Harriet Slater (actress)
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Harriet Slater | |
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 Slater in 2025 | |
| Born | Harriet Marston Slater 18 February 1994[1] Leicester, England |
| Alma mater | Guildford School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Harriet Marston Slater (born 18 February 1994) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the DC Universe series Pennyworth (2019–2022), the MGM+ period drama Belgravia: The Next Chapter (2024) and the Starz prequel Outlander: Blood of My Blood (2025). She was named a 2023 Bright Young Thing by Tatler.[2]
Slater was born and raised in Leicester. Her extended family were active in amateur dramatics.[3] She joined a local youth theatre group called the Little Theatre at 6.[4][5] She found acting a stress-reliever for anxiety.[6] Slater mentioned Lindsay Lohan and Jane Fonda as influences when they were young.[3] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Guildford School of Acting in 2016.[7]
Career
After graduating from drama school, Slater immediately began her career in regional theatre, making her professional debut in The Man with the Hammer at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth in 2016.[8][6] A role followed this in the 2017 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Phil Porter's Vice Versa at the Swan Theatre.[9] She also appeared in The Secret Seven at Storyhouse.[10]
Slater made her television debut when she was cast as Sandra Onslow in the DC Universe series and Batman prequel Pennyworth, which premiered on Epix in 2019. After playing a recurring character during the first season, she joined the main cast for the subsequent two seasons. She made her feature film debut in the 2020 indie fantasy film Emily and the Magical Journey.[11] In 2023, she had a small role in the film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.[12]
In 2024, Slater starred as Clara Trenchard (née Dunn) in Helen Edmundson's period drama Belgravia: The Next Chapter for MGM+.[13][14] In February 2024, it was announced that she had been cast as Ellen MacKenzie in the Outlander prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood.[15] She appeared in the films Tarot (also known as Horrorscope)[16] and True Haunting.
Personal life
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Emily and the Magical Journey | Kayla | |
| 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Fran | |
| 2024 | Tarot | Haley | |
| TBA | Fall 2 † | Jax Hunter | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2022 | Pennyworth | Sandra Onslow | Recurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2020 | All Creatures Great and Small | Brenda | Episode: "A Cure for All Ills" |
| 2024 | Belgravia: The Next Chapter | Clara Dunn / Clara Trenchard | Main role |
| 2025 | Outlander: Blood of My Blood | Ellen MacKenzie | Main role |