biography of Lucy Boynton

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Boynton in 2022
Born	17 January 1994 (age 31) New York City, U.S.
Citizenship	United Kingdom United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Partners	Rami Malek (2017–2023) Murdo Mitchell (2023–present)
Father	Graham Boynton

Lucy Boynton

(born 17 January 1994 is an American-born British actress. Born in New York City and raised in London, she made her professional debut as the young Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter (2006).

She appeared in television productions Ballet Shoes (2007), Sense and Sensibility (2008) and Mo (2010), making guest appearances on Lewis, Borgia, Endeavour, and Law & Order: UK. Boynton portrayed writer Angelica Garnett on Life in Squares, which aired on BBC. She appeared as an isolated popular girl in The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) and starred as a bold aspiring model in Sing Street (2016). She also appeared in horror films I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) and Don't Knock Twice (2016).

Boynton played Countess Andrenyi in Murder on the Orient Express (2017), which was a commercial success. Boynton portrayed an addict in Netflix's Gypsy (2017) and the daughter of a cult leader in Apostle (2018). Boynton gained recognition for starring as Mary Austin in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). She appeared in HBO Max's Locked Down (2021). Boynton appeared as the privileged antagonist Astrid Sloan in the Netflix series The Politician, appeared in the second season of Modern Love, and starred in ITV's The Ipcress File (2022).

Early life and education

Boynton was born in New York to English parents, journalists Graham Boynton and Adrianne Pielou. The younger of two daughters, Boynton was initially raised in New York until the age of four when her family returned to Britain; thereafter, she was raised in southeast London. She retains dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States. Boynton realized she wanted to act when she was ten, after a drama teacher taught her that "acting was not playing pretend; it was understanding the human mind and why people function as they do." She attended the private Blackheath High School, followed by James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich

Mini bio

Boynton was born in New York City and grew up in London. She is the daughter of British-born Graham Boynton, the Group Travel Editor of the Telegraph Media Group, and Adriaane Pielou, a travel writer. She has an older sister, Emma Louise Boynton. She attended Blackheath High School, followed by James Allen's Girls' School.

Boynton's first professional role was as the young Beatrix Potter in the 2006 British-American film Miss Potter (2006). Boynton has said that the first day of filming was "the best day of [her] life." In 2007, she was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress, for Miss Potter.

She went on to play Posy Fossil, one of three main characters in the BBC film Ballet Shoes (2007), in 2007. Posy is a young, ambitious ballerina who is taken under the wing of a prestigious dance academy. She did not dance in Ballet Shoes, instead a body double was used for her character's dancing scenes. Boynton also played the role of Margaret Dashwood in the BBC serial Sense & Sensibility (2008). In 2011, Boynton played a guest lead on Inspector Lewis (2006). She appeared in Mo (2010) with Julie Walters and David Haig. She portrayed the mysterious model Raphina in the 2016 film Sing Street (2016), and Countess Helena Andrenyi in the 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express (2017).

Personal life

Boynton divides her time between London, New York, and Los Angeles she considers herself to be "painfully British" while simultaneously feeling "sort of" American.

Boynton was in a relationship with her Bohemian Rhapsody co-star Rami Malek from 2017 to 2023 Boynton is currently in a relationship with Scottish musician Murdo Mitchell

Trivia

Was in a relationship with Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) co-star Rami Malek from 2018 until 2023.
She has dual U.K. and U.S. citizenship.
Born and lived in New York until age 5 when her family moved to the U.K. She is the daughter of British-born Graham Boynton, a Group Travel editor for Telegraph Media Group, and Adriaane Pielou, a travel writer.
Attends James Allen's Girls' School (JAGS), a private school in London.
Was the lead actress in Saint Raymonds Music Video for 'Fall At Your Feet'.
Has an elder sister, Emma Louise Boynton.
She co-starred, with Emma Watson, in the 2007 TV movie, Ballet Shoes (2007).
She was considered for the role of Iris West in The Flash (2023), before Kiersey Clemons was cast.
In 2015, she went into production for the musical movie, Sing Street (2016).
While rising to prominence as an actress, she attended both Blackheath High School and James Allen's Girls' School.

Film

Year	Title	Role
2006	Miss Potter	Young Beatrix Potter
2013	Copperhead	Esther Hagadorn
2013	Hymn to Pan	Holliday
2015	The Blackcoat's Daughter	Rose
2016	Lock In	Lucy
	Sing Street	Raphina
	I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House	Polly Parsons
	Don't Knock Twice	Chloe
2017	Rebel in the Rye	Claire Douglas
	Let Me Go	Emily
	Murder on the Orient Express	Countess Helena Andrenyi
2018	Apostle	Andrea Howe
2018	Bohemian Rhapsody	Mary Austin
2021	Locked Down	Charlotte
2021	Glimpse	Rice
2022	Chevalier	Marie Antoinette
2022	The Pale Blue Eye	Lea Marquis
2023	Barbie	Proust Barbie
2024	The Greatest Hits	Harriet Gibbons
2025	See You When I See You †