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Emilie De Ravin has starred in a long list of hit TV shows, as well as major films. Picture: Naomi Rahim/Getty Images.

Lost, Roswell and Once Upon A Time actor Emilie De Ravin is testing the waters in Balnarring as she looks to lock in a sale of her Mornington Peninsula home.

Arguably De Ravin’s breakout role was as a human-alien hybrid in early 2000s sci-fi drama Roswell, before going on to a role as Claire Littleton in Lost, and she spent several seasons connected with fantasy drama TV show Once Upon a Time.

She has also been cast for films including The Hills Have Eyes, Brick, The Perfect Game, Public Enemies and starred opposite Robert Pattinson in 2010s Remember Me.

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She is engaged to writer and director Eric Bilitch, and the pair have three children together.

Records show De Ravin bought the property in 2022 in what was a full-circle moment that brought her back to the suburb where she was born.

Homes & Acreage Mornington Peninsula agent Candice Blanch is handling the sale of her Peninsula pad, and was on the team that sold the property to De Ravin back in 2022.

It’s currently listed for $3m-$3.3m, and is earning the star about $100,000 a year from two further residences on the property rented out as holiday getaways.

The home’s main residence makes the most of natural light with a light and bright decor, and a hint of coastal cool behind the aesthetic. Picture: realtywriters Les Hams.

Extensive outdoor entertainment areas provide for summer fun. Picture: realtywriters Les Hams.

The main house has multiple spaces to spread out in and relax. Picture: realtywriters Les Hams.

Ms Blanch said there wasn’t a lot like the home available on the Mornington Peninsula, with getting three dwellings on one allotment “quite hard to get through council”.

And while this had been a lucrative opportunity for the actor and her husband, the bigger benefit could be for a family who wanted to make it a long-term multi-generational compound.

“They are all gorgeous spaces and so well fitted out and appointed,” Ms Blanch said.

“So there’s a potential for a business opportunity, but also for a multi-generational family home.”

In either case future residents will enjoy a stand-alone studio, a spa, fire pit, a modest orchard and even a cubby house across the wider allotment that spans more than 6270sq m.

Both the separate residences come with a bedroom and bathroom as well as a kitchen and open-plan living zone that spills out to a deck, while sharing a combined laundry.

The home has plenty of room to grow your own fruit and vegetables, as well. Picture: realtywriters Les Hams.

Inside, the kitchen is an enviable space for a home chef. Picture: realtywriters Les Hams.

Part of the home is currently set up as a studio, and there are strong creative vibes from its current owners. Picture: realtywriters Les Hams.

The four-bedroom main house includes a spacious main with a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite that sits just off a more formal living and dining zone.

The remaining bedrooms are accessed from a wider, open-plan living area including a woodfire heater and an enviable kitchen with stone splashbacks, a coastal aesthetic and a wine fridge among its full suite of appliances.

Ms Blanch said the home, which dates back to the 1970s, also had plenty of “off-grid” feel, and would suit someone looking to grow their own vegetables and have a couple of chickens for eggs.

Adding to the appeal, the home is a short trip from shops and the beach in Balnarring.

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