Emma Jill Appleton (born 11 December 1991) is an English actress and model. She starred in the

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spy thriller ''

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'' (2019) and the BBC adaptation of ''

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'' (2022). Her films include ''

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'' (2022). She also appeared in the

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thriller ''

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'' (2017), the

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fantasy series ''

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'' (2019), and the

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miniseries ''

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'' (2022).

Early life and education

Emma Jill Appleton was born and raised in

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, Oxfordshire. She attended West Witney Primary School and then

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. She was a contemporary of

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. Appleton was interested in drama from an early age and participated in it at school.

Career

Appleton began her career in modelling as a teenager, appearing in gigs for

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and

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, and advertising brands such as

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, and Converse. Appleton went into acting in 2016 when she appeared as Pixie in the short film ''Dreamlands''. This was followed by her television debut with a recurring role as Fay Brookstone in the first series of the

thriller ''

''. She also made guest appearances in the first series of the

comedy-drama ''

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''. In 2018, she appeared in two episodes of the

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'', about

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, who was played by

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. In 2019, Appleton was cast in her first lead role as Feef Symonds in the Channel 4 spy thriller ''

''. Later that year, Appleton played Princess Renfri in the first season of the

fantasy series ''

''. Appleton made her feature film debut in the 2021 romantic drama ''

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'', also on Netflix. She guest starred as Mya Miller in two episodes of the

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science fiction series '' Intergalactic''. In 2022, Appleton portrayed

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in the

biographical miniseries ''

'' and starred alongside

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in the BBC adaptation of

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's ''

''. The same year, Appleton had her first lead film role as Thomasina in ''

'' along with

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. Appleton has a starring role in the 2023

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legal thriller '' The Killing Kind,'' opposite

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Personal life

In 2022, Appleton spoke of her partner Alex, a personal trainer she met through modelling.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Emma Appleton Instagram
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