Biography
Isla Johnston is a British actress. She began her career in 2018 with a role as Fiona in the Channel 4 miniseries Kiri. She appeared as Sarah Kemp in an episode of the BBC series Doctors in 2019.
Johnston played Young Beth Harmon in the Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit (2020) and Lucy Spencer in the Apple TV+ series Invasion (2021). She later appeared as Young Ursula in Life After Life (2022) and as The Stranger in the film The Carpenter's Son (2025). In 2026 she was named a Screen International Star of Tomorrow. She is set to star as Joan of Arc in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming biopic Jehanne d'Arc.
