# Holly Earl

Holly Earl (born 31 August 1992) is an English actress. She started her career as a child actor, in the television series Touching Evil (1997–1998), and may be best known for her recurring role in the first three seasons of Cuckoo (2012–2016), or her main cast roles in the series Beowulf (2016) and in the third season of Humans (2018).
Her films include Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert (2015), Once Upon a Time in London (2018) and her role as the 15-year-old version of a character played by Phyllis Logan in Last Train to Christmas (2021).

## Early life

Earl is from Ealing, West London. She attended Drayton Manor High School. Her older sister Elizabeth Earl is a former child actress.

## Career

Earl made her television debut at the age of four, playing Robson Green's daughter in Touching Evil. She then appeared as Young Kochanski in the eighth series of Red Dwarf, followed by a part in the BBC 1999 Christmas special The Greatest Store in the World. Her first film role followed in 2002 as May Bailey in Possession. She has also guest starred in Doctor Who, Doctors, Skins, and Cuckoo.
In 2012, she made her stage debut as Bertha in The Father at the Belgrade Theatre. She later received an Ian Charleson Award nomination for her role.
In 2015 she appeared as Ruby Hill in Ordinary Lies and in 2016 she was Kela in Beowulf.
In 2018, she starred as synth Agnes in the Channel 4 series Humans. In 2019, she starred as the lead in PlayStation game Erica. She also voices Lillia in the game League Of Legends.
In 2022, Earl appeared as the protagonist in the movie Shark Bait, which was filmed in Malta. To prepare for the role, she swam for 12 hours each day reaching a peak in her physical fitness.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Possession | May Bailey | |
| 2004 | Secret Passage | Young Clara | |
| 2013 | Dracula: The Dark Prince | Esme | |
| 2015 | Queen of the Desert | Cousin Florence | |
| 2017 | Loving Vincent | La Mousmé | Voice role |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Time in London | Aggie Vaux | |
| 2021 | Last Train to Christmas | Young Auntie Vi | |
| 2022 | Shark Bait | Nat | |
| 2022 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | |
| 2025 | The Burn | Pen | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997–1998 | Touching Evil | Louise Creegan | Recurring role (series 1–2) |
| 1999 | Red Dwarf | Young Kochanski | Episode: "Pete: Part 1" |
| 1999 | Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Lindsey | Episode: "The Lake of Darkness" |
| 1999 | The Greatest Store in the World | Angeline | TV movie |
| 2000 | My Hero | Helen | Episode: "My Hero Christmas" |
| 2006 | Wild at Heart | Georgia Chapman | Episode: "1.5" |
| 2010 | Into the Night | Grace | TV short |
| 2010–2011 | Casualty | Nita Clements | Recurring role (series 25) |
| 2011 | Doctors | Summer Carroll | Episode: "Suffocating Love" |
| 2011 | Doctor Who | Lily Arwell | Episode: "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" |
| 2012 | Skins | Poppy Champion | Episode: "Alo" |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Ruth Bennett | Episode: "The Devil's Dust" |
| 2014 | Benidorm | Elena | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Law & Order: UK | Lisa Gardner | Episode: "Safe from harm" |
| 2014 | The Musketeers | Céline | Episode: "Musketeers Don't Die Easily" |
| 2014 | The Red Tent | Young Rachel | Episode: "Part 1" |
| 2012–2016 | Cuckoo | Zoe | Recurring role (series 1–3) |
| 2015 | Ordinary Lies | Ruby Hill | Episode: "1.4" |
| 2016 | Beowulf | Kela | Main cast |
| 2017 | Our Ex-Wife | Ava | TV pilot |
| 2018 | Humans | Agnes | Main cast (series 3) |
| 2024 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Elsie Calder-Marshall | Episode: "It's Just Not Cricket" |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2018 | Star Ocean: Anamnesis | Sarah Jerand |
| 2019 | Erica | Erica Mason |
| 2020 | League of Legends | Lillia |
| 2024 | Dragon's Dogma 2 | Ulrika |
| 2024 | Legends of Runeterra | Lillia |
| 2024 | Stellar Blade | Kaya |
| 2024 | Another Eden | Mazrika |
| 2025 | Wuthering Waves | Roccia |
| 2025 | The First Berserker: Khazan | Daphrona |