Eloise Smyth

Eloise Smyth is a British actress best known for her role of Flora in the television series The Frankenstein Chronicles and as Lucy Wells in the television drama series Harlots.

Eloise Smyth
Born
Eloise Valentine Smyth

March 1995[1]
Islington, London, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Parent(s)Cathal Joseph Smyth “Chas Smash” and Joanna Brown

Early life

Eloise Valentine Smyth (age 25)[2] currently living in London, is the youngest daughter of Cathal Joseph Smyth “Chas Smash” of the ska band Madness, and Joanna Brown.[3][2][4]

Career

Smyth began her acting career in 2012, in British crime drama film Ill Manors alongside Riz Ahmed, Ed Skrein and Jo Hartley.[5] In 2013, Smyth was lead actress when playing the role of Jess in the Jane Linfoot directed short film Sea View for Sigma Films/BFI, which was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Short Film in 2013.[6] The same film won the Best British Short Film Award at the Leeds International Film Festival, 2013.[7] In 2015, Smyth landed a recurring role as Flora on the television series The Frankenstein Chronicles appearing alongside Sean Bean.[8]

In 2016, Smyth secured a main role as Lucy Wells in 24 episodes of Harlots, a series about a brothel in 18th-century London.[8][9] In 2017, Smyth played Yeva Podnikov for nine episodes of Sky Atlantic television series Fortitude.[7][8]

Smyth will reappear on the big screen in the indie film The Code due out in late 2020.[10]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2012 Ill Manors Jody
2012 Love Bite Tiffany
2013 Sea View (Short) Jess
2017 How To Talk To Girls At Parties Savage Sue
2020 Ending (Short) Alice
2020 The Code (post-production) Akae

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Hunted Teenage Girl Episode - Snow Maiden
2013 Life of Crime Amy Reid Episode #1.1
2017 Fortitude Yeva Podnikov 9 episodes
2015-2017 The Frankenstein Chronicles Flora 9 episodes
2017-2019 Harlots Lucy Wells 24 episodes

Nominations and awards

In 2013, Smyth was lead actress in the BAFTA nominated Best Short Film, Sea View [7]

References
  1. "Eloise Valentine Smyth". Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. "Chas Smash: After the madness, going solo". theguardian.com. 4 October 2014.
  3. "Soho celebs strip off for charity show". independent.co.uk. 2 December 2011.
  4. "launch of the castelbajac flagship store Conduit Street London 2008". theguardian.com. 5 June 2008.
  5. "Jo Hartley and Eloise Smyth attend the after party of the world premiere of iLL Manors in London". shutterstock.com. 30 May 2012.
  6. "Sea View – Short Film". filmaffinity.com. 2020.
  7. "Eloise Smyth". hamiltonhodell.co.uk. 2020.
  8. "Eloise Smyth Joins 'Harlots'". yahoo.com. 7 July 2016.
  9. "Interview with Eloise Smyth". bbc.co.uk. 31 July 2020.
  10. "Lollipop Palace - Make photographs rising star, actor Eloise Smyth who wears the Autumn Winter 2019 collection from Bella Freud". makemagazine.co.uk. 2019.
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