Holly Earl

Holly Earl (born 31 August 1992) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress in the ITV series Touching Evil (1997–1998). She is known for her roles in the BBC series Casualty (2010-2011) and Cuckoo (2012–2016), the ITV series Beowulf (2016), and the Channel 4 series Humans (2018).

Holly Earl
Born (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992[1]
Ealing, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1997—present

Her films include Dracula: The Dark Prince (2013), Queen of the Desert (2015), and Once Upon a Time in London (2018).

Early life

Earl is from Ealing, West London. She attended Drayton Manor High School.[2] Her older sister Elizabeth Earl is a former child actress.[3][4]

Career

Earl made her television debut at the age of four,[4] playing Robson Green's daughter in Touching Evil.[5] She then appeared in the BBC Christmas special The Greatest Store in the World (1999).[5] This was followed by her first film role as May Bailey in Possession (2002).[5] She appeared in Doctor Who,[6][7] Doctors,[8] and in Skins,[5] and Cuckoo.[5]

In 2012, she made her stage debut as Bertha in The Father at the Belgrade Theatre.[9] She later received an Ian Charleson Award nomination for her role.[9]

In 2015 she appeared as Ruby Hill in Ordinary Lies[10][11] and in 2016 she was Kela in Beowulf.[5]

In 2018, she starred as Aggie Vaux in the British gangster movie Once Upon a Time in London, alongside Leo Gregory and Terry Stone.[5]

In 2022, Earl appeared as the protagonist in the movie Shark Bait, which was filmed in Malta. To prepare for the role , she swam for 12 hours each day reaching a peak in her physical fitness.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Possession May Bailey
2004 Secret Passage Young Clara
2013 Dracula: The Dark Prince Esme
2015 Queen of the Desert Cousin Florence
2017 Loving Vincent La Mousmé Voice role
2018 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia
2018 Once Upon a Time in London Aggie Vaux
2021 Last Train to Christmas Young Auntie Vi
2022 Shark Bait Nat [4]

Television
YearTitleRoleNotesRef..
1997–1998Touching EvilLouise Creegan3 episodes
1999Red DwarfYoung KochanskiEpisode: "Pete: Part 1"
1999Ruth Rendell MysteriesLindseyEpisode: "The Lake of Darkness"
1999The Greatest Store in the WorldAngelineTV movie
2000My HeroHelenEpisode: "My Hero Christmas"
2006Wild at HeartGeorgia ChapmanEpisode: "1.5"
2010Into the NightGraceShort
2010–2011CasualtyNita14 episodes[10]
2011DoctorsSummer CarrollEpisode: "Suffocating Love"
2011Doctor WhoLily ArwellEpisode: "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe"[10][6][7]
2012SkinsPoppy ChampionEpisode: "Alo"
2013Father BrownRuth BennettEpisode: "The Devil's Dust"
2014BenidormElena2 episodes
2014Law & Order: UKLisa GardnerEpisode: "Safe from harm"
2014The MusketeersCélineEpisode: "Musketeers Don't Die Easily"
2014The Red TentYoung RachelEpisode: "Part 1"
2012–2016CuckooZoe9 episodes
2015Ordinary LiesRuby HillEpisode: "1.4"[10][11]
2016BeowulfKela8 episodes
2017Our Ex-WifeAvaPilot
2018HumansAgnes6 episodes

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Erica Erica Mason [4]
2020 League of Legends Lillia

References
  1. "Thank you for the birthday wishes!". Twitter. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. "Drayton Manor Alumni". draytonmanorhighschool.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. "Happy birthday to my lovely sister @lizziejearl!!!!". Twitter. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. "Holly Earl Reflects On 'Shark Bait' Journey And Love For 'Some Like It Hot'". deepestdream.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. "Holly Earl credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. Doctor Who (16 December 2011). "Doctor Who Christmas special, BBC One, preview". Telegraph.
  7. Harp, Justin (19 December 2011). "'Doctor Who' star Holly Earl: 'I loved working with Matt Smith'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  8. "BBC Doctors TV show cast list". BBC.
  9. "Holly Earl nominated for Ian Charleson Award for The Father". belgrade.co.uk. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013.
  10. Leyfield, James (8 April 2015). "Holly Earl praised for Ordinary Lies role Despite viewers voicing concerns over 'uncomfortable' storyline". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  11. "Ordinary Lies on BBC1 tonight with Holly Earl as Ruby, Shazad Latif as Rick & Max Beesley as Mike". Scunthorpe Telegraph. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015.
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