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Oona Castilla Chaplin (Spanish: [ˈuna kasˈtiʎa ˈtʃaplin]; born 4 June 1986) is an actress. Her roles include Talisa Maegyr in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones, Kitty Trevelyan in the BBC drama The Crimson Field, Zilpha Geary in the series Taboo, and Varang in the Avatar film series.
Key Information
Early life
[edit]Chaplin was born in Madrid to English-American actress Geraldine Chaplin and Chilean cinematographer Patricio Castilla.[2][3] She has a half-brother named Shane from her mother's previous relationship with film director Carlos Saura.[3] Her paternal grandmother, Hilda Valderrama, was a Mapuche human rights lawyer.[4] A member of the Chaplin family, she is a granddaughter of English filmmaker and actor Charlie Chaplin, and great-granddaughter of Irish-American playwright Eugene O'Neill.[5] She was named after her maternal grandmother Oona O'Neill, Charlie Chaplin's fourth and final wife.[6]
Growing up, Chaplin spent time in Spain, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Cuba. She travelled often because of her mother's film career.[7][8] She started dancing ballet, salsa and flamenco at an early age.[8][9]
When Chaplin was 15, she began studying at Gordonstoun School in Scotland on a drama scholarship.[10] She appeared in several school plays; toured the United Kingdom in an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet; and impersonated her grandfather in the role of Bottom in an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[8][11] After leaving Gordonstoun, she was accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, where she graduated in 2007.[8]
Career
[edit]After graduating from RADA, Chaplin acted in mainly British and Spanish short and feature films. She has played alongside her mother in the feature films Inconceivable, ¿Para qué sirve un oso?, Imago Mortis and Anchor and Hope. She has had supporting roles in British and American television. She appeared as a Brazilian cage dancer in ITV's Married Single Other (2010); as Marnie Madden, the wife of main character Hector Madden, in the BBC period drama The Hour (2011–2012); as John Watson's girlfriend in "A Scandal in Belgravia", an episode of BBC's Sherlock (2012); and as Talisa Maegyr in HBO's Game of Thrones (2012–2013). She played Kitty Trevelyan, a lead character, in the BBC drama The Crimson Field (2014), and Ira Levinson's wife Ruth Levinson in The Longest Ride (2015).
She starred as Zilpha Geary in the eight-part historical fiction series Taboo (2017) on BBC One and FX.[12] In 2024, she presented the BBC radio documentary Hollywood Exiles, which covered her grandfather's blacklisting by the House Un-American Activities Committee.[13]
In 2025, Chaplin co-starred in Avatar: Fire and Ash, directed by James Cameron, as the villainous Varang.[14][15] On casting the relatively unknown Chaplin, Cameron explained: "There was something [Chaplin] just locked into. There’s a sexuality; there’s a dominating psychology, and there’s a lot of fury. There are a lot of layers to what she’s doing there and the forces that are driving her. Oona was able to move fluidly back and forth between those in a way that I wasn’t seeing with the others."[16]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Inconceivable | Laura Chappel | |
| First, Love? | Laura – Flower Girl | Short film | |
| Quantum of Solace | Perla de las Dunas receptionist | ||
| 2009 | Imago Mortis | Arianna | |
| Pelican Blood | Linda | ||
| 2010 | High and Dry | Sandra | Short film |
| Vampyre compendium | Short film | ||
| 2011 | ¿Para qué sirve un oso? | Rosa | |
| The Devil's Double | Beauty | ||
| Salar | Sandra | Short film | |
| 2012 | The Sorrows[17] | Sarah | |
| 2013 | Powder Room | Jess | |
| What if... | Julianne | ||
| 2014 | Purgatorio | Marta | [18] |
| Aloft | Alice | ||
| 2015 | The Longest Ride | Ruth Levinson | |
| Dancing for my Havana | Rosa | ||
| 2016 | Realive | Naomi | |
| 2017 | Anchor and Hope | Eva | |
| 2020 | Epicentro | Herself | Documentary |
| 2022 | Lullaby | Rachel Brown | |
| 2025 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | Varang |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Spooks | Kate | Episode: "The Virus (Part 2)" |
| 2008 | Spooks: Code 9 | Episode 2 | |
| 2009 | Married Single Other | Fabiana | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | El Gordo: Una historia verdadera | Silvia | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | The Hour | Marnie Madden | 12 episodes |
| 2012 | Sherlock | Jeanette | Episode: "A Scandal in Belgravia" |
| 2012–2013 | Game of Thrones | Talisa Maegyr | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Dates | Mia | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Sabrina | Episode: "A Quiet Night In" |
| The Crimson Field | Kitty Trevelyan | Main role, 6 episodes | |
| Black Mirror | Greta | Feature-length special: "White Christmas"[19] | |
| 2016 | El padre de Caín | Mercedes | [20] |
| 2017 | Taboo | Zilpha Geary | Main cast, 8 episodes |
| 2018 | My Dinner with Hervé | Katie | Television film |
| 2020 | The Comey Rule | Lisa Page | Miniseries |
| 2022 | Made for Love | Alice | Episode: "Alice? Are You Listening?" |
| Treason | Maddy De Costa | Main cast, 5 episodes[21] |
References
[edit]- ^ Tyzack, Holly (16 July 2011). "Funny girl: The not-so silent star Oona Chaplin". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Oona Chaplin from Game Of Thrones with Sarah Jane Crawford". BBC Radio 1Xtra YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ a b Slater, Lydia (12 February 2010). "Oona Chaplin: The Chaplin Kid". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Aguilar, Carlos (27 July 2018). "How Charlie Chaplin's Granddaughter Oona Chaplin Is Reconnecting With Her Mapuche Roots". Remezcla. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Chaplin's granddaughter acts up". BBC News. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
- ^ McMahon, Barbara (4 June 2015). "Oona Chaplin: 'I'll never know if success is down to talent or my name'". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
[She] was named after her maternal grandmother and Chaplin's fourth wife, the daughter of the playwright Eugene O'Neill.
- ^ Gilbert, Gerard (16 July 2011). "Funny Girl: The not-so-silent star Oona Chaplin". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Oona Chaplin". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Tyzack, Anna (11 August 2011). "My Perfect Weekend: Oona Chaplin". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Ross, David (28 April 2009). "Students step back in time to celebrate 75 years: Pupils and staff make it a special 1930s anniversary for Gordonstoun school". The Herald. p. 3.
- ^ Thynne, Jane (30 July 2003). "Parents: Just like mum: Choosing the same career as a parent is very common – but not necessarily a good idea". The Guardian. p. 14.
- ^ Swift, Andy (23 November 2015). "Tom Hardy's FX/BBC One Drama Taboo Adds 13, Begins Production". tvline.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Hollywood Exiles". BBC. 15 January 2024.
- ^ Dave McNary (20 June 2017). "'Games of Thrones' Star Oona Chaplin Joins James Cameron's 'Avatar' Sequels". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Rebecca Ford (20 June 2017). "'Avatar' Sequels Add 'Game of Thrones' Actress Oona Chaplin". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ James Cameron Picked Oona Chaplin Over Three Big Stars for ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Villain
- ^ "DigiSPAA Announces 2012 Finalists" (PDF). 17 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (10 April 2014). "Purgatory (Purgatorio): Malaga Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "'Mad Men' Star Jon Hamm Joins 'Black Mirror'". Variety.com. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "'El padre de Caín' – estreno 6 de diciembre en Telecinco". Audiovisual451. 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Treason on Netflix". RadioTimes. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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Oona Chaplin
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Oona Castilla Chaplin (born 4 June 1986) is a Spanish-British actress best known for her television roles in major productions.[1][2]
The daughter of actress Geraldine Chaplin and cinematographer Patricio Castilla, she is a granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin and great-granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill.[2][3]
Born in Madrid, Spain, Chaplin holds British and Spanish citizenship and attended Gordonstoun School in Scotland before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[1][2]
She rose to international prominence portraying Talisa Maegyr, the noblewoman who becomes the wife of Robb Stark, in seasons two and three of HBO's Game of Thrones (2012–2013).[1][4]
Subsequent notable performances include Zilpha Geary, the incestuously obsessive half-sister in the period crime drama Taboo (2017), opposite James Delaney (Tom Hardy), and Kitty Trevelyan, a volunteer nurse, in the BBC World War I series The Crimson Field (2014).[1][4]
Chaplin has earned recognition with a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for ensemble cast in a drama series for Game of Thrones, a Gaudí Award for best lead actress in The Water Divider (2018), and other honors from film festivals.[5][6]
These roles demonstrate Chaplin's versatility across genres, from action and romance to indie dramas, often in international co-productions reflecting her multilingual background, though many remained supporting or ensemble parts without leading billing.[21]
Early life
Family background
Oona Chaplin was born on June 4, 1986, to British-American actress Geraldine Chaplin and Chilean cinematographer Patricio Castilla.[7][8] Geraldine Chaplin, born July 31, 1944, in Santa Monica, California, pursued a career in film, appearing in over 140 productions including Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Nashville (1975), often drawing comparisons to her father's iconic style. Through her mother, Chaplin descends from the Chaplin-O'Neill lineage. Geraldine was the first of eight children born to English comedian, actor, and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) and his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill (1925–1991).[8] Charlie Chaplin achieved global fame in the silent film era, directing and starring in landmark works such as The Kid (1921), The Gold Rush (1925), and Modern Times (1936), for which he composed scores and earned an Honorary Academy Award in 1972 for his contributions to cinema. Oona O'Neill, after whom Chaplin was named, was the daughter of Nobel Prize-winning American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953), whose works like Long Day's Journey into Night (1956, posthumous premiere) earned him the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature; the couple married in 1943 despite a 36-year age gap and public controversy over Oona's youth. On her father's side, Chaplin has Chilean heritage, with her paternal grandmother Hilda Valderrama identified as a Mapuche human rights lawyer, reflecting indigenous roots from Chile's southern regions.[9] The Chaplin family maintained a strong artistic legacy, with multiple members involved in film, though Oona's paternal lineage introduced elements of Latin American activism and cinematography distinct from the maternal Hollywood dynasty.[10]Childhood and education
Oona Castilla Chaplin was born on 4 June 1986 in Madrid, Spain, to British-American actress Geraldine Chaplin and Chilean cinematographer Patricio Castilla.[7] Her father supported her mother's career by managing logistics and editing, which contributed to a nomadic upbringing across multiple countries including Spain, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Cuba.[11] [12] Much of her early childhood involved travel to locations such as Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Cuba due to Geraldine Chaplin's film commitments, fostering an international perspective but also periods of instability.[11] Half of her childhood was spent in Switzerland to secure naturalization rights tied to her grandfather Charlie Chaplin's residency there following his exile from the United States.[11] From a young age, she received training in dance forms including ballet, salsa, and flamenco, which aligned with her family's artistic heritage.[10] At age fifteen, Chaplin earned a drama scholarship to Gordonstoun School, a boarding institution in Scotland emphasizing outdoor activities and personal development.[11] [13] During her time there, she performed in multiple school productions, notably portraying her grandfather's iconic "Little Tramp" character at the Edinburgh Festival, marking an early engagement with acting.[11] She later learned English as her third language—after Spanish and French—while briefly in New York, developing a distinctive hybrid accent.[11]Career
Early training and debut roles
Chaplin pursued formal acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, enrolling after completing her secondary education and graduating in 2007.[14][15] Her professional acting debut followed immediately upon graduation, with a guest role as Kate in the 2007 episode "The Virus: Part 2" of the BBC spy thriller series Spooks.[1][15][16] Subsequent early roles included small parts in feature films, such as the Perla de las Dunas receptionist in the James Bond installment Quantum of Solace (2008), and the flower girl Laura in the short film First, Love? (2008).[1][17] In 2009, she obtained her first starring role as Arianna in the Spanish-Italian horror film Imago Mortis, co-starring alongside her mother, Geraldine Chaplin.[16] That same year, she appeared as Linda in the British drama Pelican Blood.[1]Television roles
Chaplin's television debut occurred in 2009 with a minor guest role in the BBC spy thriller Spooks (also known as MI-5), marking her entry into British television.[1] In 2011, she appeared as Marnie, a young journalist entangled in the newsroom's personal and professional intrigues, in the BBC's period drama The Hour, which explored Cold War-era broadcasting.[18] That year, she also played Ffion, a character tested by the series' memory-implant technology, in the dystopian anthology Black Mirror's episode "The Entire History of You".[18] Her role as Talisa Maegyr, a foreign battlefield nurse and eventual wife to Robb Stark, in seasons 2 and 3 of HBO's Game of Thrones (2012–2013) brought her widespread recognition; she appeared in 12 episodes, contributing to the storyline's exploration of political alliances and personal tragedy in the fantasy epic.[19] [20] Subsequent roles included Kate, navigating modern romance, in the 2013 Channel 4 dating anthology Dates.[18] In 2014, she guest-starred as an actress in the "The Understudy" episode of BBC's dark comedy anthology Inside No. 9.[18] That same year, Chaplin led as Kitty Trevelyan, an idealistic volunteer nurse confronting the horrors of World War I field hospitals, in the BBC's six-part miniseries The Crimson Field.[21] In 2017, she portrayed Zilpha Geary, the troubled half-sister harboring a complex incestuous dynamic with anti-hero James Delaney, in all eight episodes of the FX/BBC period drama Taboo, set in 1814 London.[22] [23] Later television work includes Evie, a newcomer disrupting a suburban neighborhood, in the 2019 Channel 5 psychological thriller The Couple Next Door, and Sigrid, a Norwegian intelligence operative, in the 2020 Showtime miniseries The Comey Rule, which dramatized the FBI's investigation into Russian election interference.[23]Film roles
Chaplin made her feature film debut in 2008, appearing as the Perla de las Dunas receptionist in Quantum of Solace, the 22nd installment in the James Bond series directed by Marc Forster, where she had a brief non-speaking role in a hotel scene.[17] Following this, she took on supporting parts in independent productions, including Arianna in the Spanish-Italian horror film Imago Mortis (2009) and Linda in the British drama Pelican Blood (2009), marking her early work in genre and character-driven cinema.[24] In 2011, Chaplin portrayed "Beauty" in The Devil's Double, a biographical thriller directed by Lee Tamahori, depicting the story of Saddam Hussein's son Uday and his body double, Latif Yahia; her role involved a minor appearance amid the film's focus on Dominic Cooper's dual performance. She gained more visibility in 2013 with the role of Julianne, the sister of Adam Driver's character, in the Canadian romantic comedy What If (released as The F Word in some markets), directed by Michael Dowse and starring Daniel Radcliffe as a lovelorn medical student navigating platonic attraction.[25] That same year, she appeared in the British ensemble comedy Powder Room, playing a supporting character in a story centered on women trapped in a nightclub bathroom.[18]| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Purgatorio | Marta | Pablo Alén | Spanish psychological thriller exploring guilt and memory. |
| 2014 | Aloft | Alice | Claudia Llosa | Drama starring Jennifer Connelly; Chaplin in a secondary role. |
| 2015 | The Longest Ride | Young Ruth | George Tillman Jr. | Romantic drama based on Nicholas Sparks' novel; portrayed the younger version of Britt Robertson's character in flashbacks.[26] |
| 2016 | Realive (Proyecto 7G) | Elizabeth Swensen | Mateo Gil | Spanish science-fiction film about cryonics and resurrection. |
| 2017 | Anchor and Hope (Cotemporáneas) | Eva | Carlos Marquès-Marcet | Spanish-British comedy-drama on friendship and artificial insemination. |
| 2018 | My Dinner with Hervé | Nicole | Sacha Gervasi | HBO biopic with Peter Dinklage; supporting role as a producer's assistant. |
| 2022 | Lullaby | Marie | Alauda Ruiz de Azúa | Spanish drama on family dynamics and caregiving. |