Rosalind Eleazar is a British stage and screen actress. She is known for her role as Louisa Guy in the TV series Slow Horses , and as Agnes in 2019 film The Personal History of David Copperfield .
Rosalind Eleazar is a British stage and screen actress. She is known for her role as Louisa Guy in the TV series Slow Horses , and as Agnes in 2019 film The Personal History of David Copperfield .
Rosalind Eleazar's mother was British and her father was Ghanaian. [1]
She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, [2] graduating in 2015.[ citation needed ]
Eleazar's TV roles include Louisa Guy in Slow Horses , Christine in the BBC series Rellik , [3] Jacky Bast in Howards End , [4] Kate in the ITV series Deep Water, [5] as well as roles in NW , National Treasure and Harlots . [2]
On stage, Eleazar appeared in The Starry Messenger [6] at Wyndham's Theatre; as Yelena, in Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre; [7] in House of Bernarda Alba at the National Theatre; and Plaques and Tangles at the Royal Court Theatre. [8]
Eleazar's debut feature film role was as Agnes in The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) by Armando Iannucci. [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lost Village | Eleanor | Short |
| 2017 | Pucker | Short | |
| 2019 | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Agnes | |
| 2021 | I'm Not in Love | Taylor | |
| 2023 | The House of Bernarda Alba | Angustias |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Holby City | Betty Lyons | Episode: "Brave New World" |
| National Treasure | Georgina | 2 episodes | |
| NW | Shar | TV film | |
| 2017 | Rellik | Christine Levison | 4 episodes |
| Howards End | Jacky Bast | 4 episodes | |
| 2017–2018 | Harlots | Violet Cross | 16 episodes |
| 2018 | Death in Paradise | Marie Gayle | Episode: "Dark Memories" |
| Lore | Ava | TV series documentary | |
| 2019 | Deep Water | Kate | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Breeders | Roz | Episode: "No Cure: Part 2" |
| Uncle Vanya | Yelena | A TV film initially released in cinemas of the play performed at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London to an empty theatre due to the COVID-19 virus | |
| 2021 | Master of None | Heather | Episode: "Moments in Love, Chapter 2" |
| 2022– present | Slow Horses | Louisa Guy | 24 episodes |
| 2023 | Class of '09 | Dr. Vivienne McCann | 7 episodes |
| 2025 | Missing You | Detective Katherine Donovan | 5 episodes [10] |
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