---
name: "Rebecca Ferguson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rebecca-ferguson"
fi1m_id: "rebecca-ferguson"
imdb_id: "nm0272581"
tmdb_id: 933238
wikidata_id: "Q4947838"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 October 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-25T04:15:30.999708+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."
---

# Rebecca Ferguson

## Identity

Rebecca Ferguson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rebecca-ferguson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rebecca-ferguson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0272581
- **TMDB ID:** 933238
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4947838
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Ferguson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4947838, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0272581/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/933238

Actor. Born 19 October 1983 in Stockholm, Sweden.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 October 1983, Stockholm, Sweden
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström
- **Frequently works with:** [Christopher McQuarrie](https://film.one/person/christopher-mcquarrie.md), [Denis Villeneuve](https://film.one/person/denis-villeneuve.md), [Mary Parent](https://film.one/person/mary-parent.md), [Simon Pegg](https://film.one/person/simon-pegg.md), [Timothée Chalamet](https://film.one/person/timothee-chalamet.md), [Tom Cruise](https://film.one/person/tom-cruise.md), [Ving Rhames](https://film.one/person/ving-rhames.md), [Zendaya](https://film.one/person/zendaya.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 12 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 76 (1), 2010s 67 (5), 2020s 74 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 71 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 4 of 11 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 6, Drama 5, Action 3, Thriller 3, Crime 2, Mystery 2
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,917m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Ferguson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4947838, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0272581/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/933238

## Coming up

- *Dune: Part Three* (2026-12-15), as Lady Jessica — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Mission: Impossible - Fallout*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md) (87), [*Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation.md) (76), [*Silo*](https://film.one/tv/silo.md) (75)
- **HBO Max:** [*Dune: Part Two*](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md) (84), [*Dune*](https://film.one/film/dune.md) (76), [*The Greatest Showman*](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-showman.md) (54)
- **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one.md) (74)
- **Netflix:** [*A House of Dynamite*](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md) (73)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Girl on the Train*](https://film.one/film/the-girl-on-the-train.md) (52)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Rebecca Ferguson

> Rebecca Ferguson is persuasive when the voice stays steady and the face admits the strain. We rate her most when films allow that strain to matter; too often, they give her too little to do.

In *A House of Dynamite* (2025), Rebecca Ferguson runs a watch floor full of screens and headsets without letting fear reach her voice. Her Captain Olivia Walker is the strongest reason to see Kathryn Bigelow’s uneven procedural. We felt her anxiety because her face showed what her training kept out of her speech. Cinematographer Barry Ackroyd stays loose and close, while editor Kirk Baxter makes the calls seem to overlap. The restless camera keeps us searching for the next piece of information with her.

*The White Queen* (2013), in which she played Elizabeth Woodville, brought her to international attention; *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation* (2015) established her alongside Tom Cruise as Ilsa Faust. Her agile, full-body fight work made her a convincing match for him. Christopher McQuarrie’s *Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023) gives her less to do than she deserves. Its chases are worth the evening, but the long explanations leave us wishing she had more of the film.

Denis Villeneuve gives her more room in *Dune* (2021), where Lady Jessica’s concern for her son Paul makes Timothée Chalamet’s youth count. Ferguson makes us care about the boy while the film is still teaching us names. It is the film’s most persuasive relationship, and it keeps the solemnity from becoming wholly oppressive. We rate *Dune: Part Two* (2024) more highly, though the first film remains the clearer demonstration of what we value in her: worry for a particular person, played without fuss.

*The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026) gives her a different sort of authority as Dame Snap, all teeth and hairpins. The broadness suits a film whose cast know what is required, although she is barely allowed time to pose a threat. We would welcome more of that comic severity, and fewer appearances that leave us wondering why she was not given another scene. Start with *A House of Dynamite*, and be prepared to watch the same eighteen minutes three times.

## Biography

Rebecca Ferguson is a Swedish actress. She began her career in Swedish television with the soap opera Nya Tider in 1999 and made her film debut in the 2004 slasher Drowning Ghost. She gained international recognition for her role as Elizabeth Woodville in the BBC series The White Queen (2013).

Ferguson is known for playing MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in the Mission: Impossible films Rogue Nation (2015), Fallout (2018) and Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). She portrayed Lady Jessica in Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024). Other credits include Jenny Lind in The Greatest Showman (2017), roles in Life (2017) and Doctor Sleep (2019), and the lead in the Apple TV+ series Silo (2023–). Recent films include A House of Dynamite (2025) as Captain Olivia Walker and The Magic Faraway Tree (2026) as Dame Snap.

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

## On Fi1m (12)

- *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Dame Snap — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magic-faraway-tree.md)
- *A House of Dynamite* (2025), Fi1m 73, as Captain Olivia Walker — [page](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md)
- *Dune: Part Two* (2024), Fi1m 84, as Jessica — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023), Fi1m 74, as Ilsa Faust — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one.md)
- *Silo* (2023), Fi1m 75, as Juliette Nichols — [page](https://film.one/tv/silo.md)
- *Dune* (2021), Fi1m 76, as Lady Jessica Atreides — [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), Fi1m 87, as Ilsa Faust — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *The Greatest Showman* (2017), Fi1m 54, as Jenny Lind — [page](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-showman.md)
- *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), Fi1m 64, as Kathleen Weatherley — [page](https://film.one/film/florence-foster-jenkins.md)
- *The Girl on the Train* (2016), Fi1m 52, as Anna Watson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-on-the-train.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation* (2015), Fi1m 76, as Ilsa Faust — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation.md)
- *Wallander* (2008), Fi1m 76, as Louise Fredman — [page](https://film.one/tv/wallander.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *Dune: Part Three* (2026), as Lady Jessica — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md)
- *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026), as Dame Snap — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magic-faraway-tree.md)
- *Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man* (2026), as Kaulo / Zelda
- *Mercy* (2026), as Judge Maddox
- *A House of Dynamite* (2025), as Captain Olivia Walker — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/a-house-of-dynamite.md)
- *Dune: Part Two* (2024), as Jessica — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023), as Ilsa Faust — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one.md)
- *Silo* (2023), series, as Juliette Nichols · Executive Producer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/silo.md)
- *Wild Scandinavia* (2023), series, as Narrator
- *Dune* (2021), as Lady Jessica Atreides — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)
- *Reminiscence* (2021), as Mae
- *Doctor Sleep* (2019), as Rose the Hat
- *Cold Night* (2019), as Jenny Sorensen
- *Men in Black: International* (2019), as Riza
- *The Kid Who Would Be King* (2019), as Morgana
- *Little Match Girl* (2018), as Mother
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), as Ilsa Faust — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *The Greatest Showman* (2017), as Jenny Lind — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-showman.md)
- *The Snowman* (2017), as Katrine Bratt
- *Life* (2017), as Miranda North
- *The Girl on the Train* (2016), as Anna Watson — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-on-the-train.md)
- *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), as Kathleen Weatherley — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/florence-foster-jenkins.md)
- *Despite the Falling Snow* (2016), as Katya Grinkova / Lauren Grinkova
- *Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation* (2015), as Ilsa Faust — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation.md)
- *The Red Tent* (2014), series, as Dinah
- *Hercules* (2014), as Ergenia
- *The White Queen* (2013), series, as Elizabeth Woodville
- *Us* (2013), as Linda
- *A One-Way Trip to Antibes* (2011), as Maria
- *Irresistible* (2011), as Woman
- *Lennart* (2010), as Hemtjänstpersonal
- *Puls* (2010), as Linda
- *Wallander* (2008), series, as Louise Fredman — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/wallander.md)
- *Der Kommissar und das Meer* (2007), series, as Jasmine Larsson
- *Drowning Ghost* (2004), as Amanda
- *Ocean Ave.* (2002), series, as Chrissy Eriksson
- *Nya tider* (1999), series, as Anna Gripenhielm
- *Best Served Cold*, as Monza Murcatto
- *Wet*, Actor
- *Honeymoon / Funeral*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Rebecca Ferguson](https://film.one/media/person/6949/gallery-b2efe643d15c.jpg) Rebecca Ferguson — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Rebecca_Ferguson_A_House_of_Dynamite-67_%28cropped2%29.jpg/1280px-Rebecca_Ferguson_A_House_of_Dynamite-67_%28cropped2%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rebecca Ferguson](https://film.one/media/person/6949/gallery-5a9d33f9fb09.jpg) Rebecca Ferguson — Image via TMDB
- ![Rebecca Ferguson](https://film.one/media/person/6949/gallery-41e4b638052c.jpg) Rebecca Ferguson — Image via TMDB
- ![Rebecca Ferguson](https://film.one/media/person/6949/gallery-d099230dd57f.jpg) Rebecca Ferguson — Image via TMDB
- ![Rebecca Ferguson](https://film.one/media/person/6949/gallery-9a743f8b1d48.jpg) Rebecca Ferguson — Image via TMDB
- ![Rebecca Ferguson](https://film.one/media/person/6949/gallery-4f4619de9b01.jpg) Rebecca Ferguson — Image via TMDB
- ![Rebecca Ferguson](https://film.one/media/person/6949/gallery-94d05eba51ac.jpg) Rebecca Ferguson — Image via TMDB

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