Ella Purnell

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1996-09-17 (29 years old)

Place of Birth

Whitechapel, London, England, UK

Ella Purnell

Biography

Ella Summer 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).

Acting

2016

The Legend of Tarzan

as Young Jane Body Double (uncredited)

2010

Never Let Me Go

as Young Ruth

2011

Intruders

as Mia Farrow

2010

2023

Junk Male

as Decency 'Dee' DiMartini

2015

Wildlike

as Mackenzie

2013

Kick-Ass 2

as Dolce

2015

Cyberbully

as Megan Turner

2011

Candy

as Candy

2017

Churchill

as Helen Garrett

2018

UFO

as Natalie

2018

Oksijan

as Inca

2018

Right Place, Wrong Tim

as Clement Bell

2021

Army of the Dead

as Kate Ward

2023

Toast

as Narrator (voice)

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Hot Ted

as Amy

2014

Maleficent

as Teen Maleficent

Production

2023

Junk Male

as Director

2023

Junk Male

as Writer

2023

Junk Male

as Producer

2014

Maleficent

as Stunt Double

-

Hot Ted

as Producer

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