Gemma Bird Matheson

Gemma Bird Matheson is an AWGIE and AACTA nominated writer and actor of South African and Papua New Guinean heritage. She was one of the 2023 Talent Gateway recipients, an initiative run by Screen Australia and Australians in Film.

Gemma has written on both seasons of the THE PM’S DAUGHTER (ABC/Fremantle), ROCK ISLAND MYSTERIES (Nickelodeon/Fremantle), NEIGHBOURS (Amazon FreeVee/Fremantle) and MIKKI VS THE WORLD (ABC) in which she was nominated for an Australian Writers’ Guild Award.

Most recently, she co-created, wrote, produced and starred in the 6 x 6min series ME & HER(pes), funded by Screen Australia and Wear It Purple. The series premiered at the Mardi Gras Film Festival in 2023, was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Online Series, and clocked over a million views in its first week on YouTube channel, OML.

Her original series 50 SHADES OF BLACK (GIRL) received Screen Australia Development funding in 2019 and was one of ten projects selected for the SBS & Screen Australia “Digital Originals” Initiative in the same year. She later sold the series as a broadcast version to a streamer.

Gemma co-created, wrote, executive produced and starred in the 6 x 5-12min ABC series THE HOUSEMATE which aired on ABC iView in 2018. THE HOUSEMATE was commissioned by ABC and Screen Australia after the pilot acquired over 270k views on Facebook.

Gemma has recently received development funding for her horror feature, LOVE IS DEAD and is working across her slate of comedy, horror and thriller projects.