Eloise Smyth
Eloise Smyth | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eloise Valentine Smyth March 1995 (age 30)[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Parent(s) | Cathal Joseph Smyth and Joanna Brown |
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.
Early life
Eloise 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
Smyth 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
Film
| 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 |
| 2022 | The Good Neighbor[12] | Vanessa | |
| 2022 | I Am Mortal | Akae [10] | |
| 2023 | Grey Matter | Chloe | Post-production |
Television
| 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
Smyth was lead actress in Sea View, which was nominated for Best Short Film at the 67th British Academy Film Awards in 2014.[7]
References
- ^"Eloise Valentine Smyth". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ ab"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.
- ^ abc"Eloise Smyth". hamiltonhodell.co.uk. 2020. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Former Agent
- ^ abc"Eloise Smyth Joins 'Harlots'". yahoo.com. 7 July 2016.
- ^"Interview with Eloise Smyth". bbc.co.uk. 31 July 2020.
- ^ ab"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.
- ^ ab"The Good Neighbor". thefilmcatalogue.com. 2021.
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