Lauren Hewett (born 1981) is an Australian actress. She featured in roles in Ocean Girl as Mera, Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left as X, and also for her role as Lara Ritchie in The Echo of Thunder. She also starred as Kathy Morgan in ' and appeared as Paul Mecurio's characters sister in Strictly Ballroom.
Hewett won two Young Actors Awards at the Australian Film Institute Awards: in 1991 for the TV movie Act of Necessity and in 1993 for Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left.