Elva Trill

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Elva Trill
Born1990or1991(age 32–33) [1]
County Sligo, Ireland [2]
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Actress, singer

Elva Trill (1990or1991) [1] [3] is an Irish actress and singer. She is known for Line of Duty (2012) and Starstruck (2021). She is also one of the vocalists of the "indie four piece" band The City and Us. [4] [5]

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Early life

Trill was born in County Sligo, and grew up in the town of Ballymote. [1] She knew from a young age she wanted to be an actress and, at the age of 12, took part in Saturday sessions at the Gaiety School of Acting. [6]

Career

In her late teens Trill got a place in The Factory rehearsal studios and landed a role on the BBC series Ripper Street , which was being filmed in Dublin. [6]

In addition to appearing in the television drama series Red Rock , [3] she had a part in the horror film Cherry Tree (2015) and Brother (2015) which was filmed in Belgium and Ireland. [7] This included scenes filmed, in late 2015, at the Hellfire Club on Montpelier Hill, County Dublin. [8]

She later secured roles in a number of other productions such as The Hallmark Channel's Royal Matchmaker (2018), Soulsmith (2017), [9] and in Stephen Burke's feature film Maze (2017). [10]

She subsequently landed roles in the TV series Starstruck (2021), The Ghosts of Monday (2021), and Jurassic World Dominion (2022). [11] [12] Following this, Trill played the role of Karen in the 2023 British independent film Wait For Me. [13]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2015Cherry TreeAmy
2015 Red Rock Charlene Walters2 episodes
2016BrotherTrisha Venice
2016Rising/FallingMegan
2017 Line of Duty Gemma3 episodes
2017 Maze Young Widow
2017 Soulsmith
2017–2018 Striking Out GillianRecurring role
2018Royal MatchmakerPetra PetrovichTelevision film
2019 Animals Kirsten
2019BruteRuthShort
2020Sins of a WerewolfMary
2021Another Happy Ever AfterJane DoeShort
2021 Starstruck MichelleEpisode 2.1
2021The Ghosts of Monday
2022 Jurassic World Dominion Charlotte Lockwood
2023 Wait for Me Karen
2023The Hurler: A Campion's TaleRuby Vercetti
2023Northern LightsÁine6 episodes

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