Eleanor Tomlinson

Eleanor May Tomlinson (born 19 May 1992) is an English actress. She has appeared in films including Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), Colette (2018) and Love Wedding Repeat (2020). She also starred in the BBC One series Poldark (2015–2019), The Outlaws (2021) and War of the Worlds (2019).

Eleanor Tomlinson
Tomlinson in 2018
Born
Eleanor May Tomlinson

(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Will Owen
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(m. 2022)​

Early life

Tomlinson was born in London, England. She and her family moved to Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, when she was young and she attended Beverley High School.[1] She is the daughter of Judith Hibbert, a singer, and Malcolm Tomlinson, an actor and horse racing commentator. Her brother, Ross Tomlinson (born 1994), is also an actor.[2][3][4]

Career

In 2006, Tomlinson appeared in The Illusionist as Young Sophie.[5] She starred in the teen film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging in 2008, in which she plays Jas.[6] She played Kirsten in the 2009 Pro Sieben international production The Village alongside David Bamber, under the direction of Robert Sigl.[7]

She went on to play Eve, an alien, in "The Mad Woman in the Attic"—episodes three and four of Series 3 of The Sarah Jane Adventures—in 2009,[8] and Fiona Chataway in the film Alice in Wonderland, which premiered in theatres on 5 March 2010.[9] In 2013 she was Xenya in the film Siberian Education by Gabriele Salvatores.[10]

After an extensive search, she was cast as Princess Isabelle in Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), directed by Bryan Singer.[11][12] She also appeared in the Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "The Labours of Hercules" (2013) as Alice Cunningham.

In 2013 she starred in the TV series The White Queen, as Lady Isabel Neville[13] and as Georgiana Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Death Comes to Pemberley.[14] Between 2015 and 2019, she played Demelza Poldark in the BBC One television series Poldark.[15]

Tomlinson was #56 on the "Radio Times TV 100" list for 2018, a list said to be determined by television executives and broadcasting veterans.[16]

She starred as Amy in the 2019 BBC television series The War of the Worlds—based on the H. G. Wells novel of the same name—, a role expanded from that of the wife of the book's narrator.[17][18][19] In 2021 she played Lady Gabby in Stephen Merchant and Elgin James' comedy drama for BBC television, The Outlaws. In July 2022 it was revealed that she had joined the cast of Netflix's romantic drama series "One Day". It was reported in March 2023 that Tomlinson is set to star in a new six-part thriller series for Channel 4 called The Couple Next Door.

Personal life

In July 2022, Tomlinson married rugby player Will Owen.[20][21]

Filmography
Eleanor Tomlinson at the British Independent Film Awards 2014

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006The IllusionistYoung Sophie
2008Angus, Thongs and Perfect SnoggingJasMain cast
2010 Alice in WonderlandFiona Chataway
2013 Jack the Giant SlayerPrincess Isabelle
Siberian EducationXenya
2014The Curse of StyriaLara
2016 AlleycatsDanni
Revolution: New Art for a New WorldLyubov PopovaMain role
2017Loving VincentAdeline Ravoux (voice)[22]
2018ColetteGeorgie Raoul-Duval
2020Love Wedding RepeatHayleyMain cast

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005FallingLittle Daphne with Branklyn
2007Einstein and EddingtonAgnes Müller
2009The Sarah Jane AdventuresEve
Hepzibah aka The VillageKirsten Schwartz
2010The Lost FutureMiru
2013 Agatha Christie's PoirotAlice Cunningham
The White QueenIsabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence
Death Comes to PemberleyGeorgiana Darcy
2015–2019PoldarkDemelza PoldarkMain cast
2018Ordeal by InnocenceMary Durrant (née Argyll)[23]
2019The War of the WorldsAmyMain cast
2021–2023The NeversMary BrightonMain cast
2021IntergalacticCandyMain cast
2021–2022The OutlawsLady GabbyMain cast
2023 A Small Light Tess
TBA The Couple Next Door Evie Lead role

References
  1. "Bev teen Eleanor stars in new Hollywood blockbuster Jack The Giant Killer". Hull Daily Mail. 18 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. "The Racing Post – TV soap actor lands pounds 286,850 haul". Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. "Why Beverley-born actor Malcolm Tomlinson is under starter's orders in his most racy role yet". Hull Daily Mail. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. "The Yorkshire Times Interviews Actor And Racing Commentator Malcolm Tomlinson". Yorkshire News. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  5. Walden, Celia (20 August 2016). "Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson on Aidan Turner and why they can't stop laughing during sex scenes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. Hayes, Martha (9 March 2015). "5 Things We Learnt When We Chatted to Eleanor Tomlinson". marieclaire.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. "Zweitausendeins. Filmlexikon FILME von A-Z - Hepzibah - Sie holt dich im Schlaf". 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  8. "The Mad Woman in the Attic, Part 2, Series 3, The Sarah Jane Adventures - Credits". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  9. "Interview - Eleanor Tomlinson: Eleanor in a wonderland of dream roles on the screen". The Yorkshire Post. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  10. Young, Deborah (2 March 2013). "Siberian Education (Educazione Siberiana): Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  11. McNary, Dave (1 March 2011). "Eleanor Tomlinson joins 'Killer' cast". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  12. Fleming, Mike (1 March 2011). "Eleanor Tomlinson Lands 'Jack The Giant Killer' Female Lead". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  13. BBC Online. The White Queen, a new ten-part drama for BBC One, 10 January 2013. Latest News
  14. Lazarus, Susanna (26 April 2015). "Why Eleanor Tomlinson is the real star of Poldark". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  15. "Meet the cast of Poldark". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  16. Lazarus, Susanna (21 August 2018). "Olivia Colman tops Radio Times TV 100 2018: full list revealed". radiotimes.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  17. Jeffery, Morgan (11 November 2019). "Why BBC's War of the Worlds adaptation made this huge change to the book; Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  18. Anita, Singhen (18 November 2019). "The War of the Worlds, episode 1 review: small-scale Martians and women being woke in Woking". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  19. Cutlack, Gary (19 November 2019). "BBC War of the Worlds Review: Rafe Spall Frowns for an Hour With Good Reason". Gizmodo. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  20. Neog, Anupal Sraban (14 July 2022). "Who is Will Owen? All about Eleanor Tomlinson's husband and their relationship timeline as Poldark star gets married". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  21. Klerk, Amy de (13 July 2022). "Eleanor Tomlinson marries in fairytale wedding gown and plenty of diamonds". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  22. Vernon, Polly (27 May 2017). "Cornish Tease". The Times. p. 51. ISSN 0140-0460.
  23. Billen, Andrew (31 March 2018). "Ordeal by Innocence: the Christie Mystery that almost got away". The Times. No. 72497. Saturday Review. pp. 4–5. ISSN 0140-0460.
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