Born in London, England, Ella Purnell began studying acting, singing and dance at Sylvia Young Theatre School, and in 2008, at age 12, beat out hundreds of other girls for a role in Oliver! at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Her 2010 film debut was in the role of the younger version of Keira Knightley's lead character in Never Let Me Go.
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Sweetpea (2024)
Starring as Rhiannon Lewis
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Life 2.0 (Oct 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Someone’s Been a Naughty Girl (Oct 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Everybody Loves Julia (Oct 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Black Spots in the Garage (Oct 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: This Sort of Thing Needs Some Feminine Energy (Oct 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Sorry for Your Loss (Oct 10, 2024)
Fallout (2024)
Starring as Lucy MacLean
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The Beginning (Apr 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: The Radio (Apr 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: The Trap (Apr 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: The Past (Apr 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: The Ghouls (Apr 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: The Head (Apr 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: The Target (Apr 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: The End (Apr 10, 2024)
Yellowjackets (2021)
Starring as Jackie Taylor
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (Jan 16, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: Doomcoming (Jan 9, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: Flight of the Bumblebee (Jan 2, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: No Compass (Dec 26, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Saints (Dec 19, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Blood Hive (Dec 12, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Bear Down (Dec 5, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: The Dollhouse (Nov 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: F Sharp (Nov 21, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Nov 14, 2021)
Guest starring as Jackie Taylor
(6 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: A Normal, Boring Life (Mar 28, 2025)
- Episode 3x04: 12 Angry Girls and 1 Drunk Travis (Feb 28, 2025)
- Episode 3x03: Them's the Brakes (Feb 21, 2025)
- Episode 2x08: It Chooses (May 19, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Edible Complex (Mar 31, 2023)
- Episode 2x01: Friends, Romans, Countrymen (Mar 24, 2023)
Arcane: League of Legends (2021)
Starring as Jinx
(14 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: The Dirt Under Your Nails (Nov 23, 2024)
- Episode 2x08: Killing Is a Cycle (Nov 23, 2024)
- Episode 2x06: The Message Hidden Within the Pattern (Nov 16, 2024)
- Episode 2x05: Blisters and Bedrock (Nov 16, 2024)
- Episode 2x04: Paint the Town Blue (Nov 16, 2024)
- Episode 2x03: Finally Got the Name Right (Nov 9, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: Watch It All Burn (Nov 9, 2024)
- Episode 2x01: Heavy Is the Crown (Nov 9, 2024)
- Episode 1x09: The Monster You Created (Nov 20, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: Oil and Water (Nov 20, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: The Boy Savior (Nov 20, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: When These Walls Come Tumbling Down (Nov 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Everybody Wants to Be My Enemy (Nov 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Happy Progress Day! (Nov 13, 2021)
Starring as Older Powder
- Episode 2x07: Pretend Like It's the First Time (Nov 23, 2024)
Star Trek: Prodigy (2021)
Starring as Gwyn
(39 episodes)
- Episode 2x20: Ouroboros, Part II (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x19: Ouroboros, Part I (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x18: Touch of Grey (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x17: Brink (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x16: Ascension, Part II (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x15: Ascension, Part I (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x14: Cracked Mirror (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x13: A Tribble Called Quest (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x12: Last Flight of the Protostar, Part II (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x11: Last Flight of the Protostar, Part I (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x10: The Devourer of All Things, Part II (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x09: The Devourer of All Things, Part I (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x08: Is There in Beauty No Truth? (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x07: The Fast and the Curious (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x06: Imposter Syndrome (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x05: Observer's Paradox (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x04: Temporal Mechanics 101 (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x03: Who Saves the Saviors (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: Into the Breach, Part II (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x01: Into the Breach, Part I (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 1x19: Supernova, Part 2 (Dec 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x18: Supernova, Part 1 (Dec 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x17: Mindwalk (Dec 15, 2022)
- Episode 1x16: Ghost in the Machine (Dec 8, 2022)
- Episode 1x15: Preludes (Dec 1, 2022)
- Episode 1x14: Masquerade (Nov 24, 2022)
- Episode 1x13: Crossroads (Nov 17, 2022)
- Episode 1x12: All the World's a Stage (Nov 10, 2022)
- Episode 1x11: Let Sleeping Borg Lie (Nov 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x10: Asylum (Oct 27, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: A Moral Star, Part 2 (Feb 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: A Moral Star, Part 1 (Jan 27, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Time Amok (Jan 20, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: First Contact (Jan 13, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Kobayashi (Jan 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Terror Firma (Nov 18, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Dream Catcher (Nov 11, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Starstruck (Nov 4, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Lost and Found (Oct 28, 2021)
Starring as Holo Gwyn
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Is There in Beauty No Truth? (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x07: The Fast and the Curious (Jul 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x06: Imposter Syndrome (Jul 1, 2024)
Starring as Female Enderprizian
- Episode 1x12: All the World's a Stage (Nov 10, 2022)
Starring as Enderprizians
- Episode 1x12: All the World's a Stage (Nov 10, 2022)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Ella Purnell
- Episode 5x118: Nicole Richie, Ella Purnell, Alice Randall, Valerie June (Apr 16, 2024)
Sweetbitter (2018)
Starring as Tess
(14 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Bodega Cat (Aug 18, 2019)
- Episode 2x07: Peach Treats (Aug 18, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: Truffles and Champagne (Aug 11, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: Entropy (Aug 4, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Sec or Demi-Sec (Jul 28, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Last of the Season (Jul 21, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: Equifax & Experian (Jul 14, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: The Pork Special (Jul 14, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: It's Mine (Jun 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Weird Night (Jun 3, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Simone's (May 27, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Everyone is Soigné (May 20, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Now Your Tongue Is Coded (May 13, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Salt (May 6, 2018)
The Game Awards (2014)
Guest starring as Ella Purnell
- Episode 2024-12-12: The Game Awards 2024 (Dec 12, 2024)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Ella Purnell
- Episode 2018-05-16: Josh Brolin, Ella Purnell, The Aces, Matt Byrne (May 16, 2018)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Ella Purnell
- Episode 2024-04-10: Adam Levine, Ella Purnell, Liam Gallagher, John Squire (Apr 10, 2024)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Ella Purnell
(2 episodes)
- Episode 20x06: Sweetpea, Outer Banks - Season 4, Lonely Planet (Oct 12, 2024)
- Episode 19x31: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, The Absence of Eden, Fallout (Apr 13, 2024)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Ella Purnell
- Episode 2016-10-03: Dolly Parton, Ella Purnell (Oct 3, 2016)