▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁Spe ech ▁and ▁D rama ▁College . ▁S urs ok ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Rav ens wood ▁School ▁for ▁Girls , ▁in ▁Gordon , ▁Sydney , ▁studying ▁speech ▁and ▁drama ▁in ▁her ▁final ▁years ▁of ▁school . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 4 : ▁Home ▁and ▁A way ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁after ▁comple ting ▁year ▁ 1 0 , ▁S urs ok ▁acquired ▁an ▁agent ▁and ▁land ed ▁her ▁first ▁aud ition ▁for ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁long - running ▁Australian ▁drama ▁series ▁Home ▁and ▁A way . ▁She ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁D ani ▁S uther land , ▁the ▁reb elli ous ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁S uther land ▁family ▁who ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁Car avan ▁Park . ▁The ▁actress ▁considered ▁herself ▁luck y ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁part , ▁calling ▁the ▁experience ▁" in cred ible ". ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Te en Hol lywood ▁she ▁stated , ▁" It ▁was ▁my ▁first ▁aud ition , ▁so ▁I ▁thought ▁it ▁always ▁worked ▁like ▁that , ▁and ▁you ▁always ▁get ▁your ▁first ▁aud ition , ▁but ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁case ." ▁S urs ok ' s ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁earned ▁her ▁a ▁win ▁for ▁the ▁Log ie ▁Award ▁for ▁Most ▁Popular ▁New ▁Fem ale ▁Tal ent ▁be ating ▁out ▁Caroline ▁Craig , ▁Made le ine ▁West ▁and ▁Kar ina ▁Brown . ▁S urs ok ' s ▁performance ▁earned ▁her ▁a ▁nom