Daisy Waterstone (born 13 June 1994) is a British actress, best known for playing Margo Durrell in the ITV family drama The Durrells.
Daisy Waterstone | |
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| Born | 13 June 1994 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | The Durrells |
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Early life
editWaterstone was born on 13 June 1994[1] in Hammersmith, London, one of eight children of Sir Tim Waterstone, founder of the Waterstones bookshop chain, and film director/ producer and novelist Rosie Alison.[2] She attended Francis Holland School, Sloane Square.[3]
Waterstone became a member of the National Youth Theatre when she was thirteen, and later took a one-year foundation course at the Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts before moving on to her acting career.[4]
Career
editWaterstone started her professional career on stage at The Pleasance Theatre, Islington, as Lucy/Nibs in the original production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong, followed by playing Susanna Walcott at The Old Vic in Yaël Farber's production of The Crucible,[4] and has also played Emma in Rules for Living at the Royal National Theatre.[5] In 2014 she appeared as Katie Bowman in two episodes of the TV series Silent Witness, as Beatrice in the TV miniseries And Then There Were None,[5] and as Clare Leighton in Testament of Youth.[6] In 2015 she had parts in Cyberbully and Dark Was the Night.[7] From 2015 to 2019, Waterstone played the role of Margo Durrell, a main character in the family comedy drama series The Durrells which ran for four series finishing in May 2019.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes or ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Testament of Youth | Clare Leighton | [4] |
| 2015 | Cyberbully | Tamara Mathis | [5] |
| 2015 | Dark Was the Night | Vik | Short film [5] |
| 2018 | La La Means I Love You | Lois | Short film |
| 2018 | The Time Tree | Kate | Short film |
| 2018 | The Eternal Moment | Elsa | Short film |
| 2020 | Indefinately | Tilly | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Silent Witness | Katie Bowman | Episode: "Fraternity" (2 parts) | [4] |
| 2015 | And Then There Were None | Beatrice | 1 episode | [5] |
| 2015–2019 | The Durrells | Margo Durrell | 26 episodes | [3] |
| 2019–2022 | The Capture | Abigail | 4 episodes | [9] |
| 2022 | T.S. Eliot: Into 'The Waste Land' | The Hyacinth Girl | TV documentary | |
| 2023 | Inspector Dalgliesh | Octavia Aldridge | 2 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | Jacqueline Hill | 2 episodes |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Peter Pan Goes Wrong | Lucy/Nibs | The Pleasance Theatre | |
| 2014 | The Crucible | Susanna Walcott | The Old Vic | [10] |
| 2015 | Rules for Living | Emma | The Royal National Theatre | |
| 2016 | Alligators | Genevieve | Hampstead Theatre |
References
edit- ^ "Who's in the cast of The Durrells? Here's who stars alongside Bodyguard's Keeley Hawes in the ITV drama". Heart Radio. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Forster, Katherine (28 April 2019). "Relative Values: Tim Waterstone, the bookshop founder, and his daughter, the Durrells actress Daisy Waterstone". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Durrells TV drama revives the dying ritual of family viewing". theguardian.com. 25 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Daisy Waterstone Drama Foundation". CSVPA. 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Daisy Waterstone". unitedagents.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "In the closet with Daisy Waterstone". S Magazine on twitter. 23 April 2017.
- ^ "The Durrells season 3: Margo star opens up about on-set chaos 'There's always screaming'". Express. 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "The Durrells season 4 finale: Daisy Waterstone on a Margo spin-off". inews.co.uk. 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Meet the cast of BBC conspiracy thriller The Capture". Radio Times. 2019.
- ^ "Digital Theatre - The Crucible - Full Cast". digitaltheatre.com. 2013.
