# Daisy Edgar-Jones
**Daisy Edgar-Jones** (born 1998) is an English actress known for playing Marianne in the 2020 television adaptation of [Sally Rooney](https://www.edgepedia.org/sally-rooney)'s *[Normal People](https://www.edgepedia.org/normal-people-miniseries)* and for leading films including *Where the Crawdads Sing* (2022), *Twisters* (2024), and *Sense and Sensibility* (2026).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402992/bio/) • [2](https://www.focusfeatures.com/article/sense-and-sensibility_announce) Born and raised in London, she trained with the [National Youth Theatre](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-youth-theatre) and landed her first professional role at 17.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402992/bio/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998, London, England[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402992/bio/) |
| Training | National Youth Theatre; first professional role at 17 as a series regular in ITV's *Cold Feet*[3](https://press.hulu.com/bios/daisy-edgar-jones/) |
| Breakthrough | Marianne in *Normal People* (2020), directed by Lenny Abrahamson, opposite Paul Mescal[3](https://press.hulu.com/bios/daisy-edgar-jones/) |
| Audience reach | 16.2 million viewers watched the 12-part drama on BBC iPlayer in its first week; it became the BBC's most-streamed series of 2020[4](https://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/articles/blogs/top-takeaways-from-our-masterclass-with-paul-mescal-daisy-edgar-jones/) • [5](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/daisy-edgar-jones-interview-2022) |
| Award nominations | BAFTA Television Award and Golden Globe nominations for *Normal People*; a Golden Globe nomination for *Under the Banner of Heaven*[2](https://www.focusfeatures.com/article/sense-and-sensibility_announce) |
| Major films | *Fresh* (2022), *Where the Crawdads Sing* (2022), *Twisters* (2024), *On Swift Horses*[2](https://www.focusfeatures.com/article/sense-and-sensibility_announce) |
| Current lead | Elinor Dashwood in *Sense and Sensibility* (2026), directed by Georgia Oakley[2](https://www.focusfeatures.com/article/sense-and-sensibility_announce) |
## Early life and training
Edgar-Jones grew up in London as an only child. Her father is the Scottish media executive Philip Edgar-Jones, the commissioning editor behind Sky's *Saturday Night Live UK*, with credits stretching back to *Big Brother* and *The Big Breakfast*; her mother had put on hold a career as a film and television editor.[6](https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/09/25/sense-and-sensibility-star-daisy-edgar-jones-says-shes-still-best-known-for-one-show/) • [7](https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2020-daisy-edgar-jones-actor/5153484.article) She performed in school plays from the age of 10 and spent her teenage summers with the National Youth Theatre.[7](https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2020-daisy-edgar-jones-actor/5153484.article)
Her first professional job came at 17, as a series regular in the ITV comedy-drama *Cold Feet* alongside [James Nesbitt](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-nesbitt).[3](https://press.hulu.com/bios/daisy-edgar-jones/) Other early television credits include *Silent Witness*, the *Outnumbered* Christmas special, and *Gentleman Jack*, in which she played a wide-eyed innocent who becomes infatuated with the lead and is never seen again.[3](https://press.hulu.com/bios/daisy-edgar-jones/) • [8](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/24/the-very-normal-life-of-daisy-edgar-jones) Her first film appearance was Bill Buckhurst's 2018 British independent coming-of-age feature *Pond Life*.[9](https://www.screendaily.com/news/normal-people-star-daisy-edgar-jones-talks-directing-producing-ambitions/5173272.article) She also played Emily Gresham in the series *War of the Worlds*.[10](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/war_of_the_worlds_press_pack_6c5080b3.pdf)
## Normal People
Edgar-Jones was a relative unknown when she was cast as Marianne in *Normal People*, the BBC and Hulu adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel about a relationship unfolding between two young people in northwest Ireland, directed by [Lenny Abrahamson](https://www.edgepedia.org/lenny-abrahamson).[5](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/daisy-edgar-jones-interview-2022) • [3](https://press.hulu.com/bios/daisy-edgar-jones/) To play Marianne, who is finishing secondary school in Sligo when the story begins, she learned the Sligo accent.[6](https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/09/25/sense-and-sensibility-star-daisy-edgar-jones-says-shes-still-best-known-for-one-show/)
The series defined the first lockdown of 2020. The BBC placed all 12 episodes on iPlayer on a Sunday morning in April, and 16.2 million viewers watched in the first week, making it the BBC's most-streamed series of 2020.[4](https://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/articles/blogs/top-takeaways-from-our-masterclass-with-paul-mescal-daisy-edgar-jones/) • [5](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/daisy-edgar-jones-interview-2022) Edgar-Jones experienced the fame without leaving the house: she was living in a London flatshare, doing interviews in front of a gray closet door, and had no red carpet practice until 2022.[8](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/24/the-very-normal-life-of-daisy-edgar-jones) • [11](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/26/daisy-edgar-jones-normal-people-intimacy-coaches) The role earned her BAFTA Television Award and Golden Globe nominations.[2](https://www.focusfeatures.com/article/sense-and-sensibility_announce) She said in 2024 that she would like to revisit the role in the future, adding that the series "introduced Paul and I to a lot of people and film-makers".[12](https://unmasked.goodfriends.workers.dev/megan-http-news.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqe6773r0ndo)
## Film career after Normal People
Once the world opened up after lockdown, Edgar-Jones moved quickly between projects: the thriller *Fresh* (filmed in Canada and released on Hulu in 2022), the adaptation of [Delia Owens](https://www.edgepedia.org/delia-owens)'s bestseller *Where the Crawdads Sing* (shot in Louisiana), and the mini-series *Under the Banner of Heaven* (Canada again), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination.[11](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/26/daisy-edgar-jones-normal-people-intimacy-coaches) • [2](https://www.focusfeatures.com/article/sense-and-sensibility_announce) *Where the Crawdads Sing*, directed by Olivia Newman, gave her her first studio lead role and her first wide theatrical release; she plays Kya, a young woman who grows up in isolation in the marshlands of 1950s and 1960s North Carolina.[9](https://www.screendaily.com/news/normal-people-star-daisy-edgar-jones-talks-directing-producing-ambitions/5173272.article) • [5](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/daisy-edgar-jones-interview-2022) In 2024 she led the disaster sequel *Twisters*, and she both executive produced and starred opposite [Jacob Elordi](https://www.edgepedia.org/jacob-elordi) and [Will Poulter](https://www.edgepedia.org/will-poulter) in *On Swift Horses*.[2](https://www.focusfeatures.com/article/sense-and-sensibility_announce)
A literary thread runs through her choices. She has described a pattern of book-to-screen work, from *Normal People* through *Where the Crawdads Sing*, *On Swift Horses*, and *Sense and Sensibility*, and has said she devoured Rooney's novel in about a day.[13](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/daisy-edgar-jones-starring-normal-people-how-impacts-work-other-book-to-screen-adaptations) • [14](https://rts.org.uk/article/normal-peoples-daisy-edgar-jones-talks-awkward-auditions-literary-adaptations-and-where) She has also spoken about directing and producing ambitions, naming an adaptation of Jon McGregor's 2002 novel *If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things* as a hypothetical directing debut.[9](https://www.screendaily.com/news/normal-people-star-daisy-edgar-jones-talks-directing-producing-ambitions/5173272.article) • [5](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/daisy-edgar-jones-interview-2022)
## Sense and Sensibility and current projects
In *Sense and Sensibility* (2026), Edgar-Jones plays Elinor Dashwood, the elder, more restrained of the two sisters, opposite Esmé Creed-Miles as Marianne, in the first major screen version of the Austen novel directed by a woman, [Georgia Oakley](https://www.edgepedia.org/georgia-oakley).[15](https://apnews.com/article/c74a2cfb941471cd4ef048ec62aaa163) Focus Features and Working Title announced the adaptation in June 2025, from a script by the novelist Diana Reid.[2](https://www.focusfeatures.com/article/sense-and-sensibility_announce) The casting drew on real history: she and Creed-Miles had met as teenagers on *Pond Life*, Edgar-Jones's first film, and had spent a formative summer in [Yorkshire](https://www.edgepedia.org/yorkshire) making it.[15](https://apnews.com/article/c74a2cfb941471cd4ef048ec62aaa163) • [9](https://www.screendaily.com/news/normal-people-star-daisy-edgar-jones-talks-directing-producing-ambitions/5173272.article) The film opened in theaters on October 16, 2026.[16](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sense_and_sensibility_2026)
Her announced slate extends the pattern of literary adaptation. She is set to star as Sadie Green, a video game designer, in Siân Heder's film of [Gabrielle Zevin](https://www.edgepedia.org/gabrielle-zevin)'s bestseller *Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow* for Paramount.[17](https://www.screendaily.com/news/daisy-edgar-jones-set-for-sian-heders-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-adaptation/5214565.article) • [18](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/drama-movies/twisters-star-joins-movie-adaptation-of-bestselling-novel-about-two-game-devs-founding-their-own-studio/) Other upcoming projects include [Chloe Domont](https://www.edgepedia.org/chloe-domont)'s thriller *A Place in Hell* for Neon and [Fernando Meirelles](https://www.edgepedia.org/fernando-meirelles)'s Netflix drama *Here Comes the Flood*, opposite Denzel Washington and Robert Pattinson.[17](https://www.screendaily.com/news/daisy-edgar-jones-set-for-sian-heders-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-adaptation/5214565.article) • [19](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/daisy-edgar-jones-british-vogue-interview)
## Public profile
Edgar-Jones has become a fixture of fashion and brand campaigns as well as film. She is a global brand ambassador for Estée Lauder and an ambassador for the French jewelry house [Boucheron](https://www.edgepedia.org/boucheron), and she attended the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.[20](https://www.whowhatwear.com/beauty/hair/daisy-edgar-jones-sense-and-sensibility-red-carpet-bangs) • [19](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/daisy-edgar-jones-british-vogue-interview) She was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow by *Screen* in 2020 and received the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award at Canneseries that year.[7](https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2020-daisy-edgar-jones-actor/5153484.article) • [21](https://canneseries.com/uploads/general/espace-presse/saison-03/canneseries-book-s-03.pdf) On stage, she appeared in Mike Bartlett's *Albion* at London's Almeida Theatre in February 2020, shortly before lockdown, and has starred in several West End plays.[22](https://beta.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/02/23/daisy-edgar-jones-magazine/) • [2](https://www.focusfeatures.com/article/sense-and-sensibility_announce)
## References
1. [Daisy Edgar-Jones – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402992/bio/)
2. [Focus Features and Working Title Films Adapting Jane Austen Classic Sense and Sensibility Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Focus Features (June 25, 2025)](https://www.focusfeatures.com/article/sense-and-sensibility_announce)
3. [Daisy Edgar-Jones, Hulu Press](https://press.hulu.com/bios/daisy-edgar-jones/)
4. [Top takeaways: Masterclass with Paul Mescal & Daisy Edgar-Jones, MetFilm School](https://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/articles/blogs/top-takeaways-from-our-masterclass-with-paul-mescal-daisy-edgar-jones/)
5. [Daisy Edgar-Jones: The great pretender, British GQ (July 21, 2022)](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/daisy-edgar-jones-interview-2022)
6. [Daisy Edgar-Jones: 'It was great practice for Sense and Sensibility, all that time in Fermanagh fields with cows', The Irish Times (September 25, 2026)](https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/09/25/sense-and-sensibility-star-daisy-edgar-jones-says-shes-still-best-known-for-one-show/)
7. [Stars of Tomorrow 2020: Daisy Edgar-Jones (actor), Screen](https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2020-daisy-edgar-jones-actor/5153484.article)
8. [The Very Normal Life of Daisy Edgar-Jones, The New Yorker (August 24, 2020)](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/24/the-very-normal-life-of-daisy-edgar-jones)
9. ['Normal People' star Daisy Edgar-Jones talks directing, producing ambitions, Screen](https://www.screendaily.com/news/normal-people-star-daisy-edgar-jones-talks-directing-producing-ambitions/5173272.article)
10. [War of the Worlds press pack](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/war_of_the_worlds_press_pack_6c5080b3.pdf)
11. [Daisy Edgar-Jones on life after Normal People, The Guardian (February 26, 2022)](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/26/daisy-edgar-jones-normal-people-intimacy-coaches)
12. [Twisters star Daisy Edgar-Jones hopes to revisit Normal People role, BBC News](https://unmasked.goodfriends.workers.dev/megan-http-news.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqe6773r0ndo)
13. [Daisy Edgar-Jones Gets Candid About Starring In Normal People And How It Impacts Work On Other Book-To-Screen Adaptations, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/daisy-edgar-jones-starring-normal-people-how-impacts-work-other-book-to-screen-adaptations)
14. [Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones talks awkward auditions, literary adaptations and Where The Crawdads Sing, Royal Television Society](https://rts.org.uk/article/normal-peoples-daisy-edgar-jones-talks-awkward-auditions-literary-adaptations-and-where)
15. [Meet the new Dashwoods: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles star in 'Sense and Sensibility', AP News (October 14, 2026)](https://apnews.com/article/c74a2cfb941471cd4ef048ec62aaa163)
16. [Sense and Sensibility (2026), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sense_and_sensibility_2026)
17. [Daisy Edgar-Jones set for Sian Heder's 'Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow' adaptation, Screen (March 6, 2026)](https://www.screendaily.com/news/daisy-edgar-jones-set-for-sian-heders-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-adaptation/5214565.article)
18. [Twisters star Daisy Edgar-Jones joins movie adaptation of bestselling novel about two game devs founding their own studio, GamesRadar (March 6, 2026)](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/drama-movies/twisters-star-joins-movie-adaptation-of-bestselling-novel-about-two-game-devs-founding-their-own-studio/)
19. [Daisy Edgar-Jones: "I'd Rather Take A Really Bold Swing Than Play It Too Safe", British Vogue (July 9, 2026)](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/daisy-edgar-jones-british-vogue-interview)
20. [Daisy Edgar-Jones Just Solidified Her "Best Bangs" Status on the Red Carpet, Who What Wear (October 9, 2026)](https://www.whowhatwear.com/beauty/hair/daisy-edgar-jones-sense-and-sensibility-red-carpet-bangs)
21. [Canneseries Season 3 press book](https://canneseries.com/uploads/general/espace-presse/saison-03/canneseries-book-s-03.pdf)
22. [Daisy Takes The Lead In 2022's Where The Crawdads Sing, Wonderland Magazine (February 23, 2022)](https://beta.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/02/23/daisy-edgar-jones-magazine/)
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