Holly Earl

Holly Earl (born 31 August 1992) is an English actress.

She began her career as a child actress in the ITV series Touching Evil (1997–1998).

She then appeared in the BBC Christmas special The Greatest Store in the World (1999).

This was followed by her first film role as May Bailey in Possession (2002).

She has 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.

Her films include Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert (2015), Once Upon a Time in London (2018), The Last Train To Christmas (2021) and Shark Bait (2022).

Earl is from Ealing, West London.

She attended Drayton Manor High School.

Her older sister Elizabeth Earl is a former child actress.

Earl made her television debut at the age of four, playing Robson Green's daughter in Touching Evil.

In 2015 she appeared as Ruby Hill in Ordinary Lies and in 2016 she was Kela in Beowulf.

She is best known for her roles in the Channel 4 series Humans (2018), the ITV series Beowulf (2016) and the BBC comedy series Cuckoo (2012–2016).

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.