Nell Tiger Free

Nell Tiger Free (born 13 October 1999) is an English actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress in the films Mr Stink and Broken (both 2012). She also played Myrcella Baratheon in seasons 5 and 6 of the HBO series Game of Thrones (2015–2016). She has since starred in the Apple TV+ series Servant (2019–2023), the Amazon Prime series Too Old to Die Young and the movies Settlers (2021) and The First Omen (2024).

Early life Free was born in Kingston upon Thames, London on 13 October 1999.

Free was educated at Teddington School. She began acting while attending Saturday drama class, where she was scouted for her first audition. She explained, "I was driving my mother insane. I had way too much energy as an 11-year-old. So she took me to a Saturday club where I could run around and sing and dance and act."

Career

2012–2018: Career beginnings Free began her career in 2012 with small television roles in Mr Stink and Endeavour, and a small part in the British coming-of-age drama Broken. In 2014, Free was cast as Myrcella Baratheon in Game of Thrones, replacing Aimee Richardson. Prior to her audition, Free had never seen the show; when talking about the role, she said: "I mean, it's every girls dream to play a princess and the dresses were fantastic." In 2017, she joined the cast of Too Old to Die Young, a television series by Nicolas Winding Refn.

2019–present: International breakthrough In August 2018, Free was cast as Leanne Grayson in M. Night Shyamalan's television series Servant. The show received widespread critical acclaim, including from the likes of Stephen King, and Free's performance was lauded alongside the show's other lead cast members Lauren Ambrose and Rupert Grint.

Free made her shift to more movie roles with the 2021 film Settlers, where she played the older version of Brooklynn Prince's character as part of a family who are among the first settlers of Mars. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

In August 2022, she was cast as Margaret in the 2024 horror film The First Omen, marking her first lead role in a feature film. She said in 2024, "M. Night [Shyamalan] definitely nourished me to be able to come and do roles like this. I always say I don't think I could have played Margaret when I was 19. I couldn't have walked on and done it in the way that, hopefully, I've done it now." She was in a band named Your Parents. She released her first commercial song as a solo artist titled "Do I Just Keep Making Things Worse?" on October 25, 2024. Her extended play Nell Has a Breakdown is due to be released in the future.

Filmography

Film Year Title RoleNotes 2012 Broken Anna 2021 Settlers Older Remmy 2023 Wonderwell Savannah 2024 The First Omen Margaret Daino 2027 Cliffhanger Sydney Cooper Post-production

Television Year Title RoleNotes 2012 Mr Stink Chloe Crumb Television film 2014 Endeavour Bunty Glossop Episode: "Nocturne" 2015–2016 Game of Thrones Myrcella Baratheon Recurring role (seasons 5–6), 6 episodes 2019 Too Old to Die Young Janey Carter Main role 2019–2023 Servant Leanne Grayson Television series; main role

Discography

As part of Your Parents

Year Title Composers Producers 2021 "Ghost" Your Parents (Dylan Woosey, Joe Nolan, Nell Tiger Free) Tim Bran 2021 "Versions of Evil" Your Parents (Dylan Woosey, Joe Nolan, Nell Tiger Free)

As a solo artist

Year Title Composers Producers 2024 "Do I Just Keep Making Things Worse?" Nell Tiger Free, Tim Bran Tim Bran

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2022 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Television Series Servant 2024 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Lead Performance The First Omen