Eleanor Matsuura is a British actress best known for her roles as
Yumiko
Yumiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yumiko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*弓子, "bow, child".
*由美子, "reason/cause, beauty, child".
*結実子, "fruition, child".
*夕実子, "evenin ...
in ''
The Walking Dead'', Hannah Santo in ''
Spooks: The Greater Good'', Bev in ''
Utopia
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'' and as PC Donna Prager in
''Cuffs''.
Early life
Matsuura was born in Tokyo and raised in
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...
, England. She is of half-English and half-Japanese descent and does not speak Japanese.
She was trained at the
Central School of Speech and Drama
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama was founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as The Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. It became a ...
in London and graduated in 2004.
She is trained in
modern
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and
period dance.
Career
Matsuura worked on stage at the
Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, Englan ...
,
Old Vic Theatre
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and several
West End theatre
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s. She has also appeared in several British TV dramas, including ''
EastEnders
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'', ''
Thorne'', ''
Extras'', ''
Holby City
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'', ''
Lead Balloon
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'', ''
Doctor Who
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'' and ''
Hustle''; and in British films.
In 2015 she appeared as Isobel in ''Bull'' at the
Crucible Theatre
The Crucible Theatre (often referred to simply as "The Crucible") is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England which opened in 1971. Although it hosts regular theatrical performances, it is best known for hosting professional snooker's m ...
,
Sheffield
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.
Matsuura is in the fourth series of the hit
BBC One
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drama series ''
Sherlock'', playing the role of Detective Inspector Hopkins. She has done voice acting for video games such as ''
Mass Effect: Andromeda'' and ''
Dreamfall Chapters
''Dreamfall Chapters'' is an episodic 3D adventure game with emphasis on character interaction, exploration of the game world, and puzzle solving. It is a sequel to the adventure games ''The Longest Journey'' and '' Dreamfall: The Longest Jour ...
''.
She portrays
Yumiko
Yumiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Yumiko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*弓子, "bow, child".
*由美子, "reason/cause, beauty, child".
*結実子, "fruition, child".
*夕実子, "evenin ...
on the hit TV show ''
The Walking Dead'' based on the
comic book of the same name.
Personal life
Matsuura is an animal rights supporter and works closely with the
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home (now known as Battersea) is an animal rescue centre for dogs and cats. Battersea rescues dogs and cats until an owner or a new one can be found. It is one of the UK's oldest and best known animal rescue centres. It w ...
.
Matsuura married Canadian actor
Trevor White in 2014. They live in London.
[Rashid Razaq]
"Real life couple starring in play about adultery at the Bush Theatre say it made them reflect on marriage"
''Evening Standard'', 22 September 2016 In November 2017, Matsuura gave birth to a baby girl, the couple's first child.
[Dara Chau]
''Getting to Know Film & TV Actress Eleanor Matsuura''
Prestige, 4 March 2019
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
*
Profile Eleanor Matsuura
1983 births
Living people
Actresses from Tokyo
Actresses from London
Actresses of Japanese descent
Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
English film actresses
English people of Japanese descent
English television actresses
English video game actresses
English voice actresses
Japanese emigrants to the United Kingdom
Japanese people of English descent
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century English actresses
British actresses of Japanese descent
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