Eleanor Elizabeth Bamber (born 2 February 1997) is an English actress. She won third prize at the Ian Charleson Awards for her 2017 performance in The Lady from the Sea at the Donmar Warehouse.Masso, Giverny. "Natalie Simpson wins 2017 Ian Charleson Award". The Stage. 18 May 2018 On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC series Les Misérables (2018), The Trial of Christine Keeler (2019–2020), and The Serpent (2021), and the Disney+ series Willow (2022). Her films include Nocturnal Animals (2016).

Early life Bamber was born in Surrey, England, and has a younger brother, Lucas. Her father, David, works in finance and her mother, Zoe, is her manager. She was educated at Eagle House School, Hawley Place School (Hurst Lodge School), where she was awarded a drama scholarship, and Wellington College for Sixth Form.

Career Theatre At the age of 12, Bamber became the youngest member of the Players' Theatre Club. At the age of 13 she was chosen by Sir Trevor Nunn to play the role of ‘Young Jenny’ in his production of Aspects of Love at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

After roles in TV and film, she returned to musical theatre when she was selected for a lead role as the disruptive teenager ‘Dinah Lord’ in High Society at The Old Vic, London. Directed by Maria Friedman, this was the last production under Kevin Spacey’s tenure as Artistic Director. Following the run, in November 2015, she was nominated for the ‘Evening Standard Theatre Award’ for ‘Best Newcomer in a Musical’. In 2017 she played Hilde in The Lady from the Sea, directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah at the Donmar Warehouse, and her performance won third prize at the Ian Charleson Awards.

Television and film Bamber's film debut was in the BBC film The Falling (2014). In the same year she starred as Lydia Bennet, the youngest of the Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, starring alongside Lily James, Douglas Booth, Sam Riley and Matt Smith. In 2015, Bamber was chosen as one of the British Film Institute and Screen Daily – Screen Stars of Tomorrow. In 2016, she appeared in Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals, playing the daughter of Jake Gyllenhaal and Isla Fisher's characters, in a film also starring Amy Adams. Also that year, she filmed the feature film Extracurricular Activities.

In 2017, she also filmed High Resolution based on the book Taipei by Tao Lin. The same year, Bamber appeared in the music video for Shawn Mendes' song "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back". In 2018 Bamber was in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, alongside Keira Knightley and Morgan Freeman. In 2018, Bamber played the lead role of Mary in the feature film The Seven Sorrows of Mary. In 2019, Bamber played the adult Cosette in the BBC One television series Les Misérables with Dominic West and Olivia Colman. Later in the year (December), she would star as Mandy Rice-Davies in The Trial of Christine Keeler, another BBC One series, alongside Sophie Cookson and James Norton. In 2021, she starred in yet another BBC One series, The Serpent, in which she played Angela Knippenberg (later Kane). In 2022, she starred as Dove/Elora Danan in Willow, the Disney+ sequel to the 1988 film of the same name.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2014 The Falling Schoolgirl 2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Lydia Bennet Nocturnal Animals India Hastings Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble 2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Louise 2020 The Show Becky Cornelius 2023 Red, White & Royal Blue Princess Beatrice "Bea" 2024 William Tell Bertha 2025 Words of War Elena Milashina Ambleside Lucy Gladwell Moss & Freud Kate Moss 2026 Ebenezer Isabel Fezziwig Post-production The Face of Horror Beatrice Post-production2027 Animal Friends Patsy Post-production TBA Red, White & Royal Wedding Princess Beatrice "Bea" Post-production Halftime Hero Penny Filming

Television + Year Title Role NotesRef. 2012 A Mother's Son Olivia TV miniseries, 2 episodes 2015 The Musketeers Martine Episode: "The Prodigal Father" 2016 The Fashion Fund Herself Episode: "Winner Announced" 2019 Les Misérables Adult Cosette Main role, 3 episodes 2019–2020 The Trial of Christine Keeler Mandy Rice-Davies Main role, 6 episodes 2021 The Serpent Angela Knippenberg 8 episodes 2022 Willow Dove/Elora Danan Main role

Theatre credits Year Title Role TheatreNotesRef. 2009 Players' Theatre Victorian Music Hall 75th anniversary show Betty Players' Theatre Club Singing role 2010 Aspects of Love Young JennyMenier Chocolate Factory 2015 High Society Dinah LordThe Old Vic 2017 The Lady from the Sea Hilde Donmar Warehouse Bamber won Third Prize at the Ian Charleson Awards 2025 The Line of Beauty Catherine Almeida Theatre

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2015 61st Evening Standard Theatre Awards Newcomer in a Musical High Society at The Old Vic 2018 Ian Charleson Awards The Lady from the Sea Orlando Film Festival Best Actress High Resolution 2022Soho House Awards Best Actress Trial of Christine Keeler / The Serpent

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