Isabella Laughland

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Isabella Laughland
Born
Isabella India Jane Laughland

1991 (age 31–32)
Hammersmith, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Isabella India Jane Laughland (born 1991) is a British actress. She began her career in the Harry Potter films Half Blood Prince (2009) and Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011). She went on to star in Urban Hymn (2015) and Chubby Funny (2016). Her other films include Now Is Good (2012), Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018), Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017), and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022).

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On television, she is known for her roles in the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits" (2011), the BBC Two comedy-drama Trigonometry (2020), and the Channel 5 miniseries Anne Boleyn (2021). She also had recurring roles in the Channel 4 drama Chimerica (2019), the BBC One sitcom Ghosts (2019) and drama Four Lives (2022), and a voice role in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) on Netflix.

Laughland is a regular performer on stage, starring in the National Theatre productions of Greenland (2011) and The Last of the Haussmans (2012). In 2010, she was nominated for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her performance in Wanderlust at the Royal Court Theatre.

Early life and education

Laughland was born in 1991 [1] in West London to Welsh television director Nick Laughland (1951–2020) and casting director Nadira Seecoomar, who is of Indo-Guyanese heritage and an icelandic descent mother. Seecoomar's father had arrived in England from Guyana in 1962 as part of the Windrush generation. [2] Laughland was raised in Twickenham, South West London [3] with her older brother Oliver, [4] now a reporter for The Guardian .

As a teenager, Laughland participated in a drama group hosted each Saturday by the Young Blood Theatre Company at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith. However, her mother insisted that she take her GCSEs before going into acting. Laughland further developed her acting skills through the National Youth Theatre. [3]

Career

Laughland made her television debut in a 2008 episode of the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners . She was 16 when she was cast as Leanne in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , marking her feature film debut in 2009. She would reprise her role in the final two Harry Potter films Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011). [3]

Also in 2010, Laughland made her professional stage debut in Nick Payne's Wanderlust at the Royal Court Theatre, for which she was nominated for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. She then appeared in the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits" on Channel 4 and the teeb film Now Is Good , and starred in the National Theatre productions of Greenland and The Last of the Haussmans .

Laughland starred in the 2015 and 2016 films Urban Hymn and Chubby Funny . For her performance in the former, Laughland was longlisted for the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer. [5] She led Pride and Prejudice opposite James Northcote at the Sheffield Crucible. In 2017, she played Vanessa in the film Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool in a cast which included Annette Bening, Julie Walters, Stephen Graham, and Vanessa Redgrave. [6]

In 2021, Laughland starred in the Channel 5 Tudor thriller Anne Boleyn as “Lizzie” (Elizabeth Browne, Countess of Worcester), lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn. [7]

In 2022, she played the role of China in the BBC One four-part true crime drama Four Lives alongside Stephen Merchant and Sheridan Smith. [8]

Personal life

Laughland has said she dislikes watching herself on screen, but does so to analyse her performance, and regards her acting career as a marathon rather than a sprint. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Leanne
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Leanne
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Leanne
2012 National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans SummerLive streaming theatre
Now Is Good Beth
2015 Urban Hymn Leanne Dixon
2016Sarah Chong Is Going to Kill HerselfInternShort film
Chubby Funny Sophie
2017SmearAnnaShort
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Vanessa
2018Unexpected ItemNickyShort film
Slaughterhouse Rulez Kay
MercuryAlShort film
2021Reset the StageBeeShort (monologue)
2022 Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Becky

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 The Inbetweeners Louise GrahamEpisode: "Will's Birthday"
2009 10 Minute Tales Hotel Check Out GirlEpisode: "Syncing"
That Mitchell and Webb Look Various1 episode
2011 Without You Beth1 episode
Black Mirror SwiftEpisode: "Fifteen Million Merits"
2012 The Hollow Crown The Queen's Serving LadyEpisode: "Richard II"
2013 Coming Up TeresaEpisode: "Henry"
2014 Comedy Feeds TaylorEpisode: "In Deep"
2015 Lewis Gina DoranSeries 9, 2 episodes: "Magnum Opus: Parts 1 & 2"
2017Liam Williams' ValentineClaireTV Short
2018SettlingAnna6 episodes
2019 Chimerica Alex Sguerra3 episodes
Criminal: UK McRaeEpisode: "Jay"
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Voice role; 10 episodes
2020 Ghosts Clare2 episodes
Trigonometry Moira Moi7 episodes
2021 Anne Boleyn Elizabeth Browne3 episodes
2022 Four Lives China3 episodes
2023 Foundation Brother Constant6 episodes

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010WanderlustMichelle Royal Court Theatre, London
2011 Greenland Lisa National Theatre, London
2012 The Last of the Haussmans Summer
2013 Hard Feelings Viv Finborough Theatre, London
The Same Deep Water As MeIsabella Reynolds Donmar Warehouse, London
King Lear Cordelia Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester [10]
2015 Pride and Prejudice Elizabeth Bennett Crucible Theatre, Sheffield [11]
A Further Education Lydia Hampstead Theatre, London [12]
2016BU21Izzy Trafalgar Theatre, London [13]
2018 Cock W Minerva Theatre, Chichester
2019EitherHampstead Theatre, London [14]
2020 Love, Love, Love Rose Lyric Theatre, London [15]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2010 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Outstanding NewcomerWanderlust, Royal Court Theatre Nominated [10] [3]
2016 British Independent Film Awards BIFA Most Promising Newcomer Urban Hymn Longlisted [5]
2018Festival Européen du Film Court de NicePrix d'interprétation feminine - EuropeenneMercury (short) (shared with Harriet Cains)Won [16] [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Genes Reunited - Isabella India J Laughland". Genes Reunited. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Laughland, Oliver (3 February 2019). "Why my grandfather would have delighted in this Windies side". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Introducing… Isabella Laughland". Official London Theatre. 15 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Nick Laughland obituary". The Guardian. 6 July 2020.
  5. 1 2 "BIFA most promising newcomer 2016 longlist". BIFA. 14 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Review: Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool". Slant Magazine. 20 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Pape, Stefan (1 June 2021). "Did George Boleyn have an affair with "Lizzie" Elizabeth Browne? Fact checking Channel 5's drama". RadioTimes.
  8. ↑ Jeffery, Morgan (4 January 2022). "Meet the cast of BBC One's true crime drama Four Lives". RadioTimes.
  9. ↑ Pape, Stefan (27 September 2016). ""If you want to be famous & rich, don't be an actor" – Isabella Laughland on Urban Hymn, vanity and Potter". HeyUGuys.
  10. 1 2 "Cock by Mike Bartlett - 28 September – 27 October 2018 Minerva Theatre". Chichester festival Theatre. 27 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "First look at the cast of Pride and Prejudice at Sheffield Crucible". WhatsOnStage. 13 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Isabella Laughland". Lyric. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  13. ↑ O'Hanlon, Dom (29 December 2016). "Interview with Isabella Laughland starring in BU21 at the Trafalgar Studios 2". London Theatre.
  14. ↑ "Full Cast Announced for Either". Hampstead Theatre. 16 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "Review: Love, Love, Love (Lyric Hammersmith Theatre)". WhatsOnStage. 12 March 2020.
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