Ella-Rae Smith

Ella-Rae Smith
Smith in 2022
Born
Ella Rae Kirby-Smith

(1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 (age 28)
Bristol, England
OccupationsActress, model
Years active2006–present

Ella-Rae Kirby-Smith (born 21 February 1998) is an English actress and model. She began her modeling career in 2014 and rose to fame for her portrayal of Phoebe in Clique and Nix in the AMC martial arts drama series Into the Badlands.

Early life

Ella-Rae Smith is from Bristol and has two younger siblings. She’s of mixed Jamaican and English heritage. She attended Oldfield School in Bath and went on to Sixth Form at Cotham School. She was scouted at the age of 13 to become a model during a school trip to Paris and signed her first contract in 2014. She attended NYT in 2015.

Career

She got her first big break when she starred in the BBC’s television series, Clique as Phoebe. She has starred in numerous short films in the past two years. In 2017, she was cast to play the role of Nix in Into the Badlands. She played one of Madame M's crew-members in the film Hobbs & Shaw. She also plays the role of Daisy Hoy in the Netflix series The Stranger. She is represented by United Agents.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Butterfly Kisses Ella
2018 The Academy Optica Short Film
2018 Dead Birds Jennifer Short Film
2018 Boogie Man Kristen
2018 2:Hrs Vic
2018 Heart's Ease Polly Short Film
2018 The Commuter Sofia
2019 Hobbs & Shaw Madame M Crew
2020 The Existential Hotline Simone Short Film
2021 Sweetheart Isla
2021 Seance Helina
2022 The Lost Girls Berry
2022 Into The Deep Jess Sky Cinema
2024 My Bloody Galentine Jadyn
2025 Your Host Anita

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Marley's Ghosts Mia 2 episodes
2017–2018 Clique Phoebe Parker-Fox Supporting role, (series 1); Guest role (series 2)
2018–2019 Into the Badlands Nix Main role
2019 The Witcher Fola 1 episode
2020 The Stranger Daisy 8 episodes
2023 Foundation Queen Sareth Season 2
2024 One Day Naomi 1 episode
2026 Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Loraine Wade Miniseries

References

  1. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
  2. 1 2 Petski, Denise (26 September 2017). "'Into The Badlands': Sherman Augustus, Babou Ceesay & Ella Rae-Smith Join Season 3 As Series Regulars". Deadline. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Term Three at Cotham Post 16". Cotham School. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Glorioso, Camilla (12 July 2017). "New Model Army − Glass meets Ella-Rae Smith". The Glass Magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Ella-Rae Smith". United Agents.
  6. ↑ "Ella-Rae Smith: Daisy Hoy". IMDB. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Into the Deep Upcoming Thriller Cast With Ella-Rae Smith, Jessica Alexander & Matthew Daddario". MAXBLIZZ. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2021.