Tamsin Egerton

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Tamsin Egerton
Born
Tamsin Olivia Egerton-Dick

(1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 36)
Surrey, England
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Spouse
(m. 2021)
Children4

Tamsin Olivia Egerton-Dick [1] (born 26 November 1988) is an English actress known for her roles as Chelsea Parker in the 2007 film St Trinian's , Holly Goodfellow in the 2005 film Keeping Mum and Guinevere in the 2011 television series Camelot , one of three different roles she played in TV series connected with Arthurian legends.

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Early life

Tamsin Egerton was born on 26 November 1988 in Surrey, England, to Michael Dick and his wife Nicola Egerton. [2] Her father is a businessman. [3] She began her acting career at age 6, following her older half-sister Sophia, in a local youth theatre. [1] Egerton attended the independent Ditcham Park School in Hampshire. [1]

Career

In 2001, Egerton began acting professionally when she played Mary Lennox in a Royal Shakespeare Company musical production of The Secret Garden , [4] and appeared as young Morgaine in the television miniseries The Mists of Avalon . [5] She soon chose to shorten her surname to Egerton to improve her career prospects. [1] The following year she played Princess Elenora in the children's television series Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land . [2]

Egerton's film debut was as Holly Goodfellow, a precocious vicar's daughter in the black comedy Keeping Mum (2005), [6] where she performed a nude scene. Her breakthrough role was as Chelsea, a member of a posh clique in St. Trinian's (2007). [1] She reprised the role in its sequel St Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold in 2009. [2] Two years later, she starred in Chalet Girl with Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, and Bill Nighy. [7] In the same year she portrayed Guinevere in the historical fantasy drama series Camelot . [8] In 2013, Egerton appeared in Michael Winterbottom's biopic The Look of Love which was based on the life of strip-club owner Paul Raymond. [9]

Personal life

Egerton has been in a long-term relationship with American actor Josh Hartnett, first announced in 2012. [10] They have a daughter (born 2015), a second child (born 2017), and a third child (born 2019). [11] In March 2022, Hartnett revealed he and Egerton had married in November 2021. [12] They reside in the Surrey–Sussex border region, in southeast England. [13] In 2024, Hartnett confirmed that he and Egerton have welcomed a fourth child. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Keeping Mum Holly Goodfellow
2006 Driving Lessons Sarah
Eragon KatrinaUncredited
2007 St Trinian's Chelsea Parker
2009 Knife Edge Flora
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold Chelsea Parker
2010 4.3.2.1. Cassandra
Huge Clarisse
The Story of F***Daisy
2011 Chalet Girl Georgie
2013 The Look of Love Amber St. George / Fiona Richmond
Justin and the Knights of Valour Lara (voice)
Grand Piano Ashley
The Lovers Laura Fennel
2014 Queen and Country Ophelia
Love, Rosie Sally
2016 Grimsby Carla
2019 Balance, Not Symmetry Fiona Miller
2024 Tell That to the Winter Sea Jade

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 The Mists of Avalon Young Morgaine Miniseries, 2 episodes
2002 Napoléon Betsy Balcombe Miniseries, 4 episodes
2002–2003 Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land Princess Elenora / Sir Knight20 episodes
2003 Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale Kate DickensTV film
2004 Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking Miranda HelhoughtonTV film
2006 Mayo Patti FeathersEpisode: "A Species of Revenge"
Silent Witness Hannah DuncanEpisodes: "Supernova: Parts 1 & 2"
2007 The Abbey TiffanyUnsold TV pilot
2009 Octavia Octavia BrennanTV film
Trial & Retribution ImogenEpisode: "Siren: Part 1"
2010 Money Butch BeausoleilMiniseries, 2 episodes
2011 Camelot Guinevere Main role
2013 The List DelilahTV film
Psychobitches Nancy SpungenEpisode #1.4
2015 Killing Jesus Claudia TV film

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