Dakota Blue Richards

Biography

Dakota Blue Richards is an English actress whose film debut came at age thirteen, as Lyra Belacqua in The Golden Compass (2007). She was born in London and later attended theater school in Sussex before winning the lead in that film. She went on to play Maria in The Secret of Moonacre (2008) and April in the BBC drama Dustbin Baby (2008). In 2011 she joined the third generation cast of the teen drama Skins as Franky Fitzgerald. Her later films include the sci-fi thriller The Quiet Hour (2014) and the comedy ChickLit (2016). On television she appeared in the ITV thriller Lightfields and played WPC Shirley Trewlove in Endeavour from 2016 to 2018, and she made her stage debut in a 2015 revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.

32years old

Turns 33 on April 11in 180 days

Born April 11, 1994Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Also credited as Dakota Richards

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 9 years2007 to 2016

Every film, newest first

2016ChickLitIMDb rating 4.7
2014The Quiet HourIMDb rating 4.6
2008The Secret of MoonacreIMDb rating 6.1
2007The Golden CompassIMDb rating 6.1

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Did you know?!

Big break
Richards was chosen from ten thousand applicants for the audition process. Philip Pullman, the author of the books, said that as soon as he saw her screen test, he realized the search was over.
Getting ready for a role
Richards saw His Dark Materials staged at the National Theatre, and afterward she said she "just wanted to be Lyra".
First role
Richards made her stage debut in English Touring Theatre's 2015 revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, appearing in an ensemble cast.