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Ella Purnell

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  • Producer
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Ella Purnell
"Westworld" creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy adapt the beloved video game franchise into a post-apocalyptic series on Prime Video starring Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Kyle McLachlan, and Aaron Moten.
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Purnell was born in London, U.K. She recently received the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award at the 2024 Canneseries Festival on behalf of her exciting and versatile career to date. She can be seen starring as 'Lucy MacLean' in Fallout, Prime Video's post-apocalyptic series and the platform's highest-rated show. Upcoming, she will executive-produce and star in the Sky drama series Sweetpea.

Purnell's film roles include Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, Never Let Me Go, Army of the Dead, and Churchill, among others. Her other television credits include Sweetbitter, Showtime's Yellowjackets, Belgravia, and a voice role as 'Jinx' in Arcane, a Netflix animated series.
BornSeptember 17, 1996
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BornSeptember 17, 1996
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Known for

    Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, and Ella Purnell in Fallout (2024)
    Fallout
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Lucy MacLean
    Yellowjackets (2021)
    Yellowjackets
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Teen Jackie
    Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Pixie Davies, Lauren McCrostie, Cameron James-King, Thomas Odwell, and Joseph Odwell in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
    Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
    6.7
    • Emma
    • 2016
    Hailee Steinfeld and Ella Purnell in Arcane (2021)
    Arcane
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Jinx
    • Older Powder(voice)

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Sweetpea
      • Rhiannon
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2024
    • Fallout
      • Lucy MacLean
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • The Scurry
      • Post-production
    • Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas
      • Kate Ward
      • In Production
      • TV Series



    • Yellowjackets (2021)
      Yellowjackets
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Teen Jackie
      • 2021–2025
    • Hailee Steinfeld and Ella Purnell in Arcane (2021)
      Arcane
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Jinx
      • Older Powder (voice)
      • 2021–2024
    • Ella Purnell in Sweetpea (2024)
      Sweetpea
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Rhiannon
      • 2024
    • The Seneschal (2024)
      The Seneschal
      8.2
      Podcast Series
      • Raina
      • 2024
    • Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, and Ella Purnell in Fallout (2024)
      Fallout
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Lucy MacLean
      • 2024
    • Walton Goggins, J.K. Simmons, and Steven Yeun in Invincible (2021)
      Invincible
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Jane (voice)
      • 2024
    • Star Trek: Prodigy (2021)
      Star Trek: Prodigy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Gwyn
      • Holo Gwyn
      • Female Enderprizian (voice) ...
      • 2021–2024
    • Junk Male (2023)
      Junk Male
      6.1
      Short
      • Decency 'Dee' DiMartini
      • 2023
    • Toast (2023)
      Toast
      7.6
      Short
      • Narrator
      • 2023
    • Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova (2022)
      Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova
      7.4
      Video Game
      • Gwyndala (voice)
      • 2022
    • Imagine Dragons x J.I.D: Enemy (2021)
      Imagine Dragons x J.I.D: Enemy
      8.4
      Music Video
      • Jinx (voice)
      • 2021
    • Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Omari Hardwick, Dave Bautista, and Ella Purnell in Army of the Dead (2021)
      Army of the Dead
      5.8
      • Kate Ward
      • 2021
    • Philip Glenister, Tamsin Greig, Harriet Walter, Tom Wilkinson, Jack Bardoe, Alice Eve, Richard Goulding, and Ella Purnell in Belgravia (2020)
      Belgravia
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Lady Maria Grey
      • 2020
    • Ella Purnell in Sweetbitter (2018)
      Sweetbitter
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Tess
      • 2018–2019
    • Oksijan (2018)
      Oksijan
      6.1
      Short
      • Inca
      • 2018

    Producer



    • Ella Purnell in Sweetpea (2024)
      Sweetpea
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Junk Male (2023)
      Junk Male
      6.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Not a Mourning Person (2022)
      Not a Mourning Person
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022

    Director



    • Junk Male (2023)
      Junk Male
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023

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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • September 17, 1996
      • London, England, UK
    • Children
      • No Children
    • Relatives
        Noa(Half Sibling)
    • Other works
      Musical - Oliver! Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, UK
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Articles
      • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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      A native of London, England, she grew up with three younger half-siblings.
    • Quotes
      I love actresses that aren't afraid to look ugly. People that do a variety of roles as well and aren't afraid to step out of that 'naturalistic' box.
    • Trademark
        Distinctive large hazel eyes

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