Bella Dayne

Bella Dayne
Born
Isabelle Knispel

(1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36)
East Berlin, East Germany
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
PartnerLouis Hunter (2017–present)

Isabelle Knispel (born 8 January 1988),[1][2] known by her stage name Bella Dayne, is a German actress. Her credits include the television series Plebs, Humans and the BBC/Netflix miniseries Troy: Fall of a City, in which she portrayed Helen of Troy. In 2020 she was cast in the role of Red Spear in the Netflix original show Cursed.[3]

Early life and career

Dayne was born and raised in Berlin. In 2004, at the age of 16, she took part in the Miss East Germany contest.[4]

In 2006, while still in school, she won the Miss Germany competition.[5] She moved to New York City, attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Dayne has also lived in Los Angeles, where she had three jobs simultaneously until she would be able to support herself from acting alone. She is known for her role as Astrid in the AMC show Humans, and as Helen of Troy in Troy: Fall of a City, a BBC/Netflix coproduction. Other notable roles are the French-Canadian, Eliette, in Showtime's Miniseries Guerrilla and the fierce Guinevere in the TV show Cursed.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Yellow Ashley
2016 Don't Hang Up Payton
2017 Sex Guaranteed Zade
2021 Kepler X-47[7] Chrystal SF short film (11:47) - Director and producer, Erin Li
2023 Girl You Know It's True Milli
2024 Bad Director Grete

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 American Horror Story Patsy 1 episode
2014 The Goldbergs Fanny 1 episode
2015 Person of Interest Anna Mueller 1 episode
2016 Plebs Delphine 8 episodes
2016 The Man in the High Castle Monika 1 episode
2016–2018 Humans Astrid Recurring; 10 episodes
2017 Guerrilla Eliette 2 episodes
2018 Troy: Fall of a City Helen of Troy Lead; 8 episodes
2018 Trust Talitha Getty 2 episodes
2020 Cursed Red Spear 6 episodes
2022 Tatort: Das Mädchen, das allein nach Haus’ geht Julie Bolschakow lead for 1 episode

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Level 26: Dark Revelations Maria Episode: "Cyber-bridge Four"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Call of Duty: WWII Camille "Rousseau" Denis

References

  1. ^ "Bella Dayne: Ex-Miss-Germany sorgt im Berliner "Tatort" für Wirbel" (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "agenturvogel Bella Dayne". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ "'Troy: Fall Of A City': Bella Dayne, Louis Hunter & More Join BBC/Netflix Epic". Deadline. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. ^ Miss Ostdeutschland 2004: Die schönste Frau Ostdeutschlands kommt aus Berlin. Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 25 January 2004
  5. ^ MISS GERMANY: „Das ist wie Talentsichtung“. Frankfurter Allgemeine, 5 February 2006
  6. ^ "Interview: Bella Dayne on Survival Jobs, Auditioning and Playing Helen of Troy in 'Troy: Fall of a City" - Daily Actor". Daily Actor. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  7. ^ The entire film on YouTube