Eleanor Tomlinson
Eleanor Tomlinson | |
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Born | Eleanor May Tomlinson 19 May 1992 London, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse |
Will Owen (m. 2022) |
Eleanor May Tomlinson (born 19 May 1992) is an English actress. She has appeared in films including Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), Colette (2018) and Love Wedding Repeat (2020). She also starred in the BBC One series The White Queen (2013), Poldark (2015–2019), The Outlaws (2021) and War of the Worlds (2019).
Early life
[edit]Tomlinson was born in London, England. She and her family moved to Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, when she was young and she attended Beverley High School.[1] She is the daughter of Judith Hibbert, a singer, and Malcolm Tomlinson, an actor and horse racing commentator. Her brother, Ross Tomlinson (born 1994), is also an actor.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]In 2006, Tomlinson appeared in The Illusionist as Young Sophie.[5] She starred in the teen film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging in 2008, in which she plays Jas.[6] She played Kirsten in the 2009 Pro Sieben international production The Village alongside David Bamber, under the direction of Robert Sigl.[7]
She went on to play Eve, an alien, in "The Mad Woman in the Attic"—episodes three and four of Series 3 of The Sarah Jane Adventures—in 2009,[8] and Fiona Chataway in the film Alice in Wonderland, which premiered in theatres on 5 March 2010.[9] In 2013 she was Xenya in the film Siberian Education by Gabriele Salvatores.[10]
After an extensive search, she was cast as Princess Isabelle in Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), directed by Bryan Singer.[11][12] She also appeared in the Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "The Labours of Hercules" (2013) as Alice Cunningham.
In 2013 she starred in the TV series The White Queen, as Lady Isabel Neville[13] and as Georgiana Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Death Comes to Pemberley.[14] Between 2015 and 2019, she played Demelza Poldark in the BBC One television series Poldark.[15]
Tomlinson was #56 on the "Radio Times TV 100" list for 2018, a list said to be determined by television executives and broadcasting veterans.[16]
She portrayed Amy in the 2019 BBC television series The War of the Worlds—based on the H. G. Wells novel of the same name—, a role expanded from that of the wife of the book's narrator.[17][18][19] In 2021 she played Lady Gabby in Stephen Merchant and Elgin James' comedy drama for BBC television, The Outlaws.[20] In 2023 she played Evie in the Channel 4 thriller The Couple Next Door[21] and in 2024 she played Sylvie in Netflix's romantic drama series One Day, an adaption of David Nicholl's book of the same name.[22] In 2024 she joined the production of the PBS television adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. [23]
In 2023 Tomlinson got the speaking role of Princess Nefer in the film "Mummies"
Personal life
[edit]In July 2022, Tomlinson married rugby player Will Owen.[24][25]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Illusionist | Young Sophie Von Teschen | |
2008 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | Jas | |
2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Fiona Chataway | |
2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | Princess Isabelle | |
Siberian Education | Xenya Sakurova | ||
2014 | The Curse of Styria | Lara | |
2016 | Alleycats | Danni | |
Revolution: New Art for a New World | Lyubov Popova | ||
2017 | Loving Vincent | Adeline Ravoux | Voice[26] |
2018 | Colette | Georgie Raoul-Duval | |
2020 | Love Wedding Repeat | Haley Carboni | |
2023 | Mummies | Princess Nefer | Voice (Speaking) |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Falling | Little Daphne with Branklyn | |
2007 | Einstein and Eddington | Agnes Müller | |
2009 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Eve | |
Hepzibah aka The Village | Kirsten Schwartz | ||
2010 | The Lost Future | Miru | |
2013 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Alice Cunningham | |
The White Queen | Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence | ||
Death Comes to Pemberley | Georgiana Darcy | ||
2015–2019 | Poldark | Demelza Poldark | Main cast |
2018 | Ordeal by Innocence | Mary Durrant (née Argyll)[27] | |
2019 | The War of the Worlds | Amy | Main cast |
2021–2023 | The Nevers | Mary Brighton | Main cast |
2021 | Intergalactic | Candy Skov-King | Main cast |
2021–2024 | The Outlaws | Lady Gabby Penrose-Howe | Main cast |
2023 | A Small Light | Tess | |
The Couple Next Door | Evie Greenwood | Lead role | |
2024 | One Day | Sylvie Cope |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bev teen Eleanor stars in new Hollywood blockbuster Jack The Giant Killer". Hull Daily Mail. 18 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "The Racing Post – TV soap actor lands pounds 286,850 haul". Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Why Beverley-born actor Malcolm Tomlinson is under starter's orders in his most racy role yet". Hull Daily Mail. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "The Yorkshire Times Interviews Actor And Racing Commentator Malcolm Tomlinson". Yorkshire News. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ Walden, Celia (20 August 2016). "Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson on Aidan Turner and why they can't stop laughing during sex scenes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Hayes, Martha (9 March 2015). "5 Things We Learnt When We Chatted to Eleanor Tomlinson". marieclaire.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Zweitausendeins. Filmlexikon FILME von A-Z - Hepzibah - Sie holt dich im Schlaf". 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "The Mad Woman in the Attic, Part 2, Series 3, The Sarah Jane Adventures - Credits". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Interview - Eleanor Tomlinson: Eleanor in a wonderland of dream roles on the screen". The Yorkshire Post. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Young, Deborah (2 March 2013). "Siberian Education (Educazione Siberiana): Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ McNary, Dave (1 March 2011). "Eleanor Tomlinson joins 'Killer' cast". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (1 March 2011). "Eleanor Tomlinson Lands 'Jack The Giant Killer' Female Lead". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ BBC Online. The White Queen, a new ten-part drama for BBC One, 10 January 2013. Latest News
- ^ Lazarus, Susanna (26 April 2015). "Why Eleanor Tomlinson is the real star of Poldark". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Poldark". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Lazarus, Susanna (21 August 2018). "Olivia Colman tops Radio Times TV 100 2018: full list revealed". radiotimes.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (11 November 2019). "Why BBC's War of the Worlds adaptation made this huge change to the book; Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Anita, Singhen (18 November 2019). "The War of the Worlds, episode 1 review: small-scale Martians and women being woke in Woking". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Cutlack, Gary (19 November 2019). "BBC War of the Worlds Review: Rafe Spall Frowns for an Hour With Good Reason". Gizmodo. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Radish, Christina (20 April 2022). "Eleanor Tomlinson on 'The Outlaws,' Gabby's Fashion Sense, and the Potential for Season 3". Collider. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Jessop, Vicky (4 December 2023). "The Couple Next Door: the cast, from Sam Heughan to Eleanor Tomlinson". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Thought The Stars Of One Day Looked Familiar? Here's Where You've Seen The Cast Before". HuffPost UK. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Lewis, George (30 April 2024). "Doctor Who's Millie Gibson cast in new period drama from Poldark team". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Neog, Anupal Sraban (14 July 2022). "Who is Will Owen? All about Eleanor Tomlinson's husband and their relationship timeline as Poldark star gets married". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Klerk, Amy de (13 July 2022). "Eleanor Tomlinson marries in fairytale wedding gown and plenty of diamonds". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Vernon, Polly (27 May 2017). "Cornish Tease". The Times. p. 51. ISSN 0140-0460.
- ^ Billen, Andrew (31 March 2018). "Ordeal by Innocence: the Christie Mystery that almost got away". The Times. No. 72497. Saturday Review. pp. 4–5. ISSN 0140-0460.
External links
[edit]- 1992 births
- 21st-century English actresses
- Living people
- Actresses from London
- Actresses from the East Riding of Yorkshire
- English child actresses
- English female models
- English film actresses
- English television actresses
- English video game actresses
- English voice actresses
- Actors from Beverley
- Models from London
- Models from Yorkshire