They attended St Hilda's School in Perth and graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
[1] Forrest played the role of Debbie Hampshire in Love Child, joining the cast for season four.
[2][3] In 2022 they played the role of Dani in Barons[4] and, on stage in 2024, that of Tessa Ensler in the demanding one-hander Prima Facie with Perth's Black Swan State Theatre Company.
[5] Forrest was nominated for Most Popular New Talent at the 2018 Logie Awards for their role in the Network 10 TV series Love Child.
[6] In April 2022, it was announced by Forrest that they were engaged to Zara Zoe.