Poppy Drayton Explained

Poppy Drayton
Birth Name:Poppy Gabriella Drayton
Birth Date:7 June 1991
Birth Place:Surrey, England
Alma Mater:Art Educational School
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:2012–present

Poppy Gabriella Drayton (born 7 June[1] 1991[2]) is a British actress. She is known for playing Elizabeth Thatcher in the feature-length Hallmark Channel television pilot of When Calls the Heart, for playing Amberle Elessedil in the MTV fantasy drama series The Shannara Chronicles, and for playing Abigael in the second and third seasons of The CW fantasy drama television series Charmed.Portrayed Myroslava in the (2019 Movie) with "Robert Patrick" and "Tommy Flanagan".

Life and career

Drayton graduated from the Arts Educational School in Chiswick.[3]

In 2013 Drayton was cast in her first major role in the Hallmark Channel television movie pilot for When Calls the Heart, in which she played Elizabeth Thatcher (a role that was taken over by Erin Krakow in the subsequent television series).[4] [5] This was followed by a role in the 2013 Downton Abbey Christmas special. Drayton has also done stage work, appearing in The Green Bay Tree at the Jermyn Street Theatre in London in 2014.[6]

In 2014 Drayton was cast as Amberle Elessedil, one of the lead roles in the MTV fantasy drama series The Shannara Chronicles;[7] [8] the series premiered on 5 January 2016. In February 2016 Drayton was cast in the titular role in newly launched MVP Studios' film The Little Mermaid (originally titled A Little Mermaid), an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story.[9] [10]

In 2019, she joined the cast of Charmed as a series regular in the role of Abigael, a mysterious witch, starting with the second season’s third episode.[11]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Down DogAmy
2015Unhallowed GroundVerity Wickes
2015Writers RetreatJo
2018The Little MermaidElizabeth[12]
2019See You SoonElise
2019The Rising HawkMyroslava
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013When Calls the HeartElizabeth ThatcherTelevision movie (Hallmark)
2013Downton AbbeyMadeleine AllsoppEpisode: "The London Season"
2014Father BrownSelina McKinleyEpisode: "The Ghost in the Machine"
2014Midsomer MurdersSummer HalestonEpisode: "The Killings of Copenhagen"
2014PlebsCordeliaEpisode: "The Phallus"
2016–2017The Shannara ChroniclesAmberle ElessedilMain role (season 1); guest role (season 2)
2018Home by SpringLoretta JohnsonTelevision movie (Hallmark)
2019–2022CharmedAbigaelMain role (seasons 2–3)

Notes and References

  1. Birthday from: Poppy Drayton . PoppyDrayton . 685727322608107521 . 8 January 2016 . @amberlestan @wilohmsfrd June 7th . 2016-01-18., in response to amberlestan . 685582165636198401 . 8 January 2016 . @PoppyDrayton whens your bday we want to know . 2016-01-18.
  2. News: Jess Denham . Downton Abbey Christmas special: Poppy Drayton talks life on set playing new girl Madeleine Allsop . . 25 December 2013 . 2016-01-18 . ...Drayton, as the 22-year-old confesses not to have been a “Downton addict”....
  3. News: Jon Coates . Downton Abbey set to make Poppy Drayton a household name . . 11 August 2013 . 2016-01-11.
  4. News: . Hallmark Channel Adds Second Original Series 'When Calls The Heart', Renews 'Home & Family' . . 21 March 2013 . 2016-01-11.
  5. "When Calls the Heart," Hallmark Channel's Newest Original Primetime Series Kicks Off with a 2-Hour Special Extended Pilot on October 5 . . . 24 July 2013 . 2016-01-11.
  6. News: Matt Wolf . In Sondheim Musical, a Clamorous Portrait of Psychosis . . 3 December 2014 . 2016-01-11 . ...the comely Leonora (Poppy Drayton, giving the best performance of the night)..
  7. News: Nellie Andreeva . Poppy Drayton To Star In MTV 'Shannara' Series Based On Terry Brooks' Books . . 13 November 2014 . 2016-01-11.
  8. Maureen Ryan . Maureen Ryan . TV Review: 'The Shannara Chronicles' . . 4 January 2016 . 2016-01-11.
  9. News: Lindsay MacDonald . Poppy Drayton is the second live-action 'Little Mermaid' . . 23 February 2016 . 2016-06-01 . 2016-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160612231358/http://zap2it.com/2016/02/shannara-chronicles-poppy-drayton-star-live-action-little-mermaid/ . dead .
  10. News: Dave McNary . Shirley MacLaine Starring in 'A Little Mermaid' Movie . . 23 February 2016 . 2016-06-01.
  11. Web site: Andy Swift. Charmed Adds Shannara Actress as New Series Regular for Season 2 . TVLine . 25 October 2019 .
  12. Web site: AJ Caulfield . The Little Mermaid live-action film trailer unveiled . Looper . 10 March 2017 . 11 March 2017.