Biography

Lucy Boynton (born 17 January 1994) is a 27 years old renowned professional American-born English actress.

She caught the eyes of movie-enthusiasts and deservedly became famous for her roles in films such as Miss Potter, Apostle, Sing Street, Murder on the Orient Express, and Bohemian Rhapsody.

The English actress has been part of several TV shows, such as Lewis, Sense, and Sensibility, earning a Young Artist Award nomination for her debut role in Miss Potter.

Early Life

Lucy Boynton was born in the city of New York, the United States, on January 17, 1994.

She, however, spent the majority of her childhood in London.

Her elder sister, Emma Louise Boynton, is a broadcast journalist.

Her father, Graham Boynton, is a British-born travel editor and works as media personnel for the Telegraph Media Group, whereas her mother, Adriaane Pielou, is also a travel editor and works for Condé Nast Traveller, London.

Education

Lucy Boynton studied at Blackheath High School in southeast London, England, and then attended James Allen’s Girls School in Dulwich, South London.

Career

Lucy Boynton made her film debut at the young age of 12. She was scouted by a casting director at one of her drama classes. Then the casting director contacted her and invited Lucy Boynton for an audition. She auditioned for the character of young Beatrix, the lead character in a 2006 biographical family drama titled Miss Potter.

After several auditions and workshops, she finally got the role and marked the beginning of her acting career.
The character helped her clinch her first Young Artist Award nomination for the Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress.

In 2007, she portrayed Posy Fossil, a ballerina and one of the three lead characters in a BBC film titled Ballet Shoes.
The following year, Lucy Boynton played the role of Margaret Dashwood in a BBC serial titled Sense and Sensibility.

In 2010, Lucy Boynton was seen as Henrietta Norton in a TV movie titled Mo, and the following year, she played a guest role in a British TV detective drama titled Lewis, in what would be her first female lead in any TV series.

Then Lucy Boynton was cast as Esther Hagadorn in a 2013 Canadian–American film titled Copperhead. Afterwards, she characterized a mysterious model named Raphina in a 2016 comedy-drama film titled Sing Street. Finally, in 2017, she portrayed Countess Helena Andrenyi in a film adaptation of Agatha Christie‘s book titled Murder on the Orient Express.

Additionally, she starred in 2018 British–American period horror film titled Apostle, where she played the role of Andrea. She then appeared in Bohemian Rhapsody as Mary Austin, Freddie’s girlfriend. It was released in 2018.
The film gave the entire cast, including her, a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Since 2019, Lucy Boynton has starred in a Netflix series titled Politician, starring Astrid Sloan, the protagonist’s “ruthless” and “hyperbolically privileged” rival.

She had a supporting role as Charlotte, a Harrods shopkeeper, in Locked Down in 2021, which was on HBO Max.

Social Media

Lucy Boynton has garnered quite an impressive number of followers on social media, with her Instagram boasting over 952k followers and her Twitter over 27.3k followers.

She fully supports the Black Lives Matter movement and has shared several educational resources for racial justice on her social media pages.

Lucy Boynton‘s verified social media accounts are as follows:

• Instagram: @lucyboynton1
• Twitter: @lucyboyntonnet

Personal Life

Lucy Boynton‘s elegance and beauty have made her stand out on screens. The young actress weighs 52 kg (115 lbs) and is 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall.

Her impressive figure measurement stands at 34-24-34 inches- bra/breast size 34B, waist 24 inches, hips 34 inches.
She has beautifully curled light brown hair and rare green eyes.

LLucy Boynton is rumoured to be in a relationship with Bohemian Rhapsody’s co-star Rami Malek, who appeared as Freddie Mercury.

According to several sources, the American actors developed feelings for each other while working on the film.
As soon as the rumours of their affair surfaced, the media was quick to link them together.

Lucy Boynton and Rami Malek attended Bohemian Rhapsody’s premiere in the UK but left the event mid-way to spend some quality time with each other.

According to sources, they went to a nightclub called LayLow in Notting Hill. They were also captured together at the Miu Miu show at the Paris Fashion Week and at an event in Minneapolis in early February 2018.

Sources have also revealed that Rami Malek often visits Lucy Boynton in London. However, despite being frequently seen together, they have not yet revealed anything about their rumoured relationship.

Net Worth

Lucy Boynton is gradually becoming a mainstay in the American film industry has been active for quite some time now. Lucy Boynton consistency and hard work engineered an estimated $3 million net worth for the English-born American actress.

Filmography

Movies

• 2006 Miss Potter as Young Beatrix Potter
• 2013 Copperhead as Esther Hagadorn
• 2013 Hymn to Pan as Holliday
• 2015 The Blackcoat’s Daughter as Rose
• 2016 Lock In as Lucy
• 2016 Sing Street as Raphina
• I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House as Polly Parsons
• 2016 Don’t Knock Twice as Chloe
• 2017 Rebel in the Rye as Claire Douglas
• 2017 Let Me Go as Emily
• 2017 Murder on the Orient Express as Countess Helena Andrei
• 2018 Apostle as Andrea Howe
• 2018 Bohemian Rhapsody as Mary Austin
• 2021 Locked Down as Charlotte
• TBA Glimpse as Rice
• Faithfull as Marianne Faithfull
• TBA Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? as Lady Frances “Frankie” Derwent
• TBA Chevalier as Marie Antoinette

Tv Shows

• 2007 Ballet Shoes as Posy Fossil
• 2008 Sense & Sensibility as Margaret Dashwood
• 2010 Mo as Henrietta Norton
• 2011 Lewis Zoe Suskin (Episode: “The Gift of Promise”)
• 2011, 2014 Borgia as Sister Lucia (Episodes: “God’s Monster”, “1497”)
• 2014 Endeavour as Petra Briers (Episode: “Nocturne”)
• 2014 Law & Order: UK as Georgia (Hutton Episode: “Bad Romance”)
• 2015 Life in Squares as Angelica Bell
• 2017 Gypsy as Allison Adams
• 2019–present The Politician as Astrid Sloan
• 2021 Modern Love as Paula (Episode: “Strangers on a (Dublin) Train”)
• The Ipcress File as Jean
• Music videos
• 2013 “Fall At Your Feet” by Saint Raymond