Bio
Robin McLeavy is an Australian actress best known for her starring (originally recurring) role as former Indian captive turned prostitute Eva in the period drama western television series Hell on Wheels.
After graduating from Australia's most prestigious drama school, NIDA, McLeavy established herself as the country's most preeminent young stage actress landing starring roles in numerous critically acclaimed productions before emerging on the international scene with a string of film, television and stage credits.
McLeavy can be seen in the Tim Burton produced FOX feature Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and in the Australian horror film The Loved Ones, which won the Midnight Madness award at Toronto International Film Festival.
On stage, McLeavy made her Broadway debut in 2009 playing Stella opposite Cate Blanchett and Joel Edgerton in A Streetcar Named Desire for which she won the Helen Hayes Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
McLeavy has also starred in The Kreutzer Sonata, was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the prestigious Helpmann Awards for her portrayal of Isabella in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and she garnered a Sydney Theatre Critics nomination for her performance as Honey in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.