Eleanor Matsuura

Eleanor Matsuura (born ) is a British actress best known for her roles as Yumiko in The Walking Dead, Hannah Santo in Spooks: The Greater Good, Bev in Utopia and as PC Donna Prager in Cuffs.

Early life Matsuura was born in Tokyo and grew up in Hertfordshire, England. She is of half-English and half-Japanese descent and does not speak Japanese. She was trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and graduated in 2004. She is trained in modern and period dance.

Career Matsuura worked on stage at the Royal Court Theatre, Old Vic Theatre and several West End theatres. She has also appeared in several British TV dramas, including EastEnders, Thorne, Extras, Holby City, Lead Balloon, Doctor Who and Hustle; and in British films. In 2015 she appeared as Isobel in Bull at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

Matsuura is in the fourth series of the BBC One drama series Sherlock, playing the role of Detective Inspector Hopkins. Starting in 2010, she has done voice acting for video games such as Mass Effect: Andromeda, Dreamfall Chapters, and the 2024 release Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree. She portrays Yumiko on the TV show The Walking Dead based on the comic book of the same name.

Personal life Matsuura is an animal rights supporter and works with the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

In 2014, Matsuura married Canadian actor Trevor White, whom she met in 2006 when they performed together in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Coriolanus; , the couple were living in the West Hampstead district of London. The couple have a daughter who born in 2017 and have a son who born in 2022.

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2006 Breaking and Entering Ruby 2006 After the Rain Lian Short 2007 Magicians Waitress 2012 The Grind Charlie (Young Lady) 2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa TV Reporter 2013 The Love Punch Michaela 2014 Blood Moon Black Deer 2015 Spooks: The Greater Good Hannah Santo 2015 The Lady in the Van Interviewer 2015 Burn Burn Burn Pandora 2016 The Complete Walk: Antony and Cleopatra Unknown Short 2016 The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared Rebecca 2017 Lost in London Laura 2017 Wonder Woman Epione 2017 Justice League Epione Uncredited 2018 Juliet, Naked Cat 2020 The One and Only Ivan Candace Taylor 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Epione Uncredited 2022 I Used to Be Famous Amber

Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2005 Hustle Receptionist Episode: "The Lesson" 2005 Holby City Suzie Ford Episode: "Damage Limitation" 2005 Extras Producer's Wife Episode: "Ben Stiller" 2005 A Very Social Secretary Luz TV movie 2006 EastEnders Dr. Thorne Episode: "Episode dated 5 January 2006" 2006 9/11: The Twin Towers Operator #1 TV documentary 2006; 2008 Doctors Diana Coverly Erika Simms Episode: "The Real Thing" Episode: "Hidden Demons" 2007 Party Animals Sally Episode: "Episode #1.1" 2007 After You've Gone Miss Murray Episode: "Ripped Off" 2008 Trial & Retribution Angela Clarkson Episodes: "Conviction: Part 1" "Conviction: Part 2" 2008 Doctor Who Jo Nakashima Episode: "The Sontaran Stratagem" 2008 My Family Doctor Episode: "Neighbour Wars" 2008 Lead Balloon Izzy Episode: "Mistake" 2008; 2012 Casualty Janie Newark Kelly Leese Episode: "Someone's Lucky Night" Episode: "Duty of Care" 2009 Hunter DI Zoe Larson Episodes: "Episode #1.1" "Episode #1.2" 2009 The Old Guys Marianne Episode: "Marriage" 2009 FM Jess Episode: "System Addict" 2010 Money Cherry Episode: "Episode #1.1" 2011 Lunch Monkeys Miss Fox Episode: "Big Trouble in Little Cranford" 2011 Sirens Tracy Kadam Episode: "Two Man Race" 2011 New Tricks Tiffany Hayes Episode: "Old Fossils" 2011 The Fades Vicky 4 episodes; mini series 2011–2012 The Royal Bodyguard Dana Episodes: "The Limping Assassin" "Bullets over Broad Street" 2012 Hacks Ho Chi Mao Feast TV movie 2012 Twenty Twelve Doctor Episode: "Inclusivity Day" 2012 Vexed Emma Episode: "Episode #2.1" 2013 Utopia Bev Episodes: "Episode #1.1" "Episode #1.2" "Episode #1.3" 2013 Law & Order: UK Sophie Cohen Episode: "Fatherly Love" 2014 The Smoke Cindy Episode: "Episode #1.3" 2014 Silk Elizabeth Forester Episode: "Episode #3.4" 2015 Residue Angela Rossi 3 episodes; mini series 2015 Da Vinci's Demons Madame Singh 6 episodes; recurring (season 3) 2015 Cuffs PC Donna Prager 8 episodes; mini series 2016 The Comic Strip Presents Redtop Wendi Deng TV movie 2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hippolyta TV movie 2017 Sherlock DI Hopkins Episode: "The Six Thatchers" 2017–2019 Into the Badlands Baron Juliet Chau 6 episodes; recurring role (seasons 2–3) 2018 Shetland DI Jessie Cole Episode: "Episode #4.5" "Episode #4.6" 2018–2022 The Walking Dead Yumiko Okumura Recurring (Season 9) Also Starring (Season 10) Main (Season 11) 30 episodes 2019 The Rook Claudia Clifton Episodes: "Chapter 1" "Chapter 2" 2021 This Time with Alan Partridge Professor Rebecca Burns Episode: "Series 2: Episode 6" 2024 The Day of the Jackal Zina Jansone 2026Dear Life Mary MatsumotoTV series: 6 episodes

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