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Daisy Waterstone

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Daisy Waterstone
Born (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 30)
Hammersmith, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Known forThe Durrells
Parents

Daisy Waterstone (born 13 June 1994) is a British actress, best known for playing Margo Durrell in the ITV family drama The Durrells.

Early life

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Waterstone was born on 13 June 1994[1] in Hammersmith, London, one of eight children of Sir Tim Waterstone, founder of the Waterstones bookshop chain, and film director/ producer and novelist Rosie Alison.[2] She attended Francis Holland School, Sloane Square.[3]

Waterstone became a member of the National Youth Theatre when she was thirteen, and later took a one-year foundation course at the Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts before moving on to her acting career.[4]

Career

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Waterstone started her professional career on stage at The Pleasance Theatre, Islington, as Lucy/Nibs in the original production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong, followed by playing Susanna Walcott at The Old Vic in Yaël Farber's production of The Crucible,[4] and has also played Emma in Rules for Living at the Royal National Theatre.[5] In 2014 she appeared as Katie Bowman in two episodes of the TV series Silent Witness, as Beatrice in the TV miniseries And Then There Were None,[5] and as Clare Leighton in Testament of Youth.[6] In 2015 she had parts in Cyberbully and Dark Was the Night.[7] From 2015 to 2019, Waterstone played the role of Margo Durrell, a main character in the family comedy drama series The Durrells which ran for four series finishing in May 2019.[8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes or ref
2014 Testament of Youth Clare Leighton [4]
2015 Cyberbully Tamara Mathis [5]
2015 Dark Was the Night Vik Short film [5]
2018 La La Means I Love You Lois Short film
2018 The Time Tree Kate Short film
2018 The Eternal Moment Elsa Short film
2020 Indefinately Tilly Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2014 Silent Witness Katie Bowman Episode: "Fraternity" (2 parts) [4]
2015 And Then There Were None Beatrice 1 episode [5]
2015–2019 The Durrells Margo Durrell 26 episodes [3]
2019–2022 The Capture Abigail 4 episodes [9]
2022 T.S. Eliot: Into 'The Waste Land' The Hyacinth Girl TV documentary
2023 Inspector Dalgliesh Octavia Aldridge 2 episodes
2023 The Long Shadow Jacqueline Hill 2 episodes

Theatre

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Year Title Role Theatre Ref
2013 Peter Pan Goes Wrong Lucy/Nibs The Pleasance Theatre
2014 The Crucible Susanna Walcott The Old Vic [10]
2015 Rules for Living Emma The Royal National Theatre
2016 Alligators Genevieve Hampstead Theatre

References

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  1. ^ "Who's in the cast of The Durrells? Here's who stars alongside Bodyguard's Keeley Hawes in the ITV drama". Heart Radio. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ Forster, Katherine (28 April 2019). "Relative Values: Tim Waterstone, the bookshop founder, and his daughter, the Durrells actress Daisy Waterstone". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Durrells TV drama revives the dying ritual of family viewing". theguardian.com. 25 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Daisy Waterstone Drama Foundation". CSVPA. 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Daisy Waterstone". unitedagents.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ "In the closet with Daisy Waterstone". S Magazine on twitter. 23 April 2017.
  7. ^ "The Durrells season 3: Margo star opens up about on-set chaos 'There's always screaming'". Express. 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  8. ^ "The Durrells season 4 finale: Daisy Waterstone on a Margo spin-off". inews.co.uk. 13 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Meet the cast of BBC conspiracy thriller The Capture". Radio Times. 2019.
  10. ^ "Digital Theatre - The Crucible - Full Cast". digitaltheatre.com. 2013.
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