Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson, best known by her stage name Lily James, is an English actress who was born on 5 April 1989.
She received her training in acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where she also started her career in 2010.
Her breakthrough came with the title character in the fantasy film Cinderella (2015), which came after her appearance as Lady Rose MacClare in the historical drama series Downton Abbey (2012–2015).
Her roles on television have included Lady Rose Aldrige in Downton Abbey, Poppy in the fourth season of ITV’s Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and Ethel Brown in the BBC adaptation of Richmal Crompton’s Just William from 2010.
In the fourth and fifth seasons of the show, Lady Rose was given a major role.
Lily James Husband: Does Lily James have a husband?
She is not married, however, Michael Shuman, a musician and composer who plays bass for the rock group Queens of the Stone Age, and James are now dating.