Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Maisie Richardson-Sellers is a British actress and director. She first gained recognition for her role as Rebekah Mikaelson / Eva Sinclair on The CW series The Originals. She has since gained wider recognition for her starring roles as Kathy Freeman in CH4/Peacock's The Undeclared War, Chloe Winthrop in Netflix's The Kissing Booth 2, as well as the third installment in the franchise. She also played both Amaya Jiwe / Vixen and Charlie on The CW superhero series DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and Korr Sella in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Early life and education Maisie Richardson-Sellers was born and raised in London. Her mother Joy Richardson is black Guyanese and her father is white British. She comes from a family of stage actors.

She grew up attending private schools through bursaries and scholarships.

In 2013, Richardson-Sellers graduated, with a degree in archaeology and anthropology, from Hertford College, University of Oxford, where she participated in and directed several plays, including Mephisto and There Will Be Red.

Career While studying at Oxford University, Richardson-Sellers began directing theatre, including a production of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf. After graduating, she started auditioning, and landed her debut feature film role in the Star Wars sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens, in the cameo role of Korr Sella.

Richardson-Sellers was then cast as Rebekah Mikaelson in the CW series The Originals in 2014, where the character of Rebekah inhabits a different body after a spell gone wrong. She later played the character of Eva Sinclair on The Originals. Executive producer Michael Narducci praised her performance.

In early March 2015, it was announced that she would play a starring role in Of Kings and Prophets, a short-lived ABC drama series that was filmed in South Africa. In June 2016, it was reported that she would be playing Amaya Jiwe / Vixen on the second season of the CW series Legends of Tomorrow, who is the grandmother of the titular character in the CW Seed animated series Vixen. Her mother guest starred as a distant ancestor of Jiwe on two episodes, "Zari" and "No Country for Old Dads". She exited Legends of Tomorrow in 2020 at the end of the series' fifth season.

In 2018 she began shadowing directors on Legends of Tomorrow, and was accepted into the Warner Brothers Directors Program. She then went on to direct two episodes of Legends of Tomorrow.

In May 2019, it was announced that Richardson-Sellers would star in The Kissing Booth 2 as Chloe, directed by Vince Marcello for Netflix. In 2021, Richardson-Sellers then starred in the sequel, The Kissing Booth 3.

In 2021, she co-wrote and directed the short film, Sunday’s Child, which won acclaim at numerous film festivals.

In 2022, Richardson-Sellers starred in the political drama The Undeclared War directed by Peter Kosminsky, opposite Mark Rylance and Simon Pegg.

In June 2023, it was announced that she had been cast in the upcoming season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers, starring opposite Nicole Kidman, Murray Bartlett, and Liv Ullmann. Production company Richardson-Sellers is the founder of Barefaced Productions, a production company that seeks to tell the stories of, and provide a platform for, marginalised communities and individuals.

Personal life Richardson-Sellers is queer.

Filmography

+ Film roles Year Title Role Notes 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Korr Sella Cameo appearance 2026 Insidious: Out of the Further Clare Post-production

+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2014–2015, 2017 The Originals Rebekah Mikaelson / Eva Sinclair Recurring role, 15 episodes 2016 Of Kings and Prophets Michal Main role, 9 episodes 2016–2020 Legends of Tomorrow Amaya Jiwe / Vixen Main role (season 2–3); 35 episodes Charlie / Clotho Main role (season 4–5); 29 episodes 2020 Group Chat with Annie & Jayden Herself Episode: "Would You Rather Kiss" 2022 The Undeclared War Kathy Freeman Main role 2024 Wolf Hall - The Mirror and the Light Bess Oughtred Episode: "Defiance" (season 2)2025 Nine Perfect Strangers Wolfie Main cast (season 2) Talamasca: The Secret Order Olive Farington Main role Henrietta Stackpole Upcoming six-part series

+ Directing Year Title Role Notes 2021 Sunday's Child Director, Co-Writer, Producer Short Film DC's Legends of Tomorrow Director Season 6, EP 14 ‘There Will Be Brood’ 2022 Season 7, EP 10 ‘The Fixed Point'