Nadia Townsend (born 1983) is an Australian dramatic actress. She is best known for her role in the Channel 7 police drama City Homicide, as Detective Senior Constable Allie Kingston. She was born in Sydney and grew up in Gladesville, New South Wales, attended Hunters Hill High School and is the daughter of television presenter Simon Townsend.Nadia’s introduction to the small screen was in 2001 playing a regular role in the ABC drama series Head Start.