Acting · Whitechapel, London, England, UK · Born September 17, 1996
Ella Summer Reed 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).
MovieViQueens
2026
as Ingrid (voice)
TVSweetpea
2024
as Rhiannon
TVFallout
2024
as Lucy MacLean
MovieJunk Male
2023
as Decency 'Dee' DiMartini
MovieToast
2023
as Narrator (voice)
TVArcane: Bridging the Rift
2022
as Self / Jinx (voice)
TVYellowjackets
2021
as Jackie Taylor
TVArcane
2021
as Jinx (voice)
TVStar Trek: Prodigy
2021
as Gwyn (voice)
TVLast Meals
2021
as Self
MovieCreating an Army of the Dead
2021
as Self
MovieArmy of the Dead
2021
as Kate Ward
TVINVINCIBLE
2021
as Jane (voice)
TVBelgravia
2020
as Maria Grey
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVThe Ready Room
2019
as Self
MovieUFO
2018
as Natalie
MovieRight Place, Wrong Tim
2018
as Clement Bell
TVSweetbitter
2018
as Tess
TVOrdeal by Innocence
2018
as Hester Argyll
MovieOksijan
2018
as Inca
MovieAccess All Areas
2017
as Mia
MovieChurchill
2017
as Helen Garrett
MovieMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
as Emma Bloom
MovieThe Journey Is the Destination
2016
as Amy
MovieThe Legend of Tarzan
2016
as Young Jane Body Double (uncredited)
MovieWildlike
2015
as Mackenzie
MovieCyberbully
2015
as Megan Turner
TVThe Game Awards
2014
as Self
MovieMaleficent
2014
as Teen Maleficent
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieKick-Ass 2
2013
as Dolce
MovieIntruders
2011
as Mia Farrow
MovieCandy
2011
as Candy
MovieWays to Live Forever
2010
as Kaleigh
MovieNever Let Me Go
2010
as Young Ruth
MovieThe Scurry
MovieLoser
Hot Ted
as Amy
That Time We Met
The Return of Stanley Atwell
as Pamela
