Poppy Lee Friar

Poppy Lee Friar (born 16 April 1995) is an English actress born in the Southwark district of London. She has starred in several popular series such as Missy Booth in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge, Lydia in the BBC Three series In My Skin and Eve in the CBBC series Eve. As well as appearing in numerous television roles, she has also appeared in various films and theatre productions. For her work, Friar has received accolades including nominations at the AACTAs and the BAFTAs, as well as winning an RTS Award.

Career Friar made her television debut in 2001 in Wilhelmina and was featured in several West End theatre productions between 2002 and 2007, including Macbeth at the Gielgud Theatre, Jane Banks in Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre and Louisa in The Sound of Music at the London Palladium. From 2005 to 2009, Friar voiced the role of June in the British version of the animated series Little Einsteins. In 2008, Friar played Hannah in the BBC television film Dustbin Baby, adapted from Jacqueline Wilson's 2001 novel of the same name. In 2010, she appeared in two ITV programmes; an episode of The Bill playing Kelli Sutton and two episodes of A Touch Of Frost as Sophie Moorhead. From 2013 to 2014, Friar appeared in the ITV drama Mr Selfridge as Rosalie Selfridge. Between 2015 and 2017, Friar played the titular role in the CBBC sci-fi series Eve. In 2017, Friar played Mary Pascoe in the film My Cousin Rachel.

In 2017, it was announced that Friar had been cast as series regular Missy Booth in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge, for which she received critical acclaim and received an RTS award in her time on the series. In 2018, she portrayed Jayne Torvill in the ITV television film Torvill & Dean. Later that year, it was announced that a full television series had been ordered, with Friar reprising her role as Lydia for two further series. In an episode broadcast on 25 June 2019, Friar's Ackley Bridge character Missy dies in previously unannounced scenes. This was written in response to Friar leaving the series to film In My Skin. After the conclusion of In My Skin, it was announced that she would be starring in BBC Three's 2022 television film Life and Death in the Warehouse. Friar also starred in the upcoming BBC television film My Name is Leon, as well as playing Mayella Ewell in a production of To Kill a Mockingbird, which was on at the Gielgud Theatre in 2022.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Little Einsteins: Our Big Huge Adventure June British version 2010 Little Einsteins: Rocket's Firebird Rescue June British version 2010 Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island Lydia Voice, anime film 2017 My Cousin Rachel Mary Pascoe Feature film 2020 Dogman Agatha Short film

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 Wilhelmina Young Irene 1 episode 2002 Helen West Chelsea 1 episode 2004 Belonging Lara Television film 2005–2009 Little Einsteins June British version; 67 episodes 2006 Casualty Bonnie Brown 1 episode 2008 Beautiful People Imelda 1 episode 2008 Dustbin Baby Hannah Television film 2009 Desperate Romantics Rose La Touche 2 episodes 2010 Dead Gorgeous Sophie Main role 2010 The Bill Kelli Sutton 1 episode 2010 A Touch of Frost Sophie Moorhead 2 episodes 2012 Doctors Alice Hill 1 episode 2012 Lake Placid: The Final Chapter Chloe Giove Television film 2013–2014 Mr Selfridge Rosalie Selfridge Recurring role; 13 episodes 2014 Inspector George Gently Hannah Hawkes 1 episode 2014–2016 In the Club Katie 4 episode 2015–2017 Eve Eve Lead role; 36 episodes 2015 The Syndicate Mary Campbell 2 episodes 2017–2019 Ackley Bridge Missy Booth Main role; 20 episodes 2018–2021 In My Skin Lydia Main role 2018 Torvill & Dean Jayne Torvill Television film 2022 Life and Death in the Warehouse Alys Morgan Television film 2022 My Name is Leon Carol Television film 2024 Domino Day Geri 6 episodes 2025 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Roz Shepherd 1 episode 2026 Good Omens Misty Cameron 1 episode

Stage Year Title Role Venue 2002 Macbeth Macbeth's Daughter Gielgud Theatre 2015 British Academy Children's Awards Best Performer Eve 2018 Royal Television Society Yorkshire Awards Best Actor Ackley Bridge