Best British / UK Child Actors & Child Actresses 2022 / 2023
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A list of the top UK Child Actors and Child Actresses under 16 2022 / 2023
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Boy / Girl - Female / Male - Child Actor - UK - #childactors #ukchildactors
Compiled 1Apr2022 IMDb ranking - by janlshearing at gmail
Updated List: http://tiny.cc/24-25-female
A list of the top UK Child Actors and Child Actresses under 16 2022 / 2023
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Boy / Girl - Female / Male - Child Actor - UK - #childactors #ukchildactors
Compiled 1Apr2022 IMDb ranking - by janlshearing at gmail
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- Florence Hunt was born on 2 February 2007. She is an actress, known for Bridgerton (2020), Queen at Sea and Mix Tape (2024).
- At eleven years old, Roman Griffin Davis was cast in his first professional acting role as the lead in Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit (2019). For which, among other awards, Roman received a Golden Globe Nomination and The Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Performer.
Since, Roman starred with Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose Depp, Sope Dirisu, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Lucy Punch and Rufus Jones in the apocalyptic Christmas parody Silent Night (2021).
Roman recently wrapped on Greenland: Migration starring Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin and The Long Walk (2025) directed by Francis Lawrence . - Isabella Sermon was born in London, UK.
Isabella was first discovered aged 10 years old whilst at school. She won the role of Maisie Lockwood in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in 2016 after a casting process for the film involving over 3,000 young actors in the UK and US.
Isabella returned to the role of Maisie Lockwood for Jurassic World: Dominion which was the first production to recommence filming during the pandemic in 2020, which then premiered in 2022.
Isabella subsequently worked with Rosamund Pike on "People Who Knew Me", an audio drama, for Merman/Mermaid Productions and BBC Sounds in 2023. - Will Tilston was born on 12 January 2007. He is an actor, known for Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017), Bridgerton (2020) and Good Morning America (1975).
- Billy Jenkins was born on 20 August 2007. He is an actor, known for The Crown (2016), Holmes & Watson (2018) and Cursed (2020).
- Felix Jamieson was born on 28 August 2007. He is an actor, known for Raised by Wolves (2020), The Ghost (2018) and Game of Thrones (2011).
- Helena Albright is a British/German/US-American actor based in London. Helena attends weekly lessons at the National Youth Theatre in London and quickly caught the attention of agents and casting directors. She quickly began booking work in commercials and short films. Helena's big break came when she was offered the role of Aelfwynn in The Last Kingdom - series 4 as a reoccurring character.
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UK based actor Woody Norman is best known for A24's critically acclaimed "C'mon C'mon", directed by Mike Mills, and Netflix's "The Electric State", directed by the Russo Brothers. Norman won the London Critics' Circle Award for Young British/Irish Performer and was nominated for both BAFTA's Supporting Actor and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor/Actress for "C'mon C'mon".
Other film credits include Amblin's "The Last Voyage of the Demeter", directed by Andre Øvredal, Lionsgate's "Cobweb", Alexander Jeremy's "The Spaceman", Karl Golden's "Bruno", Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's "The Current War", and Justin Molotnikov's "The Small Hand".
He had recurring roles on BBC One's "Poldark, "Troy: Fall of a City", "The War of the Worlds", and Starz's "The White Princess".- Actor
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Billy Barratt is an English actor and musician who has been performing professionally since the age of six. He has appeared in numerous film, TV, and West End theatre productions. He trained at the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School and ELAM Arts School.
In 2020, at just 13 years old, Billy made history as the youngest recipient of the International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor, for his lead role in the psychological drama Responsible Child (BBC/Kudos).
In the critically acclaimed drama, Billy portrayed Ray, a 12-year-old child on trial for the brutal murder of his stepfather. The production won the International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie and earned two BAFTA nominations. Billy's powerful performance as Ray also secured him a nomination for Best Newcomer at the 2020 National Film Awards.
In 2021, Billy captured audiences as the troubled outcast Caspar Morrow in Apple TV's high-budget sci-fi series Invasion. The series, created and executive produced by Academy Award and Emmy-nominated Simon Kinberg (The Martian) and David Weil (Hunters), featured Billy as the emotional heart of its UK storyline. The show was renewed for a second and third season, with Billy's layered portrayal continuing to resonate with viewers.
Billy also starred alongside Mckenna Grace, Kid Cudi, and Isaiah Russell-Bailey in Disney+'s coming-of-age space adventure Crater.
In 2024, he is set to appear in the highly anticipated Sony/Marvel production Kraven the Hunter alongside Russell Crowe and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Additionally, Billy joins an all-star cast, including Dave Bautista, Anna Faris, Chloe Coleman, and Ken Jeong, in Amazon's My Spy: The Eternal City.
Billy's previous film credits include Blinded by the Light, Mary Poppins Returns, Sharknado 5, The Other Me, To Dream, and The Islander.
On television, his credits include Invasion (Seasons 1 and 2, Apple TV), A Christmas Carol (Ridley Scott/Tom Hardy/BBC), Mr. Selfridge (ITV), The White Princess (Starz), and The Alienist (Netflix).
When not on set, Billy is the frontman and guitarist for his band, The Hunger.- Bronte Carmichael is a British actress who plays Leida, Mon Mothma's daughter, in Star Wars: Andor (2022) She played Madeline Robin in Disney's Christopher Robin (2018) which starred Ewan McGregor and Hayley Atwell as her parents. She is the voice of Robin in Aardman's Oscar nominated animated film Robin Robin (94th Academy Awards 2022). She played Chloe Morrell in On Chesil Beach, Skye D' Branin in George R.R Martin's Netflix original series Nightflyers, Martha in Game of Thrones (Season 8) and Spiria in Raised by Wolves (S1) directed by Ridley Scott. Bronte plays Laura Marlin in the Laura Marlin Mysteries TV movie. In 2023 she will be seen as Young Biddy in Steven Knight's screen adaption of Great Expectations. Her first filming role, at the age of 9, was 'young girl on the tube' in Darkest Hour directed by Joe Wright. She lives in Bristol UK.
- Lilly Aspell is Scottish-born actress famous for portraying Young Diana (Gal Gadot) in Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984 . Born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Lilly is a keen equestrian and combines both acting and showjumping at international level. She also appeared in the 2018 science fiction film Extinction and is due to appear in Retribution, starring Liam Neeson
- Amelie Bea Smith is known for 'Untitled Female Led Action/Thriller', The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) and The Midwich Cuckoos (2022).
- Karma Meyer was born in January 2007, in Surrey, England, as Karma Eva Natalie Meyer. Her father was born in South Africa and her mother in Sweden. She has an older brother. Karma has grown up in England, but can speak Swedish, as well as English. She has family\relatives in Great Britain, South Africa, Sweden, Finland and Australia.
- Ivy Wong is an actress, best known for her role as Pendra Siliu in Star Wars: Rogue One (2016) and Vita in Ridley Scott's Raised By Wolves Season 1 (2020) and Season 2 (2022) on HBO Max. Ivy was invited to attend MCM London Comic Con and London Film & Comic Con by Showmasters as special guest, to do autographs and photos for fans. Ivy began modeling when she was two years old. She was featured in various Commercials/Photo Shoots/Fashion Magazine/Fashion Runway.
- Archie Yates was born on 22 February 2009 in Edenbridge, Kent, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Jojo Rabbit (2019), Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) and Paper Birds (2020).
- Born Sophia Elizabeth Hart November 25th 2009 at St Helier Hospital Carshalton Surrey to parents Jonathan & Victoria. Younger sister to actress Mimi Hart.
Fifi started her acting career by tagging along to her big sisters castings, prompting her Mum to try her with an agent.
The first casting call came in Jan 2014 for non other than Downton Abbey in which Fifi was cast to play the daughter of the late Lady Sybil Crawley and her Chauffeur husband Tom Branson. - Callum is an English actor, he was born on Christmas Eve, 2006.
He signed with a talent agency at the age of 10 and quickly gained his first role, starring alongside his younger sister Olivia in a scripted anthology series produced by Michael Haussman, Jude Law and Pulse films.
In 2018, Callum gained his breakout role starring in the challenging and beautiful role as Max/ Maxine in the miniseries Butterfly. Later that year he was cast to play the role of Karl Thorne in the TV drama Peaky Blinders series 5. - Alexander was born in London and started showing an interest in acting when his younger brother also began to work in the industry. Voice work became his focus for a couple of years and he voiced the title role in Claude for Disney Junior.
Alexander has enjoyed success in British theatre including South Pacific in Concert at Cadogan Hall; Bodies at the Royal Court Theatre and most recently, young Macduff in Macbeth at the Barbican for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
His television includes two series of The Reluctant Landlord opposite Romesh Ranganathan for Sky One. - Actress
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Pixie Davies was born on 9 December 2006 in England, UK. She is an actress, known for Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) and Humans (2015).- Actress
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Raffiella Chapman is a British actress of Italian and Anglo-Indian heritage, with both British and Italian citizenship, who plays the titular role of Vesper in critically acclaimed, multi award winning feature film Vesper (2022) and Judgement in Sweet Brother (2025). Her first movie role was Lucy Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014) followed by Claire in Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) but it as Vesper that Chapman has won critical acclaim.
"A star-making turn from Raffiella Chapman..." The Playlist
"Raffiella Chapman as Vesper is excellent" The New York Sun
"The title character, played with impressive poise by Raffiella Chapman" 4/5 stars The Guardian
"Raffiella Chapman gives a commanding and wonderfully mature performance as Vesper." In Session Film
"impressive up-and-comer Raffiella Chapman's stoic but winningly vulnerable performance keeps proceedings humane and honestly felt" Variety
Most recently Raffiella has co-created and co-written comedy drama Pick Me which is currently in development.- Elodie Blomfield is known for Ted Lasso (2020) and Trying (2020).
- Elodie Wilton was born on 24 December 2006 in Wales. She is an actress, known for Hidden (2018), Make Up (2019) and Brides (2025).
- Honor Davis-Pye is an award-winning actress known for her compelling performances as Young Margot in The Ghost Within (2023), Amara in The Surgeon (2022), and Young Beth in Decrypted (2021). She also voices Little Lily in the BAFTA-winning video game Disco Elysium - The Final Cut (2021)).
Renowned for her ability to bring emotional depth to both drama and comedy, Honor has won multiple Best Actress and Best Supporting Child Actor awards, along with a nomination for the prestigious 2024/25 Young Entertainer Awards in Los Angeles. She also filmed in LA in 2024, further cementing her growing international career.
With a youthful appearance and petite stature, Honor convincingly plays younger roles while also bringing intelligence and depth to teenage characters, capturing the emotional complexity of late adolescence with authenticity.
Outside of acting, she has competed at the international level in Tae Kwon Do and is passionate about environmental issues. She speaks naturally in British RP/Estuary and is trained in multiple American accents.
Born in Dorset on the South Coast of England, Honor continues to build an impressive career, earning recognition for her versatility and captivating performances.