---
name: "Billie Gadsdon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/billie-gadsdon"
fi1m_id: "billie-gadsdon"
imdb_id: "nm9776107"
tmdb_id: 2607591
wikidata_id: "Q112032749"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 November 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T19:55:59.901994+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Billie Gadsdon

## Identity

Billie Gadsdon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/billie-gadsdon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** billie-gadsdon
- **IMDb ID:** nm9776107
- **TMDB ID:** 2607591
- **Wikidata ID:** Q112032749
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112032749, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9776107/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2607591

Actor. Born 1 November 2012 in United Kingdom.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 November 2012, United Kingdom
- **Active:** 2023–present
- **Also known as:** Біллі Гадсдон, Billie Gadson, بیلی گادزدان
- **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 65 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Adventure 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $48m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112032749, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9776107/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2607591

## Fi1m on Billie Gadsdon

> On the evidence of *The Magic Faraway Tree*, Billie Gadsdon is worth watching for her patience: she lets a child look and think before reacting. Her performance is more convincing than the film around it.

Billie Gadsdon looks before she reacts in *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026), and the pause matters. As Fran Thompson, she seems to be discovering what is in front of her, rather than supplying excitement because a family film requires it. We warmed to her because she gives that curiosity time to register. She carries more of the film than anyone without the forced brightness that can make a child lead exhausting. It is assured work in a film we recommend only with reservations.

Her credits have often asked her to be somebody else's younger self. In *The Spanish Princess* (2020) she played young Mary; in *Cruella* (2021), Estella at five. *Here* (2024) gave her young Elizabeth, within Robert Zemeckis's fixed-camera account of a living room across a century. We found that film short of story and heavy on dialogue that announced its meanings. Those shortcomings give us no reason to find fault with Gadsdon, whose contribution was not the problem our review identified.

*The Magic Faraway Tree* gives her a more substantial task, alongside an adult cast who understand the tone. Andrew Garfield's father, Tim, is cheerful beyond what his circumstances warrant; Claire Foy's Polly finds comedy in being the sensible parent. Gadsdon's unforced reactions belong comfortably alongside that work. Simon Farnaby's adaptation is kind and often funny, but it is so anxious to keep worry at bay that little happens for long. That limits what even a capable cast can make us care about.

We would like to see that watchfulness tested by a story less anxious about upsetting its audience. Fran establishes that Gadsdon can sustain our interest without pushing for it, but one substantial performance is no reason to prescribe the rest of her working life. There is time for other kinds of parts. Start with *The Magic Faraway Tree* if gentle family fantasy is what the evening requires, with allowances for a film that could stand to worry its audience a little.

## Biography

Billie Gadsdon is a British actress born on 1 November 2012 in the United Kingdom.

Her film roles include Estella (Age 5) in *Cruella* (2021), Young Elizabeth in *Here* (2024) and Fran Thompson in *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026). Television credits include Mary I of England in *The Spanish Princess* (2019), Chloe in *Trying* (2020), Sofia in *A Gentleman in Moscow* (2024) and Young Marian in *Robin Hood* (2025).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Fran Thompson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magic-faraway-tree.md)
- *Here* (2024), Fi1m 40, as Young Elizabeth — [page](https://film.one/film/here.md)
- *One Day* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Jasmine — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-day.md)
- *Best Interests* (2023), Fi1m 76, as Young Katie — [page](https://film.one/tv/best-interests.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026), as Fran Thompson — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magic-faraway-tree.md)
- *Robin Hood* (2025), series, as Young Marian
- *The Hack* (2025), series, as Ella (young) / Lily Cook (young)
- *Moonflower Murders* (2024), series, as Roxanna MacNeil
- *Liv* (2024), as Liv
- *Here* (2024), as Young Elizabeth — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/here.md)
- *Insomnia* (2024), series, as Young Phoebe
- *A Gentleman in Moscow* (2024), series, as Sofia
- *One Day* (2024), series, as Jasmine — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-day.md)
- *Best Interests* (2023), series, as Young Katie — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/best-interests.md)
- *Tales of Babylon* (2023), as The Kid
- *Nocebo* (2022), as Bobs
- *The Midwich Cuckoos* (2022), series, as Evie Stone
- *Cruella* (2021), as Estella (Age 5) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/cruella.md)
- *22. Anna Matthews* (2020), as Jessica
- *Trying* (2020), series, as Chloe
- *Quiz* (2020), series, as Darcey Ingram
- *The Spanish Princess* (2019), series, as Mary I of England
- *Genius* (2017), series, as Paloma Age 4-6

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