Hermione Corfield
Birth nameHermione Isla Conyngham Corfield
Birth date19 December 1993 (age 32)[1]
Birth placeLondon, England[2]
OccupationActress · model
Years active2014–present

Hermione Isla Conyngham Corfield[3] (born 19 December 1993)[1] is an English actress. She starred in the films Rust Creek (2018), Sea Fever (2019), The Misfits (2021) and The Road Dance (2022). Her other films include Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), ' (2017) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017).

On television, she is known for her roles in the ITV period drama The Halcyon (2017) and the Alibi series We Hunt Together (2020–2022).

Early life

Corfield was born in London, the daughter of Richard Conyngham Corfield, of the Corfield family of Chatwall Hall, Shropshire,[4] and Jermyn Street shirt designer Emma Willis.[5][6] Corfield attended Downe House School[7] in Cold Ash, a village near Newbury, Berkshire. Corfield studied English literature at University College London before taking a method acting course at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.[8][9]

Career

Corfield made her film debut in 2014 with Colton's Big Night, a segment in the movie 50 Kisses, directed by Sebastian Solberg, where she plays a character named Anna.[10] In 2015, she starred alongside Ian McKellen and Laura Linney in Mr. Holmes, and appeared in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation opposite Tom Cruise. She also worked with Penélope Cruz in an advertisement campaign for Schweppes.[11] In 2014, she was cast in Fallen as Gabrielle Givens.[12] In 2016, she appeared in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as Cassandra. In 2017, she appeared in the film ' alongside Vin Diesel, the Guy Ritchie-directed King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and in Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Tallie Lintra, a Resistance A-Wing pilot and squadron leader.[13] She also starred in the ITV drama The Halcyon as Emma Garland.[14]

She starred in the 2017 film Bees Make Honey and in the 2018 British comedy film Slaughterhouse Rulez, along with Asa Butterfield, Finn Cole, Michael Sheen, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg.

Corfield received acclaim from critics for her performance in Rust Creek, which was released in cinemas on 4 January 2019. She played one of the central characters in the 2020 TV series We Hunt Together.[15]

In February 2024, it was announced that Corfield had been cast as Julia Moriston in the Outlander prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood.[16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNoteRef.
201450 KissesAnnaSegment: "Colton's Big Night"
2015Mr. HolmesMatinee 'Ann Kelmot'
Mission: Impossible – Rogue NationRecord Shop Keeper / IMF agent
2016Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesCassandra Featherstone
FallenGabrielle "Gabbe" Givens
2017'Ainsley
King Arthur: Legend of the SwordSyren 3
Star Wars: The Last JediTallissan "Tallie" Lintra
2018Bees Make HoneyTatiana
Slaughterhouse RulezClemsie Lawrence
2019Rust CreekSawyer Scott
Born a KingPrincess Mary
Sea FeverSiobhán
2021The MisfitsHope Pace
The Road DanceKirsty Macleod
2023A Million DaysCharlie
2025Fear BelowClara Bennett

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016EndeavourCassie WatkinsEpisode: "Prey"
2017The HalcyonEmma Garland8 episodes[17]
2020–2022We Hunt TogetherFreddy LaneLead role
2025Outlander: Blood of My BloodJulia MoristonMain role

Video games

YearTitleRoleRef.
2022Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker SagaTallissan "Tallie" Lintra (voice)

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2016National Film Awards UKBest NewcomerMission: Impossible – Rogue Nation[18][19]
2018Breckenridge Festival of FilmBest ActressRust Creek[18]
2018Jefferson State Flixx FestBest ActressRust Creek[18]

References

  1. ^ "Hermione Corfield". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Hermione Corfield - Births & Baptisms [1] - Genes Reunited"
  3. ^ "Hermione Isla Conyngham CORFIELD". Company House UK.
  4. ^ Burke's Landed Gentry 1952, ed. L. G. Pine, 'Corfield of Chatwall Hall' pedigree
  5. ^ "Prince Charles' shirtmaker, Emma Willis MBE, on tailoring during the pandemic". luxurylondon.co.uk. 11 February 2021. Archived 2021-02-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ Knowles, James (12 February 2016). "The Drapers Interview: British shirtmaker Emma Willis". Drapers.
  7. ^ Tatler (2011-07-15). "Downe House Charity Fashion Show". Tatler. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  8. ^ Hoggard, Liz (2017-02-08). "Hermione Corfield on trading guns and bikinis for a sedate wartime drama: 'You learn to put on a persona'". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  9. ^ "Rake-in-Progress: Hermione Corfield". therake.com. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  10. ^ "Colton's Big Night – Behind the Scenes". YouTube. 31 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Hermione Corfield – Schweppes Advertisement". YouTube. 24 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Hermione Corfield at the Los Angeles Italia Film Festival 2015". YouTube. 18 February 2015.
  13. ^ "The Last Jedi: Rian Johnson Confirms A-Wing Leader Tallie Lintra is Played by Actress Hermione Corfield". starwarsnewsnet. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Meet the cast of The Halcyon". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  15. ^ "'It Is A Binge-Worthy Show': Hermione Corfield On Showtime's 'We Hunt Together'". WBZ News. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2025. – via CBS News.
  16. ^ Otterson, Joe (5 February 2024). "'Outlander' Prequel Series at Starz Sets Lead Cast, Begins Productions". Variety
  17. ^ Graham, Alison. "The Halcyon Series 1 – Episode 1 Review". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Hermione Corfield Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  19. ^ "2016 National Film Awards UK winners announced". thenationalpost.co.uk. April 5, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2019.