Lucy Boynton

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Lucy Boynton
Boynton in 2022
Born (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30)[1][2]
New York City, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
United States
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Parent

Lucy Boynton (born 17 January 1994[1][2]) is a British and American actress. Raised in London, she made her professional debut as the young Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter (2006). She appeared in television productions Ballet Shoes (2007), Sense and Sensibility (2008) and Mo (2010), making guest appearances on Lewis, Borgia, Endeavour, and Law & Order: UK. Boynton portrayed writer Angelica Garnett on Life in Squares, which aired on BBC. She appeared as an isolated popular girl in The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) and starred as a bold aspiring model in Sing Street (2016). She also appeared in horror films I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) and Don't Knock Twice (2016).

Boynton played

HBO Max's Locked Down (2021). Boynton appeared as the privileged antagonist Astrid Sloan in the Netflix series The Politician, appeared in the second season of Modern Love, and starred in ITV's The Ipcress File
(2022).

Early life and education

Boynton was born in New York City to English parents, journalists Graham Boynton and Adrianne Pielou.[3][4][5] The younger of two daughters, Boynton was raised in southeast London.[6][7][8] She retains dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States.[9][3] Boynton realized she wanted to act when she was ten, after a drama teacher taught her that "acting was not playing pretend; it was understanding the human mind and why people function as they do."[10] She attended the private Blackheath High School, followed by James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich.[10][11]

Career

2006–2014: Early roles

Boynton at the Miss Potter premiere in 2006

Boynton's made her professional debut at age twelve as young

body double was used in some scenes to display her character's "remarkable dancing skill".[16] The film was praised by critics.[17]

Boynton portrayed

period drama Copperhead (2013) based on the novel of the same name by Harold Frederic.[24] In 2014, she guest-starred in the television series Borgia, Endeavour, and Law & Order: UK.[25][26][27] She played Angelica Garnett, a member of the Bloomsbury Group, in the BBC miniseries Life in Squares, which aired in 2015.[28] To prepare for the part, she read Garnett's memoir, Deceived with Kindness, in which most of her scenes were detailed, which she described as "a dream for any actor".[29] The series was reviewed positively.[30][31]

2015–2020: Film work and recognition

Toronto Film Festival

Boynton appeared as "sullen

Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.[37][38] She appeared as ghostly bride Polly Parsons in the gothic-horror film I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016), which opened at the Toronto International Film Festival to mixed reception.[39][40] Boynton starred alongside Katee Sackhoff in indie-horror Don't Knock Twice (2016).[41][42] Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times praised Sackhoff and Boynton's "volatile chemistry", stating that "they bring so much life to the material that it’s almost like they’ve been tricked into thinking they’re in a better movie."[43]

She portrayed J. D. Salinger's second wife, Claire Douglas, in Rebel in the Rye (2017).[35] Rebel in the Rye premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was panned by critics.[44] Boynton played Countess Helena Andrenyi in the 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. The film was a box office success and received mixed reviews, though the performances of the cast were praised.[45][46][47][48] In the same year, Boynton starred as Allison Adams, a college student turned drug addict, in the Netflix series Gypsy (2017).[49] Boynton empathised with her character's desire to regress into early life while struggling with control.[10] Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter cited Boynton as "splendid-but-underused" and among the "best of the supporting turns".[50] She appeared as Andrea, the daughter of a cult leader, in Apostle (2018), which was praised by critics.[51][52][53]

Boynton starred opposite Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury's partner Mary Austin in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).[54] She watched Austin's interviews to "gauge what she was happy to be open about" and spoke to Brian May to research the role.[55] The film became the highest-grossing biographical film of all time and met mixed criticism.[56][57] Time praised her for playing the role with "charm and vigour" while the Irish Independent wrote that her scenes were the "quietest, most touching moments" of the film.[58][59] Bohemian Rhapsody received four Academy Awards and earned the cast a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards.[60][61]

Boynton appears opposite Taron Egerton in Glimpse, a short virtual reality animated film premiering at the Virtual Reality showcase of the Venice Film Festival in 2019.[62]

Since 2019, Boynton has starred in the Netflix series The Politician, portraying Astrid Sloane, the protagonist's "ruthless" and "hyperbolically privileged" rival.[63][64] Boynton described the experience "liberating", saying that playing an antagonistic character added depth to the role.[65][66] The Hollywood Reporter praised Boynton's "razor-sharp delivery" but remarked that her written dialogue prevented her from being "spectacular".[67]

2021–present

In February 2020, it was announced that Boynton would be both executive producer and lead actor in the upcoming Marianne Faithfull biopic, Faithfull.[68] Production was originally due to begin in October 2020, but was delayed indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[69] By August 2022, Boynton had dropped out of Faithfull owing to creative differences.[70]

Boynton had a supporting role as Charlotte, a

Amazon Video's anthology series Modern Love in 2021.[73][74]

In 2022, Boynton starred in

adaptation of Ellis' story;[79][80] originally given the simple title of Ruth, it was announced as having been retitled to A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story on 19 February 2024, with a first-look image of Boynton in character as Ellis being released on the same day.[81][82]

Personal life

Boynton divides her time between London, New York, and Los Angeles;[10][83] she considers herself to be "painfully British"[3][83] while simultaneously feeling "sort of" American.[10]

Boynton was in a relationship with her Bohemian Rhapsody co-star Rami Malek from 2017 to 2023.[83][84][85][86]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Miss Potter Young Beatrix Potter
2013 Copperhead Esther Hagadorn
Hymn to Pan Holliday Short film
2015 The Blackcoat's Daughter Rose
2016 Lock In Lucy Short film
Sing Street Raphina
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House Polly Parsons
Don't Knock Twice Chloe
2017 Rebel in the Rye Claire Douglas
Let Me Go Emily Jury Award at Bentonville Film Festival for Best Ensemble
Murder on the Orient Express Countess Helena Andrenyi
2018 Apostle Andrea Howe
Bohemian Rhapsody Mary Austin Nominated–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2019)
2021 Locked Down Charlotte
Glimpse Rice Virtual reality animated short
2022 Chevalier Marie Antoinette
The Pale Blue Eye Lea Marquis
2023 Barbie Proust Barbie
2024 The Greatest Hits Harriet

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Ballet Shoes
Posy Fossil
 TV film
2008 Sense & Sensibility Margaret Dashwood TV miniseries
2010 Mo Henrietta Norton TV film
2011 Lewis Zoe Suskin Episode: "The Gift of Promise"
2011, 2014 Borgia Sister Lucia Episodes: "God's Monster", "1497"
2014 Endeavour Petra Briers Episode: "Nocturne"
Law & Order: UK Georgia Hutton Episode: "
Bad Romance
"
2015 Life in Squares Angelica Bell TV miniseries
2016 The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth Bethany Mellmoth Main role, TV short/pilot
2017 Gypsy Allison Adams Main role
2019–2020 The Politician Astrid Sloan Main role
2021 Modern Love Paula Episode: "Strangers on a (Dublin) Train"
2022 The Ipcress File Jean Courtney Main role
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Lady Frankie Derwent Main role
TBA
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
 † 		Ruth Ellis Lead role; Upcoming four-part drama
Key
† Denotes series that have not yet been released

Music videos

Year Title Role Artist
2013 "Fall At Your Feet" Lady Saint Raymond

See also

Notes

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