Raffey Camomile Cassidy (born 12 November 2001) is an English actress. She first appeared as a child actress in the television movie Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen (2009), adding her first brief film role in Dark Shadows (2012), her first main cast television role in 32 Brinkburn Street (2011), and main cast film role in Tomorrowland (2015). She followed this with a dual role in director Brady Corbet's Vox Lux (2018) and her first top billing in The Other Lamb (2019). She had another dual role in the 2024 drama film The Brutalist, also directed by Corbet.
Early life Raffey Camomile Cassidy was born on 12 November 2001 in Salford, England. Her father teaches acting, and she grew up in a family where her siblings were also involved in the entertainment business. Cassidy took acting classes at David Johnson Drama in Manchester. Her first part came unexpectedly as she was accompanying her older brother, Finney Cassidy on an audition for a role on a BBC drama. The casting crew needed a girl and, according to Cassidy, she "just happened to be there”.
Career Cassidy's credits in 2012 include brief film roles in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, as well as Snow White and the Huntsman, portraying the young version of Kristen Stewart's Snow White. In 2015, Cassidy completed production as the title character of Molly in Amber Entertainment's Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism, and starred as the Audio-Animatronic Athena in Disney's Tomorrowland, as an assistant to Hugh Laurie's character. On television, she co-starred in Mr. Selfridge, alongside Jeremy Piven.
In 2013, Cassidy was named to Screen International magazine's Stars of Tomorrow. At that time, she was the youngest actor ever to be featured on the annual list.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Dark Shadows Young Angélique Bouchard Snow White and the Huntsman Young Snow White 2013 The Beast Mia Short film 2015 Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism Molly Moon Tomorrowland Athena Rust Georgie Short film 2016 Miranda's Letter Miranda Short film Allied Anna Vatan 2017 The Killing of a Sacred Deer Kimberly "Kim" Murphy 2018 Vox Lux Young Celeste / Albertine 2019 The Other Lamb Selah 2020 Nightwalk Girl Short film 2022 White Noise Denise Gladney 2023 Kensuke's Kingdom Becky (voice) 2024 The Brutalist Zsófia / Zsófia's daughter Arild Post-production Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen Ellen TV movie 2011 32 Brinkburn Street Nora Main cast 2012 Stepping Up Freya Episode: "The Cloudwatch Club" 2013 Mr Selfridge Beatrice Selfridge Recurring role (series 1) 2024 Secret Level Felicity Karo Episode: "The Outer Worlds: The Company We Keep" (voice and motion capture role)
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