Rosalind Eleazar (born 29 August 1988) is a British actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC One series Howards End (2017), the ITV series Harlots (2017–2018), the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses (2022–2026) and the Netflix series Missing You (2025). Her films include The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019).
Early life and education
Eleazar was born to a British mother and a Ghanaian father. As a child, she “intermittently” saw her father Courage Quashigah, a politician who served as Ghana's Minister of State for Agriculture and later Health between 2001 and 2009. She was primarily raised by her mother in Clapham, London.
Eleazar earned an academic scholarship to attend Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland. She studied Spanish and Mandarin at Nottingham University before moving to Ghana to work in her brother’s production company. In her mid-20s, she moved back to the United Kingdom and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from where she graduated in 2015.
Career Eleazar appeared in Plaques and Tangles at the Royal Court Theatre in 2015. She made her television debut in 2016 with appearances in an episode of the BBC One medical soap opera Holby City, the Channel 4 miniseries National Treasure as Georgina and the BBC Two adaptation of Zadie Smith's NW as Shar. The following year, she had her first main roles in the BBC One miniseries Rellik as Christine Levison and Howards End as Jacky Bast, and joined the recurring cast of the ITV Encore and Hulu period drama Harlots as Violet Cross.
In 2019, Eleazar made her feature film debut as Agnes in Armando Iannucci's The Personal History of David Copperfield and played Kate in the ITV series Deep Water.
On the West End stage, Eleazar appeared in The Starry Messenger at Wyndham's Theatre and as Yelena in Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
In 2022, Eleazar began starring as Louisa Guy in the Apple TV+ spy thriller Slow Horses. She had a main role as Dr. Vivienne McMahon in the 2023 FX on Hulu miniseries Class of '09. She returned to the stage in The House of Bernarda Alba at the National Theatre. In 2025, Eleazar led Harlan Coben's Netflix miniseries Missing You as Kat Donovan. She also appeared in the film Rose of Nevada.
Personal life Eleazer married Italian actor and producer Gabriele Lo Giudice in September 2023. The couple live in east London.
Eleazer has symbrachydactyly, a congenital abnormality characterized by short, missing or webbed fingers.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2015 Lost Village Eleanor Short film 2018 Pucker (unknown) Short film 2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield Agnes 2021 I'm Not in Love Taylor 2023 Broken Gargoyles Vanessa Short film National Theatre Live: The House of Bernarda Alba Angustias F**KED Dani Short film 2025 Rose of Nevada Tina 2026 Frank & Louis Trish Misty Green Misty Green
Television Year Title Role Notes2016 Holby City Betty Lyons Episode: "Brave New World" National Treasure Georgina Miniseries; 2 episodes NW Shar Television film2017 Rellik Christine Levison Mini-series; 4 episodes Howards End Jacky Bast Mini-series; 4 episodes 2017–2018 Harlots Violet Cross Series 1 & 2; 16 episodes2018 Death in Paradise Marie Gayle Episode: "Dark Memories" Lore Ava Episode: "Elizabeth Bathory: Mirror, Mirror" 2019 Deep Water Kate Miniseries; 6 episodes2020 Breeders Ros Episode: "No Cure: Part 2" Uncle Vanya Yelena Television film initially released in cinemas.Performed in an empty Harold Pinter Theatre due to the COVID-19 virus 2021 Master of None Heather Episode: "Moments in Love, Chapter 2" 2022–2026 Slow Horses Louisa Guy Series 1–6; 24 episodes 2023 Class of '09 Dr. Vivienne McMahon Mini-series; 7 episodes 2025 Missing You Det. Insp. Kat Donovan Mini-series; 5 episodes
Video games Year Title Role (voice) Notes 2019 GreedFall Various characters 2020 The Waylanders Khaldun
Theatre Dido in 15 Heroines at the Jermyn Street Theatre (2020) Yelena in Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London (2020) Augustias in The House of Bernarda Alba at the Royal National Theatre (2023)
Awards and honours 2015 Spotlight Prize Best Actor 2018 Screen Nation Rising Star 2020 Black British Theatre Awards – Nominee for Best Supporting Actress 2021 Clarence Derwent Award for Best Supporting Female
See also List of British actors References
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