Lily James

Lily James

1989-04-05 Esher, Surrey, England, UK 40 Credits

Biography

Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born 5 April 1989), known professionally as Lily James, is an English actress. She studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She began her career in the British television series Just William (2010). Following a supporting role in the period drama series Downton Abbey (2012–2015), her breakthrough was the title role in the fantasy film Cinderella (2015). James went on to portray Natasha Rostova in the television adaptation of War & Peace (2...

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The Angry Birds Movie 3

The Angry Birds Movie 3

2027

as (voice)

Acting

The third installment in The Angry Birds Movie franchise. Plot TBA.

Relay

Relay

2025

as Sarah

Acting

Tom, a world class “fixer”, specializes in brokering lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten their ruin. He ke...

Greedy People

Greedy People

2024

as Paige

6.3
Acting

The eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, leading to a ser...

Finally Dawn

Finally Dawn

2024

as Josephine Esperanto

5.9
Acting

A young Roman woman during the 1950s is on the verge of becoming engaged to a man. She goes to Cinecittà to do an audition as an extra and is thrust i...

The Iron Claw

The Iron Claw

2023

as Pam Adkisson

7.5
Acting

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s...

What's Love Got to Do with It?

What's Love Got to Do with It?

2023

as Zoe

6.0
Acting

Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advi...

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

2021

as Rose

4.7
Acting

The world’s funniest and most star-studded pantomime is back! Lily James heads the cast as famous names from theatre, film, comedy and music gather to...

Rare Beasts

Rare Beasts

2021

as Cressida

5.4
Acting

Mandy is a mother, a writer, a nihilist. Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of he...

The Dig

The Dig

2021

as Peggy Piggott

6.9
Acting

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the ec...

Rebecca

Rebecca

2020

as Mrs. de Winter

6.3
Acting

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.

Yesterday

Yesterday

2019

as Ellie Appleton

6.7
Acting

A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where the group was ...

Little Woods

Little Woods

2019

as Deborah Hale

5.5
Acting

For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the a...

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

2019

as Miranda

7.2
Acting

You’re invited to the wedding of the year, as the original cast of Four Weddings and a Funeral reunite in this one-off sequel. Twenty-five years after...

National Theatre Live: All About Eve

National Theatre Live: All About Eve

2019

as Eve Harrington

8.5
Acting

The story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, be...

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

2018

as Young Donna Sheridan

7.1
Acting

Five years after meeting her three fathers, Sophie Sheridan prepares to open her mother’s hotel. In 1979, young Donna Sheridan meets the men who each ...

Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

2018

as Detroit's White British Voice (voice)

6.8
Acting

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him i...

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

2018

as Juliet Ashton

7.4
Acting

Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when sh...

Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

2017

as Elizabeth Layton

7.4
Acting

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it c...

Baby Driver

Baby Driver

2017

as Debora

7.4
Acting

After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

The Exception

The Exception

2017

as Mieke de Jong

6.9
Acting

Nothing is as it seems in this riveting World War 2 thriller as a wary soldier goes to investigate a mysterious German monarch at his secluded mansion...

The Tale of Thomas Burberry

The Tale of Thomas Burberry

2016

as Betty

6.0
Acting

160 years in the making, a story inspired by the pioneering discoveries of our founder, reimagining key events that have shaped Burberry's history.

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

2016

as Juliet Capulet

8.0
Acting

Live theatre presentation of Shakespeare's classic play about two teenagers from warring families whose love affair ends in tragedy.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

2016

as Elizabeth Bennet

6.2
Acting

A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from differen...

Burnt

Burnt

2015

as Sara

6.5
Acting

Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearh...

Cinderella

Cinderella

2015

as Cinderella

6.8
Acting

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, ...

Silent Treatment

Silent Treatment

2013

as The Girl

7.5
Acting

In a bleak, stagnant waiting area, where time stands still and odd characters sink with gloom, two strangers are compelled to connect.

Broken

Broken

2012

as Older Skunk

6.9
Acting

Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.

Fast Girls

Fast Girls

2012

as Lisa Temple

6.1
Acting

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans

2012

as Korrina

5.7
Acting

Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while – dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion – the gods are losing control ...

Chemistry

Chemistry

2012

as Ines

8.0
Acting

Johann, a brilliant young scientist, conspires with his friend Eric to perform a dangerous chemical experiment with an exhilarating goal: the secret o...

Chloe and Will's Hot Date Night

Chloe and Will's Hot Date Night

2011

as Chloe

Acting

Will can't believe his luck when Chloe returns home with him after a hot date, but everything cools down when he discovers her hidden passion.

Swiped

N/A

as Whitney Wolfe Herd

Acting

The story of Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder and former CEO of online dating platform Bumble.

Let the Evil Go West

Let the Evil Go West

N/A

Acting

A railroad worker stumbles upon a fortune under deeply disturbing circumstances. As horrifying visions and manifestations drive him towards madness, h...

Cowboy Bob

Cowboy Bob

N/A

as Peggy Jo

Acting

In the early 1990s, Peggy Jo Tallas began a spate of bank robberies throughout Texas. She committed the crimes dressed as a man and the FBI had no ide...

Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

N/A

as Naomi Cooper

Acting

During a weekend trip with a billionaire’s son, seasoned mountaineer Ray Cooper and his daughter Sydney are targeted by a gang of kidnappers. Ray’s ot...

Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo

Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo

N/A

Acting

A corrupt gambler in the Metropolitan Police Force finds himself thrown into a tangled case after an enigmatic FBI agent arrives in Tokyo to investiga...

Photo Booth

N/A

as Jean Bouchet

Acting

Jean Bouchet has prioritized her career over having children. Her marriage begins to show strain and the situation becomes complicated when her husban...

Harmonia

Harmonia

N/A

Acting

Set in the 1980s, Rita is entranced by the mesmeric leader and renounces her family to embrace the world of the enigmatic Harmonia commune. Her daught...

Swiped

N/A

Producer

Producing

The story of Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder and former CEO of online dating platform Bumble.

Photo Booth

N/A

Producer

Producing

Jean Bouchet has prioritized her career over having children. Her marriage begins to show strain and the situation becomes complicated when her husban...