Ella Purnell
Known for Acting
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).
Filmography
Maleficent
2014
as Teen Maleficent
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
as Emma Bloom
Kick-Ass 2
2013
as Dolce
The Legend of Tarzan
2016
as Young Jane Body Double (uncredited)
Army of the Dead
2021
as Kate Ward
Never Let Me Go
2010
as Young Ruth
Churchill
2017
as Helen Garrett
Intruders
2011
as Mia Farrow
UFO
2018
as Natalie
Ways to Live Forever
2010
as Kaleigh
The Journey Is the Destination
2016
as Amy
Loser
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Wildlike
2015
as Mackenzie
The Scurry
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Access All Areas
2017
as Mia
Creating an Army of the Dead
2021
as Self
ViQueens
2026
as Ingrid (voice)
The Return of Stanley Atwell
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as Pamela
Candy
2011
as Candy
Cyberbully
2015
as Megan Turner