Poppy Gilbert

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Poppy Gilbert
Born (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 27)
Stockholm, Sweden[1]
EducationLady Eleanor Holles School
Alma materGuildhall School of Music & Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2020–present

Poppy Gilbert (born 14 September 1998) is a Swedish-born British actress. On television, she is known for roles in the Netflix series Stay Close (2021), the BBC One series Chloe (2022), and the Channel 5 drama The Catch (2023).

Early life and education

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Gilbert was born in Stockholm, Sweden to British parents Nigel and Camilla and moved around between London, Hong Kong, and Singapore growing up due to her parents' work in advertising and television respectively.[1] She has a sister Darcy.[2]

Gilbert attended Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton from 2008 to 2015. She participated in a number of school productions.[3][4] At the age of 17, Gilbert joined the National Youth Theatre,[1] and in 2016, she began her studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, graduating in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.[5][6][7]

Career

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Gilbert made her television debut in 2020 as Lesley Pike in an episode of Call the Midwife season nine,[2] which she filmed during her final year of drama school.[8] She played Thomasina Tucker in the two-part adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse,[2] and as Ginevra de Benci in three episodes of the historical drama Leonardo starring Aidan Turner as Leonardo da Vinci.[2]

At the end of 2021, Gilbert appeared in Harlan Coben's Netflix mystery series Stay Close[9] as the pseudonymous killer Barbie opposite Hyoie O'Grady as Ken.[10] She then starred in the 2022 BBC One psychological thriller Chloe as the title character.[11][12] Gilbert also appeared as the young Julie Jackson in two episodes of BBC One's Sherwood in June 2022.[13]

Gilbert starred as Abbie in the Channel 5 series The Catch in January 2023,[14] alongside Jason Watkins and Aneurin Barnard.[15]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Call the Midwife Leslie Pike 1 episode
The Pale Horse Thomasina Tuckerton Miniseries; 2 episodes
Midsomer Murders Kelly Kirk-Lees Episode: "The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy"
2021 Leonardo Ginevra de Benci 3 episodes
Stay Close Barbie 7 episodes
2022 Chloe Chloe 6 episodes
Sherwood Young Julie Jackson 2 episodes[13]
2023 The Catch Abbie Collier Main role - all 4 episodes
A Very English Christmas Harriet TV Film (Alt name: Christmas in the Cotswolds)[16]
2024 The Chelsea Detective Zadie Evans Season 3 episode 1: Everybody Loves Chloe[17]
2025 My Oxford Year Cecelia Knowles Netflix film
TBA The Other Bennet Sister Lizzie Filming

References

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