Nell Williams

Not to be confused with Nell Hall Williams.

Nell Williams
Born	Nell Marmalade Baxendale-Williams [1] (1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 26) Hackney, London, England
Other names	Nellie
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
Parents	David L. Williams (father) Helen Baxendale (mother)

Nell Marmalade Baxendale-Williams ^[2] (born 13 September 1998), known as Nell Williams, is an English actress. In 2015, she portrayed a teen version of Cersei Lannister in the opening episode of Season 5 of the HBO series Game of Thrones . ^[3] She has also appeared in the sitcom The Revolting World of Stanley Brown (2012), the television film Loving Miss Hatto (2012), and in an episode of the drama series Grantchester . ^[4] Williams appeared as Vivian Daniels in the 2016 film London Town , which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival. ^[5] She also appeared in the 2019 films Blinded by the Light and The Good Liar .

Biography

She was born Nell Marmalade Baxendale-Williams on 13 September 1998 in Hackney, London, England. She is the first child of British-American film director David L. Williams and the English actress Helen Baxendale. She has two brothers.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	The Revolting World of Stanley Brown	Jess	12 episodes
	Loving Miss Hatto	Young Birdy	Television film
2013	National Theatre Live	Elizabeth (teen)	Episode: "The Audience"
2015	Game of Thrones	Cersei Lannister (teen)	Season 5 Episode: "The Wars to Come"
2016	Grantchester	Gilly Bradley	Episode #2.6
2017	Will	Agnes Austen	Episode: "The Two Gentlemen"
2019	Deep Water	Sally Kallisto	6 episodes
	Elizabeth Is Missing	Katy	Television film
2022	We Hunt Together	Maisie McBride	Episode: "202"

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	London Town	Vivian Daniels	Premiered at 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival
2019	Blinded by the Light	Eliza	Premiered at 2019 Sundance Film Festival
	The Good Liar	Lili
2022	Inland	Daisy

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Love and Information		Royal Court Theatre, London, 2012 [6]
2013	The Audience	Princess Elizabeth	Gielgud Theatre, London, 2013
2024	Don't Destroy Me		Arcola Theatre, London, 2024 [7]

References

1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
2. "Helen Baxendale on her daughter's unique name". people.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
3. Yeung, Peter (6 January 2015). "Nell Williams revealed as Young Cersei character for Game of Thrones season five". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 24 April 2015.
4. "Nell Williams". IMDb. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
5. Borte, Derrick (3 June 2016), London Town , retrieved 5 August 2016
6. "Love and Information at The Royal Court Theatre". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
7. Jays, David (16 January 2024). "Don't Destroy Me review – war is not over for fractured Jewish family". The Guardian.

External links

• Nell Williams at IMDb