Eleanor Matsuura
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British actress
Eleanor Matsuura | |
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| Matsuura at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019 | |
| Born | Tokyo, Japan |
| Citizenship |
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| Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Eleanor Matsuura is a British actress best known for her roles as Yumiko in The Walking Dead , Hannah Santo in Spooks: The Greater Good , Bev in Utopia [1] and as PC Donna Prager in Cuffs.
Early life
[edit ]Matsuura was born in Tokyo and raised in Hertfordshire, England. She is of half-English and half-Japanese descent and does not speak Japanese.[2] She was trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and graduated in 2004.[3] [4] She is trained in modern and period dance.[5]
Career
[edit ]Matsuura worked on stage at the Royal Court Theatre, Old Vic Theatre and several West End theatres. She has also appeared in several British TV dramas, including EastEnders , Thorne , Extras , Holby City , Lead Balloon , Doctor Who and Hustle ; and in British films.[3] [6] In 2015 she appeared as Isobel in Bull at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.[7]
Matsuura is in the fourth series of the hit BBC One 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 .[8] She portrays Yumiko on the hit TV show The Walking Dead based on the comic book of the same name.
Personal life
[edit ]Matsuura is an animal rights supporter and works closely with the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Matsuura married Canadian actor Trevor White in 2014.[9] They live in London.[10] In November 2017, Matsuura gave birth to a baby girl, the couple's first child.[2]
Filmography
[edit ]Film
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Breaking and Entering | Ruby | |
| 2006 | After the Rain | Lian | Short |
| 2007 | Magicians | Waitress | |
| 2012 | The Grind | Charlie (Young Lady) | |
| 2013 | Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa | TV Reporter | |
| 2013 | The Love Punch | Michaela | |
| 2014 | Blood Moon | Black Deer | |
| 2015 | Spooks: The Greater Good | Hannah Santo | |
| 2015 | The Lady in the Van | Interviewer | |
| 2015 | Burn Burn Burn | Pandora | |
| 2016 | The Complete Walk: Antony and Cleopatra | Unknown | Short |
| 2016 | The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared | Rebecca | |
| 2017 | Lost in London | Laura | |
| 2017 | Wonder Woman | Epione | |
| 2017 | Justice League | Epione | Uncredited |
| 2018 | Juliet, Naked | Cat | |
| 2020 | The One and Only Ivan | Candace Taylor | |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | Epione | Uncredited |
| 2022 | I Used to Be Famous | Amber |
Television
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hustle | Receptionist | Episode: "The Lesson" |
| 2005 | Holby City | Suzie Ford | Episode: "Damage Limitation" |
| 2005 | Extras | Producer's Wife | Episode: "Ben Stiller" |
| 2005 | A Very Social Secretary | Luz | TV movie |
| 2006 | EastEnders | Dr. Thorne | Episode: "Episode dated 5 January 2006" |
| 2006 | 9/11: The Twin Towers | Operator #1 | TV documentary |
| 2006; 2008 | Doctors | Diana Coverly Erika Simms |
Episode: "The Real Thing" Episode: "Hidden Demons" |
| 2007 | Party Animals | Sally | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| 2007 | After You've Gone | Miss Murray | Episode: "Ripped Off" |
| 2008 | Trial & Retribution | Angela Clarkson | Episodes: "Conviction: Part 1" "Conviction: Part 2" |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | Jo Nakashima | Episode: "The Sontaran Stratagem" |
| 2008 | My Family | Doctor | Episode: "Neighbour Wars" |
| 2008 | Lead Balloon | Izzy | Episode: "Mistake" |
| 2008; 2012 | Casualty | Janie Newark Kelly Leese |
Episode: "Someone's Lucky Night" Episode: "Duty of Care" |
| 2009 | Hunter | DI Zoe Larson | Episodes: "Episode #1.1" "Episode #1.2" |
| 2009 | The Old Guys | Marianne | Episode: "Marriage" |
| 2009 | FM | Jess | Episode: "System Addict" |
| 2010 | Money | Cherry | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| 2011 | Lunch Monkeys | Miss Fox | Episode: "Big Trouble in Little Cranford" |
| 2011 | Sirens | Tracy Kadam | Episode: "Two Man Race" |
| 2011 | New Tricks | Tiffany Hayes | Episode: "Old Fossils" |
| 2011 | The Fades | Vicky | 4 episodes; mini series |
| 2011–2012 | The Royal Bodyguard | Dana | Episodes: "The Limping Assassin" "Bullets over Broad Street" |
| 2012 | Hacks | Ho Chi Mao Feast | TV movie |
| 2012 | Twenty Twelve | Doctor | Episode: "Inclusivity Day" |
| 2012 | Vexed | Emma | Episode: "Episode #2.1" |
| 2013 | Utopia | Bev | Episodes: "Episode #1.1" "Episode #1.2" "Episode #1.3" |
| 2013 | Law & Order: UK | Sophie Cohen | Episode: "Fatherly Love" |
| 2014 | The Smoke | Cindy | Episode: "Episode #1.3" |
| 2014 | Silk | Elizabeth Forester | Episode: "Episode #3.4" |
| 2015 | Residue | Angela Rossi | 3 episodes; mini series |
| 2015 | Da Vinci's Demons | Madame Singh | 6 episodes; recurring (season 3) |
| 2015 | Cuffs | PC Donna Prager | 8 episodes; mini series |
| 2016 | The Comic Strip Presents Redtop | Wendi Deng | TV movie |
| 2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hippolyta | TV movie |
| 2017 | Sherlock | DI Hopkins | Episode: "The Six Thatchers" |
| 2017–2019 | Into the Badlands | Baron Juliet Chau | 6 episodes; recurring role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2018 | Shetland | DI Jessie Cole | Episode: "Episode #4.5" "Episode #4.6" |
| 2018–2022 | The Walking Dead | Yumiko Okumura | Recurring (Season 9) Also Starring (Season 10–11) Main (Season 11) 30 episodes |
| 2019 | The Rook | Claudia Clifton | Episodes: "Chapter 1" "Chapter 2" |
| 2021 | This Time with Alan Partridge | Professor Rebecca Burns | Episode: "Series 2: Episode 6" |
| 2024 | The Day of the Jackal | Zina Jansone |
Video games
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Doctor Who: The Adventure Game – Shadows of the Vashta Nerada | Dana Tanaka (voice) | |
| 2014 | Dreamfall Chapters | Saga (Age 35) (voice) | |
| 2015 | Dirty Bomb | Kira (voice) | |
| 2015 | Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward | Ranger of Darkness / Yugiri (voice) | |
| 2015 | Star Wars: Battlefront | Unknown (voice) | |
| 2016 | Homefront: The Revolution | Unknown (voice) | |
| 2017 | Ghost Recon: Wildlands | Weaver (Female) (voice) | |
| 2017 | Mass Effect: Andromeda | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2017 | Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood | Yugiri (English version, voice) | |
| 2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | Unknown (voice) | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Battlefront II | Unknown (voice) | |
| 2017 | Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier | Oaka (voice) | |
| 2018 | Subnautica | CTO Yu (voice) | |
| 2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | Unknown (voice) | |
| 2024 | Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree | Swordhand of Night Jolán (voice) | |
| TBA | Squadron 42 | August Beck (voice) |
References
[edit ]- ^ "New Client: Eleanor Matsuura". The Joneses Voice Agency. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ a b Dara Chau: Getting to Know Film & TV Actress Eleanor Matsuura. Prestige, 4 March 2019
- ^ a b "Profile: Eleanor Matsuura". Chichester Festival Theatre. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Eleanor Matsuura". National Theatre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Eleanor Matsuura" (PDF). Amanda Howard Associates, Ltd. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - Hunter press pack: Eleanor Matsuura". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Eleanor's role as a raging Bull". Sheffield Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Eleanor Matsuura Video Game Credits and Biography". MobyGames.
- ^ "Real life couple starring in play about adultery at the Bush Theatre". Evening Standard. London. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ 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
External links
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Categories:
- 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
- Actresses from Hertfordshire
- 21st-century English actresses
- British television actor, 1980s birth stubs