Daisy Waterstone | |
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| Born | 13 June 1994 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | The Durrells |
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Daisy Waterstone (born 13 June 1994) is a British actress, best known for playing Margo Durrell in the ITV family drama The Durrells .
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]
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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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