User:Nell Schofield/sandbox

Nell Schofield (born 2nd June 1963) is a broadcaster with [|BayFM 99.9]. She also co-hosts the podcast 'This Week In Cyberspace' with AccessNow's CEO Brett Solomon and has presented shows for ABC TV, Radio National and CNN International and has worked with environmental groups including the Lock the Gate Alliance.

Schofield was born in London, England. Her father Leo Schofield and mother Anne Schofield divorced in 1981, the year Nell starred in the cult Australian coming-of-age film Puberty Blues directed by Bruce Beresford. In 1985, Nell graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art where she and fellow students co-created the original stage play Strictly Ballroom under the direction of Baz Lurhman. She performed alongside Heather Mitchell at the Sydney Theatre Company and co-starred in the 30-part ABC TV series The Last Resort alongside Kris McQuade, Kate Fitzpartrick and Claudia Karvan. In a move from acting to television presenting, she took on the role of arts reporter with ABC TV's weekly program 'Review', and reviewed films for Channel 9's Sunday Program hosted by Ellen Fanning. She also produced and presented for ABC Radio National's program 'Arts Today'. Between 1998 and 2012 she hosted a weekly film show on Showtime Australia before running as a political candidate with the Clover More Independent Team. She worked as a Senior Strategist for the Office of the Lord Mayor of Sydney and as the Sydney Organiser for the Lock the Gate Alliance. With The Sunrise Project she produced several films for the campaign including 'Guarding the Galilee' (2017) and 'A Mighty Force'(2018). In 2020, she moved from her hometown of Sydney to the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales and began broadcasting a weekly show with BayFM 99.9. She co-hosts the podcast 'This Week In Cyberspace' with AccessNow's CEO Brett Solomon.