
Acting
Community Rating
6.6
TMDB estimate
Born
September 17, 1996 (age 29)
Born in
Whitechapel, London, England, UK
Ella Summer Reed Purnell (born 17 September 1996) is an English actress who began her career as a child actress in West End theatre. Purnell used to attend weekly classes at Sylvia Young Theatre School studying acting, singing, and dance. Purnell's film roles include Never Let Me Go (2010), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), Churchill (2017), and Army of the Dead (2021), among others. Her television credits include Sweetbitter (2018), Belgravia (2020), Yellowjackets (2021), Arcane (2021), Star Trek: Prodigy (2021), and Fallout (2024).

Maleficent
Teen Maleficent
2014

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Emma Bloom
2016

Army of the Dead
Kate Ward
2021

The Legend of Tarzan
Young Jane Body Double (uncredited)
2016

Kick-Ass 2
Dolce
2013

Never Let Me Go
Young Ruth
2010

UFO
Natalie
2018

Cyberbully
Megan Turner
2015

Churchill
Helen Garrett
2017

Intruders
Mia Farrow
2011

Loser

Wildlike
Mackenzie
2015

The Journey Is the Destination
Amy
2016

Creating an Army of the Dead
Self
2021

The Scurry

Candy
Candy
2011

Ways to Live Forever
Kaleigh
2010

Access All Areas
Mia
2017

Toast
Narrator (voice)
2023
The Return of Stanley Atwell
Pamela