Céline Buckens

Céline Buckens (born 9 August 1996) is a Belgian-British actress. She is known for portraying the roles of Émilie in the 2011 film War Horse and Mia MacDonald in the Netflix series Free Rein. In 2020, she began portraying the role of Sophie Mercer in the Cinemax series Warrior.

Céline Buckens
Born (1996-08-09) 9 August 1996
Brussels, Belgium
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Early life

Buckens was born on 9 August 1996[1] in Brussels, and moved to the United Kingdom at a young age.[2] She attended Thomas's London Day Schools and St Mary's School.[3] She then studied History at the London School of Economics and Political Science; she appeared in Free Rein while completing her course.[4] Buckens was also a debutante at the Bal des débutantes in Paris.[5]

Career

Buckens' acting career began when she portrayed Émilie in Steven Spielberg's 2011 film War Horse,[6][7] a role she won after two auditions. The character is a young French girl who lives on a farm with her grandfather after she lost her parents in the war.[8][9] In 2015, Buckens starred in a short film titled The Rain Collector, as Vanessa Kentworth.[10]

From 2017 to 2019, Buckens starred in the Netflix drama series Free Rein as Mia MacDonald.[11][12] She also appeared in an episode of the ITV drama Endeavour in 2017, as Daisy Bennett.[13] In 2018, she starred in Ne M'oublie Pas (English: Forget Me Not), a French short film, as the lead character Elsa.[14] In November 2019, she appeared in the drama thriller film The Good Liar as Annalise.[15][16] In May 2019, it was announced that Buckens had joined the main cast of the Cinemax action series Warrior. She portrayed the role of Sophie Mercer in the second series.[17]

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2011 War Horse Émilie Feature film
2015 The Rain Collector Vanessa Kentworth Short film
2017 Endeavour Daisy Bennett 1 episode
2017–2019 Free Rein Mia MacDonald Main role
2018 Ne M'oublie Pas Elsa Short film
2018 Free Rein: The 12 Neighs of Christmas Mia MacDonald Netflix film
2019 Free Rein: Valentine's Day Mia MacDonald Netflix film
2019 The Good Liar Annalise Feature film
2020 Warrior Sophie Mercer Main role
2020 Bridgerton Kitty Langham Episode: "Oceans Apart"

References
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