Daisy Ridley

Daisy Ridley is an English actress, born on 10 April 1992 in Westminster, London. She is best known for playing Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy: The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Her other films include Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Chaos Walking (2021). She took the title role in Ophelia (2019) and voiced Cottontail Rabbit in Peter Rabbit (2018).

In 2016 she received the Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer and the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, along with a Teen Choice Award. She followed these with the Empire Award for Best Actress in 2018. Her more recent work includes Young Woman and the Sea (2024), in which she played Trudy Ederle, and Cleaner (2025). She plays Ava in We Bury the Dead (2026). Her upcoming project, Ebenezer, is scheduled for 11 November 2026.

New & upcoming work

• Ebenezer · 11 Nov 2026 · as Emily Cratchit

Frequent co-stars

• Oscar Isaac · 3 films together: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• John Boyega · 3 films together: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Carrie Fisher · 3 films together: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Mark Hamill · 3 films together: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Adam Driver · 3 films together: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Lupita Nyong'o · 2 films together: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Awards won

• Empire Award for Best Actress (2018)
• Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer (2016)
• MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (2016)
• Teen Choice Awards (2016)

Career at a glance

First credit: Silent Witness (1996) · Credits: 27

Roles played

• Nevatars2026 · Hauser (voice)
• We Bury the Dead2026 · Ava
• Grande Envie2025 · Countess
• Cleaner2025 · Joey Locke
• Magpie2024 · Annette
• Young Woman and the Sea2024 · Trudy Ederle
• Sometimes I Think About Dying2024 · Fran
• The Marsh King's Daughter2023 · Helena
• The Inventor2023 · Princess Marguerite (voice)
• The Bubble2022 · Kate
• Chaos Walking2021 · Viola Eade
• Baba Yaga2021 · Magda (voice)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019 · Rey
• Ophelia2019 · Ophelia
• Flopsy Turvy2018 · Cotton-Tail (voice)
• Peter Rabbit2018 · Cottontail Rabbit (voice)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017 · Rey
• Murder on the Orient Express2017 · Miss Mary Debenham
• Star Wars: Forces of Destiny2017 · Rey (voice)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015 · Rey

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