# Holly Cattle
**Holly Cattle** (Holly Emily G Cattle; born 1997) is an English actress best known for playing Ellie Sutherland in the third series of the Sky political thriller *[COBRA](https://www.edgepedia.org/cobra-british-tv-series)* and Edie in the Prime Video series *[Young Sherlock](https://www.edgepedia.org/young-sherlock-british-tv-series)*, directed by [Guy Ritchie](https://www.edgepedia.org/guy-ritchie).[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/397739/holly-cattle) • [2](https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/culture/holly-cattle-interview/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Holly Emily G Cattle; born in Kensington and Chelsea, London, in 1997[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/397739/holly-cattle) |
| Training | Wellington College, Berkshire; University of Bristol; Royal Conservatoire of Scotland; one-year foundation course at Drama Centre London[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/397739/holly-cattle) • [3](https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/holly-cattle/) |
| Breakout role | Ellie Sutherland in *COBRA* series 3 (Sky, 2023), six episodes, directed by Charles Sturridge[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12264291/) • [5](https://www.houseofsolo.com/holly-cattle-on-young-sherlock-rivals-and-learning-to-trust-the-work/) |
| Highest-profile role | Edie in *Young Sherlock* (Prime Video, 2026), a Guy Ritchie series starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Colin Firth[2](https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/culture/holly-cattle-interview/) |
| Other television | Mr Loverman (BBC, 2024) as Kriss; Dalgliesh (Channel 5, 2024) as Sally Jupp; Rivals season 2 (Disney+, 2026) as Perdita Macleod and Stick Chick[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/397739/holly-cattle) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12264291/) |
| Stage work | Force Majeure at the Donmar Warehouse (Capucine, directed by Michael Longhurst); Juliet in Romeo & Juliet at The Globe Theatre[3](https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/holly-cattle/) |
| Representation | Hamilton Hodell, represented by Elizabeth Fieldhouse[3](https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/holly-cattle/) |
## Early life and training
Cattle attended Wellington College in [Berkshire](https://www.edgepedia.org/berkshire) and studied at the [University of Bristol](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-bristol) before training as an actor at the [Royal Conservatoire of Scotland](https://www.edgepedia.org/royal-conservatoire-of-scotland) in Glasgow.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/397739/holly-cattle) • [6](https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/bio/holly-cattle/) Her agent's curriculum vitae also records a one-year foundation course at Drama Centre London.[3](https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/holly-cattle/)
## Television career
**COBRA.** Cattle's television debut came as Ellie Sutherland in the third series of *COBRA* (2020 series; her episodes broadcast in 2023), a Sky political thriller in which she appeared opposite [Robert Carlyle](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-carlyle) across six episodes.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12264291/) • [7](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/holly-cattle.html) She has described the part as a "baptism by fire" that taught her the mechanics of screen acting: director Charles Sturridge broke down camera technique and continuity for her on set, and her first day was a large dinner scene in which her character had to put a fork down on the same line of dialogue in every take.[5](https://www.houseofsolo.com/holly-cattle-on-young-sherlock-rivals-and-learning-to-trust-the-work/)
**Supporting parts.** In 2024 she guest-starred as Kriss in an episode of the BBC series *Mr Loverman* and as Sally Jupp in the *Dalgliesh* episode "Cover Her Face, Part 1", broadcast on Channel 5 in December 2024.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/397739/holly-cattle) Her screen work also includes the short films *Santi* (2021), in which she played Poppy, and *Virtue* (2024).[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12264291/) • [6](https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/bio/holly-cattle/)
**Young Sherlock and Rivals.** In *Young Sherlock*, a Prime Video series following a 19-year-old [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.edgepedia.org/sherlock-holmes) ([Hero Fiennes Tiffin](https://www.edgepedia.org/hero-fiennes-tiffin)) drawn into a murder case at Oxford, Cattle plays Edie, described in the show's publicity as the sidekick of Sir Bucephalus Hodge ([Colin Firth](https://www.edgepedia.org/colin-firth)).[2](https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/culture/holly-cattle-interview/) TVmaze lists her as starring as Edie across the season, whose final episode is titled "The Case of Beatrice Holmes";[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/397739/holly-cattle) her agent's CV records the role as Beatrice Holmes in seasons 1 and 2, directed by Guy Ritchie for Inspirational Entertainment.[3](https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/holly-cattle/) She also appears in the second season of Disney's *Rivals* as Perdita Macleod, with a further credit as Stick Chick.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12264291/)
In an interview with *House of Solo*, Cattle said the move to these larger productions marked a shift in scale, involving months of international travel; she has said she was still working at a pub in England when she was cast in *Young Sherlock* in 2025.[5](https://www.houseofsolo.com/holly-cattle-on-young-sherlock-rivals-and-learning-to-trust-the-work/) • [7](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/holly-cattle.html)
## Stage work
Cattle's theater credits include *Force Majeure* at the Donmar Warehouse, where her CV lists the role of Capucine under director Michael Longhurst,[3](https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/holly-cattle/) and [Shakespeare's Globe](https://www.edgepedia.org/shakespeares-globe)'s biography of its company members records her among actors trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with prior television work on *[Dalgliesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/dalgliesh-tv-series)*, *[Mr Loverman](https://www.edgepedia.org/mr-loverman-tv-series)*, and *COBRA: Rebellion*.[6](https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/bio/holly-cattle/) Her CV also lists conservatoire productions of *The Seagull* (Arkadina), *Pains of Youth* (Lucy), and *Perkin Warbeck* (Lady Katherine Gordon), and Juliet in *Romeo & Juliet* at The Globe Theatre.[3](https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/holly-cattle/) She has spoken of returning to theater periodically, saying it feels "like going back to school" after a couple of years away.[5](https://www.houseofsolo.com/holly-cattle-on-young-sherlock-rivals-and-learning-to-trust-the-work/)
## Skills and other work
Her agent lists a mezzo-soprano voice, ballroom and period dancing, physical theater, and accent work ranging from native London to Russian, alongside horse-riding and polo.[3](https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/holly-cattle/) She is also credited as writer-director of the short film *Boys Will Be Boys* (TedandFlo Films), in which she played Katia.[3](https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/holly-cattle/)
## References
1. [Holly Cattle, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/397739/holly-cattle)
2. [Holly Cattle On Prime Video's Young Sherlock: 'Bea Is A Badass', Country & Town House](https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/culture/holly-cattle-interview/)
3. [Holly Cattle, Hamilton Hodell talent agency](https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/holly-cattle/)
4. [Holly Cattle, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12264291/)
5. [Holly Cattle on Young Sherlock, Rivals and Learning to Trust the Work, House of Solo](https://www.houseofsolo.com/holly-cattle-on-young-sherlock-rivals-and-learning-to-trust-the-work/)
6. [Holly Cattle, Shakespeare's Globe biography](https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/bio/holly-cattle/)
7. [Holly Cattle, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/holly-cattle.html)
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