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Ella Purnell

Ella Purnell

Born: 1996-09-17 • Whitechapel, London, England, UK

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).

Filmography
ViQueens poster
ViQueens
2026 • Ingrid (voice)
Junk Male poster
Junk Male
2023 • Decency 'Dee' DiMartini
Toast poster
Toast
2023 • Narrator (voice)
Creating an Army of the Dead poster
Creating an Army of the Dead
2021 • Self
Army of the Dead poster
Army of the Dead
2021 • Kate Ward
UFO poster
UFO
2018 • Natalie
Right Place, Wrong Tim poster
Right Place, Wrong Tim
2018 • Clement Bell
Oksijan poster
Oksijan
2018 • Inca
Access All Areas poster
Access All Areas
2017 • Mia
Churchill poster
Churchill
2017 • Helen Garrett
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children poster
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016 • Emma Bloom
The Journey Is the Destination poster
The Journey Is the Destination
2016 • Amy
The Legend of Tarzan poster
The Legend of Tarzan
2016 • Young Jane Body Double (uncredited)
Wildlike poster
Wildlike
2015 • Mackenzie
Cyberbully poster
Cyberbully
2015 • Megan Turner
Maleficent poster
Maleficent
2014 • Teen Maleficent
Kick-Ass 2 poster
Kick-Ass 2
2013 • Dolce
Intruders poster
Intruders
2011 • Mia Farrow
Candy poster
Candy
2011 • Candy
Ways to Live Forever poster
Ways to Live Forever
2010 • Kaleigh
Never Let Me Go poster
Never Let Me Go
2010 • Young Ruth
The Scurry poster
The Scurry
Loser poster
Loser
No Image
Hot Ted
— • Amy
No Image
That Time We Met