Lily James

Birthday

1989-04-05

Place of Birth

Esher, Surrey, England, UK

Biography

Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989), known professionally as Lily James, is an English actress and model. She studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and began her acting career in the British television series Just William (2010). Following her role in the period drama series Downton Abbey (2012–2015), her film breakthrough was the title role in Cinderella (2015). James went on to portray Countess Natasha Rostova in the television adaptation of War & Peace (2016) and Pamela Anderson in the biographical series Pam & Tommy (2022). She has had starring roles in several films, including Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), Baby Driver (2017), Darkest Hour (2017), The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018), the musical Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Yesterday (2019), Rebecca (2020) and The Dig (2021).
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The Dig

The Dig

2021 7.1
The Dig

as Peggy Piggott

2021
Rebecca

Rebecca

2020 6
Rebecca

as Mrs. de Winter

2020
Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

2017 7.4
Darkest Hour

as Elizabeth Layton

2017
Fast Girls

Fast Girls

2012 6.2
Fast Girls

as Lisa Temple

2012
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