Lucy Boynton
Lucy Boynton was born in New York City, New York, United States on January 17th, 1994 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 30, Lucy Boynton biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Lucy Boynton (born 17 January 1994) is a British-American actress.
In Miss Potter (2006), she made her film debut as the teenage Beatrix Potter.
She went on to appear in the films Copperhead (2013), Sing Street (2016), Murder on the Orient Express (2018), and Apostle (2018) before portraying Mary Austin in the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
Early life and education
Boynton was born in New York City to English parents, journalists, and journalist Adrianne Pielou. Boynton, the younger of two daughters, was born in southeast London. She maintains dual citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States. After a drama coach told her that "acting was not playing pretend; it was understanding the human mind and why people act as they do." She attended the private Blackheath High School in Dulwich, followed by James Allen's Girls' School.
Personal life
Although Boynton identifies herself as "painfully British," she divides her time between London, New York, and Los Angeles. Rami Malek, her Bohemian Rhapsody co-star, has been in a relationship since 2018. Boynton endorses the Black Lives Matter campaign and has posted links for racial equality on her social media pages.
Career
In the biographical film Miss Potter (2006), Boynton made her professional debut at age twelve as a young Beatrix Potter. After being noticed by a casting director who was sitting in on her drama class, she was asked to audition. After a positive response to her role, further scenes were written for her character. To portray a younger Potter, Boynton wore corsets and padded clothing. Boynton said that the first day of filming was "the best day of [her] life." Miss Potter was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007. In the BBC film Ballet Shoes (2006), Boynton played Posy Fossil. In several scenes to showcase her character's "remarkable dancing ability." Critics lauded the film.
In the 2008 television version of Jane Austen's book Sense and Sensibility, Boynton portrayed Margaret Dashwood. The miniseries premiered to high viewership and glowing reviews. Boynton has described a "difficult period" from age 16 to 17, with the exception of being "too old for teenage roles but not young enough to play the leading lady." In the television film Mo Mowlam's stepdaughter, she played Mo Mowlam. In 2011, she appeared in an episode of the ITV drama Lewis. In 2013, she appeared in Saint Raymond's music video for his lead single from his debut extended play, "Fall At Your Feet." Boynton appeared in Copperhead (2013), based on Harold Frederic's book of the same name. She appeared in Borgia, Endeavour, and Law & Order: United Kingdom in 2014. In the BBC miniseries Life in Squares, she played Angelica Garnett, a Bloomsbury employee, who appeared in 2015. She read Garnett's memoir, Deceived with Kindness, in which the majority of her scenes were lengthy, she wrote as "a dream for any actor" to prepare for the role. The book was highly praised.
In The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015), Boynton appeared as "sullen mean girl" Rose, alongside Emma Roberts and Kiernan Shipka. She was preparing for the film by watching films that dealt with loneliness and despair, such as Rosemary's Baby, on director Oz Perkins' recommendation. Roberts, Shipka, and Boyton, according to Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine, "poignant in their minimalist roles." As Raphina, an aspiring model with "huge hair, bright make-up, and colorful clothing," Boynton appeared in the coming-of-age film Sing Street (2016). In a sense, Boynton referred to her role as "the muse character," but only because she has placed herself there. She adopted an Irish accent for the film and was told by director John Carney to write a backstory "in much more detail than [she] had before." At the Sundance Film Festival, the film premiered to critical acclaim, receiving a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. In the gothic-horror film I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Polly Parsons debuted as a ghostly bride in the gothic-horror film I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives, which opened at the Toronto International Film Festival to a mixed reception. In the indie-horror Don't Knock Twice (2016), Boynton appeared alongside Katee Sackhoff. Sackhoff and Boynton's "voltile chemistry" was lauded by Los Angeles Times writer Noel Murray, who said, "they bring so much life to the story that it's almost like they've been tricked into believing they're in a higher movie."
Claire Douglas, J. D. Salinger's second wife, appeared in Rebel in the Rye (2017). The Rye Rebel in the Sundance Film Festival premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was chastised by commentators. In the 2017 version of Murder on the Orient Express, Boynton played Countess Helena Andrenyi. The film was a box office hit and received mixed reviews, though the cast's performances were lauded. Allison Adams, a college student turned heroin addict, appeared in the Netflix series Gypsy (2017). Boynton empathized with her character's desire to regress into early life while struggling with control. Boynton was described as "splendid-but-underused" by Daniel Fienberg of the Hollywood Reporter as "one of the finest of the supporting turns" and one of the "best of the supporting turns" in the previous story. In Apostle (2018), she appeared as Andrea, the daughter of a cult leader, which critics applauded.
In Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Boynton appeared opposite Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury's partner Mary Austin. She listened in Austin's "gauge what she was keen to be open about" and then spoke to Brian May to investigate the situation. The film was the most successful biographical film of all time, receiving mixed reception. Time praised her for her role as "charm and vigor," while the Irish Independent said that her scenes were the "quietest, most touching moments" of the film. At the 25th Screen Actor Guild Awards, Bohemian Rhapsody received four Academy Awards and earned the cast a nomination for Outstanding Achievement by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
In Glimpse, a short virtual reality animated film premiering at the Venice Film Festival in 2019, Boynton appears opposite Taron Egerton.
Since 2019, Boynton has appeared in Netflix's The Politician, portraying Astrid Sloane, the protagonist's "ruthless" and "hyperbolically wealthy" adversary. Boynton characterized the experience as "liberating," saying that playing an antagonistic character brought more depth to the role. The Hollywood Reporter lauded Boynton's "razor-sharp delivery" but said that her written dialogue prevented her from being "spectacular."
Boynton will be both executive producer and lead actor in the forthcoming Marianne Faithfull biopic, Faithfull, in February 2020. Production was set to begin in October 2020, but it was postponed indefinitely due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Faithfull's ascension to fame before the age of 23 will be chronicled in the film.
In Locked Down (2021), Boynton appeared in a supporting role as Charlotte, a Harrods shop assistant. Mixed reviews were given to the film. In the second season of Amazon Video's anthology film Modern Love, she appeared alongside Kit Harington.
Boynton appeared in ITV's six-part miniseries The Ipcress File as Jean Courtney, Harry Palmer's employee, and also appeared in the Stephen Williams-directed biographical film Chevalier as Marie Antoinette. She appears in Agatha Christie's crime film Why Didn't They Ask Evans? and also stars in Netflix's The Pale Blue Eye, based on Louis Bayard's Gothic thriller book of the same name. After having dropped out of Faithfull due to creative inconsistencies, Boynton would appear in The Greatest Hits, written and directed by Ned Benson for Searchlight Pictures in August 2022.