
Person
Raffiella Chapman
Acting · Born 2007-10-11 · Hastings, East Sussex, England
Biography
Raffiella Chapman is a British actress who plays the titular role of Vesper in critically acclaimed feature film Vesper (2022). Her first movie role was Lucy Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014) followed by Claire in Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) but it as Vesper that Chapman has attracted attention and won critical acclaim. "A star-making turn from Raffiella Chapman... There is a ferocity to Chapman's piercing eyes... she channels the anger and vulnerability of Gen Z" The Playlist "impressive up-and-comer, Chapman's stoic but winningly vulnerable performance keeps proceedings humane and honestly felt: Where so many YA heroines amount to dauntless adults in children's bodies, she plays the title character as a changeable, characterful child thrust into unreasonable adult responsibilities." Variety "Chapman is believably commanding in the lead, with a toughness that belies her tender years. But she still embodies the uncertainty of a teenager, and there's a touching vulnerability to her performance." Cineuropa
Known for

His Dark Materials
Annie

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Claire

Law & Order: UK
Ellie Tyler

Infinite
Jinya

The Theory of Everything
Lucy Hawking (Age 6)

Vesper
Vesper

Trauma
Catherine Bowker
Sweet Brother
Judgement

Homebound
Anna

The Have-Nots
Sara
Filmography
- 2022VesperVesper
- 2022HomeboundAnna
- 2021InfiniteJinya
- 2019His Dark MaterialsAnnie
- 2018TraumaCatherine Bowker
- 2016Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenClaire
- 2016The Have-NotsSara
- 2014The Theory of EverythingLucy Hawking (Age 6)
- 2009Law & Order: UKEllie Tyler
- —Sweet BrotherJudgement
- —The CagedIsabella Smith
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