Céline Buckens (born 9 August 1996) is a Belgian and British actress. After appearing in the film '' War Horse'' (2011), she went on to play Mia MacDonald in the Netflix series '' Free Rein'' (2017–2019) and Sophie Mercer in the Cinemax series '' Warrior'' (2020). For her performance in the BBC drama ''

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'' (2021), she was nominated for a

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. She also starred in the Paramount+ drama '' The Ex-Wife'' (2022).

Early life

Buckens was born on 9 August 1996 in Brussels and moved to the England at a young age, where she grew up in

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, London. She attended Thomas's London Day School and St Mary's, Ascot. She then studied History at the London School of Economics and Political Science; she appeared in '' Free Rein'' while completing her course. Buckens was also a debutante at the

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in Paris.

Career

Buckens' acting career began when she portrayed Émilie in

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's 2011 film '' War Horse'', a role she won after two auditions. The character is a young French girl who lives on a farm with her grandfather after she lost her parents in the war. In 2015, Buckens starred in a short film titled ''The Rain Collector'', as Vanessa Kentworth. From 2017 to 2019, Buckens starred in the Netflix drama series '' Free Rein'' as Mia MacDonald. She also appeared in an episode of the

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drama ''

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'' in 2017, as Daisy Bennett. In 2018, she starred in ''Ne M'oublie Pas'' (English: ''Forget Me Not''), a French short film, as the lead character Elsa. In November 2019, she appeared in the drama thriller film ''

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'' as Annalise. In May 2019, it was announced that Buckens had joined the main cast of the Cinemax action series '' Warrior''. She portrays the role of Sophie Mercer from the second series onwards. In 2021, she portrayed Talitha Campbell in the BBC legal drama ''

''. For her portrayal of the role, she was nominated for the

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. Buckens also made her directorial debut in 2021 after directing the short film ''Prangover'', for which she was awarded Best Director at the 2021 North East International Film Festival.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckens, Celine 1996 births Actresses from Brussels Actresses from London Alumni of the London School of Economics British child actresses Belgian emigrants to the United Kingdom Belgian film actresses Belgian television actresses British film actresses British people of Belgian descent British television actresses British debutantes Debutantes of le Bal des débutantes People educated at St Mary's School, Ascot People from Kensington Living people 21st-century Belgian actresses 21st-century British actresses