Alyssa Sutherland Net Worth 2026

Sutherland's modelling career began in 1997 at the age of 15, when she was discovered by her agent in a shopping mall, at the Queensland state finals of the annual model competition for Girlfriend (an Australian teen magazine), whilst standing in the crowd. She won the Queensland title and went on to win the National Finals in December of that year.^[5][1] Following her win, she signed a contract with Vogue Australia, before being taken to New York to begin her international modelling career.^[1]

Sutherland has had an extensive runway, print and television modeling career, appearing in campaigns for Bulgari, Ralph Lauren, Garnier, Calvin Klein, Chanel, John Frieda, Kerastase, Hugo Boss and Abercrombie & Fitch.^[6]

Sutherland has appeared on the cover of magazines for Vogue Australia, Harper's Bazaar Singapore and Japan, Elle Germany, Australian Style, Glamour Italy and Black & White. She has also shot extensive editorial for Vogue (Germany, Australia, Italy, Greece and U.S.), Elle (Australia and U.S.), Marie-Claire (UK), Harper's Bazaar (Australia), Glamour Italy, I.D., Wallpaper* and The Face and Scene. She has worked with renowned fashion photographers, including Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Ellen von Unwerth and Steven Meisel.^[6][7]

In 2007, Sutherland became the newest Flake Girl, when Cadbury revived its iconic TV advertisements after a five-year hiatus. The advertisement shows her, in reverse time, eating a Flake bar in a convertible during a rain shower.^[8] She is one of several former Cadbury advert actors to speak out in favour of the "Keep Cadbury British" campaign in opposition to the sale of Cadbury to a non-British owner.^{[citation needed]}

Since transitioning away from modeling, Sutherland has expressed guilt about having contributed to the "unrealistic standards" of beauty set by the fashion-industry and has been critical of its strict and damaging size-requirements.^[9]

A few years into her modelling career, Sutherland was asked to do a screen test for an Australian film (which didn't eventuate). She started taking acting classes and realised that was how she wanted to earn a living.^[5] Her acting career began in 2001, when she starred in Australian modelling documentary The Walk.^[1] She also appeared in the music video for Lenny Kravitz' single "Where Are We Runnin'?" in 2004.^[1]

After joining a talent agency, Sutherland then landed a small role in 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada,^[1] alongside Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. That same year, she played Shira, a model, in Day on Fire with Olympia Dukakis.^[10] She next played the role of Claire in 2009 horror film Don’t Look Up.^[11] She also had a small part in 2012 crime drama film Arbitrage, starring Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon.^{[citation needed]}

Sutherland landed the role of Princess Aslaug, second wife of Ragnar Lothbrok (played by Travis Fimmel) in historic drama series Vikings. She joined the cast from the final episode of the first season^[5][12][13] in 2013, appearing through to season four in 2016, when she was shot in the back and killed by Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick).^[14]

In 2017, Sutherland played the lead role of Eve Copeland in The Mist, a miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s sci-fi horror 1985 novella of the same name.^[15] The following year, she played Hedy Lamarr in an episode of NBC sci-fi drama series Timeless.^[16] She then starred in 2019 Australian survival horror/thriller Blood Vessel, which was filmed in Melbourne.^[17] It premiered on closing night at 2019 FilmQuest in Provo, Utah,^[18] where Sutherland won the award for Best Supporting Actress.^[19]

Sutherland returned to Australia again to star in Goalpost Pictures’ gold rush drama miniseries New Gold Mountain, playing the role of Belle Roberts, a widow overcoming the trauma of an abusive marriage in 1850s Australia. The series was filmed at Sovereign Hill, outside Melbourne and premiered on SBS on 13 October 2021.^[17][20] Collectively, the cast won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Telemovie at the 2022 Equity Ensemble Awards.^[21]

In May 2021, Sutherland was cast in the 2023 horror film Evil Dead Rise as Ellie Bixler, the possessed Deadite later known as 'The Marauder'.^{[22][23][24][25]} Her portrayal won her Best Supporting Performance at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards in 2024,^[26] and saw her nominated for Best Actress in a Horror Movie at the Critics' Choice Super Awards, the same year.^[27]

In 2026, Sutherland reprised her role as Ellie in Evil Dead Burn, with a cameo appearance seeing her character revived in the post-credits scene.^[28]