Louis Partridge

Partridge was born on 3 June 2003 in Wandsworth, London, to James and Liz Partridge.^[1] He has an older sister, Issie, and a younger sister, Millie.^[2]

Partridge attended Dulwich Preparatory School, an all-boys' private school in south east London, and played rugby with Battersea Ironsides Sports Club.^[3] He then went to secondary school at Alleyn's School, a co-educational private school in Dulwich, where he was a member of Tyson's House. He completed his A Levels in 2021 with As in French, English, and Film Studies.^[4]

From 2023 until the end of 2025, Partridge was in a romantic relationship with the American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo.^[5]

Partridge made his acting debut in a 2014 short film Beneath Water.^[6] Partridge also appeared as an extra in Emil and the Detectives at the National Theatre alongside other former child actors including BBC News reader Seb Sargent and CBBC's Lucy Hutchinson, a rehearsal attended by Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh.^[7][8][9] Partridge was one of the England mascots at the 2015 Rugby World Cup game against Wales, held at Twickenham Stadium.^[3]

Partridge had early minor roles in the films in Pan (2015) and Paddington 2 (2017) and subsequently played Piero de' Medici in the television series Medici (2019).^[10] He rose to prominence when he played Viscount Tewkesbury, the love interest of the title character, in the Netflix film Enola Holmes (2020), starring Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill.^[11][12] Ella Kemp of Empire termed him "likeable" in his part.^[13] Partridge reprised the role in the film's 2022 sequel.^[14]

Also in 2022, Partridge was part of the cast of The Lost Girls, playing the immortal boy Peter Pan.^[15][16] In May 2022, Partridge starred in the FX miniseries Pistol as the titular band's bassist Sid Vicious.^[17][18]

In 2024, Partridge had a cameo in the spy film Argylle as a younger version of the title character played by Henry Cavill.^[19] Partridge was also cast in Noah Baumbach's ensemble film Jay Kelly.^[20] Later that year, Partridge portrayed Jonathan Brigstocke in the Apple TV thriller miniseries Disclaimer.^[21]

In 2025, Partridge portrayed Edward Guinness in the Netflix historical drama series House of Guinness.^[22] In 2026, Partridge reprised his role as Viscount Tewkesbury in the Netflix film Enola Holmes 3.^[23]