Annalisa Cochrane began developing an interest in performance after noticing visual differences between a film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia and its illustrated source material. She began acting professionally at 17, building her career in television drama. Her preparation methods include returning to source texts post-audition, using narrative voice and structure to inform characterization. For one key role adapted from a novel, she deepened her analysis of the book’s internal perspective to shape emotional continuity and audition progression. Her work has centered on serialized television, with a focus on ensemble casts and character arcs developed across multiple episodes.