Elva Trill

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|name = Elva Trill

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|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|24|2015|08}}

|nationality = Irish

|birth_place = County Sligo, Ireland{{cite web|url = https://www.galwaybeo.ie/news/galway-news/irish-actress-overcame-difficult-childhood-8813310 | website = galwaybeo.ie | title= Irish actress overcame 'difficult' childhood incident becoming rising Hollywood star | date = 7 October 2023 | accessdate = 8 February 2024}}

|occupation = Actress, singer

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Elva Trill ({{birth based on age as of date|24|2015|08|noage=1}}) is an Irish actress and singer. She is known for Line of Duty (2012) and Starstruck (2021). She is also one of the vocalists of the "indie four piece" band The City and Us.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/city-us-prove-well-deserving-hype-surrounding-22805862|last=Porzio|first=Stephen|publisher=Hot Press|website=hotpress.com|title=The City and Us prove they are well deserving of the hype surrounding them!|date=25 February 2020|accessdate=5 November 2021}}{{cite magazine|url=https://evoke.ie/2020/07/15/inspire-women-in-business/24-hours-with-elva-trill|last=O'Neill|first=Bronwyn|title=24 Hours With… Irish musician and actress Elva Trill|magazine=Evoke|date=15 July 2021}}

Early life

Trill was born in County Sligo, and grew up in the town of Ballymote.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/red-rock-star-elva-trill-goes-from-waitress-to-film-star-as-she-appears-with-ex-bond-girl-alison-doody-31442226.html|publisher=Independent News & Media|website=independent.ie|title=Red Rock star Elva Trill goes from waitress to film star as she appears with ex-Bond girl Alison Doody|date=11 August 2015|accessdate=5 November 2021}} She "knew from a young age [that] she wanted to be an actress" and, at the age of 12, took part in Saturday sessions at the Gaiety School of Acting.{{cite news|title=Irish actress Elva Trill set for stardom as she gears up for release of new Jurassic World movie|url=https://www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/irish-actress-elva-trill-set-for-stardom-as-she-gears-up-for-release-of-new-jurassic-world-movie-40483060.html|access-date=5 November 2021|work=Sunday World|date=30 May 2021}}

Career

In her late teens, Trill got a place in The Factory rehearsal studios. In 2012, she played Josephine Marchment in a TV production called Am an Ghátair.{{Cite av media | date = 22 November 2021 |time=7:00 |title=Elva Trill - Interview with the Irish actor and singer at The Ten Bells Pub, Spitalfields |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaQz84NPxzU&t=7m |access-date=15 February 2025 | work = London beyond time and place |via = YouTube }} She subsequently landed a role on the BBC series Ripper Street, which was being filmed in Dublin.{{cite news|title=Irish actress Elva Trill set for stardom as she gears up for release of new Jurassic World movie|url=https://www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/irish-actress-elva-trill-set-for-stardom-as-she-gears-up-for-release-of-new-jurassic-world-movie-40483060.html|access-date=5 November 2021|work=Sunday World|date=30 May 2021}}

In addition to appearing in the television drama series Red Rock,{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/entertainment/tv-radio/the-secrets-out-on-red-rock-star-elva-trills-film-role-30981895.html|publisher=Independent News & Media|website=independent.ie|title=The Secret's out on Red Rock star Elva Trill's film role|date=10 February 2015|accessdate=5 November 2021}} she had a part in the horror film Cherry Tree (2015) and Brother (2015) which was filmed in Belgium and Ireland.{{cite news|last=Holmquist|first=Kate|title=My Obituary: Making people laugh was actor Elva Trill's greatest gift|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/my-obituary-making-people-laugh-was-actor-elva-trill-s-greatest-gift-1.2170456|accessdate=5 November 2021|work=The Irish Times|date=15 April 2015}} This included scenes filmed, in late 2015, at the Hellfire Club on Montpelier Hill, County Dublin.{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/scream-queen-3rbpf8pfw|title=Scream Queen|last=Barter|first=Pavel|work=The Times|date=31 July 2016|access-date=5 November 2021}}

She later secured roles in a number of other productions such as The Hallmark Channel's Royal Matchmaker (2018), Soulsmith (2017),{{cite web|url=https://www.scannain.com/irish/soulsmith-cork-film-festival/|website=scannain.com|title=Irish independent feature Soulsmith to premiere at 61st Cork Film Festival|accessdate=5 November 2021}} and in Stephen Burke's feature film Maze (2017).{{cite web|last=|first=|title=We spoke to Irish actress Elva Trill about her career to date and plans for the future|url=https://entertainment.ie/trending/we-spoke-to-irish-actress-elva-trill-about-her-career-to-date-and-plans-for-the-future-327489/|access-date=5 November 2021|website=Entertainment.ie}}

She subsequently landed roles in the TV series Starstruck (2021), The Ghosts of Monday (2021), and Jurassic World Dominion (2022).{{cite magazine|title=Ireland's 'Angelina Jolie' Elva Trill lands dream role in Jurassic World film|url=https://evoke.ie/2021/06/03/entertainment/irelands-elva-trill-jurassic-world-film|last=Hyland|first=Claire|magazine=Evoke|date=3 June 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/i-was-a-huge-fan-growing-up-irish-actress-elva-trill-set-to-star-in-new-jurassic-world-movie-40497815.html|last=Masterson|first=Eugene|publisher=Independent News & Media|website=independent.ie|title='I was a huge fan growing up' – Irish actress Elva Trill set to star in new Jurassic World movie|date=3 June 2021|accessdate=5 November 2021}} Following this, Trill played the role of Karen in the 2023 British independent film Wait For Me.{{cite web|url = https://www.waitforme-film.com/elva-trill/ | website = waitforme-film.com | title = Elva Trill | accessdate = 6 July 2023}}