Ella Hunt

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Ella Hunt
File:Ella Hunt on AMFM Studios.jpg
Hunt interviewed about Anna and the Apocalypse in 2018
Born Ella Mary L. Grob
(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26)[1]
Westminster, London, England
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active 2011–present

Ella Hunt (born 29 April 1998) is an English actress and singer. She was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA for her performance in the film Anna and the Apocalypse (2017). On television, she is known for her roles as Ellie Marsden in the ITV comedy-drama Cold Feet (2016–2017)[2] and Sue Gilbert in the Apple TV+ series Dickinson (2019–2021).[3]

Early life

Born in London to sculptor and actress Louise Hunt and art dealer David Grob, Hunt grew up on a farm in Parracombe, North Devon near Barnstaple.[4][5][6] She is of Swiss descent on one side.[7] She has an older brother William, a younger brother Arthur, as well as three older half-siblings from her father's first marriage.[8]

Hunt attended Millfield Preparatory School in Somerset and then Blundell's School in Tiverton.[9][10] She was discovered by an agent when she was in a school production at Millfield at the age of 11.[11][12]

Career

Beginning as a child actress, Hunt appeared in the 2011 film Intruders, the 2012 film Les Misérables, and the 2014 independent film Robot Overlords.[13] She made her television debut at 18 in 2016 as Ellie Marsden alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones as her twin Olivia in the ITV series Cold Feet.[14]

Hunt starred as Anna Shepherd in the 2018 film Anna and the Apocalypse,[15][16] which earned her a Scottish BAFTA nomination as well as an ensemble award at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. She also appeared in the 2019 film Summer Night and starred as Kat Malone in the 2020 film Kat and the Band.[17] In 2018, Hunt was cast as Sue Gilbert in the 2019 Apple TV+ period drama Dickinson.[18]

In April 2020, Hunt released her first single, "Magpie". In November 2021, Hunt released the single "Holding On," followed by the EP Triptych a month later.[19]

Hunt made her professional theatre debut as Alice in the 2022 production of Closer at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith alongside Jack Farthing, Sam Troughton, and Nina Toussaint-White.[20]

Personal life

Hunt splits her time between Islington, London and Brooklyn Heights, New York.[21][12] In March 2021, she came out as queer.[22] She is now in a relationship with Thomas Bartlett.[23]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details
Triptych

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK IRL
"Magpie" 2020 — — Non-album single
"Holding On" 2021 — — Triptych
"Moral High Ground" 2021 — — Triptych "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Intruders Ella Foster
2012 Les Misérables Turning Woman
2014 Robot Overlords Alexandra
2018 Anna and the Apocalypse Anna Shepherd
2018 The More You Ignore Me Alice
2019 Summer Night Dana
2019 Kat and the Band Kat Malone
2022 Master Cressida
2022 Lady Chatterley's Lover Mrs Flint Netflix film[24]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016–2017 Cold Feet Ellie Marsden Recurring role; 13 episodes
2017 Endeavour Emma Carr Episode: "Canticle"
2018 Lore Lady Margit Episode: "Elizabeth Bathory: Mirror, Mirror"
2019–2021 Dickinson Sue Gilbert Main role[25]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Closer Alice Lyric Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 Toronto After Dark Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast Anna and the Apocalypse Won [26]
British Academy Scotland Awards Best Actress – Film Nominated [27]

References

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