Lucy Boynton

'Lucy Boynton' (qv) (born 17 January 1994) is an American-English actress. She made her film debut with a leading role in _Miss Potter (2006)_ (qv). Boynton's credits include _Copperhead (2013)_ (qv), _Sing Street (2016)_ (qv), _Murder on the Orient Express (2017)_ (qv) and _Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)_ (qv).Boynton was born in New York City and grew up in London. She is the daughter of British-born Graham Boynton, the Group Travel Editor of the Telegraph Media Group, and Adriaane Pielou, a travel writer. She has an older sister, Emma Louise Boynton. She attended Blackheath High School, followed by James Allen's Girls' School.Boynton's first professional role was as the young Beatrix Potter in the 2006 British-American film _Miss Potter (2006)_ (qv). Boynton has said that the first day of filming was "the best day of [her] life." In 2007, she was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress, for Miss Potter.She went on to play Posy Fossil, one of three main characters in the BBC film _Ballet Shoes (2007)_ (qv), in 2007. Posy is a young, ambitious ballerina who is taken under the wing of a prestigious dance academy. She did not dance in Ballet Shoes, instead a body double was used for her character's dancing scenes. Boynton also played the role of Margaret Dashwood in the BBC serial _Sense & Sensibility (2008)_ (qv). In 2011, Boynton played a guest lead on _Inspector Lewis (2006)_ (qv). She appeared in _Mo (2010)_ (qv) with 'Julie Walters' (qv) and 'David Haig' (qv). She portrayed the mysterious model Raphina in the 2016 film _Sing Street (2016)_ (qv), and Countess Helena Andrenyi in the 2017 adaptation of _Murder on the Orient Express (2017)_ (qv).::ahmetkozan