Ella Purnell
Actor
Biography
Ella Summer Reed Purnell (born 17 September 1996) is an English actress who began her career as a child actress in West End theatre. Purnell used to attend weekly classes at Sylvia Young Theatre School studying acting, singing, and dance.
Purnell's film roles include Never Let Me Go (2010), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Churchill (2017), and Army of the Dead (2021), among others. Her television credits include Sweetbitter (2018), Belgravia (2020), Yellowjackets (2021), Arcane (2021), Star Trek: Prodigy (2021), and Fallout (2024).
As Director
Filmography
Maleficent
as Teen Maleficent 2014
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
as Emma Bloom 2016
Kick-Ass 2
as Dolce 2013
The Legend of Tarzan
as Young Jane Body Double (uncredited) 2016
Army of the Dead
as Kate Ward 2021
Never Let Me Go
as Young Ruth 2010
Intruders
as Mia Farrow 2011
UFO
as Natalie 2018
Churchill
as Helen Garrett 2017
Cyberbully
as Megan Turner 2015
Wildlike
as Mackenzie 2015
Ways to Live Forever
as Kaleigh 2010
The Journey Is the Destination
as Amy 2016
Creating an Army of the Dead
as Self 2021
Access All Areas
as Mia 2017
Right Place, Wrong Tim
as Clement Bell 2018
Candy
as Candy 2011