---
name: "Daisy Ridley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/daisy-ridley"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 April 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-18T12:05:57.913706+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."
---

# Daisy Ridley

Actor. Born 10 April 1992 in Westminster, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 April 1992, Westminster, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2013–2019
- **Also known as:** Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Driver](https://film.one/person/adam-driver.md), [Carrie Fisher](https://film.one/person/carrie-fisher.md), [John Boyega](https://film.one/person/john-boyega.md), [J.J. Abrams](https://film.one/person/j-j-abrams.md), [Kathleen Kennedy](https://film.one/person/kathleen-kennedy.md), [Mark Hamill](https://film.one/person/mark-hamill.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Science Fiction 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,409m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Ridley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16738674, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5397459/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1315036

## Coming up

- *Ebenezer* (2026-11-11), as Emily Cratchit

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Star Wars: The Last Jedi*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md) (76), [*Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md) (50)

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## Biography

Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley is an English actress. She was born on 10 April 1992 in Westminster, London. She trained at the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts.

Ridley rose to prominence playing Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy: *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017) and *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019). She has also appeared in *Murder on the Orient Express* (2017) as Miss Mary Debenham, *Ophelia* (2018) in the title role, *Peter Rabbit* (2018) voicing Cottontail, *Chaos Walking* (2021) as Viola Eade, and *Young Woman and the Sea* (2024) as Trudy Ederle.

Her great-uncle was the actor and playwright Arnold Ridley. She is married to actor Tom Bateman.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), Fi1m 50, as Rey — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), Fi1m 76, as Rey — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md)
- *Toast of London* (2013), Fi1m 80, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/toast-of-london.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *Ebenezer* (2026), as Emily Cratchit
- *Nevatars* (2026), as Hauser
- *We Were There* (2026), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *We Bury the Dead* (2026), as Ava
- *Grande Envie* (2025), as Countess
- *Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort* (2025), as Rey
- *Cleaner* (2025), as Joey Locke
- *Magpie* (2024), as Annette, Producer
- *Young Woman and the Sea* (2024), as Trudy Ederle, Executive Producer
- *Sometimes I Think About Dying* (2024), as Fran, Producer
- *The Marsh King's Daughter* (2023), as Helena
- *The Inventor* (2023), as Princess Marguerite (voice), Songs
- *For Tomorrow - the Documentary* (2022), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Bubble* (2022), as Kate
- *Chaos Walking* (2021), as Viola Eade
- *Baba Yaga* (2021), as Magda (voice)
- *Asteroid Hunters* (2020), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Dawn of Art* (2020), as Narrator (English)
- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), as Rey — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *Ophelia* (2019), as Ophelia
- *Flopsy Turvy* (2018), as Cotton-Tail (voice)
- *The Force of Sound* (2018), as Rey (archive footage)
- *Peter Rabbit* (2018), as Cottontail Rabbit (voice)
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), as Rey — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md)
- *Murder on the Orient Express* (2017), as Miss Mary Debenham
- *Star Wars: Forces of Destiny* (2017), series, as Rey (voice)
- *The Eagle Huntress* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), as Rey
- *Scrawl* (2015), as Hannah
- *Under* (2014), as Waitress
- *Crossed Wires* (2013), as Her
- *Toast of London* (2013), series, Acting — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/toast-of-london.md)
- *100% Beef* (2013), as Girl
- *Blue Season* (2013), as Sarah Becker
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Hannah Kennedy
- *Federico, the Imaginary Life of Fellini*, Acting
- *The Good Samaritan*, as Dr. Rosalind Carver
- *Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film*, as Rey Skywalker
- *The Last Resort*, as Brooke
- *Dedication*, as Major Billie Jean Parker
- *Untitled Bertha Benz Film*, Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill and the cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi talk funniest moments together behind the scenes of the much anticipated eighth  (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/491206/gallery-e448f8081d8b.png) John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill and the cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi talk funniest moments together behind the scenes of the much anticipated eighth  (2017) — MTV International, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Daisy_Ridley_Interview_2017.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Daisy Ridley](https://film.one/media/person/491206/gallery-62efbf42dd9e.png) Daisy Ridley — Our Movie Guide, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Daisy_Ridley_Our_Movie_Guide_2024.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Daisy Ridley at Star Wars European premiere in 2015 (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/491206/gallery-d8608295ec89.jpg) Daisy Ridley at Star Wars European premiere in 2015 (2016) — Sassy, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Daisy_Ridley_at_Star_Wars_European_premiere_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Daisy Ridley at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International in San Diego, California.](https://film.one/media/person/491206/gallery-ba958700ffff.jpg) Daisy Ridley at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International in San Diego, California. — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Daisy_Ridley_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Daisy_Ridley_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Daisy Ridley](https://film.one/media/person/491206/gallery-2983c364ed38.jpg) Daisy Ridley — Image via TMDB
- ![Daisy Ridley](https://film.one/media/person/491206/gallery-186436a1792e.jpg) Daisy Ridley — Image via TMDB
- ![Daisy Ridley](https://film.one/media/person/491206/gallery-9f2718560376.jpg) Daisy Ridley — Image via TMDB
- ![in Deauville American Film Festival 2024](https://film.one/media/person/491206/gallery-574d8a4e5471.png) in Deauville American Film Festival 2024 — Skull1113, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Daisyridley_in_Deauville_American_Film_Festival_2024_2024-09-12_00.15.55.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Daisy Ridley](https://film.one/media/person/491206/gallery-4170bba543e3.jpg) Daisy Ridley — Image via TMDB
- ![Daisy Ridley](https://film.one/media/person/491206/gallery-0b6ca6208c03.jpg) Daisy Ridley — Image via TMDB
- ![Daisy Ridley](https://film.one/media/person/491206/gallery-faad039dd0bf.jpg) Daisy Ridley — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 4 won

- Empire Award for Best Actress 2018: Empire Award for Best Actress (won), for *Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi*
- Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer 2016: Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer (won), for *Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance 2016: MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (won), for *Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens*
- Teen Choice Awards 2016: Teen Choice Awards (won), for *Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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