Eilidh Fisher

Eilidh Fisher
EducationAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2019-

Eilidh Fisher is a Scottish film and television actress.

Early life

From the Scottish island of Stronsay in the Orkney Islands where her parents were doctors. She studied Kirkwall Grammar School and at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, and also lived in London.[1][2][3]

Career

In 2019 she featured in the long-running BBC One series Call the Midwife.[4] In 2020, she could be seen in Netflix historical miniseries The English Game, about the origins of association football in Victorian England.[2]

Her film roles have included appearing in Christopher Smith horror film Consecration alongside Jena Malone in 2023.[5] In 2024, she appeared alongside Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun film. This role had a special appeal to her as she had read and loved the book as a teenager.[3]

She also had a role in dystopian television series The Power and has a lead role in British female-led crime drama Dope Girls for BBC One.[6][7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Farmland Clementine Short
2019 Call the Midwife Effie Tolmie 1 episode
2020 The English Game Moira Suter 2 episodes
2020 The Nest Claire 1 episode
2023 Consecration Sister Meg Feature film
2023 The Power Bailey 2 episodes
2024 The Outrun Evie Feature film
TBA Dope Girls Evie Galloway Lead role

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow-based filmmakers wrap shooting in Hoy". Orcadian.co.uk. March 7, 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Letter to Downton writer was a game changer for aspiring Scots actress". Sunday Post. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Hood, Lottie (25 October 2024). "Interview: Stronsay actor Eilidh Fisher talks her role in The Outrun and working with Saoirse Ronan, and how film made her love her Orcadian home". Press and Journal. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Call the Midwife review: An enjoyable festive tradition, but still as cloying as ever". The Independent. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ^ Black, Sharina (28 January 2023). "'Consecration': Release Date, Trailer, Cast, and Everything You Need to Know". Collider. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. ^ Anderton, Joe (24 April 2024). "BBC shares first look at new British drama Dope Girls". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Dope Girls: inside new BBC drama about 1920s Soho's criminal women". Buzzmag. 31 Aug 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.