Eloise Smyth (born March 1995) is a British actress best known for her role of Flora in the television series The Frankenstein Chronicles and as Lucy Wells in the television drama series Harlots.
Eloise Smyth | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eloise Valentine Smyth March 1995 (age 29)[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Parent(s) | Cathal Joseph Smyth and Joanna Brown |
Early life
editEloise Valentine Smyth,[2] currently living in London, is the youngest daughter of Cathal Joseph Smyth (AKA Chas Smash), of the ska band Madness, and Joanna Brown.[3][2][4]
Career
editSmyth began her acting career in 2012, in British crime drama film Ill Manors alongside Riz Ahmed, Ed Skrein and Jo Hartley.[5] In 2013, Smyth was lead actress when playing the role of Jess in the Jane Linfoot directed short film Sea View for Sigma Films/BFI, which was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Short Film in 2013.[6] The same film won the Best British Short Film Award at the Leeds International Film Festival, 2013.[7] In 2015, Smyth landed a recurring role as Flora on the television series The Frankenstein Chronicles appearing alongside Sean Bean.[8]
In 2016, Smyth secured a main role as Lucy Wells in 24 episodes of Harlots, a series about a brothel in 18th-century London.[8][9] In 2017, Smyth played Yeva Podnikov for nine episodes of Sky Atlantic television series Fortitude.[7][8]
In 2021, Smyth played a main role of Akae in the sci-fi film I Am Mortal[10] (formerly titled The Code).[11] The same year, Smyth starred alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the Stephan Rick directed The Good Neighbor, a film in which her character 'Vanessa' forms a romantic bond with her sister's killer.[12]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | iLL Manors | Jody | |
| 2012 | Love Bite | Tiffany | |
| 2013 | Sea View | Jess | Short film |
| 2017 | How to Talk to Girls at Parties | Savage Sue | |
| 2020 | Ending | Alice | Short film |
| 2021 | Cyn | Cyn | Short film |
| 2021 | The Good Neighbor [12] | Vanessa | |
| 2022 | I Am Mortal | Akae [10] | |
| 2023 | Grey Matter | Chloe | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hunted | Teenage Girl | Episode - Snow Maiden |
| 2013 | Life of Crime | Amy Reid | Episode #1.1 |
| 2017 | Fortitude | Yeva Podnikov | 9 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | The Frankenstein Chronicles | Flora | 9 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Harlots | Lucy Wells | 24 episodes |
Nominations and awards
editSmyth was lead actress in Sea View, which was nominated for Best Short Film at the 67th British Academy Film Awards in 2014.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Eloise Valentine Smyth". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Chas Smash: After the madness, going solo". theguardian.com. 4 October 2014.
- ^ "Soho celebs strip off for charity show". independent.co.uk. 2 December 2011.
- ^ "launch of the castelbajac flagship store Conduit Street London 2008". theguardian.com. 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Jo Hartley and Eloise Smyth attend the after party of the world premiere of iLL Manors in London". shutterstock.com. 30 May 2012.
- ^ "Sea View – Short Film". filmaffinity.com. 2020.
- ^ a b c "Eloise Smyth". hamiltonhodell.co.uk. 2020. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Former Agent
- ^ a b c "Eloise Smyth Joins 'Harlots'". yahoo.com. 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Interview with Eloise Smyth". bbc.co.uk. 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b "I am Mortal 2021". radiotimes.com. 2021.
- ^ "Lollipop Palace - Make photographs rising star, actor Eloise Smyth who wears the Autumn Winter 2019 collection from Bella Freud". makemagazine.co.uk. 2019.
- ^ a b "The Good Neighbor". thefilmcatalogue.com. 2021.