--- name: "Alyssa Sutherland" canonical: "https://film.one/person/alyssa-sutherland" fi1m_id: "alyssa-sutherland" imdb_id: "nm1451415" tmdb_id: 220620 wikidata_id: "Q4738779" roles: ["Actor"] born: "23 September 1982" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 68 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-10-01T19:26:38.901993+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Alyssa Sutherland ## Identity Alyssa Sutherland - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alyssa-sutherland - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** alyssa-sutherland - **IMDb ID:** nm1451415 - **TMDB ID:** 220620 - **Wikidata ID:** Q4738779 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa_Sutherland, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4738779, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1451415/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/220620 Actor. Born 23 September 1982 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 23 September 1982, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - **Active:** 2006–present - **Also known as:** آلیسا ساترلند - **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 70 (1), 2010s 74 (1), 2020s 64 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 66 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 2, Horror 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Thriller 1, War & Politics 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $545m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa_Sutherland, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4738779, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1451415/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/220620 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Vikings*](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md) (74) - **HBO Max:** [*Evil Dead Rise*](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-rise.md) (72) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Alyssa Sutherland > Alyssa Sutherland makes physical precision frightening: a tilted head or a smile arriving late can do more than the make-up. Her possessed mother in *Evil Dead Rise* is reason enough for horror viewers to watch. In *Evil Dead Rise* (2023), Alyssa Sutherland talks to her children from the other side of a door. Ellie is a mother who has become possessed, but Sutherland keeps her voice close enough to its old sound to make listening unpleasant. The smile comes slightly late; the head tilts. We were unnerved by the lullaby because she keeps it in tune while removing every suggestion of comfort. These are small, deliberate choices in a film that is rarely quiet. The route to Ellie runs through small film roles, including *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), and wider recognition as Aslaug in *Vikings* (2013–2016). Television then offered Eve Copeland in *The Mist* (2017), while *Blood Vessel* (2019) cast her as Jane Prescott in another horror feature. We would be wary of treating those different jobs as preparation for one performance, but Ellie makes us want more substantial parts for her: someone this exact about movement and speech should not need a monster to play. Writer-director Lee Cronin understands the value of keeping her at that door, where the voice has to do so much of the frightening. The heavy make-up supplies an appearance, but Sutherland is responsible for the timing and for the disturbing familiarity of the woman beneath it. Lily Sullivan gives Beth a capable, dry presence and has less to work with; Sutherland gets the more rewarding task. She has to leave enough of Ellie’s maternal habits intact for us to recognise what has gone wrong. There is a limit to what the performance can do for the film. *Evil Dead Rise* is lean and frightening in bursts, but its insistence on being loud becomes wearing, and it is less fun than it thinks. Sutherland gives us a reason to stay attentive when the noise threatens to become routine. Start here if horror is your sort of evening; we would not prescribe it simply as an acting demonstration. ## Biography Alyssa Sutherland is an Australian actress and former model. Born on 23 September 1982 in Brisbane, she began her career in modelling after winning the 1997 Girlfriend magazine model competition, which led to a contract with Vogue Australia and international work for brands including Calvin Klein and Chanel. She transitioned to acting in the mid-2000s. Her film roles include Clacker in *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006) and Jeffrey's Receptionist in *Arbitrage* (2012). On television she is known for playing Aslaug in the series *Vikings* (2013–2016) and Eve Copeland in *The Mist* (2017). Sutherland portrayed Ellie in *Evil Dead Rise* (2023) and is set to reprise the role in *Evil Dead Burn* (2026). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *Evil Dead Burn* (2026), Fi1m 55, as Ellie — [page](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-burn.md) - *Evil Dead Rise* (2023), Fi1m 72, as Ellie — [page](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-rise.md) - *Vikings* (2013), Fi1m 74, as Aslaug — [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md) - *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), Fi1m 70, as Clacker — [page](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada.md) ## Complete filmography (17) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Room Below* (2026), as Mia - *Evil Dead Burn* (2026), as Ellie — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-burn.md) - *Evil Dead Rise* (2023), as Ellie — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/evil-dead-rise.md) - *The Mental State* (2022), as Dana Cady - *New Gold Mountain* (2021), series, as Belle Roberts - *Blood Vessel* (2020), as Jane Prescott - *The Mist* (2017), series, as Eve Copeland - *Timeless* (2016), series, as Hedy Lamarr - *Vikings: Athelstan's Journal* (2015), series, as Princess Aslaug (archive footage) - *Vikings* (2013), series, as Aslaug — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md) - *The Fortune Theory* (2013), as Delilah Heinz - *Arbitrage* (2012), as Jeffrey's Receptionist - *Don't Look Up* (2009), as Claire - *New Amsterdam* (2008), series, as Alice - *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), as Clacker — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada.md) - *Day On Fire* (2006), as Shira - *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Kate, Sadie Parker ## Gallery - ![Alyssa Sutherland](https://film.one/media/person/21214/gallery-c831c0e8d322.jpg) Alyssa Sutherland — John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/ALYSSA_SUTHERLAND_%2854886616945%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Alyssa Sutherland speaking on a panel at a fan convention in Manchester 2023](https://film.one/media/person/21214/gallery-99cc4183b0bf.jpg) Alyssa Sutherland speaking on a panel at a fan convention in Manchester 2023 — Surflou, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Alyssa-sutherland-at-fan-convention.jpg/1280px-Alyssa-sutherland-at-fan-convention.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Alyssa Sutherland at Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/21214/gallery-75281ae9af5c.jpg) Alyssa Sutherland at Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond in 2025 — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Alyssa_Sutherland_%2854899304666%29.jpg/1280px-Alyssa_Sutherland_%2854899304666%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Alyssa Sutherland at Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/21214/gallery-8910ab82312c.jpg) Alyssa Sutherland at Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond in 2025 — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Alyssa_Sutherland_Photo_Op_Animate%21_x_Nightmare_Weekend_Richmond_2025.jpg/1280px-Alyssa_Sutherland_Photo_Op_Animate%21_x_Nightmare_Weekend_Richmond_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Alyssa Sutherland](https://film.one/media/person/21214/gallery-01d3fc247e6a.jpg) Alyssa Sutherland — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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