Isobel Dorothy Powley (born 7 March 1992) is an English actress. Powley was born and raised in London, where she was educated at Holland Park School. She began acting as a teenager on television, starring on the CBBC action television series M.I. High (2007–2008), the period miniseries Little Dorrit (2008), the crime series Murderland (2009), and the ITV sitcom Benidorm (2014).
Powley was born in the Hammersmith borough of London, England,[1] to British actor Mark Powley and casting director Janis Jaffa.[2] Her mother is Jewish, the descendant of emigrants from Russia to Dublin, Ireland.[3][4] Powley attended Holland Park School.[5]
Career
Screen
From 2007 until 2008, Powley was one of the lead characters in M.I. High, starring in 23 episodes. Powley has also appeared in several other productions such as Murderland (three episodes, 2009), Little Dorrit (2008), The Bill (2008) and The Whistleblowers (2007). In 2013, Powley was joining the cast of the ITV series Benidorm for series six.[6]
In an interview in 2013, Powley said she had a spot reserved to study history at the University of Manchester,[5] but she never attended. It was announced in July 2021 via actor Douglas Booth's Instagram page that he and Powley are engaged to be married after meeting on the set of the film Mary Shelley in 2016.
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Isobel Dorothy Powley born 7 March 1992 is an English actress Powley was born and raised in London where she was educated at Holland Park School She began acting as a teenager on television starring on the CBBC action television series M I High 2007 2008 the period miniseries Little Dorrit 2008 the crime series Murderland 2009 and the ITV sitcom Benidorm 2014 Bel PowleyPowley in February 2020BornIsobel Dorothy Powley 1992 03 07 7 March 1992 age 31 Hammersmith London EnglandOccupationActressYears active2007 presentPartner s Douglas Booth 2016 present engaged ParentMark Powley father Powley gained critical praise for her portrayal of Princess Margaret in A Royal Night Out 2015 for which she was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer and a sexually confused teenager in the coming of age film The Diary of a Teenage Girl for which she won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress and the Trophee Chopard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival She has since starred in the films Mary Shelley 2017 White Boy Rick 2018 Ashes in the Snow 2018 and The King of Staten Island 2020 and on the Apple TV drama series The Morning Show 2019 2021 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Screen 2 2 Stage 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 Theatre 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditPowley was born in the Hammersmith borough of London England 1 to British actor Mark Powley and casting director Janis Jaffa 2 Her mother is Jewish the descendant of emigrants from Russia to Dublin Ireland 3 4 Powley attended Holland Park School 5 Career EditScreen Edit From 2007 until 2008 Powley was one of the lead characters in M I High starring in 23 episodes Powley has also appeared in several other productions such as Murderland three episodes 2009 Little Dorrit 2008 The Bill 2008 and The Whistleblowers 2007 In 2013 Powley was joining the cast of the ITV series Benidorm for series six 6 Powley in 2015 In 2015 Powley portrayed Princess Margaret in the biographical comedy drama A Royal Night Out alongside Sarah Gadon as Princess Elizabeth Powley played the lead role of Minnie Goetze in the comedy drama film The Diary of a Teenage Girl which premiered in New York City and Los Angeles in August 2015 Shortly afterward Powley starred as the titular character in the 2016 indie film Carrie Pilby taking over the role from Hailee Steinfeld 7 In 2018 Powley starred opposite Liv Tyler in the horror film Wildling 8 and appeared in the crime drama film White Boy Rick 9 That same year Powley played a lead role as Holly Morten in the BBC One drama Informer 10 In June 2020 Powley appeared in The King of Staten Island as the love interest of Pete Davidson s character In 2022 Powley played Birdy one of the main characters in the TV series Everything I Know About Love 11 Stage Edit Powley appeared as Maggie in Tusk Tusk at the Royal Court Theatre London in March 2009 12 On Broadway she was Thomasina in the 2011 revival of Arcadia at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre 13 In October 2011 she once again appeared at the Royal Court as Tilly in Jumpy 14 a role to which she returned in the West End transfer of Jumpy to the Duke of York s Theatre in August 2012 15 She appeared as Dawn in the March 2018 revival of Lobby Hero at the Hayes Theatre alongside Chris Evans Michael Cera and Bryan Tyree Henry 16 Personal life EditIn an interview in 2013 Powley said she had a spot reserved to study history at the University of Manchester 5 but she never attended It was announced in July 2021 via actor Douglas Booth s Instagram page that he and Powley are engaged to be married after meeting on the set of the film Mary Shelley in 2016 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes2013 Side by Side Lauren Buckle2015 The Diary of a Teenage Girl Minnie GoetzeA Royal Night Out Princess MargaretEquals Rachel2016 Detour CherryCarrie Pilby Carrie Pilby2017 Mary Shelley Claire ClairmontPipe Dreams Helen Short2018 Wildling AnnaWhite Boy Rick Dawn WersheAshes in the Snow Lina Vilkas2020 The King of Staten Island KelseyTBA Turn Me On TBA 17 Television Edit Year Title Role Notes2007 The Whistleblowers Emma Clayson Episode Starters 2007 2008 M I High Daisy Millar 23 episodes2008 The Bill Becky Cooper Episode Loved and Lost Little Dorrit Flower Girl Episode 1 32009 Murderland Carrie Walsh TV mini seriesVictoria Wood s Mid Life Christmas Cranchesterford teenager TV movie2011 The Cabin Sydney TV movie2014 Benidorm Bianca Dyke 5 episodes2016 Roald Dahl s Revolting Rhymes Cindy voice TV movie2018 Informer Holly Morten 6 episodes2019 2021 The Morning Show Claire Conway Main role season 1 guest role season 2 11 episodes2019 2022 Moominvalley Little My voice 39 episodes2022 Everything I Know About Love Birdy Main role 18 TBA Masters of the Air Sandra Wingate Upcoming miniseriesTBA A Small Light Miep Gies Upcoming miniseriesTheatre EditYear Title Role 19 Company Director2009 Tusk Tusk Maggie The Royal Court Theatre Jeremy Herrin2011 Arcadia Thomasina Ethel Barrymore Theatre Broadway David LeveauxJumpy Tilly Royal Court Theatre amp Ambassadors Theatre Group Nina Raine2013 Raving Tabby Hampstead Theatre Edward Hall2014 Elephants Daisy Hampstead Theatre Tamara Harvey2018 Lobby Hero Dawn Helen Hayes Theatre Broadway Trip CullmanAwards and nominations EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Bel Powley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Work Association Award Result2015 A Royal Night Out Hamptons International Film Festival Breakthrough Performer WonBritish Independent Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer NominatedThe Diary of a Teenage Girl Gotham Independent Film Awards Best Actress WonNiagara Integrated Film Festival NIFF Rising Star WonDetroit Film Critics Society Best Actress NominatedBreakthrough Artist NominatedChicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Performer NominatedFlorida Film Critics Circle Pauline Kael Breakout Award NominatedWomen s Image Network Awards Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film NominatedWomen Film Critics Circle Best Young Actress NominatedVillage Voice Film Poll Best Actress NominatedNew York Film Critics Circle Breakthrough Performance NominatedIndiewire Critics Poll Best Lead Actress NominatedKansas City Film Critics Circle Best Actress Nominated2016 Cannes Film Festival Trophee Chopard Female Revelation WonBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA Rising Star Award NominatedFilm Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead NominatedEmpire Best Female Newcomer NominatedAlliance of Women Film Journalists Best Breakthrough Performance NominatedChlotrudis Awards Best Actress NominatedFEST International Film Festival Best Actress WonReferences Edit Isobel Dorothy Powley England and Wales Birth Registration Index FamilySearch Archived from the original on 26 January 2016 Retrieved 10 August 2015 Synnot Siobhan 2 August 2015 Actress Bel Powley comes of age as 1970s adolescent The Scotsman Archived from the original on 10 August 2015 Retrieved 10 August 2015 bdpowley 4 March 2014 missing Tweet via Twitter dead link Bel Powley Adds Staten Island to Her Accent Repertoire The New Yorker 29 May 2020 a b Arcadia Broadway 17 March 2011 Arcadia s Bel Powley on Coming to Broadway as a Brainy Teen Broadway Buzz Broadway com Archived from the original on 27 July 2013 Retrieved 16 January 2014 Lazarus Susanna 12 April 2013 Benidorm series 6 confirmed Radio Times Archived from the original on 26 April 2013 Retrieved 16 January 2014 Ford Rebecca 5 August 2015 Diary of a Teenage Girl Actress Bel Powley to Star in Carrie Pilby Exclusive The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on 10 August 2015 Retrieved 10 August 2015 Jaafar Ali 5 October 2015 Rising Star Bel Powley To Topline Wildling Liv Tyler and Trudie Styler s Maven To Produce Deadline Archived from the original on 4 March 2020 Retrieved 23 May 2016 Pedersen Erik 7 September 2018 White Boy Rick Clip Exclusive Look At Matthew McConaughey amp Family Toronto Deadline Archived from the original on 8 September 2018 Retrieved 8 September 2018 When is BBC1 s Informer on TV Who s in the cast and what s it about Radio Times Archived from the original on 8 September 2018 Retrieved 8 September 2018 Grater Tom 23 August 2021 Emma Appleton amp Bel Powley Starring In Dolly Alderton Adaptation Everything I Know About Love For Working Title amp BBC One Deadline Retrieved 8 December 2022 Spencer Charles 2 April 2009 Tusk Tusk at the Royal Court The Daily Telegraph London Archived from the original on 26 January 2012 Retrieved 4 November 2011 Brantley Ben 18 March 2011 Arcadia The 180 Year stitch Metaphysically Speaking The New York Times p 1 Archived from the original on 18 May 2012 Retrieved 4 November 2011 Spencer Charles 19 October 2011 Jumpy Royal Court The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 28 October 2011 Retrieved 4 November 2011 Observations One To Watch Bel Powley Actress 20 Features Films The Independent 7 July 2012 Archived from the original on 30 June 2017 Retrieved 16 January 2014 Stasio Marilyn 27 March 2018 Broadway Review Chris Evans in Kenneth Lonergan s Lobby Hero Variety Archived from the original on 18 June 2018 Retrieved 8 September 2018 Wiseman Andreas 10 February 2022 Nick Robinson amp Bel Powley To Star In Sci Fi Rom Com Turn Me On Film Constellation Launches Sales EFM Deadline Hollywood First look images released for Dolly Alderton s highly anticipated adaptation of Everything I Know About Love for BBC One and BBC iPlayer bbc co uk mediacentre Retrieved 17 March 2022 Curtis Brown www curtisbrown co uk Archived from the original on 8 September 2018 Retrieved 8 September 2018 External links Edit Media related to Bel Powley at Wikimedia 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