{{Short description|English actress and model}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{EngvarB|date= December 2019}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birth_name = Emma Jill Appleton | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|12|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Witney, Oxfordshire, England | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}} | years_active = 2015–present | spouse = }}
'''Emma Jill Appleton''' (born 11 December 1991) is an English actress and model. She starred in the Channel 4 spy thriller ''Traitors'' (2019) and the BBC adaptation of ''Everything I Know About Love'' (2022). Her films include ''LOLA'' (2022). She also appeared in the BBC Three thriller ''Clique'' (2017), the Netflix fantasy series ''The Witcher'' (2019), and the Hulu miniseries ''Pistol'' (2022).
==Early life and education== Emma Jill Appleton was born and raised in Witney, Oxfordshire. She attended West Witney Primary School and then Wood Green School.<ref name="witney">{{Cite journal|url= https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18117977.emma-appleton-witney-set-star-new-netflix-show-witcher/|title=Emma Appleton from Witney set to be star of new Netflix show The Witcher|journal=Oxford Mail|first=Liam|last=Rice|date=22 December 2019}}</ref> She was a contemporary of Dan Tomlinson. Appleton was interested in drama from an early age and participated in it at school.<ref name="bustle">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/who-is-emma-appleton-the-actor-playing-feef-in-traitors-is-no-stranger-to-the-camera-15956615|title=Who Is Emma Appleton? The Actor Playing Feef In 'Traitors' Is No Stranger To The Camera|website=Bustle|first=Sophie|last=McEvoy|date=17 February 2019}}</ref>
==Career== Appleton began her career in modelling as a teenager,<ref name="Kaltblut">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/models-of-london-emma-appleton/|title=Models of London: Emma Appleton|journal=Kaltblut|first=Daniele|last=Pulega|date=2 June 2015}}</ref> appearing in gigs for Victoria Beckham, The Kooples, Margaret Howell and DAKS,<ref name="elle">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a39976466/emma-appleton-pistol-everything-i-know-about-love/|title=Emma Appleton Is The Actor You'll Be Seeing Everywhere This Summer|journal=Elle|first=Olivia|last=Blair|date=13 May 2022}}</ref> and advertising brands such as Fred Perry, Toni & Guy, Rimmel and Converse.<ref name="bustle"/>
Appleton went into acting in 2016 when she appeared as Pixie in the short film ''Dreamlands''.<ref name="1883mag">{{Cite journal|url=https://1883magazine.com/emma-appleton/|title=Emma Appleton|journal=1883 Magazine|first=Kelsey|last=Barnes|accessdate=2 October 2022}}</ref> This was followed by her television debut with a recurring role as Fay Brookstone in the first series of the BBC Three thriller ''Clique''.<ref name="model">{{Cite web|url=https://schonmagazine.com/interview-emma-appleton/|title=Interview – Emma Appleton|publisher=Schön! Magazine|first=Sara|last=Darling|date=18 February 2019}}</ref> She also made guest appearances in the first series of the Channel 4 comedy-drama ''The End of the F***ing World''<ref name="RT">{{Cite journal|url= https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/emma-appleton-everything-know-love-pistol-instagram/|title=Who is Emma Appleton? Meet Everything I Know About Love and Pistol star|journal=Radio Times|first=Molly|last=Moss|date=8 June 2022}}</ref> and an episode of the ITV detective drama ''Grantchester''. In 2018, she appeared in two episodes of the National Geographic anthology ''Genius'', about Picasso, who was played by Antonio Banderas.<ref name="genius">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bcnfilmfest.com/en/zona-oberta/2018/genius-picasso-episode-1-tv-serie |title=Genius: Picasso - Episode 1 (TV Serie) |date=2018|work= bcnfilmfest.com}}</ref>
In 2019, Appleton was cast in her first lead role as Feef Symonds in the Channel 4 spy thriller ''Traitors''.<ref name="bustle" /> Later that year, Appleton played Princess Renfri<ref name="renfri">{{Cite web|url=https://sadgeezer.com/the-witcher-s01e01-review-the-ends-beginning/ |title=The Witcher S01E01 Review – The End's Beginning|date=December 27, 2019|work=sadgeezer.com}}</ref> in the first season of the Netflix fantasy series ''The Witcher''.<ref name="ign">{{Cite web|url=https://nordic.ign.com/the-witcher/32356/feature/whos-who-in-netflixs-the-witcher-cast-from-renfri-to-stregobor|title=Who's Who in Netflix's The Witcher Cast, from Renfri to Stregobor|website=IGN|first=Terri|last=Schwartz|date=28 December 2019}}</ref> Appleton made her feature film debut in the 2021 romantic drama ''The Last Letter from Your Lover'', also on Netflix. She guest starred as Mya Miller in two episodes of the Sky One science fiction series ''Intergalactic''.<ref name="gal7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2079564/intergalactic-1x07-episode-7/cast |title= Intergalactic Episode 7 - Guest Cast|website=TV Maze|access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
In 2022, Appleton portrayed Nancy Spungen in the Hulu biographical miniseries ''Pistol''<ref name="nancy">{{Cite web|url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/hanifahrahman/sex-pistols-irl|title=Here's What The Characters Of "Pistol" Looked Like In Real Life |work= buzzfeed.com|date=June 1, 2022}}</ref> and starred alongside Bel Powley in the BBC adaptation of Dolly Alderton's ''Everything I Know About Love''.<ref name="porter">{{Cite web|url=https://www.net-a-porter.com/en-gb/porter/article-8ef69c3c3342b296|title=Heart and Soul with Bel Powley and Emma Appleton|work=Net a Porter|date=6 June 2022}}</ref> The same year, Appleton had her first lead film role as Thomasina in ''LOLA'' along with Stefanie Martini.<ref name="Lola">{{Cite web|url=https://seensome.com/feature/interview-with-lolas-emma-appleton-and-stefanie-martini/|title= Interview with LOLA's Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini|work= seensome.com|date=August 25, 2022}}</ref>
Appleton has a starring role in the 2023 Paramount+ legal thriller ''The Killing Kind,'' opposite Colin Morgan.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/colin-morgan-emma-appleton-the-killing-kind-newsupdate/|title=Colin Morgan and Emma Appleton to lead new thriller The Killing Kind|journal=Radio Times|first=Morgan|last=Cormack|date=31 January 2023|accessdate=2 February 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== In 2022, Appleton spoke of her partner Alex, a personal trainer she met through modelling.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/emma-appleton-partner-27165/|title=Emma Appleton Says Her Partner Is Her Real Life 'Birdy': What We Know About Her Love Life|journal=Elle|first=Jess|last=Pullar|date=8 June 2022|accessdate=22 July 2024}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2016 | ''Dreamlands'' | Pixie | Short film |- | 2017 | ''The Nun'' | Elena | Uncredited role |- | 2019 | ''The Drink'' | Zoe | Short film |- | 2021 | ''The Last Letter from Your Lover'' | Hannah | |- | 2022 | ''LOLA'' | Thomasina Hanbury | <ref>{{cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/festivals/emma-appleton-lola-andrew-legge-locarno-1235336757/|title=Starring 'The Witcher's' Emma Appleton, in 'LOLA' Ireland's Andrew Legge Listens in on the Future|journal=Variety|first=Marta|last=Bałaga|date=9 August 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2025 | ''Kotti'' | Katya | Short film |- | ''The Severed Sun'' | Magpie | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/emma-appleton-cornish-folk-horror-first-look-1235421623/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=22 November 2023|title= Cornish Folk Horror Starring ‘The Witcher’ Breakout Emma Appleton Wraps Production, First Look Revealed|first=Zac|last=Ntim|date= June 21, 2023}}</ref> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="3" | 2017 | ''The End of the F***ing World'' | Kelly | 1 episode: #1.1 |- | ''Grantchester'' | Sally | 1 episode: #3.6 |- | ''Clique'' | Fay Brookstone | Recurring role; 6 episodes |- | 2018 | ''Genius'' | Germaine | 2 episodes: "Picasso: Chapters Two and Three"<ref name="genius"/> |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 | ''Traitors'' | Feef Symonds | Main role; 6 episodes |- | ''The Witcher'' | Renfri | 2 episodes: "The End's Beginning" and "Much More"<ref name="ign"/> |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 | ''Intergalactic'' | Mya Miller | 2 episodes: #1.7 and #1.8<ref name="gal7"/> |- | ''Pistol'' | Nancy Spungen | Mini-series; 2 episodes<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=See Danny Boyle's cast transform into the Sex Pistols for new FX series|url=https://ew.com/tv/sex-pistols-danny-boyle-cast-first-look/|access-date=2021-07-03|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=en}}</ref> |- | 2022 | ''Everything I Know About Love'' | Maggie | Main role; 7 episodes<ref>{{Cite web|title=First-look images released for Dolly Alderton's highly anticipated adaptation of Everything I Know About Love, for BBC One and BBC iPlayer|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/first-look-images-everything-i-know-about-love|access-date=2022-03-17|website=BBC Media Centre|language=en}}</ref> |- | 2023 | ''The Killing Kind'' | Ingrid Lewis | Main role; 6 episodes |- | 2024 | ''The Road Trip'' | Addie | Main role; 6 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a45969991/the-witcher-emma-appleton-road-trip/|website=Digital Spy|access-date=30 November 2023|title= The Witcher star lands next lead TV role|first=Sam|last=Warner|date=28 November 2023}}</ref>
|- | 2026 | ''Gone'' | Alana Polly | Main role; 6 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/itv-commissions-psychological-drama-gone-starring-eve-myles-and-david-morrissey|title=ITV Commissions Psychological Drama, Gone, Starring Eve Myles And David Morrissey|website=itv.com/presscentre|date=25 November 2025|accessdate=14 December 2025}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|8221626}} *{{Instagram|emmajappleton}}
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