Ella Summer Purnell (born 17 September 1996) is an English actress who began her career as a child actress in West End theatre. Purnell used to attend weekly classes at Sylvia Young Theatre School studying acting, singing, and dance.
Purnell's film roles include Never Let Me Go (2010), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Churchill (2017), and Army of the Dead (2021), among others. Her television credits include Sweetbitter (2018), Belgravia (2020), Yellowjackets (2021), Arcane (2021), Star Trek: Prodigy (2021), and Fallout (2024).
Known For
Sweetpea
Rhiannon Lewis · (6 episodes)
2024
Fallout
Lucy MacLean · (8 episodes)
2024
Junk Male
Decency 'Dee' DiMartini
2023
Toast
Narrator (voice)
2023
Yellowjackets
Jackie Taylor · (16 episodes)
2021
Arcane
Jinx (voice) · (18 episodes)
2021
Star Trek: Prodigy
Gwyn (voice) · (39 episodes)
2021
Last Meals
(1 episode)
2021
Creating an Army of the Dead
Self
2021
Army of the Dead
Kate Ward
2021
INVINCIBLE
Jane (voice) · (1 episode)
2021
Belgravia
Maria Grey · (6 episodes)
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
The Ready Room
Self · (1 episode)
2019
UFO
Natalie
2018
Right Place, Wrong Tim
Clement Bell
2018
Sweetbitter
Tess · (14 episodes)
2018
Ordeal by Innocence
Hester Argyll · (3 episodes)
2018
Lie Detector
Self · (1 episode)
2018
Oksijan
Inca
2018
Access All Areas
Mia
2017
Churchill
Helen Garrett
2017
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Emma Bloom
2016
The Journey Is the Destination
Amy
2016
The Legend of Tarzan
Young Jane Body Double (uncredited)
2016
Wildlike
Mackenzie
2015
Cyberbully
Megan Turner
2015
The Game Awards
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Maleficent
Teen Maleficent
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Kick-Ass 2
Dolce
2013
Intruders
Mia Farrow
2011
Candy
Candy
2011
Ways to Live Forever
Kaleigh
2010
Never Let Me Go
Young Ruth
2010
The Scurry
Loser
Hot Ted
Amy