Alice Suki Waterhouse (born 5 January 1992) is an English model, actress and singer. She began a career in modelling at the age of 16, and she would go on to model for several major fashion labels. Her first feature film as an actress was a minor role in ''Pusher'' in 2012, and she has since appeared in films such as '' The Divergent Series: Insurgent'', ''The Bad Batch'', and '' Assassination Nation''. In 2016, she co-founded the accessories brand Pop & Suki with Poppy Jamie and Leo Seigal.

Early life

Waterhouse was born in Hammersmith, London, and was raised in

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, London, the daughter of Elizabeth, a cancer care nurse, and Norman Waterhouse, a

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. She has a brother named Charlie, and two younger sisters, Madeleine, a model, and Imogen, a model and actress.

Career

Modelling

Waterhouse began her modelling career after being discovered in "either a

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or H&M" in London when she was 16. When she was 19, she became a lingerie model for

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. She works for

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and

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. Waterhouse has also modelled for

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Swatch, Lucy in Disguise, H&M,

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, Sass & bide and Pepe Jeans. Waterhouse has appeared on the covers of British, Korean, Thai, Taiwanese and Turkish ''

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'', ''

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'', British and Korean ''

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'', '' Lucky'', ''

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'', American ''

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'', French ''

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'' and ''1883 Magazine''. Waterhouse has also shot editorials for American, Chinese, Russian and Japanese ''Vogue'', '' Love Magazine'', American ''Elle'', ''Velour'', and ''Stylist Magazine'' among others. Waterhouse has also walked the runway for brands including

, Alexander Wang and

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and is a regular on the front row at fashion week. In April 2017, Waterhouse was chosen as the "Mercier Muse" for the makeup brand Laura Mercier.

Photography

Waterhouse has shown her photography work at the Eb and Flow gallery in London along with Reggie Yates and Imogen Morris Clarke in an exhibition presented by Next Model Management called 'I'll Be Your Mirror'. In February 2014, she posed completely nude for Dominic Jones Jewellery's autumn/winter campaign at London Fashion Week.

Acting

In 2014, Waterhouse played Bethany Williams in the romantic comedy '' Love, Rosie''. She also played Marlene in the Divergent sequel '' The Divergent Series: Insurgent'' (2015), based on the book of the same name. Waterhouse played Arlen in

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's romance thriller film '' The Bad Batch'' (2016). In June 2016, it was announced that Waterhouse would play

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in the

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miniseries

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of the novel '' The White Princess'' by

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. In September 2016, it was announced that Waterhouse would star opposite

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in the film ''

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''. She has also played "The Girl" in the 2017 drama film ''

The Girl Who Invented Kissing ''The Girl Who Invented Kissing'' is a 2017 American romantic drama film written and directed by Tom Sierchio and starring Vincent Piazza, Dash Mihok, Suki Waterhouse, Luke Wilson and Abbie Cornish. It is Sierchio's directorial debut. Cast *Vi ...

'', written and directed by Tom Sierchio, and Quintana in '' Billionaire Boys Club'' (2018).

Pop & Suki

In September 2016, Waterhouse announced the launch of Pop & Suki, a direct-to-consumer Millennial-targeted accessories brand that she co-founded with her best friend Poppy Jamie and CEO Leo Seigal. The focus of the brand is on customization and versatility, and Pop & Suki has since been featured in ''Vogue'', ''

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'', '' W'' and ''Elle''. Celebrities that have worn the brand include Jessica Alba,

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, Cara Delevingne, Emily Ratajkowski, Lena Dunham and Taylor Hill. The brand's signature customizable Camera Bag was referred to by Who What Wear as "The Bag Every

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Owns". The brand designed suitcases for Away. For Pop & Suki's launch, the brand took over

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in Hollywood and converted it into a pop-up pink-themed Pop & Suki Diner.

Personal life

Waterhouse dated musician Miles Kane from 2011 until 2013, actor Bradley Cooper from 2013 until 2015, and actor Diego Luna from 2016 until 2017. She has been in a relationship with actor

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since mid-2018. They reside in London.

Filmography

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waterhouse, Suki 1992 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London English expatriates in the United States English female models English film actresses English television actresses Living people People from Chiswick