Nell Tiger Free | |
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Born |
Kingston upon Thames, London, England | 13 October 1999
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012–present |
Nell Tiger Free (born 13 October 1999) [1] [2] is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress in the films Mr Stink (2012) and Broken (both 2012). She has since starred in the Apple TV+ series Servant (2019–2023) and the Amazon Prime series Too Old to Die Young (2019). She also played Myrcella Baratheon in seasons 5 and 6 of the HBO series Game of Thrones (2015–2016).
Free was born in Kingston upon Thames, London. [3] [4] Her father works in recruitment and her mother is a yoga teacher. [4] She has an older sister. [5] [6]
Free was educated at Teddington School. She began acting while attending Saturday drama class. [4] She explained, "I was driving my mother insane. I had way too much energy as an 11-year-old. So she took me to a Saturday club where I could run around and sing and dance and act." [7]
In 2014, Free was cast as Myrcella Baratheon in Game of Thrones, replacing Aimee Richardson. [8] [9] Prior to her audition, Free had never seen the show; when talking about the role, she said: "I mean, it's every kid's dream to play a princess and the dresses were fantastic." [3]
Free starred in Wonderwell, which featured Carrie Fisher in her final performance prior to her death in 2016. The film was released in 2023. [10] In 2017, she joined the cast of Too Old to Die Young, a television series by Nicolas Winding Refn. [11] In August 2018, Free was cast as Leanne Grayson in M. Night Shyamalan's television series Servant. [12]
Free joined the cast of Fall into Darkness, an English-language remake of the 2014 Spanish horror film La Cueva, in July 2021. [13]
In August 2022, she was cast as Margaret in the 2024 horror film The First Omen. [14] [15] She said in 2024, "M. Night [Shyamalan] definitely nourished me to be able to come and do roles like this. I always say I don't think I could have played Margaret when I was 19. I couldn't have walked on and done it in the way that, hopefully, I've done it now." [6]
Free is friends with Sebastian Croft, her co-star on Game of Thrones and Wonderwell. [16] In 2015, it was speculated that Free was dating Dean-Charles Chapman, who played Tommen Baratheon on Game of Thrones; [17] [18] [16] they subsequently split up, deleting all social media posts of a romance. [16]
Free posts covers of songs and original music on Instagram. [3] [16] She is in a band named Your Parents. [19]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Broken | Anna | |
2021 | Settlers | Remmy | |
2023 | Wonderwell | Savannah | |
2024 | The First Omen | Margaret |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Mr Stink | Chloe Crumb | Television film |
2014 | Endeavour | Bunty Glossop | Episode: "Nocturne" |
2015–2016 | Game of Thrones | Myrcella Baratheon | Recurring role (seasons 5– 6), 6 episodes |
2019 | Too Old to Die Young | Janey Carter | Main role |
2019–2023 | Servant | Leanne Grayson | Television series; Main role Nominated - 47th Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Television Series |