Biography
Who is Ellie Bamber?
Early life and education
Eleanor Elizabeth Bamber was born in Surrey, United Kingdom. She has a younger brother named Lucas. Her father, David, works in the finance industry, and her mother, Zoe, serves as her manager.
For her education, she attended Eagle House School and Hawley Place School, also known as Hurst Lodge School. While at school, she received a drama scholarship. She later attended Wellington College for her Sixth Form studies.
Stage acting career
At the age of 12, Ellie Bamber became the youngest member of the Players' Theatre Club. Shortly after, at age 13, Sir Trevor Nunn cast her as Young Jenny in his production of Aspects of Love, which was staged at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
Ellie returned to musical theatre later to play the lead role of the teenager Dinah Lord in High Society. This production took place at The Old Vic in London and was directed by Maria Friedman. This role earned her a nomination for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Newcomer in a Musical in November 2015.
Film and television work
The actor made her film debut in the BBC production The Falling in 2014. That same year, she appeared as Lydia Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies alongside actors such as Lily James and Matt Smith. In 2015, the British Film Institute and Screen Daily recognized her as one of the Screen Stars of Tomorrow.
She appeared in Tom Ford's 2016 film Nocturnal Animals as the daughter of characters played by Jake Gyllenhaal and Isla Fisher. That year, she also filmed Extracurricular Activities. In 2017, she filmed High Resolution, a project based on the book Taipei by Tao Lin, and appeared in the music video for the song There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back by Shawn Mendes.
Birthday and age
Ellie Bamber was born on February 2, 1997, which makes Ellie 29 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Ellie shares the date with 32 other famous people.
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