Laura Wheelwright ( born 10 September 1990 ) is an Australian actress best known for her role in the 2010 feature film '' Animal Kingdom . '' Wheelwright 's first major acting credit was in '' Animal Kingdom '' , a 2010 Australian film in which she played Nicky Henry , and was nominated for Best Performing Actress at the 2010 AFI Awards for the role . She was 18 years old and midway through an acting course at Melbourne-based 16th Street Acting Studio when she received the part and continued her acting studies following the completion of the film . She went on to play the female supporting lead in the 2012 Network Ten docudrama '' Underground : The Julian Assange Story '' for which she received an AACTA nomination for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama . She won the a Best Female Actor award at the 2013 Tropfest short film festival for her part in the winning film '' We 've All Been There '' . She plays a Canadian tourist in season 2 of the television series '' Wolf Creek ''
2010 AFI Awards
2010 Australian Film Institute Awards
Laura Wheelwright