Esme Creed-Miles is an English actress born on 5 February 2000, known chiefly for starring as the title character in the Amazon Prime Video TV show “Hanna”. She also played Alice in “Dark River”, Shirley Temple in “Mister Lonely”, Pogo in “Pond Life”, and Sister Stevie in “Undercliffe”. She was born to mother, director Samantha Morton, known as “The Walking Dead” Alpha actress, and father, Charlie Creed-Miles, who is also an actor, writer, and director of films like “The Fifth Element”, “Harry Brown”, and “Wild Bill”.
Creed-Miles began her acting career at 7, and although she has had brief breaks in the course of her career, she has carried on in the family business. The actress has appeared in seven projects (in film and television) in her fourteen years of acting. One of them being a lead role in a successful TV series.
Some scripts write themselves. Just as the language a child speaks and the religion they practice are more often than not the same as that of the home they’re born into, the path of a child born to parents of the same profession is almost sealed. Of course, there are always exceptions and anomalies, but that is all they are – exceptions. It is not farfetched to say that Creed-Miles being born to parents who ply the same trade made it a no-brainer to join the industry, even though she was late to show interest.
With an acceptable amount of features under her belt at her age, it is expected that she will surpass her parents and do great things (if, of course, she doesn’t tire of the monotony). In this article, find out more about the life and growing career of Esme Creed-Miles. First, here are ten facts about her.
10 facts about Esme Creed-Miles
- Though both her parents are actors and filmmaking professionals, Esme Creed-Miles was not interested in acting until later. She only started acting at the age of 7 and also doesn’t have drama school training.
- Her mother, Samantha Morton, is an academy award-nominated actress after getting the nod for the best-supporting actress for her performance in the Woody Allen-directed 1999 film “Sweet and Lowdown”.
- The young actress is in tune with her creative side and has a keen interest in other art forms like drawing, sketching, and etchings.
- She feels nervous about watching herself on the screen; as a result of this, she hardly ever watches her own films or TV shows.
- In 2018, Screen International selected Esme Creed-Miles as one of the ‘Stars of Tomorrow’ to watch out for.
- She is also an avid lover of music and sometimes collaborates with her friends to make music. Creed-Miles has a song titled “Parade”, released on Youtube in 2017.
- She once accidentally knocked out the teeth of a stuntman during shooting because she was supposed to throw something at him, which he was to evade, but unfortunately, it didn’t go to plan.
- Due to the intense training for her role as Hanna, Esme Creed-Miles has noted that playing the character was quite challenging. She had to learn some new skills that included martial arts training (she trained for approximately six months) before she began filming the show.
- If she wasn’t an actress, she would have loved to study English Literature, as she likes the combination of Art & Literature.
- According to several sources, Esme Creed-Miles has a net worth of $1.5 million.
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Early life, education, and family
Esme Creed-Miles was born on 5 February 2000 in Barnet, United Kingdom. She was born to actor and filmmaker parents Samantha Morton and Charlie Creed-Miles. According to several sources, her parents dated from 1999 through 2000 when they separated, the same year of her birth. Because her parents were often away on work duties, Esme grew up spending most of her time with guardians.
Creed was introduced into the public scene quite early and grew up literally as a famous kid amongst her peers. She appeared in her first film at the age of seven. Not much information is available about her education, but it is known that she went to Bedales, an English boarding school.
Charlie Creed-Miles (father)
Born 24 March 1972, Charles Creed-Miles is an English actor, director, writer and musician who had his first starring screen role, aged 21, in 1993’s “The Punk”. Meanwhile, he started his acting career through a TV show named “The Gemini Factor” in 1987. Charlie is also widely known for his title role in the 2011 film “Wild Bill” and his part in the 2000 film “Essex Boys”. His brief relationship with actress Samantha Morton produced a daughter, Esme Creed-Miles.
In 2007, Charlie released an album titled “North of Ping Pong ” with his band The Arsenal Away Boyz. Some of his recent appearances are in the films “Giri/Haji”, “World on Fire”, and “Silent Witness”.
Samantha Morton (mother)
Born 13 May 1977, Samantha Jane Morton is an English actress and director known for her independent productions, often with dark themes. Her most notable work is as “The Walking Dead” Alpha actress. She has received numerous accolades, including a British Academy Television Award, a British Independent Film Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a British Academy Film Award.
Morton had a troubled childhood as her father was an alcoholic. Following her parents’ divorce in 1979, her mother remarried and once again entered an abusive relationship. Tired of her family situation, Morton left her home and spent many years in foster care. At 13, she joined Central Junior Television Workshop, which eventually led to an acting career.
In 2009, the talented artiste made her directorial debut with “The Unloved”, a TV film that won her a BAFTA Television Award. Behind the screen, Morton is a mother of three (including Esmé Creed-Miles) and is currently in a relationship with filmmaker Harry Holm. She supports homes for foster children and is involved in causes related to foster care.
Career
When young Esme Creed-Miles burst into the scene in 2007, not many noticed or paid attention. It would have been a different case if she continued and kept taking roles. That wasn’t the case, however, as Esme took a full ten-year break after her first role. She returned to the acting scene after graduating from university in 2017 with a feature in the film “Dark River”.
Dark River
The 2017 British drama film, written and directed by Clio Barnard, follows Alice’s return home to Yorkshire for the first time in 15 years to claim the tenancy of the family farm she believes is rightfully hers after her father’s death. Once there, she encounters her older brother Joe, a man she barely recognizes. Joe is thrown by Alice’s sudden arrival, angered by her claim and finds her presence increasingly impossible to deal with. Battling to regain control in a fragile situation, Alice must confront traumatic memories to find a way to restore the farm.
Esme played the role of young Alice, who went through sexual abuse at the hands of her father.
