Holly Earl (born 31 August 1992) is an English actress. She started her career as a child actor, in the television series Touching Evil (1997–1998), and may be best known for her recurring role in the first three seasons of Cuckoo (2012–2016), or her main cast roles in the series Beowulf (2016) and in the third season of Humans (2018).
Holly Earl | |
|---|---|
 Holly Earl (2021) | |
| Born | 31 August 1992[1] Ealing, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997—present |
Her films include Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert (2015), Once Upon a Time in London (2018) and her role as the 15-year-old version of a character played by Phyllis Logan in Last Train to Christmas (2021).
Early life
editEarl 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
editEarl made her television debut at the age of four,[4] playing Robson Green's daughter in Touching Evil.[5] She then appeared as Young Kochanski in the eighth series of Red Dwarf, followed by a part in the BBC 1999 Christmas special The Greatest Store in the World.[5] Her first film role followed in 2002 as May Bailey in Possession.[5] She has also 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
editFilm
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 | |
| 2025 | The Burn | Pen |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref.. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–1998 | Touching Evil | Louise Creegan | Recurring role (series 1–2) | |
| 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 | TV short | |
| 2010–2011 | Casualty | Nita Clements | Recurring role (series 25) | [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 | Recurring role (series 1–3) | |
| 2015 | Ordinary Lies | Ruby Hill | Episode: "1.4" | [10][11] |
| 2016 | Beowulf | Kela | Main cast | |
| 2017 | Our Ex-Wife | Ava | TV pilot | |
| 2018 | Humans | Agnes | Main cast (series 3) | |
| 2024 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Elsie Calder-Marshall | Episode: "It's Just Not Cricket" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Star Ocean: Anamnesis | Sarah Jerand | |
| 2019 | Erica | Erica Mason | [4] |
| 2020 | League of Legends | Lillia | |
| 2024 | Dragon's Dogma 2 | Ulrika | |
| 2024 | Legends of Runeterra | Lillia | |
| 2024 | Stellar Blade | Kaya | |
| 2025 | Wuthering Waves | Roccia | |
| 2025 | The First Berserker: Khazan | Daphrona |
References
edit- ^ "Thank you for the birthday wishes!". Twitter. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Drayton Manor Alumni". draytonmanorhighschool.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Happy birthday to my lovely sister @lizziejearl!!!!". Twitter. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f "Holly Earl credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ a b Doctor Who (16 December 2011). "Doctor Who Christmas special, BBC One, preview". Telegraph.
- ^ a b Harp, Justin (19 December 2011). "'Doctor Who' star Holly Earl: 'I loved working with Matt Smith'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "BBC Doctors TV show cast list". BBC.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
