Holly Earl

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Holly Earl
Born (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 31)[1]
Ealing, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1997—present

Holly Earl (born 31 August 1992) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in the Channel 4 series Humans (2018), the ITV series Beowulf (2016) and the BBC comedy series Cuckoo (2012–2016). She began her career as a child actress in the ITV series Touching Evil (1997–1998).

Her films include Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert (2015), Once Upon a Time in London (2018), The Last Train To Christmas (2021) and Shark Bait (2022).

Early life[edit]

Earl is from Ealing, West London. She attended Drayton Manor High School.[2] Her older sister Elizabeth Earl is a former child actress.[3][4]

Career[edit]

Earl made her television debut at the age of four,[4] playing Robson Green's daughter in Touching Evil.[5] She then appeared in the BBC Christmas special The Greatest Store in the World (1999).[5] This was followed by her first film role as May Bailey in Possession (2002).[5] She has guest starred in Doctor Who,[6][7] Doctors,[8] Skins,[5] and Cuckoo.[5]

In 2012, she made her stage debut as Bertha in The Father at the Belgrade Theatre.[9] She later received an Ian Charleson Award nomination for her role.[9]

In 2015 she appeared as Ruby Hill in Ordinary Lies[10][11] and in 2016 she was Kela in Beowulf.[5]

In 2018, she starred as synth Agnes in the Channel 4 series Humans. In 2019, she starred as the lead in PlayStation game Erica. She also voices Lillia in the game League Of Legends.

In 2022, Earl appeared as the protagonist in the movie Shark Bait, which was filmed in Malta. To prepare for the role, she swam for 12 hours each day reaching a peak in her physical fitness.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Possession May Bailey
2004 Secret Passage Young Clara
2013 Dracula: The Dark Prince Esme
2015 Queen of the Desert Cousin Florence
2017 Loving Vincent La Mousmé Voice role
2018 Once Upon a Time in London Aggie Vaux
2021 Last Train to Christmas Young Auntie Vi
2022 Shark Bait Nat [4]
2022 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref..
1997–1998 Touching Evil Louise Creegan 3 episodes
1999 Red Dwarf Young Kochanski Episode: "Pete: Part 1"
1999 Ruth Rendell Mysteries Lindsey Episode: "The Lake of Darkness"
1999 The Greatest Store in the World Angeline TV movie
2000 My Hero Helen Episode: "My Hero Christmas"
2006 Wild at Heart Georgia Chapman Episode: "1.5"
2010 Into the Night Grace Short
2010–2011 Casualty Nita 14 episodes [10]
2011 Doctors Summer Carroll Episode: "Suffocating Love"
2011 Doctor Who Lily Arwell Episode: "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" [10][6][7]
2012 Skins Poppy Champion Episode: "Alo"
2013 Father Brown Ruth Bennett Episode: "The Devil's Dust"
2014 Benidorm Elena 2 episodes
2014 Law & Order: UK Lisa Gardner Episode: "Safe from harm"
2014 The Musketeers Céline Episode: "Musketeers Don't Die Easily"
2014 The Red Tent Young Rachel Episode: "Part 1"
2012–2016 Cuckoo Zoe 9 episodes
2015 Ordinary Lies Ruby Hill Episode: "1.4" [10][11]
2016 Beowulf Kela 8 episodes
2017 Our Ex-Wife Ava Pilot
2018 Humans Agnes 6 episodes

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Erica Erica Mason [4]
2020 League of Legends Lillia
2024 Dragons Dogma 2 Ulrika

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Thank you for the birthday wishes!". Twitter. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Drayton Manor Alumni". draytonmanorhighschool.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Happy birthday to my lovely sister @lizziejearl!!!!". Twitter. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Holly Earl Reflects On 'Shark Bait' Journey And Love For 'Some Like It Hot'". deepestdream.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Holly Earl credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b Doctor Who (16 December 2011). "Doctor Who Christmas special, BBC One, preview". Telegraph.
  7. ^ a b Harp, Justin (19 December 2011). "'Doctor Who' star Holly Earl: 'I loved working with Matt Smith'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  8. ^ "BBC Doctors TV show cast list". BBC.
  9. ^ a b "Holly Earl nominated for Ian Charleson Award for The Father". belgrade.co.uk. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013.
  10. ^ a b c d Leyfield, James (8 April 2015). "Holly Earl praised for Ordinary Lies role Despite viewers voicing concerns over 'uncomfortable' storyline". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Ordinary Lies on BBC1 tonight with Holly Earl as Ruby, Shazad Latif as Rick & Max Beesley as Mike". Scunthorpe Telegraph. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015.

External links[edit]

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