Samara Weaving

Samara Weaving is an Australian actress. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, she spent her childhood moving between Singapore, Fiji, Indonesia, and Australia before attending school in Jakarta and Pittwater House School. She left the soap opera Home and Away in 2013 to pursue a film career, which included roles in Mystery Road, Monster Trucks, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Weaving is the niece of actor Hugo Weaving and has relocated to Los Angeles as her career progressed.

Early life

Samara Weaving was born on February 23, 1992, in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is the niece of actor Hugo Weaving. Her childhood involved moving between Singapore, Fiji, Indonesia, and Australia. Weaving attended grade school in Jakarta, Indonesia, before attending Pittwater House School in Australia.

Career

Weaving left the Australian soap opera Home and Away in 2013 to pursue her film career. Her first feature role was in the 2013 film Mystery Road. She starred in the 2016 film Monster Trucks alongside Rob Lowe and Danny Glover. Weaving appeared in the 2017 film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. As her film career flourished, she relocated to Los Angeles.

Personal life

Weaving announced her engagement to Jimmy Warden on March 10, 2019. She married Warden in 2019. In December 2025, Weaving announced she was pregnant with her first child. She gave birth to a daughter in 2026. Weaving is an avid video game enthusiast.