Ella Scott Lynch is an Australian actress. Her notable roles include as lawyer Erin O'Shaughnessy in ''

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'' and its sequel '' Janet King'', Shirley Ryan in the series '' Love Child'', and

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gangland barrister

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in the Channel Nine mini-series ''

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''.

Early life

Ella Scott Lynch attended St Catherine's School, Waverley, NSW. She is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts.

Career

In 2005, she was cast in the

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'' in the role of Hayley Lawson, previously played by Bec Cartwright, which she played until the end of that year. In 2008 Lynch was cast as a regular in ''All Saints''. Her character, nurse Claire Anderson, replaced Jolene Anderson's character Erika. Coincidentally, Kip Gamblin, who played Hayley's love interest Scott Hunter in ''Home and Away'', also joined ''All Saints'' at that point. In 2020 she appeared in ''Informer 3838'' as the titular character, Melbourne gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo. The mini-series was inspired by the real-life career of Gobbo, who was recruited by Victoria Police in the 1990s as an informer on crime figures such as drug kingpin Tony Mokbel.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

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Ella Scott Lynch

All Saints recover from loss of cast-member Mark Priestley
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott Lynch, Ella Actresses from Sydney 1982 births Living people National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Australian film actresses Australian stage actresses Australian soap opera actresses