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Tomlinson at the BIFA, 2014
Born
Eleanor May Tomlinson

(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32)
London, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s)
Will Owen
(m. 2022)

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

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. She is the daughter of Judith Hibbert, a singer, and Malcolm Tomlinson, an actor and horse racing commentator. Her brother, Ross Tomlinson, is also an actor.

Career

In 2006, Tomlinson appeared in The Illusionist as Young Sophie. She played Kirsten in the 2009 Pro Sieben international production The Village [de] alongside David Bamber, under the direction of Robert Sigl.

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, and Fiona Chataway in the film Alice in Wonderland, which premiered in theatres on 5 March 2010. In 2013 she was Xenya in the film Siberian Education by Gabriele Salvatores.

After an extensive search, she was cast as Princess Isabelle in Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), directed by Bryan Singer. 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 and as Georgiana Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Death Comes to Pemberley. Between 2015 and 2019, she played Demelza Poldark in the BBC One television series Poldark.

In 2018, she recorded and released an album, Tales from Home, covering traditional British songs and other standards.

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

She portrayed 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. In 2021 she played Lady Gabby in Stephen Merchant and Elgin James' comedy drama for BBC television, The Outlaws. In 2023 she played Evie in the Channel 4 thriller The Couple Next Door and in 2024 she played Sylvie in Netflix's romantic drama series One Day, an adaption of David Nicholl's book of the same name. In 2024 she joined the production of the PBS television adaptation of The Forsyte Saga.

In 2023 Tomlinson got the speaking role of Princess Nefer in the film "Mummies"

Personal life

In July 2022, Tomlinson married rugby player Will Owen. In October 2024, the couple announced they were expecting a baby.

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Illusionist Young Sophie Von Teschen
2010 Alice in Wonderland Fiona Chataway
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer Princess Isabelle
Siberian Education Xenya Sakurova
2014 The Curse of Styria Lara
2016 Alleycats Danni
Revolution: New Art for a New World Lyubov Popova
2017 Loving Vincent Adeline Ravoux Voice
2018 Colette Georgie Raoul-Duval
2020 Love Wedding Repeat Haley Carboni
2023 Mummies Princess Nefer Voice (Speaking)

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Falling Little Daphne with Branklyn
2007 Einstein and Eddington Agnes Müller
2009 The Sarah Jane Adventures Eve
Hepzibah aka The Village Kirsten Schwartz
2010 The Lost Future Miru
2013 Agatha Christie's Poirot Alice Cunningham
The White Queen Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence
Death Comes to Pemberley Georgiana Darcy
2015–2019 Poldark Demelza Poldark Main cast
2018 Ordeal by Innocence Mary Durrant (née Argyll)
2019 The War of the Worlds Amy Main cast
2021–2023 The Nevers Mary Brighton Main cast
2021 Intergalactic Candy Skov-King Main cast
2021–2024 The Outlaws Lady Gabby Penrose-Howe Main cast
2023 A Small Light Tess
The Couple Next Door Evie Greenwood Lead role
2024 One Day Sylvie Cope
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