Nell Tiger Free
Nell Tiger Free is an English actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress in the films Mr Stink and Broken. She also played Myrcella Baratheon in seasons 5 and 6 of the HBO series Game of Thrones. She has since starred in the Apple TV+ series Servant, the Amazon Prime series Too Old [to Die Young] and the movies Settlers and The First Omen.
Early life
Free was born in Kingston upon Thames, London on 13 October 1999. Her father works in recruitment and her mother is a yoga teacher. She has an older sister. She explained that her middle name of Tiger was given to her because "being pregnant with me felt like carrying a tiger. I guess I was fierce and restless in there."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."Free starred in Wonderwell, which featured Carrie Fisher in her final performance prior to her death in 2016. The film was released in 2023. 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 |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 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."
Personal life
Free is friends with Sebastian Croft, her co-star on Game of Thrones and Wonderwell.Free posts covers of songs and original music on Instagram. 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
Television
Discography
As part of Your Parents
| Year | Title | Composers | Producers |
| 2021 | Ghost | Your Parents | Tim Bran |
| 2021 | Versions of Evil | Your Parents |
As a solo artist
| Year | Title | Composers | Producers |
| 2024 | Do I Just Keep Making Things Worse? | Nell Tiger Free, Tim Bran | Tim Bran |