Daisy Waterstone
Daisy Waterstone | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 June 1994 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | The Durrells |
| Parents |
|
Daisy Waterstone (born 13 June 1994) is a British actress, best known for playing Margo Durrell in the ITV family drama The Durrells.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Waterstone was born on 13 June 1994[1] in Hammersmith, London, one of eight children of Sir Tim Waterstone, founder of the Waterstones bookshop chain, and film director/ producer and novelist Rosie Alison.[2] She attended Francis Holland School, Sloane Square.[3]
Waterstone became a member of the National Youth Theatre when she was thirteen, and later took a one-year foundation course at the Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts before moving on to her acting career.[4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Waterstone started her professional career on stage at The Pleasance Theatre, Islington, as Lucy/Tootles in the original production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong, followed by playing Susanna Walcott at The Old Vic in Yaël Farber's production of The Crucible,[4] and has also played Emma in Rules for Living at the Royal National Theatre.[5] In 2014 she appeared as Katie Bowman in two episodes of the TV series Silent Witness, as Beatrice in the TV miniseries And Then There Were None,[5] and as Clare Leighton in Testament of Youth.[6] In 2015 she had parts in Cyberbully and Dark Was the Night.[7] From 2015 to 2019, Waterstone played the role of Margo Durrell, a main character in the family comedy drama series The Durrells which ran for four series and twenty six episodes, finishing in May 2019. Following The Durrells her work includes Abigail in four episodes of The Capture (2019-2022), Octavia Aldridge in Dalgliesh (2022), Jacqueline Hill in The Long Shadow (2023), and Fiona Carey in Prime Target (2025). Also in 2025 she returned to the stage, co-starring as Loll in Dear Loll at Wilton's Music Hall, followed by tour. [8]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes or ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Testament of Youth | Clare Leighton | [4] |
| 2015 | Cyberbully | Tamara Mathis | [5] |
| 2015 | Dark Was the Night | Vik | Short film [5] |
| 2018 | La La Means I Love You | Lois | Short film |
| 2018 | The Time Tree | Kate | Short film |
| 2018 | The Eternal Moment | Elsa | Short film |
| 2020 | Indefinately | Tilly | Short film |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Silent Witness | Katie Bowman | Episode: "Fraternity" (2 parts) | [4] |
| 2015 | And Then There Were None | Beatrice | 1 episode | [5] |
| 2015–2019 | The Durrells | Margo Durrell | 26 episodes | [3] |
| 2019–2022 | The Capture | Abigail | 4 episodes | [9] |
| 2022 | T.S. Eliot: Into 'The Waste Land' | The Hyacinth Girl | TV documentary | |
| 2023 | Dalgliesh | Octavia Aldridge | 2 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | Jacqueline Hill | 2 episodes | |
| 2025 | Prime Target | Fiona Carey | 3 episodes |
Theatre
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Peter Pan Goes Wrong | Lucy/Tootles | The Pleasance Theatre | |
| 2014 | The Crucible | Susanna Walcott | The Old Vic | [10] |
| 2015 | Rules for Living | Emma | The Royal National Theatre | |
| 2016 | Alligators | Genevieve | Hampstead Theatre |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d e Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Daisy Waterstone at IMDb
- Daisy Waterstone on InstagramLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- The Durrells in Corfu: A Day in the Life of Daisy Waterstone
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
 | This article about a United Kingdom film and television actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1994 births
- Living people
- 21st-century English actresses
- English film actresses
- English television actresses
- People educated at Francis Holland School
- National Youth Theatre members
- Actresses from London
- People from Hammersmith
- Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- British screen actor stubs
- British stage actor stubs