Ella Purnell

Also known as Ella Summer Purnell

Ella Summer Reed Purnell is a British actress. She began her career as a child actress in West End theatre and films including Never Let Me Go (2010), Intruders (2011) and Maleficent (2014). Her other films include Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Churchill (2017) and Army of the Dead (2021).

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Whitechapel, London, England, UK

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…

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ViQueens — Ingrid (voice)2026
Fallout — Lucy MacLean2024
Sweetpea — Rhiannon2024
Junk Male — Decency 'Dee' DiMartini2023
Toast — Narrator (voice)2023
Arcane: Bridging the Rift — Self / Jinx (voice)2022
Army of the Dead — Kate Ward2021
Creating an Army of the Dead — Self2021
Yellowjackets — Jackie Taylor2021
Star Trek: Prodigy — Gwyn (voice)2021

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Born: Ella Summer Reed Purnell , ( 1996-09-17 ) 17 September 1996 (age 29) , London , England
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 2009–present

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Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Whitechapel
Occupation: television actor
Languages spoken: English language
Field of work: acting
Image: Ella Purnell at MEGACON Orlando 2025.png
Residence: Los Angeles

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date of birth: 1996-09-00
start of work period: 2009-00-00
Commons category: Ella Purnell
birth name: Ella Summer Purnell

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Encyclopedic overview

Ella Summer Reed Purnell (born 17 September 1996) is a British actress. She began her career as a child actress in West End theatre and films, including Never Let Me Go (2010), Intruders (2011) and Maleficent (2014). Her other films include Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Churchill (2017) and Army of the Dead (2021).

On television, Purnell starred in the series Ordeal by Innocence (2018) and Belgravia (2020). She is known for her work in the critically acclaimed series, Yellowjackets (2021–present), Fallout (2024–present) and Sweetpea (2024–present). She voiced Jinx in Arcane (2021–2024) and Gwyndala in Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–2024).

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