# Amelie Child Villiers

**Amelie Child Villiers** (full name Lady Amelie Natasha Sophia Child Villiers) is a British actress from Jersey in the [Channel Islands](https://www.edgepedia.org/channel-islands), born in 2008, known for playing young versions of lead characters in large-scale television productions: Young [Galadriel](https://www.edgepedia.org/galadriel) in *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power* and Young Juliette in *Silo*.<sup>[1](https://geneall.net/en/name/1948018/lady-amelie-natasha-sophia-child-villiers/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/356555/amelie-child-villiers)</sup> She is the daughter of William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey, and Marianne de Guelle.<sup>[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11055512/)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2008, in Jersey, Channel Islands<sup>[4](https://www.archytele.com/person/amelie-child-villiers)</sup> |
| Family | Daughter of William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey, and Marianne de Guelle<sup>[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11055512/)</sup> |
| First film role | Nina in *Censor* (2021), credited as Amelie Child-Villiers<sup>[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11055512/)</sup> |
| Breakout television role | Young Galadriel in *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power* (2022), one episode<sup>[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/356555/amelie-child-villiers)</sup> |
| Recurring role | Young Juliette in *Silo* (2023–2024)<sup>[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11055512/)</sup> |
| Recent casting | Beatrice Baddingham, daughter of David Tennant's character, in season 2 of Disney+'s *Rivals*<sup>[5](https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/jersey-actress-to-play-david-tennants-daughter-in-disney-show-rivals/)</sup> |

## Background

Child Villiers comes from a Jersey family with a peerage title: her father William Child Villiers holds the earldom of Jersey, and her mother is Marianne de Guelle.<sup>[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11055512/)</sup> At the time of her first major television casting she attended Beaulieu Convent School in Jersey, whose headmaster Chris Beirne publicly congratulated her on the appointment.<sup>[6](https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2021-07-02/jersey-child-actor-to-star-in-new-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series)</sup>

## Television and film roles

**Censor (2021).** Her screen debut was as Nina in *Censor*, a 2021 film, credited under the hyphenated form Amelie Child-Villiers.<sup>[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11055512/)</sup>

**The Rings of Power (2022).** In 2021, at age 13, she was confirmed as one of the cast of Amazon Prime Video's series based on [J. R. R. Tolkien](https://www.edgepedia.org/j-r-r-tolkien)'s *The Lord of the Rings*, and flew to New Zealand to shoot scenes for a series set thousands of years before *The Hobbit* and *The Fellowship of the Ring*.<sup>[6](https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2021-07-02/jersey-child-actor-to-star-in-new-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series)</sup> She appeared as Young Galadriel in the first episode, "A Shadow of the Past", broadcast on 2 September 2022.<sup>[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/356555/amelie-child-villiers)</sup>

**The Machine (2023).** She played Tatiana in the 2023 comedy film *The Machine*, appearing in the credits under the shorter name Amelie Villiers.<sup>[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11055512/)</sup>

**Silo (2023–2024).** In Apple TV+'s science fiction series *Silo*, she played Young Juliette, the younger version of the character played by [Rebecca Ferguson](https://www.edgepedia.org/rebecca-ferguson). IMDb credits her with four episodes across the 2023–2024 run,<sup>[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11055512/)</sup> while the episode database TVmaze lists three named episodes, in seasons 1 and 2.<sup>[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/356555/amelie-child-villiers)</sup>

**Rivals (2026).** She was cast as Beatrice Baddingham, the daughter of the character played by [David Tennant](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-tennant), in the second season of the Disney+ period comedy-drama *Rivals*, adapted from Dame Jilly Cooper's 1988 novel. David Tennant's real-life daughter Olive appears as her on-screen sister Camilla.<sup>[5](https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/jersey-actress-to-play-david-tennants-daughter-in-disney-show-rivals/)</sup> IMDb lists the role at six episodes with a 2026 release,<sup>[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11055512/)</sup> and season 2 of *Rivals* was expected on Disney+ in 2026.<sup>[5](https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/jersey-actress-to-play-david-tennants-daughter-in-disney-show-rivals/)</sup> During production, [Queen Camilla](https://www.edgepedia.org/queen-camilla), a friend of the late [Jilly Cooper](https://www.edgepedia.org/jilly-cooper), visited the set, where Child Villiers met her.<sup>[5](https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/jersey-actress-to-play-david-tennants-daughter-in-disney-show-rivals/)</sup>

## Career pattern

Across her first five credits, spanning 2021 to 2024 plus the *Rivals* casting, her roles have consistently been younger versions of established characters or daughters in ensemble casts: a child role in *Censor*, a youthful elf in *The Rings of Power*, the young Juliette in *Silo*, and a teenage daughter in *Rivals*.<sup>[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11055512/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://www.archytele.com/person/amelie-child-villiers)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/jersey-actress-to-play-david-tennants-daughter-in-disney-show-rivals/)</sup>

## References

1. [Lady Amelie Natasha Sophia Child Villiers, Geneall.net](https://geneall.net/en/name/1948018/lady-amelie-natasha-sophia-child-villiers/)
2. [Amelie Child Villiers, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/356555/amelie-child-villiers)
3. [Amelie Child Villiers, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11055512/)
4. [Amelie Child-Villiers: Movies, TV Shows & Biography, Archytele](https://www.archytele.com/person/amelie-child-villiers)
5. [Jersey actress to play David Tennant's daughter in Disney+ show Rivals, Bailiwick Express News Jersey](https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/jersey-actress-to-play-david-tennants-daughter-in-disney-show-rivals/)
6. [Jersey child actor to star in new Lord of the Rings TV series, ITV News Channel](https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2021-07-02/jersey-child-actor-to-star-in-new-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series)

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