Bel Powley
Isobel Dorothy Powley (born 7 March 1992) is an English actress. Powley was born and raised in London, where she was educated at Holland Park School. She began acting as a teenager on television, starring on the CBBC action television series "M.I. High" (2007–2008), the period miniseries "Little Dorrit" (2008), the crime series "Murderland" (2009), and the ITV sitcom "Benidorm" (2014). Powley gained critical praise for her portrayal of Princess Margaret in "A Royal Night Out" (2015), for which she was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer, and a sexually confused teenager in  the coming-of-age film "The Diary of a Teenage Girl", for which she won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress and the Trophee Chopard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. She has since starred in the films "Mary Shelley" (2017), "White Boy Rick" (2018), "Ashes in the Snow" (2018), and "The" "King of Staten Island" (2020) and on the Apple TV+ drama series "The Morning Show" (2019–2021). Early life. Powley was born in the Hammersmith borough of London, England, to British actor Mark Powley and casting director Janis Jaffa. Her mother is Jewish, the descendant of emigrants  from Russia to Dublin, Ireland. Powley attended Holland Park School. Career. Screen. From 2007 until 2008, Powley was one of the lead characters in "M.I. High", starring in 23 episodes. Powley has also appeared in several other productions such as "Murderland" (three episodes, 2009), "Little Dorrit" (2008), "The Bill" (2008) and "The Whistleblowers" (2007). In 2013, Powley was joining the cast of the ITV series "Benidorm" for series six. In 2015, Powley portrayed Princess Margaret in the biographical comedy-drama "A Royal Night Out", alongside Sarah Gadon as Princess Elizabeth. Powley played the lead role of Minnie Goetze in the  comedy-drama film "The Diary of a Teenage Girl", which premiered in New York and Los Angeles on 7 August 2015. Shortly afterward, Powley starred as the titular character in the 2016 indie film "Carrie Pilby", taking over the role from Hailee Steinfeld. In 2018, Powley starred opposite Liv Tyler in the horror film "Wildling", and appeared in the crime-drama film "White Boy Rick". That same year, Powley played a lead role as Holly Morten in the BBC One drama "Informer". In June 2020, Powley appeared in "The King of Staten Island" as the love interest of Pete Davidson 's character. Stage. Powley appeared as Maggie in "Tusk Tusk" at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in March 2009. On Broadway, she was Thomasina in the 2011 revival of "Arcadia" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. In October 2011, she once again appeared at the Royal Court as Tilly in "Jumpy", a role to which she returned in the West End transfer of "Jumpy" to the Duke of York's Theatre in August 2012. She appeared as Dawn in the March 2018 revival of "Lobby Hero" at the Hayes Theatre, alongside Chris Evans, Michael Cera and Bryan Tyree Henry. Personal life . In an interview in 2013, Powley said she had a spot reserved to study history at the University of Manchester. It was announced on 3 July 2021 via actor Douglas Booth’s Instagram page that he and Powley are engaged to be married after meeting on the set of the film "Mary Shelley" in 2016.