Cummings appeared as a dancer in Darren Ashton's
Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance in 2007. She went on to star as Ally Sheppard in
Green Fire Envy a project that was produced by the Participate Film Academy. Cummings' next projects were a role in the television film
Dream Life and a guest stint in soap opera
Home and Away. In September 2009, it was announced Cummings had joined the cast of
Tomorrow, When the War Began, a film based on the
John Marsden book of the same name. From September 2010, Cummings appeared in the
Sydney Theatre Company's production of
Our Town. Dorothy is "a conservative working-class Catholic" who becomes Phryne's assistant and companion. Cummings read the novel before her audition and she revealed that she was surprised at the content. Cummings stated: "In terms of the sexual nature of it, I wasn't aware of a lot of that and I've learnt so much (doing this movie)." To prepare for the role of Debbie, Cummings took surfing lessons. Cummings recorded vocals for
Dan Webb's debut album
Sandstorm, released in 2014. She also starred in Rhys Graham's first feature film
Galore as Billie. Cummings received a nomination for Best Performance by a Young Actor at the
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for her role in
Galore. In 2015, Cummings appeared in the television miniseries
Gallipoli as Celia. In 2016, Cummings won the Heath Ledger Scholarship awarded by
Australians in Film to study at the
Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the
Ivana Chubbuck Studio in
Los Angeles. Cummings has a lead role in
Hounds of Love. She was also cast as
Cheryl Miller in
Westside, the prequel series to
Outrageous Fortune. Cummings plays Pippa in
The Goldfinch, a film adaptation of
Donna Tartt's
novel of the same name. She also appeared in the lead role of Vic McQueen in
AMC horror series
NOS4A2. In 2023, she began playing Abby Conroy in the American spy action thriller series
Citadel for
Amazon Prime Video. == Filmography ==