Ella Purnell

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ella Purnell

• Ella Purnell grew up in Bethnal Green, London.

  

• While studying at Sylvia Young Theatre School, she was represented by her school’s in-house agency.

• Ella Purnell performed in stage productions on the West End.

  

• When she was thirteen years old, she was part of the chorus in the musical Oliver! at the Theatre Royal in London in 2009.

• In 2010, when the stage show Oliver! ended, Ella Purnell got the role of young Keira Knightley’s character in the film Never Let Me Go.

• She then went on to appear in many films such as Ways to Live Forever (2010) and Intruders (2011).

  

• In 2010, Screen International named her as one of the 10 UK Stars of Tomorrow.

• In 2011, Ella Purnell appeared in the BBC HD short film Candy.

• She played the role of Dolce in Kick-Ass 2 in 2013.

• When she was eighteen years old, she decided to take a break from acting and got admission into a university.

• Ella Purnell wanted to become a children’s writer or teacher.

• During this time, she decided to travel for a year to find herself.

• In 2014, Ella Purnell appeared in the film Wildlike, which won several awards at film festivals.

• She played young Maleficent (played by Angelina Jolie) in Disney’s Maleficent in the same year.

  

• Ella Purnell was offered a role in Miss Peregrine’s film Home for Peculiar Children in 2016. She accepted the role as it was her dream to work with Tim Burton.

• At first, she felt mixed emotions about postponing university studies. She saw it as a missed opportunity. However, she was happy with her choice to continue acting.

• In 2016, when Ella Purnell was nineteen years old, she co-founded Educate2Eradicate with her former schoolmate Arifa Nasim.

• The organization works to eradicate honour-based violence and address forced child marriage.

• In 2017, Ella Purnell played the role of Mia in the film Access All Areas.

  

• She also portrayed Winston Churchill’s secretary, Helen Garrett, in the historical drama Churchill in the same year.

• Ella Purnell was reportedly in a relationship with actors Rob Raco and Asa Butterfield.

• In 2017, there were rumours that she was dating actor Brad Pitt.

• In 2018, Ella Purnell played the role of Hester Argyll in the BBC miniseries Ordeal by Innocence.

• The same year, she appeared as Tess in the Starz television series Sweetbitter, which aired on STARZ. The show was cancelled after two seasons.

  

• In 2020, Ella Purnell appeared as Lady Maria Grey in Belgravia, a period drama by Julian Fellowes.

• In 2021, she began working as Jackie in the thriller television series Yellowjackets, which aired on Netflix.

• The same year, she worked as a voice-over artist for the character Gwyn in Star Trek: Prodigy, which aired on Netflix.

• In 2021, Ella Purnell voiced Jinx in the television series Arcane on Netflix.

• In June 2022, she referred to musician Max Bennett Kelly as her life partner.

• In 2024, Ella Purnell started working as Lucy MacLean in the television series Fallout, which aired on Amazon Prime Video.

  

• The same year, she began working as the lead in Sweetpea, a dark comedy series, which aired on Sky Atlantic.

• Ella Purnell received critical praise for both Fallout and Sweetpea. She worked as an executive producer for Sweetpea.

  

• She divides her time between London and Los Angeles as of 2024.

• Ella Purnell likes playing the piano in her free time.

• She is an animal lover and has a pet dog. She often shares pictures of her pet on social media.

  

• Ella Purnell is often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.

  

• Ella Purnell likes smoking cigarettes occasionally.