Biography
Ella Summer Purnell (born 17 September 1996) is an English actress who began her career as a child actress in West End theatre. Purnell used to attend weekly classes at Sylvia Young Theatre School studying acting, singing, and dance. Purnell's film roles include Never Let Me Go (2010), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Churchill (2017), and Army of the Dead (2021), among others. Her television credits include Sweetbitter (2018), Belgravia (2020), Yellowjackets (2021), Arcane (...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Junk Male
2023
as Decency 'Dee' DiMartini
Hollywood Thompson’s life reaches a new low after a fateful punch derails his championship boxing career.
Junk Male
2023
Director, Writer, Producer
Hollywood Thompson’s life reaches a new low after a fateful punch derails his championship boxing career.
Toast
2023
as Narrator (voice)
“Toast” is an exercise in shutting down the frontal lobe during the writing process in hopes of catching lightning in a bottle. A five-minute waterfal...
Creating an Army of the Dead
2021
as Self
Zack Snyder and his Army of the Dead team dive into the film's wild stunts, groundbreaking effects and the evolution of the zombie genre.
Army of the Dead
2021
as Kate Ward
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest...
UFO
2018
as Natalie
A college student, who sees a UFO, uses his exceptional math skills to investigate the sighting with his friends while the FBI follows closely behind.
Right Place, Wrong Tim
2018
as Clement Bell
Right Place, Wrong Tim follows the Bell family, a dynasty of clockmakers who run Dagenham’s infamous ‘Hells Bells’ clock shop, in Channel 4’s most suc...
Oksijan
2018
as Inca
A 7-year old Afghan boy finds himself trapped in a refrigerated truck with 14 other refugees as they are smuggled into the UK.
Access All Areas
2017
as Mia
Four runaway teenagers are catapulted on a wild and uplifting road trip out of the city and across the water to a magical island music festival.
Churchill
2017
as Helen Garrett
A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
as Emma Bloom
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroyin...
The Journey Is the Destination
2016
as Amy
The inspiring life story of the late photojournalist, artist and activist Dan Eldon, who abandoned a comfortable life in London to document the strugg...
The Legend of Tarzan
2016
as Young Jane Body Double (uncredited)
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
Wildlike
2015
as Mackenzie
Fourteen-year-old Mackenzie is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau when her mother can’t care for her anymore. The living situation quickly takes a ...
Cyberbully
2015
as Megan Turner
A chilling real-time thriller featuring a teenager, Casey, battling with an anonymous cyber-stalker.
Maleficent
2014
as Teen Maleficent
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army th...
Maleficent
2014
Stunt Double
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army th...
Kick-Ass 2
2013
as Dolce
After Kick-Ass’ insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, he joins a patrol led by the Colonel Stars and Stripes. When these a...
Intruders
2011
as Mia Farrow
Though no one can see him, Hollow Face lurks in the corners, desperately desiring love but only knowing how to spread fear and hate. He creeps into th...
Candy
2011
as Candy
Joe, a teenage suburban boy, meets and instantly falls in love with a seemingly innocent young girl from his home town who now lives in London. As the...
Ways to Live Forever
2010
as Kaleigh
Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he...
Never Let Me Go
2010
as Young Ruth
As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come...
The Scurry
N/A
Chaos erupts at an eco-café when a horde of deranged squirrels seeks revenge on the staff and visitors, forcing two summoned pest controllers to face ...
Loser
N/A
Alice, a brilliant but troubled physicist, attempts to heal her trauma by using time travel but gets caught in a twisty, cat-and-mouse game of murder ...
Hot Ted
N/A
as Amy
The film follows a true-crime podcast enthusiast Zoe sent to summer camp and becomes convinced the camp counsellor is behind another counsellor’s disa...
Hot Ted
N/A
Producer
The film follows a true-crime podcast enthusiast Zoe sent to summer camp and becomes convinced the camp counsellor is behind another counsellor’s disa...