Markella Kavenagh

Markella Kavenagh is an Australian actress who was born in 2000. She is best recognized for her main role in television and film, most notably appearing as the Harfoot character Elanor "Nori" Brandyfoot in the television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Kavenagh began building her screen acting career in 2018 through several television projects. That year, she portrayed Myrtle in the Australian mystery series Picnic at Hanging Rock, appearing alongside actors Natalie Dormer and Samara Weaving. Also in 2018, she played the character Cindi across six episodes of the series Romper Stomper, and featured as Chloe alongside Jenna Coleman in the drama series The Cry.

Following her television work, Kavenagh made her feature film debut playing Jane Cotter in the 2019 movie True History of the Kelly Gang. She continued to expand her film and television credits in 2020 by starring as Claudia in the film My First Summer and appearing as Daisy Hart in eight episodes of the mystery series The Gloaming.

Kavenagh achieved wider global recognition after being cast in the Amazon Prime Video fantasy production The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, spanning from 2022 to 2024. She was the initial actor officially attached to the major project, in which she portrayed the Harfoot daughter of the Brandyfoot family alongside co-stars Lenny Henry and Morfydd Clark across two seasons.