
Ella Purnell
Department: Acting
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).
Known For

The Legend of Tarzan
2016

Never Let Me Go
2010

Intruders
2011

Ways to Live Forever
2010

Junk Male
2023

Wildlike
2015

Kick-Ass 2
2013

Cyberbully
2015

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016

The Scurry
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The Journey Is the Destination
2016

Access All Areas
2017

Candy
2011

Churchill
2017

UFO
2018

Oksijan
2018

Right Place, Wrong Tim
2018

Army of the Dead
2021

Creating an Army of the Dead
2021

Loser
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Toast
2023

Hot Ted
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Maleficent
2014

ViQueens
2026

That Time We Met
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The Return of Stanley Atwell
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Yellowjackets
2021

Star Trek: Prodigy
2021

Arcane
2021

Ordeal by Innocence
2018

Fallout
2024

Sweetbitter
2018

Sweetpea
2024

The Ready Room
2019

Invincible
2021

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Belgravia
2020

The Game Awards
2014

Arcane: Bridging the Rift
2022

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014