Ella Balinska

Ella Balinska (born 4 October 1996) is a British actress who starred in the action-comedy film Charlie's Angels and the Netflix original series Resident Evil (2022).

Early life and education Balinska was born in London to Polish musician and entrepreneur Kaz Balinski Jundzill and Jamaican-British chef Lorraine Pascale. She has described her background as being a mix of "British, Polish and Caribbean". Her parents divorced in 2000.

Balinska played county-level netball and competed in track and field at a national level, having been the javelin thrower for Team London. She went to James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich and left in 2015 to attend Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in Chiswick for Sixth Form. She then went on to train at the Guildford School of Acting of the University of Surrey. She left during her final semester in 2018 for work and returned in 2020 to complete her degree, officially graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2021.

Career In 2017, Balinska obtained the lead role in the Sky Kids series The Athena (2019) as Nyela Malik. She starred alongside Kristen Stewart and Naomi Scott in the action comedy Charlie's Angels, a continuation of the 1976 television series of the same name and two previous theatrical films. It was released in November 2019, garnering mixed critical reviews.

Balinska starred in the thriller film Run Sweetheart Run, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. She also starred in Resident Evil, a Netflix live-action television series based on the video game series of the same name. It was released in July 2022. Balinska portrayed and voiced Frey Holland, the protagonist of the action role-playing video game Forspoken. She is set to appear in The Occupant, a science fiction thriller film.

Personal life Balinska is a supporter of the nonprofit organisation the British Fashion Council. She also set up The Ella Balinska Scholarship for students in the Guildford School of Acting at the University of Surrey who have diverse backgrounds, "giving opportunities for cultural expansion within the industry.”

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes 2015 Junction 9 Tanya Mason Thanatos Clarice Spinoza Short film 2016 Hunted Agent A. Fox 2017 Tiers of the Tropics Orla Clover Maya Room Meghan 10 Men & Gwen Cristina 2019 Charlie's Angels Jane Kano Ru's Angels Short film; cameo 2020 Run Sweetheart Run Cherie 2024 Skincare Jessica 2025 Marked Men: Rule + Shaw Ayden Cross The Occupant Abby Filming

Television Year Title Role Notes 2018 Casualty Susie Barbour Season 32, episode 33 2018 Midsomer Murders Grace Briggs Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part" 2019 The Athena Nyela Malik Main role; 26 episodes 2022 Resident Evil Jade Wesker 8 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2023 Forspoken Frey Holland Likeness, voice, and motion capture

Music videos Year Artist Song 2026 Muse "Be with You"

Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Nominated work Result 2019 Screen Nation Film and Television Awards Rising Star The Athena 2024 NAVGTR Awards Lead Performance in a Drama Forspoken