Biography

Ellie trained at Guildford School of Acting and, after graduating, went straight into the hit BBC drama Waterloo Road as junkie tear-away Maxine Barlow (series 2, 3 and 4). During this time she also filmed series such as The Bill and Casualty and played opposite Joanna Christie (Equs, West End) in the Belgrade theatre’s sell-out production One Night in November.

Having completed Waterloo Road she headed South to play shy, Romanie Alva Wicklow in The BBC’s Ashes to Ashes and, recently, worked with David Threlfall and the rest of the Shameless cast when she filmed a gripping three episodes of the hit comedy drama as bubbly Sammy Dee (aired on Tue 16th, 23rd and 30th March, Channel 4).

Ellie is fresh from the stage of the incredible, new Curve theatre, Leicester, having played Emma Price in The Long Road by Olivier award winner Shelagh Stephenson. She also performed, recently, at the Old Vic in three new, comic texts: After the Flood, Thinking the Deep Thoughts and Cell Begat Cell and took part in The 24 Hour Plays. Recent work also includes Eloquent Protest at The Duke of York’s Theatre where she played alongside artists such as Samuel West and Jason Isaacs.

Ellie is CURRENTLY PERFORMING IN The Crucible by Arthur Miller which will run at Regents Park Open Air Theatre until - 19th June.

As a young, northern actress, she first trod the boards at The Royal Exchange (Arabian Nights) and the Lowry theatres (Feelgood Theatre Production’s The Wizard of Oz) and appeared in television productions such as Burn It (BBC TV), Blood Strangers and The Illustrated Mum (ITV).




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