Lucy Boynton
{{short description|British actress (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lucy Boynton
| image = Lucy Boynton 2022 TIFF Premiere of Chevalier (52359198539) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Boynton in 2022
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|1|17|df=yes}}{{r|UPI 2023|Velasco 2020}}
| birth_place = 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{{cite web |author= |title=UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2023/01/17/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-Jan-17-2023/7401673921316/ |publisher=United Press International |access-date=1 February 2023 |date=January 17, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Velasco |first1=Margarita |title=Blanca Suárez y Lucy Boynton, dos actrices influencers de la belleza |trans-title=Blanca Suárez and Lucy Boynton, two actresses who are beauty influencers |url=https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/estilo/belleza/2020-09-30/blanca-suarez-lucy-boynton-influencers-belleza-maquillaje_2767219/ |website=El Confidencial |department=Vanitatis |access-date=1 February 2023 |language=es |date=30 September 2020}}) is an American and 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{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Julia Llewellyn |title=Britain's ice-blonde answer to Grace Kelly |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/lucy-boynton-interview-april-2025-issue |website=Tatler |access-date=9 March 2025 |date=25 February 2025}} to English parents, journalists Graham Boynton and Adrianne Pielou.{{cite web |last1=Haskell |first1=Rob |title=Lucy Boynton Will Rock You |url=https://magazinec.com/style/dont-stop-her-now-2/ |website=C Magazine |date=2 April 2019 |access-date=2 March 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Hoahing |first1=Cheryl |title=Rami Malek Confirms Long-Rumoured Relationship With 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Co-Star Lucy Boynton |url=https://www.inquisitr.com/5236308/rami-malek-relationship-bohemian-rhapsody-costar-lucy-boynton/ |website=Inquisitr |date=4 January 2019 |access-date=2 March 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Tweedie |first1=Neil |title=Once upon a time there was a little girl who wanted to be a movie star |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1536036/Once-upon-a-time-there-was-a-little-girl-who-wanted-to-be-a-movie-star.html |website=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=1 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714225159/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1536036/Once-upon-a-time-there-was-a-little-girl-who-wanted-to-be-a-movie-star.html |archive-date=14 July 2018 |date=5 December 2006 |url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.theprotagonistmagazine.com/stage-screen-1/lucy-boynton-1 |title=Lucy Boynton |date=30 July 2015 |publisher=The Protagonist Magazine |access-date=4 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330170303/http://www.theprotagonistmagazine.com/stage-screen-1/lucy-boynton-1 |archive-date=30 March 2019 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Meet Lucy Boynton — the British Bombshell From Bohemian Rhapsody and Rami Malek's Girlfriend |url=https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Who-Lucy-Boynton-45661246 |website=PopSugar |date=25 February 2019 |access-date=2 March 2021}} She retains dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States.{{cite news |url=http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/the-flash-movie-rumors-kiersey-clemons-and-rita-ora-in-a-tight-race-for-the-iris-west-role/48247.htm |title='The Flash' movie rumors: Kiersey Clemons and Rita Ora compete for the Iris West role |last=Alocada |first=Vincent |date=23 July 2016 |newspaper=Ecumenical News |access-date=23 July 2016 |archive-date=21 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321143350/https://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/the-flash-movie-rumors-kiersey-clemons-and-rita-ora-in-a-tight-race-for-the-iris-west-role/48247.htm |url-status=dead}} 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."{{cite web |last1=Pearson Methven |first1=Charlotte |title=Lucy Boynton on new Netflix drama Gypsy and an A-list Agatha Christie reboot |url=https://www.you.co.uk/meet-new-stream-queen-lucy-boynton/ |website=You |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20170808214405/https://www.you.co.uk/meet-new-stream-queen-lucy-boynton/ |archive-date=8 August 2017 |date=29 June 2017 |url-status=usurped}} She attended the private Blackheath High School, followed by James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich.{{cite web |title=James Allen's Girls' School |url=https://www.tatler.com/school/james-allens-girls-school-tatler-school-guide |website=Tatler |access-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210505215622/https://www.tatler.com/school/james-allens-girls-school-tatler-school-guide |archive-date=5 May 2021 |date=16 October 2020 |url-status=usurped}}
Career
=2006–2014: Early roles=
Image:Miss Potter Premiere (313235051).jpg premiere in 2006]]
Boynton made her professional debut at age twelve as young Beatrix Potter in the biographical film Miss Potter (2006).{{cite web |last1=Eckardt |first1=Stephanie |title=Meet Lucy Boynton, the Love of Rami Malek's Life In the Freddie Mercury Biopic Bohemian Rhapsody |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/lucy-boynton-murder-on-the-orient-express-freddie-mercury-movie |website=W Magazine |date=9 November 2017 |access-date=28 February 2021}} She was asked to audition after being spotted by a casting director sitting in on her drama class.{{cite news |last1=Pielou |first1=Adriaane |title=My Lucy, the film star |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3657460/My-Lucy-the-film-star.html |access-date=28 February 2021 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=30 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823162307/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/?xml=%2Farts%2F2006%2F12%2F30%2Fbflucy130.xml/ |archive-date=23 August 2020 |url-status=dead}} Additional scenes were written for her character after a test screening responded positively to her role. Boynton wore corsets and padded clothing to portray a younger Potter.{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Emma |title=Lucy Boynton |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/lucy-boynton |website=Interview Magazine |date=29 April 2016 |access-date=28 February 2021}} Boynton stated 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 Supporting Actress, for Miss Potter.{{cite web |last1=Reilly |first1=Kaitlin |title=This Is Why Lucy Boynton, Rami Malek's "Heart," Looks So Familiar |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/02/225380/who-is-lucy-boynton-movies-age-rami-malek-girlfriend |website=Refinery29 |access-date=28 February 2021}} Boynton starred as Posy Fossil in the BBC film Ballet Shoes (2007).Walden, Celia (7 August 2007) based on Noel Streatfeild's 1936 novel [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/08/07/dp0701.xml Emma makes a classic pirouette] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621101003/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fopinion%2F2007%2F08%2F07%2Fdp0701.xml |date=21 June 2008 }}, The Daily Telegraph A body double was used in some scenes to display her character's "remarkable dancing skill".{{cite web |title=Review: "Ballet Shoes" (2007) |url=https://viewerscommentary.com/2013/07/12/review-ballet-shoes-2007/ |website=The Viewer's Commentary |date=12 July 2013 |access-date=28 February 2021}} The film was praised by critics.{{cite web |title=Ballet Shoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1197811-ballet_shoes |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=2 March 2021}}
Boynton portrayed Margaret Dashwood in the 2008 television adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility.{{cite newspaper The Times |url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=hamlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF503611593&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 |title=Davies makes perfect sense |author=Andrew Billen |department=Reviews |date=2 January 2008 |access-date=31 October 2018}} The miniseries premiered to high viewership and positive reviews.{{cite web |url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly-top-30? |title=BBC1 w/e 13 Jan 2008 |publisher=Broadcasters' Audience Research Board |access-date=22 July 2012 |archive-date=15 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215163945/http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly-top-30 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Sense and Sensibility |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/sense-and-sensibility/season-1 |website=Metacritic |access-date=28 February 2021}} Boynton has described experiencing a "difficult period" from ages 16 to 17 for being "too old for young roles, but too young to play the leading lady." She played Mo Mowlam's stepdaughter in television film Mo (2010).{{cite web |title=Lucy Boynton |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lucy-boynton |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=1 March 2021}} In 2011, She appeared in an episode of the ITV drama Lewis.{{cite web |title=Lewis – 5.04 The Gift of Promise |url=https://filmreviewonline.com/2011/04/21/lewis-5-04-the-gift-of-promise/ |website=Film Review Online |date=21 April 2011 |access-date=1 March 2021}} In 2013, she starred in Saint Raymond's music video for the lead single from his debut extended play, "Fall At Your Feet".{{cite web |title=Saint Raymond - Fall At Your Feet (Official Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSKsYvcJ4Lk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xSKsYvcJ4Lk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live |website=YouTube | date=21 April 2013 |access-date=2 March 2021 |quote=Starring: Lucy Boynton}}{{cbignore}} Boynton appeared in period drama Copperhead (2013) based on the novel of the same name by Harold Frederic.{{cite web |title=Why Mary Austin From Bohemian Rhapsody Looks So Familiar |url=https://www.looper.com/145987/why-mary-austin-from-bohemian-rhapsody-looks-so-familiar/ |website=Looper |date=21 February 2019 |access-date=1 March 2021}} In 2014, she guest-starred in the television series Borgia, Endeavour, and Law & Order: UK.{{cite web |title=BORGIA {BORGIA: FAITH AND FEAR}: GOD'S MONSTER (TV) |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=john&p=605&item=110759 |website=Paley Center |access-date=1 March 2021}}{{cite web |title=ENDEAVOUR: S2E2, NOCTURNE. Review + Locations, Literary References, Music etc. SPOILERS |url=https://morseandlewisandendeavour.com/tag/lucy-boynton-as-petra-briers/ |website=Morse, Lewis, and Endeavor |date=12 June 2020 |access-date=1 March 2021}}{{cite web |title=Law & Order: UK |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/cvc86q/law--order-uk--s8-e6-bad-romance/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=1 March 2021}} She played Angelica Garnett, a member of the Bloomsbury Group, in the BBC miniseries Life in Squares, which aired in 2015.{{cite web |title=Life in Squares |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/487jQDZDhs3S0D4mJ09SC2f/angelica-bell |website=BBC Two |access-date=1 March 2021}} To prepare for the part, she read Garnett's memoir, Deceived with Kindness, in which most of her scenes were detailed, which she described as "a dream for any actor".{{cite web |title=LUCY BOYNTON |url=https://www.theprotagonistmagazine.com/performances/lucy-boynton |website=Protagonist Magazine}} The series was reviewed positively.{{cite news |last=Mangan |first=Lucy |title=Life in Squares review: 'absurd, beautiful characters in a ridiculously golden world' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jul/28/life-in-squares-review-absurd-beautiful-characters-in-golden-world |date=28 July 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |accessdate=10 August 2015}}{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Ellen E |title=Life in Squares, BBC2 - TV review: Self-indulgent and over-sexed, the Bloomsbury set were hard to take seriously |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/life-in-squares-bbc2--tv-review-selfindulgent-and-oversexed-the-bloomsbury-set-were-hard-to-take-seriously-10419923.html |date=27 July 2015 |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |accessdate=10 August 2015}}
=2015–2020: Film work and recognition=
File:Lucy Boynton - FEBRUARY *World Premiere* (cropped).jpg at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival]]
Boynton appeared as "sullen mean girl" Rose alongside Emma Roberts and Kiernan Shipka in The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015).{{cite web |last1=Leydon |first1=Joe |title=Film Review: 'The Blackcoat's Daughter' |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/february-review-toronto-film-festival-1201592767/ |website=Variety |date=15 September 2015 |access-date=1 March 2021}} She prepared for the film by watching films that dealt with isolation and grief, such as Rosemary’s Baby on the recommendation of director Oz Perkins.{{cite web |title=Interview: Lucy Boynton (The Blackcoat's Daughter) |url=https://horrornews.net/119951/interview-lucy-boynton-blackcoats-daughter/ |website=HorrorNews |date=21 April 2017 |access-date=1 March 2021}} Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine wrote that Roberts, Shipka, and Boyton were "poignant in their minimalist roles".{{cite web |last1=Bowen |first1=Chuck |title=Review: The Blackcoat's Daughter |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-blackcoats-daughter/ |website=Slant Magazine |date=28 March 2017 |access-date=1 March 2021}} Boynton starred in the coming-of-age film Sing Street (2016) as Raphina, an aspiring model with "huge hair, bright make-up and colourful clothes".{{cite web |last1=Radish |first1=Christina |title='Sing Street' Star Lucy Boynton on That Ending and Working with Nicholas Hoult on the J.D. Salinger Movie |url=https://collider.com/sing-street-lucy-boynton-interview/ |website=Collider |date=27 July 2016 |access-date=1 March 2021}} Boynton described her role as "the muse character, in a way, but only because she has put herself there". She adopted an Irish accent for the film and was instructed by director John Carney to create a backstory "in much more detail than [she] had before."{{cite web |last1=Pape |first1=Stefan |title=Exclusive Interview: "It's not that appealing" – Sing Street star Lucy Boynton on the notion of fame |url=https://www.heyuguys.com/lucy-boynton-interview-sing-street/ |website=HeyUGuys |date=18 May 2016 |access-date=1 March 2021}} The film premiered to critical praise at the Sundance Film Festival and garnered a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/sing-street |title=Sing Street Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=1 February 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-nominees-2017-list-955075 |title=Golden Globes 2017: The Complete List of Nominations |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 12, 2016 |access-date=December 12, 2016}}
She appeared as ghostly bride Polly Parsons in the gothic-horror film I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016), which opened at the Toronto International Film Festival to mixed reception.{{cite web |last1=Dalton |first1=Stephen |title='I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/i-am-pretty-thing-lives-929814 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=16 September 2016 |access-date=1 March 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_am_the_pretty_thing_that_lives_in_the_house/ |title=I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2020-04-04}} Boynton starred alongside Katee Sackhoff in indie-horror Don't Knock Twice (2016).{{cite web |last1=Murthi |first1=Vikram |title='Don't Knock Twice' Exclusive Clip: Katee Sackhoff and Lucy Boynton Fight off a Disturbed Witch |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/02/dont-knock-twice-clip-katee-sackhoff-lucy-boynton-witch-ifc-midnight-1201776264/ |website=IndieWire |date=2 February 2017 |access-date=1 March 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Stephens |first1=Dan |title="Don't Knock Twice" Is Prime Contemporary Horror With Classic Roots |url=https://www.top10films.co.uk/39164-dont-knock-twice/ |website=Top 10 Films |date=20 March 2017 |access-date=11 April 2023}} Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times praised Sackhoff and Boynton's "volatile chemistry", stating that "they bring so much life to the material that it’s almost like they’ve been tricked into thinking they’re in a better movie."{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Noel |title=Katee Sackhoff, Lucy Boynton square off mightily in the otherwise routine thriller 'Don't Knock Twice' |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-dont-knock-twice-review-20170130-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2 February 2017}}
She portrayed J. D. Salinger's second wife, Claire Douglas, in Rebel in the Rye (2017). Rebel in the Rye premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was panned by critics.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rebel_in_the_rye |title=Rebel in the Rye (2017) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 21, 2018}} Boynton played Countess Helena Andrenyi in the 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. The film was a box office success and received mixed reviews, though the performances of the cast were praised.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=murderorientexpress17.htm |title=Murder on the Orient Express (2017) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 15, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/murder_on_the_orient_express_2017 |title=Murder on the Orient Express (2017) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=January 12, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/murder-on-the-orient-express |title=Murder on the Orient Express Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=December 23, 2017}}{{cite web |last1=Weintraub |first1=Steve |title=Lucy Boynton on 'Murder on the Orient Express', 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and Gareth Edwards' 'Apostle' |url=https://collider.com/lucy-boynton-sergei-polunin-interview-murder-on-the-orient-express/ |website=Collider |date=10 November 2017 |access-date=1 March 2021}} In the same year, Boynton starred as Allison Adams, a college student turned drug addict, in the Netflix series Gypsy (2017).{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/sing-street-lucy-boynton-cast-gypsy-netflix-drama-naomi-watts-1201832835/ |title='Sing Street's Lucy Boynton Cast In 'Gypsy' Netflix Drama |website=Deadline |date=October 7, 2016 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221045046/http://deadline.com/2016/10/sing-street-lucy-boynton-cast-gypsy-netflix-drama-naomi-watts-1201832835/ |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |url-status=live}} Boynton empathised with her character's desire to regress into early life while struggling with control. Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter cited Boynton as "splendid-but-underused" and among the "best of the supporting turns".{{cite web |last1=Fienberg |first1=Daniel |title='Gypsy': TV Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/gypsy-review-1014320 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=20 June 2017 |access-date=1 March 2021}} She appeared as Andrea, the daughter of a cult leader, in Apostle (2018), which was praised by critics.{{cite web |last1=Rife |first1=Katie |title=The director of The Raid doesn't tone things down one bit for the gory folk-horror of Apostle |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-director-of-the-raid-doesnt-tone-things-down-one-bi-1829692556 |website=The A.V Club |date=11 October 2018 |access-date=1 March 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/apostle |title=Apostle Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=30 October 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Miska |first1=Brad |title=Lucy Boynton Plays the 'Apostle' Cult Leader's Daughter |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3469519/lucy-boynton-plays-apostle-cult-leaders-daughter/ |website=Bloody Disgusting |date=10 November 2017 |access-date=1 March 2021}}
Boynton starred opposite Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury's partner Mary Austin in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).{{Cite web |url=http://www.queenonline.com/news/queenonline-reveals-mary-austin |title=QueenOnline Reveals 'Mary Austin' |date=6 September 2017 |website=Queen Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906224907/http://www.queenonline.com/news/queenonline-reveals-mary-austin |archive-date=6 September 2017 |url-status=dead |access-date=6 September 2017}} She watched Austin's interviews to "gauge what she was happy to be open about" and spoke to Brian May to research the role.{{cite web |title=Lucy Boynton on playing Freddie Mercury's muse in Bohemian Rhapsody |url=https://www.news24.com/channel/movies/news/lucy-boynton-on-playing-freddie-mercurys-muse-in-bohemian-rhapsody-20181130 |website=Channel24 |date=9 October 2018 |access-date=1 March 2021}} The film became the highest-grossing biographical film of all time and met mixed criticism.{{cite news |title=Bohemian Rhapsody becomes highest-grossing biopic of all time |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/bohemian-rhapsody-highest-grossing-biopic-5498028/ |access-date=15 January 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=17 December 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/bohemian-rhapsody |title=Bohemian Rhapsody reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=7 January 2019}} Time praised her for playing the role with "charm and vigour" while the Irish Independent wrote that her scenes were the "quietest, most touching moments" of the film.{{cite magazine |last1=Zacharek |first1=Stephanie |title=Rami Malek Rises Above Bohemian Rhapsody's Messy Excess |url=https://time.com/5435386/bohemian-rhapsody-review/ |magazine=Time |access-date=1 March 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Whitington |first1=Paul |title=Bohemian Rhapsody review: 'Malek's energy and conviction overcome the dramatic dips of a film that's far from perfect' |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-reviews/bohemian-rhapsody-review-maleks-energy-and-conviction-overcome-the-dramatic-dips-of-a-film-thats-far-from-perfect-37459145.html |website=Independent.ie |date=26 October 2018 |access-date=1 March 2021}} Bohemian Rhapsody received four Academy Awards and earned the cast a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards.{{cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |title=SAG Awards: Full List of Nominations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-sag-nominations-complete-list-1166352 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=12 December 2018 |access-date=12 December 2018 |archive-date=12 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212161240/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-sag-nominations-complete-list-1166352 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/2019-oscars-winners-list-academy-awards-1203145638/ |title=Oscar Winners 2019: The Complete List |work=Variety |date=24 February 2019 |access-date=8 March 2019}}
Boynton appears opposite Taron Egerton in Glimpse, a short virtual reality animated film premiering at the Virtual Reality showcase of the Venice Film Festival in 2019.{{cite web |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Taron Egerton, Lucy Boynton to Star in Virtual Reality Project 'Glimpse' |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/taron-egerton-lucy-boynton-glimpse-1203311260/ |website=Variety |date=22 August 2019 |access-date=3 March 2021}}
Since 2019, Boynton has starred in the Netflix series The Politician, portraying Astrid Sloane, the protagonist's "ruthless" and "hyperbolically privileged" rival.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/judith-light-bette-midler-janet-mock-the-politician-ryan-murphy-netflix-1202581465/ |title=Judith Light And Bette Midler Join Ryan Murphy's 'The Politician'; Janet Mock To Direct Episode Of Netflix Series |access-date=August 21, 2019 |date=March 23, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Dino-Ray |last=Ramos}}{{cite web |last1=Blair |first1=Olivia |title=Lucy Boynton: Talking Politics With The Star Of The Politician |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a29105012/lucy-boynton-the-politician/ |website=Elle |date=25 September 2019 |access-date=1 March 2021}} Boynton described the experience "liberating", saying that playing an antagonistic character added depth to the role.{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Lucie |title=Lucy Boynton on Netflix's The Politician and why her unintentional beauty influencing is set to continue |url=https://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/interviews/lucy-boynton-on-netflixs-the-politician-and-why-her-unintentional-beauty-influencing-is-set-to-continue/news-story/a1d7171d1b517efe80d9a122ce95850f |website=Vogue |date=24 September 2019 |access-date=1 March 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Stack |first1=Tim |title=Lucy Boynton on playing the villain in The Politician and her Bohemian Rhapsody 'family' |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/29/lucy-boynton-the-politician-bohemian-rhapsody/ |website=EW |access-date=1 March 2021}} The Hollywood Reporter praised Boynton's "razor-sharp delivery" but remarked that her written dialogue prevented her from being "spectacular".{{cite web |title='The Politician' Season 2: TV Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/politician-review-season-2-1299249 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=19 June 2020 |access-date=1 March 2021}}
=2021–present =
In February 2020, it was announced that Boynton would be both executive producer and lead actor in the upcoming Marianne Faithfull biopic, Faithfull.{{cite magazine |last1=Zemler |first1=Emily |title=Lucy Boynton Confirmed as Marianne Faithfull in Upcoming Biopic 'Faithfull' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lucy-boynton-marianne-faithfull-biopic-947385/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=4 February 2020 |access-date=27 June 2024}} Production was originally due to begin in October 2020, but was delayed indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |url=https://wwd.com/eye/parties/lucy-boynton-talks-about-marianne-faithfull-biopic-1203521958 |title="Lucy Boynton on Becoming Marianne Faithfull" |work=WWD |date=29 February 2020 |access-date=1 March 2020 |archive-date=29 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229221459/https://wwd.com/eye/parties/lucy-boynton-talks-about-marianne-faithfull-biopic-1203521958/ |url-status=live}} By August 2022, Boynton had dropped out of Faithfull owing to creative differences.{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=10 August 2022 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/searchlight-lucy-boynton-ned-benson-the-greatest-hits-drops-marianne-faithfull-film-1235089195/ |title=Searchlight Takes Ned Benson-Directed 'The Greatest Hits'; Lucy Boynton To Star After Dropping From Marianne Faithfull Film |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=10 August 2022}}
Boynton had a supporting role as Charlotte, a Harrods shop assistant, in Locked Down (2021), released on HBO Max.{{cite web |last1=Hugh |first1=Q.V |title=Locked Down Cast & Character Guide: Every Cameo Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/locked-down-movie-cast-character-guide-cameos/ |website=Screenrant |date=14 January 2021 |access-date=1 March 2021}} The film received mixed reviews.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/locked_down_2021 |title=Locked Down (2021) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=January 31, 2021}}{{cbignore}} She guest-starred opposite Kit Harington in the second season of Amazon Video's anthology series Modern Love in 2021.{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Modern Love': Gbenga Akinnagbe, Anna Paquin, Kit Harrington, Zoe Chao & Minnie Driver Among 28 Cast In Season 2 Of Amazon Anthology Series |url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/modern-love-gbenga-akinnagbe-anna-paquin-kit-harrington-zoe-chao-minnie-driver-cast-season-2-amazon-anthology-series-1234698256/ |website=Deadline |date=22 February 2021 |access-date=2 March 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Patrick |first1=Ryan |title=Kit Harington on his 'Modern Love' meet-cute and knowing Rose Leslie was 'the one' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/08/12/kit-harington-modern-love-game-of-thrones-rose-leslie/5555706001/ |website=USA Today |access-date=3 December 2021}}
In 2022, Boynton appeared in ITV's six-part miniseries The Ipcress File as Jean Courtney, Harry Palmer's colleague, and also starred in the Stephen Williams-directed biographical film Chevalier as Marie Antoinette.{{cite web |last1=Kanter |first1=Jake |title=ITV Turns 'The Ipcress File' Into TV Series Penned By 'Trainspotting's John Hodge; Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton, Tom Hollander Star |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/itv-the-ipcress-file-john-hodge-joe-cole-lucy-boynton-tom-hollander-1234653664/ |website=Deadline |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=2 March 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Lucy Boynton To Play Marie Antoinette In Searchlight's 'Chevalier' Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/lucy-boynton-chevalier-de-saint-georges-kelvin-harrison-jr-1234808430/ |website=Deadline |date=4 August 2021 |access-date=3 December 2021}} She starred as Lady Frances "Frankie" Derwent in BritBox's three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie's crime novel Why Didn't They Ask Evans?,{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |title=Will Poulter & Lucy Boynton Star In Hugh Laurie's Adaptation Of Agatha Christie's 'Why Didn't They Ask Evans?' For BritBox U.S. |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/will-poulter-lucy-boynton-to-star-in-hugh-lauries-adaptation-of-agatha-christies-why-didnt-they-ask-evans-britbox-1234772535/ |website=Deadline |date=10 June 2021 |access-date=17 June 2021}} and as Lea Marquis in the Netflix adaptation of Louis Bayard's Gothic thriller novel The Pale Blue Eye.{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Scott Cooper's Netflix Pic 'The Pale Blue Eye' Adds Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Timothy Spall, Fred Hechinger, Robert Duvall & More |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/the-pale-blue-eye-adds-gillian-anderson-robert-duvall-more-scott-cooper-netflix-1234882970/ |website=Deadline |date=December 2021 |access-date=3 December 2021}} In August 2022, it was announced that Boynton would star in The Greatest Hits, written and directed by Ned Benson for Searchlight Pictures; the film was released in April 2024 to mixed reviews.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_greatest_hits |title=The Greatest Hits |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=April 12, 2024}}{{cbignore}}
In 2023, Boynton portrayed Proust Barbie in the fantasy comedy Barbie; she was originally meant to have more scenes but test audiences' unfamiliarity with Marcel Proust, and thus inability to appreciate the humour associated with the Proust Barbie character, meant that she only appears in a brief cameo in the finished film.{{cite magazine |last1=Zemler |first1=Emily |title=Lucy Boynton Says Proust Barbie Was Cut From Film Because Test Audiences Didn't Get the Joke |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/lucy-boynton-proust-barbie-cut-1235002475/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=27 June 2024 |date=11 April 2024}} In June 2023, Boynton was cast as Ruth Ellis in an upcoming ITV adaptation based on the account given in true crime author Carol Ann Lee's book A Fine Day for Hanging: The Real Ruth Ellis Story.{{cite web |last1=Kanter |first1=Jake |title=Lucy Boynton Headlines ITV Series 'Ruth' About The Last Woman To Hang In The UK |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/lucy-boynton-itv-series-ruth-ellis-last-woman-hanged-1235415457/ |publisher=Deadline |access-date=19 June 2023 |date=13 June 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Hibbs |first1=James |title=Lucy Boynton plays Ruth Ellis in ITV drama about last woman hanged in UK |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/lucy-boynton-ruth-ellis-drama-newsupdate/ |publisher=Radio Times |access-date=19 June 2023 |date=13 June 2023}} Originally given the simple title of Ruth, the adaptation was announced as having been retitled to A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story on 19 February 2024, with a first-look image of Boynton in character as Ellis being released on the same day.{{cite web |last1=Goldbart |first1=Max |title=ITV Unveils Exclusive First-Look Image Of Lucy Boynton As Ruth Ellis, The Last Woman Hanged In Britain |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/itv-ruth-ellis-lucy-boynton-first-look-1235830791/ |website=Deadline |access-date=19 February 2024 |date=19 February 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=19 February 2024 |title=Lucy Boynton Transforms Into Ruth Ellis, The Last U.K. Woman to Get Death Penalty, in First Image From 'A Cruel Love' |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/lucy-boynton-ruth-ellis-first-look-a-cruel-love-1235916205/ |access-date=28 June 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Boynton divides her time between London, New York, and Los Angeles;{{cite news |last1=Wise |first1=Louise |title=Lucy Boynton interview: the Bohemian Rhapsody star on cultivating confidence, her new role in the Netflix series The Politician and dating her co-star, Rami Malek |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/lucy-boynton-interview-the-bohemian-rhapsody-star-on-cultivating-confidence-her-new-role-in-netflix-series-the-politician-and-dating-co-star-rami-malek-028zzflr3 |website=The Times|publisher=The Sunday Times |date=25 August 2019|access-date=30 August 2021|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210809205001/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lucy-boynton-interview-the-bohemian-rhapsody-star-on-cultivating-confidence-her-new-role-in-netflix-series-the-politician-and-dating-co-star-rami-malek-028zzflr3|archive-date=9 August 2021}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Dry |first1=Jude |title=Lucy Boynton Misses 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' but 'Not So Much the Filming' of It |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/10/lucy-boynton-bohemian-rhapsody-rami-malek-1202182361/ |website=IndieWire |date=16 October 2019 |access-date=30 August 2021 |quote=As for her relationship with Malek (the two began dating while shooting and have been an item since), Boynton is eager to keep her personal life separate from her professional life — at least for now.}}{{cite web |last1=Gouveia |first1=Alexandria |title=Exclusive Interview: Rami Malek Won't Compromise When It Comes To His Heritage |url=https://man.vogue.me/entertainment/interview-rami-malek-wont-compromise-when-it-comes-to-his-heritage/ |website=Vogue Man Arabia |date=13 October 2020 |access-date=29 August 2021 |quote="..his attire often upstaging that of his partner of two years, British actor Lucy Boynton. "}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-05 |title=Rami Malek and Lucy Boynton have reportedly split up |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rami-malek-lucy-boynton-reportedly-120800322.html |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}} Boynton is currently in a relationship with Scottish musician Murdo Mitchell.{{cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Furvah |title=Who is Lucy Boynton's boyfriend, Murdo Mitchell? |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a46453367/lucy-boynton-boyfriend-murdo-mitchell/ |website=Cosmopolitan |access-date=9 July 2024 |date=19 January 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Charlotte |title=Everything To Know About Murdo Mitchell, Lucy Boynton's New Boyfriend |url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/murdo-mitchell-lucy-boynton-boyfriend/ |website=Grazia |access-date=9 July 2024 |date=19 January 2024}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Denotes productions that have not yet been released}} | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2006
| Young Beatrix Potter | |
| rowspan=2|2013
| Esther Hagadorn | |
| Hymn to Pan
| Holliday | Short film |
| 2015
| {{sortname|The|Blackcoat's Daughter}} | Rose | |
| rowspan=4|2016
| Lock In | Lucy | Short film |
| Sing Street
| Raphina | |
| I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
| Polly Parsons | |
| Don't Knock Twice
| Chloe | |
| rowspan=3|2017
| Claire Douglas | |
| Let Me Go
| Emily | |
| Murder on the Orient Express
| Countess Helena Andrenyi | |
| rowspan=2|2018
| Apostle | Andrea Howe | |
| Bohemian Rhapsody
| |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Charlotte | |
| Glimpse
| Rice | Virtual reality animated short |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| |
| {{sortname|The|Pale Blue Eye}}
| Lea Marquis | |
| 2023
| Barbie | Proust Barbie | |
| 2024
| Harriet Gibbons | |
| 2025
| {{Pending film|See You When I See You}} | | Filming{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/jay-duplass-movie-see-you-when-i-see-you-to-star-cooper-raiff-1236161506/|title=Jay Duplass Sets Star-Studded Cast For Family Drama 'See You When I See You'; Cooper Raiff, David Duchovny, Hope Davis Among Those Starring|date=2024-10-30|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Grobar|first=Matt}} |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2007
|TV film |
| 2008
|Margaret Dashwood |TV miniseries |
| 2010
|Mo |Henrietta Norton |TV film |
| 2011
|Zoe Suskin |Episode: "The Gift of Promise" |
| 2011, 2014
|Sister Lucia |Episodes: "God's Monster", "1497" |
| rowspan="2" |2014
|Petra Briers |Episode: "Nocturne" |
| Law & Order: UK
|Georgia Hutton |Episode: "Bad Romance" |
| 2015
|TV miniseries |
| 2016
|{{sortname|The|Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth}} |Bethany Mellmoth |Main role, TV short/pilot |
| 2017
|Allison Adams |Main role |
| 2019–2020
|{{sortname|The|Politician|dab=TV series}} |Astrid Sloan |Main role |
| 2021
|Paula |Episode: "Strangers on a (Dublin) Train", main role |
| rowspan="2" |2022
|{{sortname|The|Ipcress File|dab=TV series}} |Jean Courtney |Main role |
| Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
|Lady Frankie Derwent |Main role |
| 2025
| A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story |Lead role; Four-part drama |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Artist |
|---|
| 2013
!scope=row| "Fall at Your Feet" | Lady |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Association !Category !Work !Result !Ref. |
| 2007
|Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress | {{nominated}} |
| 2016
|Online Film & Television Association |Best Breakthrough Performance: Female | {{nominated}} |
| 2017
|Jury Award for Best Ensemble |Let Me Go | {{won}} |
| 2019
|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | {{nominated}} |
| 2022
|Prix du Nouvel Hollywood | rowspan="4" align="center" | - | {{won}} |
See also
Notes
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External links
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- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lucy-boynton Lucy Boynton] on Rotten Tomatoes
- {{Instagram|lucyboynton1}}
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