Matilda Firth (born 1 December 2014) is an English child actress. She is best known for her roles in ''

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'' Disenchanted,'' and ''

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''. She also stars as Ginger in Blumhouse's '' Wolf Man'' (2025).

Early life

Matilda was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. She is the middle of three siblings. Her elder brother Sam played Young Charlie in Season 2 of '' Heartstopper'' and her younger brother Tom played Cameron Castleton, Matilda's onscreen brother, in ''

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''.

Career

Firth began acting from a young age, landing her first professional role at the age of 5 as a minor character in Amazon Studios '' The Feed''. She spent the next couple of years making brief appearances in programs such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Firth made a big impression in 2021, where she tugged at heartstrings in the McDonald's Christmas Advert that year, directed by Bert & Bertie. Her next role was as Young Mia, in Peacock's ''

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'', based on the hit book series of the same name by

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. Firth's debut feature film appearance was in Disney's '' Disenchanted'', where she appeared as a Bella, a young girl rescued by

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’s character. In 2025, Firth starred in

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's '' Wolf Man''.

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and

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executive produced, and the film is directed by

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. Firth plays Ginger, the daughter of Blake ( Christoper Abbott) and Charlotte (

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). Firth's other film credits includes the role of Young Carole in ''Christmas Carole'' for

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, the youngest Burnsall sister in ''

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'' alongside

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, and Isla in ''

''. Firth's TV credits include roles in series' such as the BBC's ''

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'', ''

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'' for Channel 5 and ''

'', the hit drama for

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. In what is perhaps Firth's most notable TV role, she portrayed the character of Grace in

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Sitcom ''

''.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Firth, Matilda 2014 births Living people 21st-century English actresses Actors from Kirklees English film actresses English television actresses British child actresses People from Cleckheaton