M (9 November 2017). "Ross Lynch Courtney Eaton Break Up". Girlfriend. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  10. Colvin, Caroline (21 February 2021). "Ross Lynch's Dating History Includes Some Familiar Faces". Elite Daily. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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