Game of Thrones, Fleabag, Harry Potter… where have we already seen the cast of Catherine Called Birdy?
Arrived this October 7 on Prime Video, Catherine Called Birdy blows a breath of fresh air and well-felt feminism! As pop as it is irreverent, Lena Dunham’s medieval film relies on actors we already know well. See for yourself.
Find Catherine Called Birdy, Lena Dunham’s new film, on Prime Video.
Bella Ramsey is Lady Catherine
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heroine of Catherine Called Birdy, 14-year-old Birdy is determined to prevent her forced marriage. A reckless and independent young girl played brilliantly by Bella Ramsey. If her face and her rebellious side tell you something, it’s quite normal since the actress was revealed for the role of Lyanna Mormont, in Game of Thrones. Remarkable and noticed beginnings, which allowed her to integrate the cast of His Dark Materials, Judy and Resistance, without forgetting the highly anticipated series The Last of Us in which she will be Ellie.
Andrew Scott is Lord Rollo
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In the guise of Catherine’s father, we find Andrew Scott, whom series fans know very well. And for good reason, the Irish actor is famous for having played Jim Moriarty in Sherlock or the famous priest of Fleabag.
Also seen in Black Mirror, Modern Love and His Dark Materials, he also shines through the big screen, in 007 Spectre, Le Procès du siècle, Steel Country or 1917.
Billie Piper is Lady Aislinn
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Mother of Catherine in the medieval film of Lena Dunham, Lady Aislinn is played by Billie Piper. If she participated in series like Doctor Who, Diary of a call girl and Penny Dreadful, and made a passage to the cinema in Spirit Trap or City of Tiny Lights, she was above all known under the pseudonym of Billie as as a singer, when she was only 15 years old.
Dean-Charles Chapman as Robert
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Before playing his big brother in Catherine Called Birdy, Dean-Charles Chapman had already crossed paths with Bella Ramsey in Game of Thrones (he was Tommen Baratheon). The actress is not the only one he had already met, since he shot with Andrew Scott in 1917.
But if there is a role that has drawn all the light on him, it is that of Billy Elliot, in the musical in London.
Isis Hainsworth as Aelis
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Revealed in the horror series Red Rose and in the movie Metal Lords, Isis Hainsworth is Aelis in the Prime Video feature film adapted from Karen Cushman’s book. As soon as she meets Birdy, she becomes his best friend and the one with whom she shares the same idea of men!
Paul Kaye as Sir John Henry Murgaw VIII
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Barely recognizable in the role of Sir John Henry Murgaw, Paul Kaye has already necessarily been seen by your eyes of series lovers: it was none other than him who played Thoros of Myr in Game of Thrones. He was also Cook’s lawyer in Skins, starred in Doctor Who and Wanderlust, and on film in Match Point, Tomorrow and Pan.
Sophie Okonedo as Ethelfritha Rose Splinter from Devon
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Also on the poster, decidedly starred, of Catherine Called Birdy, Sophie Okonedo has been delighting the English (and not only) for many years now, whether in cinema, on television or on the boards.
Winner of the Tony Award for best actress for A Raisin Sun, she was nominated for the Oscars in 2005 in the category best actress in a supporting role for Hotel Rwanda, but also for the Golden Globes in 2007 for the series Tsunami – The days after. .
David Bradley as Lord Gideon Sidebottom
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It took mere seconds for Harry Potter fans to recognize David Bradley, the iconic Argus Filch, as Lord Gideon Sidebottom, Aelis’ dad. Beyond the character of the cult saga, the actor has appeared in Game of Thrones, The Strain, Doctor Who, and will be the voice of Geppetto in the adaptation of Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro.
