Daisy Waterstone
Born (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 29)
Hammersmith, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Known forThe Durrells
Parents

Daisy Waterstone (born 13 June 1994) is a British actress, best known for playing Margo Durrell in the ITV family drama The Durrells.

Early life

Waterstone was born on 13 June 1994[1] in Hammersmith, London, the daughter of film director and producer Rosie Alison and bookshop chain founder Sir Tim Waterstone.[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

Waterstone 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

Film

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

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

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Durrells TV drama revives the dying ritual of family viewing". theguardian.com. 25 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Daisy Waterstone Drama Foundation". CSVPA. 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Daisy Waterstone". unitedagents.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ "In the closet with Daisy Waterstone". S Magazine on twitter. 23 April 2017.
  7. ^ "The Durrells season 3: Margo star opens up about on-set chaos 'There's always screaming'". Express. 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  8. ^ "The Durrells season 4 finale: Daisy Waterstone on a Margo spin-off". inews.co.uk. 13 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Meet the cast of BBC conspiracy thriller The Capture". Radio Times. 2019.
  10. ^ "Digital Theatre - The Crucible - Full Cast". digitaltheatre.com. 2013.

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