Esmé Creed-Miles

Esmé Creed-Miles
Born	(2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 24) Barnet, London, England
Occupation	Actress
Relatives	Charlie Creed-Miles (father) Samantha Morton (mother)

Esmé Creed-Miles (born 5 February 2000) is an English actress.^[1] On television, she starred as the title character of the Amazon Prime series Hanna (2019–2021) and in the Paramount+ period drama The Doll Factory (2023). Her films include Pond Life (2018) and Silver Haze (2023).

Early life

Creed-Miles was born in Barnet, England^[2] and attended the English boarding school Bedales. She is the daughter of actors Charlie Creed-Miles and Samantha Morton.^[3]

Career

Creed-Miles began her acting career as little Shirley Temple in the film Mister Lonely (2007) directed by Harmony Korine.^[3] Her next film appearance came ten years later when she was cast in Clio Barnard's Dark River.^[4] In an interview, Creed-Miles said that she had auditioned for roles in several independent films before she was chosen to star as the eponymous character in Hanna.^[5] According to the actress she trained in martial arts six hours a day for months as preparation for her fight scenes in the series.^[6] Creed-Miles valued how her role as Hanna enabled her to challenge societal norms about gender and sexuality.^[7][8][9] Creed-Miles has received positive reviews for her work in the series. The Atlantic noted that she is "imbuing the character with emotional vulnerability and physical power. Even more striking is how she communicates Hanna’s intelligence, how fleet and observant and hyperalert she is."^[10]

Creed-Miles is also bisexual, a musician and feminist.^[5][11]

She plays the lead in the 2019 films Pond Life and Undercliffe produced by Open Palm Films.^[12]

In 2024, Netflix announced that Creed-Miles will play the role of Delirium of the Endless in the upcoming second season of The Sandman.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Mister Lonely	Shirley Temple
2017	Dark River	Young Alice
2018	Undercliffe	Sister Stevie
	Pond Life	Pogo
2020	Jamie	Jamie	Writer, director; short film
	Sudden Light	Mia	short film
2023	Silver Haze	Florence	[14]
2024	The Thicket	Lula
TBA	Lucia	Lucia Joyce	[15]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019–2021	Hanna	Hanna	Lead actress
2022	The Legend of Vox Machina	Cassandra de Rolo (voice)	[16][17]
2023	The Doll Factory	Iris Whittle	Main role
TBA	The Sandman	Delirium

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2021	Critics' Choice Super Awards	Best Actress in an Action Series	Hanna	Nominated

References

1. "Who Plays Hanna In 'Hanna'? Esme Creed-Miles Has Acting In Her DNA". Bustle. 3 February 2019.
2. "Ancestry.com". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
3. "Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Esme Creed-Miles (actor)". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight Limited. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
4. Wolfe, April (29 March 2019). "Hanna's Esme Creed-Miles Knows How to Throw a Punch and Win a (Fake) Fight". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
5. "'Hanna' Star Esme Creed-Miles on the "Visceral" Appeal of Amazon's Thriller". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
6. Chávez, Krystyna (29 March 2019). "Esme Creed-Miles, Star of Amazon's 'Hanna,' Is Badass IRL Too". Marie Claire. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
7. "Esmé Creed-Miles | Through The Primeval Thicket, No One Can Hear You Scream". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
8. Sarachan, Risa. "Amazon's 'Hanna' Marks An Impressive Debut And Physical Feat For Newcomer Esmé Creed-Miles". Forbes. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
9. Pruner, Aaron (6 March 2019). "'Hanna' Star Esme Creed-Miles on Walking a Line Between Violence & Vulnerability in Amazon's Series". Collider. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
10. Gilbert, Sophie (29 March 2019). "The Subversive Thrills of 'Hanna'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
11. Smith, Josh (9 April 2019). "'Feminism needs to encompass the queer experience!': Amazon's Hanna star, Esme Creed Miles, is taking on stunt men & outdated gender constructs". Glamour UK. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
12. "Pond Life Starring Esme Creed-Miles". www.filmoria.com. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
13. "The Sandman on Instagram: The Endless have finally assembled: Introducing Adrian Lester as Destiny, Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium and Barry Sloane as the Prodigal in the next season of THE SANDMAN. It's going to be one Hell of a family reunion.".
14. "Silver Haze". British Council/Film. British Council. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
15. Grobar, Matt (14 March 2022). "Filmmaker Alexandra McGuinness Sets 'Lucia' As Next Project; 'Hanna's Esme Creed-Miles To Star In Drama About James Joyce's Daughter". Deadline Hollywood.
16. "The Legend of the Cast of The Legend of Vox Machina". YouTube. Critical Role. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
17. Moreau, Jordan (20 January 2022). "Critical Role's 'Legend of Vox Machina' Adds Stephanie Beatriz, David Tennant, Tony Hale and More as Guest Stars". Variety. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

External links

• Esmé Creed-Miles at IMDb
• Esmé Creed-Miles on Instagram