Actor and creative Maddy Tyers has been performing for most of her life, from putting on shows in her parents’ lounge room to building a career across Australian television, film and comedy.
After landing one of her first major roles as a teenager in The Elephant Princess, Maddy experienced early what it meant to pursue a life in an industry filled with creativity and opportunity, but also uncertainty and rejection. Over the years, her relationship with success has evolved, and so has her understanding of what it means to build a creative life that actually feels fulfilling.
Today, Maddy is an actor, writer, creator and mum to three-year-old Winnie. Alongside her husband Jimmy, she has also embraced creating work on their own terms, making short films, sketches and projects through their production company, Win Win Productions.
Maddy’s story is one of creativity, resilience and learning to define success for yourself. It is also a refreshingly honest reminder that the life you once imagined may not unfold exactly as planned, and sometimes what you build instead can be even more meaningful.
In this episode she shares:
· How Maddy first found her love of acting and landed her first major television role at 17
· The reality of building a career in acting, including rejection, uncertainty and learning not to compare your path with someone else’s
· Why Maddy stepped away from acting in her early twenties and what brought her back
· Her experience with an eating disorder and how she continues to look after her mental health
· How becoming a mum changed Maddy’s priorities and her approach to work and creativity
· Making acting, motherhood, relationships and everyday life work alongside each other
· Why Maddy and her husband stopped waiting for opportunities and started creating their own work
· What Maddy has learned about success, creativity and doing something simply because you love it
Key Quotes
“You have to love it to want to stick around.”
“You’ve just got to forge your own journey.”
“It’s when I decided to take my career into my own hands and not wait for phone calls or opportunities to be given to me that things really changed for the better.”
“You do it because you love it.”
More about Maddy
Maddy Tyers’ website here.
Follow Maddy on Instagram.
Maddy and her husband Jimmy’s production company, Win Win Productions, here.
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