Tamsin Egerton

2.1. Childhood and education

Tamsin Egerton was born on 26 November 1988 in Surrey, England. Her father, Michael Dick, is a businessman, and her mother, Nicola Egerton, was a former nurse. At the age of six, Egerton began her acting journey by following her older half-sister, Sophia, into a local youth theatre group. Her professional acting career commenced in 2001 when she was twelve, starring as Mary Lennox in a Royal Shakespeare Company musical adaptation of The Secret Garden. She attended the co-educational independent Ditcham Park School in Hampshire. While attending school, she also engaged in modeling, but she eventually found it tiresome. After graduating at 16, she made the decision to dedicate herself solely to acting. Early in her career, she chose to shorten her surname from Egerton-Dick to Egerton to enhance her professional prospects.

3.1. Early activities

In 2001, following her stage debut, Egerton appeared as young Morgaine in the television miniseries The Mists of Avalon. The following year, she took on the role of Princess Elenora in the children's television series Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land, appearing in 20 episodes. She also starred as Betsy Balcombe in the four-episode miniseries Napoléon in 2002. Her early television work continued with appearances as Kate Dickens in the 2003 TV film Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale and as Miranda Helhoughton in the 2004 TV film Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking. In 2006, she appeared in the "A Species of Revenge" episode of Mayo as Patti Feathers, and in the "Supernova: Parts 1 & 2" episodes of Silent Witness as Hannah Duncan. She also played Tiffany in the unsold 2007 TV pilot The Abbey.

3.2. Major film and television appearances

Egerton made her film debut in 2005, playing Holly Goodfellow, a precocious vicar's daughter, in the black comedy Keeping Mum, a role that included a nude scene. In 2006, she had an uncredited appearance as Katrina in the film Eragon. Her breakthrough role came in 2007 as Chelsea Parker, a member of a posh clique, in the British comedy film St Trinian's, a role she reprised in its 2009 sequel, St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold.

In 2009, she appeared as Flora in the film Knife Edge, and in the TV film Octavia as Octavia Brennan. She also guest-starred as Imogen in "Siren: Part 1" of Trial & Retribution. In 2010, Egerton featured as Cassandra, one of four main characters, in the British crime thriller 4.3.2.1., co-starring with Emma Roberts, Shanika Warren-Markland, and Ophelia Lovibond. That same year, she played Clarisse in Huge and Daisy in The Story of F***, and appeared as Butch Beausoleil in the two-episode miniseries Money.

A significant television role for Egerton was portraying Guinevere in the 2011 historical fantasy drama series Camelot, an American-British-Canadian-Irish co-production based on the Arthurian legend. She co-starred with Jamie Campbell Bower, Joseph Fiennes, Eva Green, and Claire Forlani in this main role. In 2011, she also starred as Georgie in the film Chalet Girl alongside Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, and Bill Nighy.

In 2013, Egerton featured in several films. She appeared in Michael Winterbottom's biopic The Look of Love, based on the life of strip-club owner Paul Raymond, where she played Amber St. George/Fiona Richmond. She voiced Lara in the animated film Justin and the Knights of Valour. In the Spanish thriller film Grand Piano, she played Ashley, co-starring with Elijah Wood, Kerry Bishé, and John Cusack. Additionally, she was Laura Fennel in The Lovers and Delilah in the TV film The List. She also played Nancy Spungen in episode 1.4 of Psychobitches.

In 2014, Egerton appeared as Ophelia in Queen and Country and as Sally in the romantic comedy Love, Rosie. Her later roles include Claudia, Pontius Pilate's wife, in the 2015 TV film Killing Jesus, Carla in the 2016 film Grimsby, Fiona Miller in the 2019 film Balance, Not Symmetry, and Jade in the 2024 film Tell That to the Winter Sea.

5.1. Film

5.2. Television