Poppy Drayton | |
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Born | Surrey, England | 7 June 1991
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012–present |
Poppy Gabriella Drayton (born 7 June [1] 1991 [2] ) is a British actress. She is known for playing Elizabeth Thatcher in the feature-length Hallmark Channel television pilot of When Calls the Heart , for playing Amberle Elessedil in the MTV fantasy drama series The Shannara Chronicles , and for playing Abigael Jameson-Caine in the second and third seasons of The CW fantasy drama television series Charmed . She portrayed Myroslava in the 2019 film, The Rising Hawk with Robert Patrick and Tommy Flanagan.
Drayton graduated from the Arts Educational School in Chiswick. [2] [3]
In 2013 Drayton was cast in her first major role in the Hallmark Channel television movie pilot for When Calls the Heart , in which she played Elizabeth Thatcher (a role that was taken over by Erin Krakow in the subsequent television series). [4] [5] This was followed by a role in the 2013 Downton Abbey Christmas special. [2] [3] Drayton has also done stage work, appearing in The Green Bay Tree at the Jermyn Street Theatre in London in 2014. [6]
In 2014 Drayton was cast as Amberle Elessedil, one of the lead roles in the MTV fantasy drama series The Shannara Chronicles ; [7] [8] the series premiered on 5 January 2016. In February 2016 Drayton was cast in the titular role in newly launched MVP Studios' film The Little Mermaid (originally titled A Little Mermaid), an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story. [9] [10] [11]
In 2019, she joined the cast of Charmed as a series regular in the role of Abigael, a mysterious witch, starting with the second season’s third episode. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Down Dog | Amy | |
2015 | Unhallowed Ground | Verity Wickes | |
2015 | Writers Retreat | Jo | |
2018 | The Little Mermaid | Elizabeth | [11] |
2019 | See You Soon | Elise | |
2019 | The Rising Hawk | Myroslava |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | When Calls the Heart | Elizabeth Thatcher | Television movie (Hallmark) |
2013 | Downton Abbey | Madeleine Allsopp | Episode: "The London Season" |
2014 | Father Brown | Selina McKinley | Episode: "The Ghost in the Machine" |
2014 | Midsomer Murders | Summer Haleston | Episode: "The Killings of Copenhagen" |
2014 | Plebs | Cordelia | Episode: "The Phallus" |
2016–2017 | The Shannara Chronicles | Amberle Elessedil | Main role (season 1); guest role (season 2) |
2018 | Home by Spring | Loretta Johnson | Television movie (Hallmark) |
2019–2022 | Charmed | Abigael | Main role (seasons 2–3) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Dark Souls III | Shira, Knight of Filianore |
...Drayton, as the 22-year-old confesses not to have been a "Downton addict"...
...the comely Leonora (Poppy Drayton, giving the best performance of the night).