Poppy Drayton is a young British theater, film and television actress. She starred in famous films: Downton Abbey, Purely English Murder, Father Brown, Shannara Chronicles, The Little Mermaid, Charmed, Zakhar Berkut.
In the creative biography of the actress, 19 roles in television and film projects, including participation in popular television show programs. In 2014, Drayton appeared in several productions of the English theater Jermyn Street Theater.
Facts from the biography
Poppy was born in England in the summer of 1991. Since childhood, she dreamed of an acting profession and already in her school years she began to study in a theater studio, to perform on stage. Drayton has played many roles in classical and contemporary plays staged by students. In high school, the girl finally decided to connect her future life with art.
After receiving primary education, she entered the Arts Educational School and soon began acting in films.
Film career
Drayton received her first major role in 2012 in the short film directed by Michael Bray "Emily." The debut was successful, because soon the young actress was invited to shoot the television melodrama "When the Heart Calls." She played the main character Elizabeth.
The film tells about a young teacher Elizabeth Thatcher, who decided to leave away from her wealthy relatives and start a career in a small town.
The next role of Madeleine Ellsopp went to the actress a year later. She starred in the episode "London Season" of the famous series "Downton Abbey." The film has been on the screens since 2010 and has been repeatedly nominated for the Award of the Guild of Actors, Golden Globe, Emmy. Drayton was lucky to work on the set with many famous representatives of English cinema and get a huge acting experience.
In 2014, Poppy appeared on the screen in several projects at once. In the criminal detective drama Father Brown, the actress played Celine McKinley in the episode Ghost in the Car. In the episode "Purely English Murder, " she got the role of Summer Haleston in the episode "Murders in Copenhagen." In the comedy project "Plebeians" Drayton played a small role Cordelia.
The real success came to the actress after the release of the American science fiction series "The Shannara Chronicles", where she played the role of Will's beloved protagonist - Amberley Elessedil. The painting was created by A. Gough and M. Millar based on the works of Terry Brooks.
The film takes place in the future, when numerous wars divided North America into four parts. The main characters of the picture are elves from the Shannara clan, on whom the future of the whole Earth depends.
In the future career of the actress, roles in projects: "Home in the Spring", "Charmed", "The Little Mermaid", "See You soon", "Zakhar Berkut".
