Lily James
Acting
Born: 1989-04-05 · Esher, Surrey, England, UK
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
🎬 Movies (20)
The Angry Birds Movie 3
2026
(voice)
Cliffhanger
2026
Naomi Cooper
Swiped
2025
Whitney
Relay
2025
Sarah
Greedy People
2024
Paige
Finally Dawn
2024
Josephine Esperanto
The Iron Claw
2023
Pam Adkisson
What's Love Got to Do with It?
2023
Zoe Stevenson
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021
Rose
Rare Beasts
2021
Cressida
The Dig
2021
Peggy Piggott
Rebecca
2020
Mrs. de Winter
Yesterday
2019
Ellie Appleton
Little Woods
2019
Deborah Hale
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
2019
Miranda
National Theatre Live: All About Eve
2019
Eve Harrington
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
Young Donna
Sorry to Bother You
2018
Detroit's White British Voice (voice)
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018
Juliet Ashton
Darkest Hour
2017
Elizabeth Layton
📺 TV Shows (16)
Pam & Tommy
2022
Pamela Anderson
The Pursuit of Love
2021
Linda Radlett
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self
War and Peace
2016
Natasha Rostova
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self
Just William
2010
Ethel Brown
Downton Abbey
2010
Rose MacClare
Downton Abbey
2010
Lady Rose MacClare
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
2007
Poppy
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Self
The View
1997
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953
Self