Lucy Boynton
Biography
Lucy Boynton (born January 17, 1994) is a British actress. Her first professional role was as the young Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter (2006), for which she was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress. She went on to play Posy Fossil in 2007 in the BBC film Ballet Shoes. She also played the role of Margaret Dashwood in the BBC serial Sense and Sensibility (2008). She portrayed the mysterious model Raphina in the 2016 film Sing Street, a ghost Polly Parsons in the 2016 film I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House and Countess Helena Andrenyi in the 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express.
She played Freddie Mercury's partner, Mary Austin, in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), for which earned the cast a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards. She portrayed Astrid Sloan in the Netflix series The Politician (2019–2020).
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- 2025
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis StoryActing · Ruth Ellis - 2024
The Greatest HitsActing · Harriet Gibbons - 2023
ChevalierActing · Marie Antoinette - 2022
The Pale Blue EyeActing · Lea Marquis - 2022
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?Acting · Frankie Derwent - 2021
Locked DownActing · Charlotte - 2019
The PoliticianActing · Astrid Sloan - 2018
Bohemian RhapsodyActing · Mary Austin - 2018
ApostleActing · Andrea - 2017
GypsyActing · Allison Adams - 2017
The Blackcoat's DaughterActing · Rose - 2016
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the HouseActing · Polly Parsons