Céline Buckens
Buckens was born on 9 August 1996 in Brussels, and moved to the United Kingdom at a young age. She attended Thomas's London Day Schools and St Mary's School. She then studied History at the London School of Economics and Political Science; she appeared in "Free Rein" while completing her course. Buckens was also a debutante at the Bal des débutantes in Paris. Buckens' acting career began when she portrayed Émilie in Steven Spielberg's 2011 film "War Horse", a role she won after two auditions. The character is a young French girl who lives on a farm with her grandfather after she lost her parents in the war. In 2015, Buckens starred in a short film titled "The Rain Collector", as Vanessa Kentworth. From 2017 to 2019, Buckens starred in the Netflix drama series "Free Rein" as Mia MacDonald. She also appeared in an episode of the ITV drama "Endeavour" in 2017, as Daisy Bennett. In 2018, she starred in "Ne M'oublie Pas" (English: "Forget Me Not"), a French short film, as the lead character Elsa. In November 2019, she appeared in the drama thriller film "The Good Liar" as Annalise. In May 2019, it was announced that Buckens had joined the main cast of the Cinemax action series "Warrior". She portrays the role of Sophie Mercer from the second series onwards. In 2021, she portrayed Talitha Campbell in the BBC legal drama "Showtrial". For her portrayal of the role, she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. Buckens also made her directorial debut in 2021 after directing the short film "Prangover", for which she was awarded Best Director at the 2021 North East International Film Festival.
Early life
Céline Buckens (born 9 August 1996) is a Belgian-British actress.