Phoebe Dynevor

Phoebe Harriet Dynevor (born 17 April 1995) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Daphne Bridgerton in the first and second series of the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2020–present).

Dynevor began her career as a child actress, appearing in the BBC school drama Waterloo Road (2009–2010). She went on to have recurring roles in the BBC series Prisoners' Wives (2012–2013) and Dickensian (2015–2016) as well as TV Land comedy-drama Younger (2017–2021), with a main role in the Crackle crime series Snatch (2017–2018).

Early life and education
Phoebe Harriet Dynevor was born on 17 April 1995 in Trafford, Greater Manchester, to Emmerdale screenwriter Tim Dynevor and actress Sally Dynevor, who is widely known for her long-running role as Sally Webster on Coronation Street. Her paternal grandparents also worked in the television industry. She has a younger brother Samuel, and a younger sister Harriet.

Dynevor attended Oakfield Nursery School in Altrincham, and then Cheadle Hulme School in Stockport, where she gained an A and two Bs in her A Levels while working as a child actress alongside her studies.

Beginnings (2006–2019)
In 2009, 14-year-old Dynevor landed her first role as Siobhan Mailey in the fifth series of Waterloo Road. Later, she made appearances in several British dramas such as Monroe and The Musketeers. She then had a supporting role in BBC drama Prisoners' Wives as a gangster's daughter Lauren. In 2014, she appeared in the second series of The Village and from 2015 to 2016 she played Martha Cratchit in Dickensian.

In 2016, it was announced Dynevor would be starring alongside Luke Pasqualino and Rupert Grint in Crackle crime comedy series Snatch, making her American television debut. The series was released on 16 March 2017 and was later renewed for a second season. In 2017, Dynevor joined the cast of TV Land comedy-drama series Younger in a recurring role of Clare.

Breakthrough (2020–present)
In 2019, Dynevor was cast as Daphne Bridgerton, the lead character in the first season of the Shonda Rhimes-produced Netflix period drama Bridgerton based on the novel The Duke and I which premiered in December 2020. She reprised her role in the show's second season in 2022 as part of the supporting cast.

Dynevor made her feature film debut as the ceramicist Clarice Cliff in the 2021 biographical film The Colour Room, directed by Claire McCarthy for Sky Cinema. In June 2021, she was set to star in Sony Pictures' thriller film I Heart Murder directed by Matt Spicer. In August 2021, Dynevor was attached to star in and executive produce Exciting Times series at Amazon Studios. In December 2021, she was set to star in drama film Fair Play with Alden Ehrenreich, written and directed by Chloe Domont.

In February 2022, it was announced that Dynevor would executive produce and star in a film adaptation of the Jonathan Stroud novel The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne. She will also appear in the Netflix film Bank of Dave. In April 2022, Dynevor guest starred as a fictional version of herself in the British remake of Call My Agent!, titled Ten Percent. The series premiered on Amazon Prime on 28 April 2022.

Personal life
From March until August 2021, she dated and then split from comedian Pete Davidson after a five month relationship.

Dynevor is an ambassador for ActionAid UK, an organisation that raises awareness for women and girls living in poverty around the world. She says she practices the Transcendental Meditation program, as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, daily.