Chloe Pirrie

Chloe Pirrie, born in Edinburgh back in ’87, has made a solid name for herself on screen. She kicked things off at the Mary Erskine School, realized acting was her jam after a school play, then packed up for London at eighteen to train at Guildhall, and graduated in 2009. Her big break came not long after, landing on stage at the Royal National Theatre. But it was her performance in Shell (2012) that really put her on the radar—she snagged the Most Promising Newcomer award at the British Independent Film Awards for that one, and people started paying attention. She’s popped up in a stack of notable projects, like the Cold War spy miniseries The Game, the wild Black Mirror episode “The Waldo Moment,” and the BAFTA-winning short Stutterer where she played Ellie, the love interest who turns the main character’s life upside down. Pirrie’s roles run the gamut from period dramas like War & Peace (she played Julie Karagina) to British indie flicks and gritty thrillers. She even stepped into the shoes of Emily Brontë in To Walk Invisible, showing off some serious range. In 2017, she showed up in The Crown as Eileen Parker—pretty iconic, honestly—and then took on Troy: Fall of a City for Netflix. She’s not just sticking to one genre, either; you’ll spot her everywhere from BBC mysteries (hello, Death In Paradise) to psychological thrillers and historical epics. Basically, Chloe Pirrie’s career is a grab bag of solid, memorable performances, with no signs of slowing down.