Bella Dayne

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Bella Dayne
Born
Isabelle Knispel

(1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Partner Louis Hunter (2017–present)

Isabelle Knispel (born 8 January 1988) [1] [2] known by her stage name Bella Dayne, is a German actress. Her credits include the television series Plebs , Humans and the BBC/Netflix miniseries Troy: Fall of a City , in which she portrayed Helen of Troy. In 2020 she was cast in the role of Red Spear in the Netflix original show Cursed . [3]

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Early life and career

Dayne was born in Berlin, where she also grew up. In 2004, at the age of 16, she took part in the Miss East Germany contest. [4]

In 2006, while still in school, she won the Miss Germany competition. [5] Later, she moved to New York City, attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Dayne has also lived in Los Angeles, where she was working three jobs simultaneously until she would be able to live off of acting jobs alone. One of the roles she has become thus far most known for are Astrid in the AMC show Humans , and Helen of Troy in Troy: Fall of a City in a BBC/Netflix coproduction. Other notable roles are the French-Canadian, Eliette, in Showtime's Miniseries Guerrilla and the fierce Guinevere in the TV show Cursed. [6] For her acting career she chose Bella Dayne as a stage name.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012YellowAshley
2016Don't Hang UpPayton
2017Sex GuaranteedZade
2021Kepler X-47 [7] ChrystalSF short film (11:47) - Director and producer, Erin Li
2023 Girl You Know It's True Milli
2024Bad DirectorGrete

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 American Horror Story Patsy1 episode
2014 The Goldbergs Fanny1 episode
2015 Person of Interest Anna Mueller1 episode
2016 Plebs Delphine8 episodes
2016 The Man in the High Castle Monika1 episode
2016–2018 Humans AstridRecurring; 10 episodes
2017 Guerrilla Eliette2 episodes
2018 Troy: Fall of a City Helen of Troy Lead; 8 episodes
2018 Trust Talitha Getty 2 episodes
2020 Cursed Red Spear6 episodes
2022 Tatort: Das Mädchen, das allein nach Haus’ gehtJulie Bolschakowlead for 1 episode

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Level 26: Dark RevelationsMariaEpisode: "Cyber-bridge Four"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Call of Duty: WWII Camille "Rousseau" Denis

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References

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  2. "agenturvogel Bella Dayne" . Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. "'Troy: Fall Of A City': Bella Dayne, Louis Hunter & More Join BBC/Netflix Epic". Deadline. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. Miss Ostdeutschland 2004: Die schönste Frau Ostdeutschlands kommt aus Berlin. Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 25 January 2004
  5. MISS GERMANY: „Das ist wie Talentsichtung“. Frankfurter Allgemeine, 5 February 2006
  6. "Interview: Bella Dayne on Survival Jobs, Auditioning and Playing Helen of Troy in 'Troy: Fall of a City" - Daily Actor". Daily Actor. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  7. The entire film on YouTube