Poppy Gilbert
British actress
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Poppy Gilbert (born 14 September 1998) is a Swedish-born British actress. On television, she is notable for roles in Leonardo (2021), Stay Close (2021), Sherwood (2022), Chloe (2022), The Catch (2023), The Chelsea Detective (2024), and My Oxford Year (2025).
Poppy Gilbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 September 1998 |
| Education | Lady Eleanor Holles School |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music & Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2020–present |
Early life and education
Gilbert was born in Stockholm, Sweden to British parents Nigel and Camilla and moved around between London, Hong Kong, and Singapore growing up due to her parents' work in advertising and television respectively.[1] She has a sister Darcy.[2]
Gilbert attended Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton from 2008 to 2015. She participated in a number of school productions.[3][4] At the age of 17, Gilbert joined the National Youth Theatre,[1] and in 2016, she began her studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, graduating in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.[5][6][7]
Career
Gilbert made her television debut in 2020 as Lesley Pike in an episode of Call the Midwife season nine,[2] which she filmed during her final year of drama school.[8] She played Thomasina Tucker in the two-part adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse,[2] and as Ginevra de Benci in three episodes of the historical drama Leonardo starring Aidan Turner as Leonardo da Vinci.[2]
At the end of 2021, Gilbert appeared in Harlan Coben's Netflix mystery series Stay Close[9] as the pseudonymous killer Barbie opposite Hyoie O'Grady as Ken.[10] She then starred in the 2022 BBC One psychological thriller Chloe as the title character.[11][12] Gilbert also appeared as the young Julie Jackson in two episodes of BBC One's Sherwood in June 2022.[13]
Gilbert starred as Abbie in the Channel 5 series The Catch in January 2023,[14] alongside Jason Watkins and Aneurin Barnard.[15]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Call the Midwife | Leslie Pike | 1 episode |
| The Pale Horse | Thomasina Tuckerton | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| Midsomer Murders | Kelly Kirk-Lees | Episode: "The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy" | |
| 2021 | Leonardo | Ginevra de Benci | 3 episodes |
| Stay Close | Barbie | 7 episodes | |
| 2022 | Chloe | Chloe | 6 episodes |
| Sherwood | Young Julie Jackson | 2 episodes[13] | |
| 2023 | The Catch | Abbie Collier | Main role - all 4 episodes |
| A Very English Christmas | Harriet | TV Film (Alt name: Christmas in the Cotswolds)[16] | |
| 2024 | The Chelsea Detective | Zadie Evans | Season 3 episode 1: Everybody Loves Chloe [17] |
| 2025 | My Oxford Year | Cecelia Knowles | Netflix film [18] |
| TBA | The Other Bennet Sister | Lizzie | Filming [18] |