Anna Samson

Anna May Samson (born 23 November 1989) is a British-born Australian actress who has performed extensively in theatre, film and television. Since graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts, Samson has appeared in numerous theatre productions. Her theatre credits include Bliss for Belvoir and Malthouse Theatre; The Master and Margarita for Belvoir; Skylight, Birdland, The Sublime and The Heretic for Melbourne Theatre Company; Pompeii L.A at Malthouse Theatre; LOVE for Darlinghurst Theatre; Anatomy of a Suicide for The Old Fitz and Seymour Centre; Consent at the Seymour Centre; A Hotel, Evening, Ruben Guthrie and Wet House for Red Stitch; Arden V Arden for The Hayloft Project; and The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant for Theatre Works. On screen Anna made her television debut in the 2012 miniseries Conspiracy 365, and has gone on to appear in various dramas, including Jack Irish. She also received a Helpmann Award nomination for her role in Birdland. Samson starred in feature film What If It Works?, SBS drama Dead Lucky, and miniseries Wake in Fright as Michaela "Mick" Jaffries. From 2021 until 2022, she played Mia Anderson in the soap opera Home and Away. She will portray DI Mackenzie Clarke in the upcoming Death in Paradise spin-off Return to Paradise.