Imogen Waterhouse
{{Short description|British actress and model}}
{{Use dmy dates|cs1-dates=ly|date=April 2022}}
Imogen Waterhouse is an English actress and model. She starred in the horror film Braid (2018) and on television, she is known for her roles in the CW series The Outpost (2018–2021), where she also made her directorial debut,{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Kelsey |date=2023-12-22 |title=Imogen Waterhouse - Interview |url=https://1883magazine.com/imogen-waterhouse/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=1883 Magazine |language=en-GB}} and the Apple TV+ series The Buccaneers (2023–). She is the younger sister of musician and model Suki Waterhouse.
Early life and education
Waterhouse grew up in Chiswick, London, the daughter of Elizabeth, a cancer care nurse, and Norman Waterhouse, a plastic surgeon. She is known as "Immy" to her friends and family. After attending Ibstock Place School in London, she studied performing arts at ArtsEd and completed a three-year program at Oxford School of Drama.{{Cite web |title=Imogen Waterhouse Talks Sisterhood, Directorial Debuts, and "The Buccaneers" |url=https://airmail.news/issues/2025-6-28/imogen-waterhouse |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=airmail.news |language=en}}
In 2014 Waterhouse signed with Next Management, which also represents Suki.{{cite web |last=Hyland |first=Véronique |title=Suki Waterhouse's Sister Signs to Her Agency |url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/11/suki-waterhouses-sister-signs-to-her-agency.html |work=The Cut |publisher=New York Media |date=17 November 2014 |access-date=2014-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119173007/http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/11/suki-waterhouses-sister-signs-to-her-agency.html |archive-date=2014-11-19 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.gala.de/beauty-fashion/fashionfeed/suki---immy-waterhouse--heisse-model-schwestern-20196682.html |title=SUKI + IMMY WATERHOUSE - Heiße Model-Schwestern |publisher=Gala |date=19 November 2014 |language=German}} However, she decided to pursue a primarily acting-based career and trained at the Oxford School of Drama.{{cite web |date=11 February 2015 |title=Keeping up with the Waterhouses |url=http://www.tatler.com/news/articles/february-2015/keeping-up-with-the-waterhouses |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827134453/http://www.tatler.com/news/articles/february-2015/keeping-up-with-the-waterhouses |archive-date=2016-08-27 |access-date=2016-08-02 |work=Tattler}}{{cite web |author=Adam Rathe |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/fashion-trends/news/g3281/imogen-waterhouse-model/ |title=Imogen Waterhouse Makes a Case for the Babydoll Dress |work=Town & Country |date=March 2017}}{{cite web |author=Bella Gladman |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/suki-immy-waterhouse-tommy-hilfiger-mytheresa/ |title=Suki and Immy Waterhouse are a sister act for Tommy Hilfiger |work=Telegraph |date=22 October 2015}}
Career
Since 2015 Waterhouse has appeared in guest roles in various TV series and had supporting roles in the 2016 thriller Nocturnal Animals{{cite web |author=Faran Krentcil |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a30642/immy-waterhouses-tom-ford/ |title=Suki Waterhouse's Little Sister Just Landed A Major Movie Role |work=Elle |date=22 September 2015}} and the 2017 film The Last Photograph. In 2018 she was cast in a leading role in the horror film Braid.{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Dennis |date=2018-04-23 |title=Film Review: ‘Braid’ |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/braid-review-1202780131/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
From 2018-2020, Waterhouse starred in the American fantasy television series The Outpost, in which she played Princess Rosmund, the last surviving member of an overthrown and murdered royal family.{{cite web |author=Flora Carr |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2018-08-10/the-outpost-imogen-waterhouse-anand-desai-barochia-syfy-women-in-sci-fi/ |title=It's about time we had more female leads in sci-fi: The Outpost has a gutsy heroine – but suffers from clunky CGI |work=Radio Times |date=10 August 2018}} Her character departed the show in the season three finale. Waterhouse made her directorial debut with the season three episode "She Is Not A God"{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Rebecca |date=2020-11-30 |title='The Outpost' Season 3 Episode 9 Photos: Preview of "She Is Not a God" |url=https://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/the-outpost-season-3-episode-9/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=ShowbizJunkies |language=en-US}} and returned to the show in season four to direct the episodes "All We Do Is Say Goodbye" and "The Power of the Masters".{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Rebecca |date=2021-08-14 |title='The Outpost' Season 4 Episode 6 Preview: Photos, Plot, Cast and Air Date |url=https://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/the-outpost-season-4-episode-6/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=ShowbizJunkies |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Rebecca |date=2021-08-20 |title='The Outpost' Season 4 Episode 7 Preview: Photos, Plot, Cast and Air Date |url=https://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/the-outpost-season-4-episode-7/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=ShowbizJunkies |language=en-US}}
In 2019 Waterhouse appeared in the short film Rain Stops Play by Mika Simmons, playing a young American woman who becomes the love interest of a gallery owner in New York.{{cite web |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/immy-waterhouse-stars-in-new-short-film |title=Immy Waterhouse proves acting runs in the family as she stars in new short film |work=Tatler |date=7 February 2019}} In June 2022, she was cast in a starring role in the Apple TV+ drama television series The Buccaneers, based on the Edith Wharton novel.{{cite web |author=Denise Petski |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/apple-tv-orders-the-buccaneers-inspired-drama-series-kristine-froseth-alisha-boe-josie-totah-among-lead-cast-1235050754/ |title=Apple TV+ Orders 'The Buccaneers'-Inspired Drama Series; Kristine Froseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah Among Lead Cast |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=23 June 2022 |access-date=2022-06-25}} The show was renewed for a second season in December 2023.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television and film roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2015
|{{sortname|The|Coroner}} |Sophie Bailey |Episode: "First Love" |
| 2016
|Lucie |Episode: "Win Some, Lose Some" |
| 2016
|Chloe |Film; supporting role |
| 2017
|{{sortname|The|Halcyon}} |Lady Alexandra Cooper |Episode 1.1 |
| 2017
|{{sortname|The|Last Photograph}} |Daughter |Film; supporting role |
| 2018
|Petula Thames / Doctor |Film; main role |
| 2018–2021
|{{sortname|The|Outpost|The Outpost (TV series)}} |Gwynn Calkussar / Princess Rosmund |Main role (season 1–3); also director, 3 episodes |
| 2021
|Eleanor Margot |Episode: "Both the Needle and the Knife" |
| 2023
|Jinny St. George |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name |7068024}}
- {{cite web |author=Andrew Bevan |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/suki-imogen-waterhouse-interview-september-2015 |title=These Photos Prove that Suki and Imogen Waterhouse Are the Most Fashionable Sisters Ever |work=Teen Vogue |date=2 September 2015}}
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Category:English film actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:English female models
Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Actresses from London