Draft:Ella Thompson

Eleanor "Ella" Amelia Eireann Fiona MacQuoid (born 16 April 1996) is an Irish-British actress, director, producer, model and mental health advocate. Born in

At the age of 18 years old, MacQuoid moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career and had a few guest roles in Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother and Pretty Little Liars.

In 2016 she got her first leading role in a movie as Katie Price in Midnight Sun, where she starred alongside Patrick Schwarzenegger who she also briefly dated. The same year she landed another leading role in the movie Legend and Breathe, which made her gain recognition in Hollywood.

In 2018 she got casted to play Young Donna Sheridan in

In June 2024, MacQuoid anounced she will be taking a break from her career after wrapping the Upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson film in order to spend more time with her family & focus on being a mother to her 3 children.

Filmography

Television

Film

Directing work

Personal life

Ethnicity

Ella's father was born and raised in

Residency

MacQuoid primarily lived in

She speaks multiple languages, including Irish, Scots & Scottish Gaelic.

Relationships

She is very good friends with Andrew Garfield. In the past she has spoken very fondly of Garfield stating: "We've been really good friends ever since we worked together on Breathe and we just get along really well. I really do love him." She has been in a relationship with Bill Skarsgård since December 2015. They married in February 2023 and share three children together: a daughter, Nell (born in ?) and twins, Lars & Oona Skarsgård (born in ?).

Personal struggles and charitable work

The actress has been very outspoken about her own struggles with mental health. She was diagnosed with