Liv Hill
Liv Hill | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 June 2000 Haverfordwest, Wales |
| Education | The Talent 1st Organisation |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Liv Hill (born 22 June 2000) is a British actress. She received accolades for her roles in the BBC miniseries Three Girls (2017) and the film Jellyfish (2018). Her other credits include The Little Stranger (2018), The Fight (2018), Elizabeth is Missing (2019), The Great (2020), The Serpent Queen (2022), Disclaimer (2024), Miss Austen (2025), and Film Club (2025).
Life
Hill was born in Haverfordwest, Wales.[1] Her father was an Army officer, which led to her living in Cardiff, Germany, Oxford and Nottingham before her family settled in Derbyshire, when she was 9 years old.[1] At age 15, Hill joined Talent 1st actors’ studio in Nottingham.[2][1]
Career
In 2017, Hill was BAFTA nominated for best supporting actress in her debut role in the BBC miniseries Three Girls,[1] which was based on the Rochdale child sex abuse ring.[3] In 2018, Hill was cast in the James Gardner directed British film Jellyfish,[2] receiving a BIFA Nominated Most promising newcomer for her performance as young carer Sarah.[4] The same year, Hill played Eve in episode 5: "Reclaim the Night" of Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives, a series which also included Jodie Comer.[5]
In 2022, she portrayed the younger Catherine de' Medici in the TV series The Serpent Queen, alongside Samantha Morton, who played the older version of her.[6]
In 2025, she played Mary Austen in the BBC series Miss Austen.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jellyfish | Sarah Taylor | |
| The Little Stranger | Betty | ||
| The Fight | Jordan Chadwick | ||
| 2019 | National Theatre Live: Top Girls | Angie | Filmed live |
| This Is the Winter | Lou | Short film | |
| 2023 | Black Dog | (unknown) | |
| 2024 | Down, Down, Down | Jude | Short film |
| Bal Maiden | Loveday | Short film | |
| 2026 | Faith | TBA |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Three Girls | Ruby Bowen | Mini-series; 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives | Eve | Mini-series; 1 episode: "Reclaim the Night" |
| 2019 | Elizabeth Is Missing | Young Maud | Television film |
| 2020 | The Great | Angeline | Episode: "The Great" |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen | Young Catherine de' Medici | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | The Read | Narrator | Episode: "A Vision of Loveliness" |
| 2024 | Disclaimer | Sasha | Episode: "I" |
| 2025 | Miss Austen | Young Mary Austen | Mini-series; 4 episodes[7] |
| Film Club | Izzie | Mini-series; 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | British Academy Television Awards | BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress | Three Girls | Nominated | [8][9] |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | Best Performance in a British Feature Film | Jellyfish | Won | [8][9] | |
| Dinard British Film Festival | Special Mention Interpretation Award | Won | [10][9] | ||
| British Independent Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | Nominated | [4][9] | ||
| 2019 | National Film Awards UK | Best Newcomer | Nominated | [9] | |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | Young British/Irish Performer of the Year | Jellyfish and The Little Stranger | Nominated | [11][9] | |
| The Stage Awards | Best Actress in a Play | Top Girls, Royal National Theatre | Nominated | [12] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Liv Hill (actor)". Screen Daily. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 Clarke, Cath (24 January 2019). "From Three Girls to Jellyfish: Liv Hill, the young star giving a voice to outsiders". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Three Girls star Liv Hill's dad says the teenager slept through her Bafta nomination". radiotimes.com. 4 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Liv Hill". bifa.film. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ "'Snatches: Moments From 100 Years Of Women's Lives' TV Review". readysteadycut.com. 6 August 2018.
- ↑ "'The Serpent Queen': Liv Hill on Catherine's Shocking Decision and Playing a Young Samantha Morton". collider.com. 8 October 2022.
- 1 2 Rice, Lynette (7 December 2023). "'Miss Austen': Keeley Hawes & Rose Leslie Join TV Adaptation For Masterpiece". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- 1 2 "Liv Hill". nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Liv Hill Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ↑ "Dinard film festival edition 2018". nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ↑ "Nominations for London Critics Circle Awards". hollywoodreporter.com. 18 December 2018.
- ↑ "The Stage Nominees and winners". thestage.co.uk. 22 September 2022.