Lily James

Biography

Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson (born April 5, 1989), better known by her stage name Lily James, is an English actress. She studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and began her career in the British television series Just William (2010). Following her role in the period drama series Downton Abbey (2012–2015), her film breakthrough was the title role in Cinderella (2015). James went on to portray Countess Natasha Rostova in the television adaptation of War & Peace (2016) and Pamela Anderson in the biographical series Pam & Tommy (2022). The latter earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie in 2022. She has had starring roles in several films, including Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), Baby Driver (2017), Darkest Hour (2017), The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018), the musical Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Yesterday (2019), Rebecca (2020) and The Dig (2021).

Known For

Baby Driver

as Debora

Cinderella

as Cinderella

Darkest Hour

as Elizabeth Layton

Wrath of the Titans

as Korrina

Yesterday

as Ellie Appleton

Burnt

as Sara

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

as Young Donna Sheridan

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

as Elizabeth Bennet

Sorry to Bother You

as Detroit's White British Voice (voice)

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

as Juliet Ashton