Her career skyrocketed with her role as Mary Austin in "Bohemian Rhapsody": Who is Lucy Boynton?

Lucy Boynton was born on January 17, 1994 in New York. She was born to her mother, Adrianne Pielou, a travel writer, and her father, Graham Boynton, who worked as an editor. The younger of the family's two daughters, Boynton grew up in southeast London with an older sister named Emma Louise Boynton and holds dual citizenship from her parents. Deciding to pursue acting at the age of ten, Boynton continued her education at the private Blackheath High School. She later enrolled at James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich.

She made her professional debut at the age of twelve when she starred as Young Beatrix Potter in the biographical drama film "Miss Potter" directed by Chris Noonan. Boynton was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film, which achieved positive reviews and box office success.

The following year, she co-starred with Emma Watson and Yasmin Paige as the Fossil of Posy in the television movie "Ballet Shoes", directed by Sandra Goldbacher and based on the novel of the same name. The film was acclaimed by critics, along with rave reviews. In 2008, Boynton starred as Margaret in the television series adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility" directed by John Alexander and based on the novel of the same name. The series, which received mostly positive reviews from its critics, won many awards and nominations.

In 2010, Boynton appeared as Mowlam's stepdaughter, Henrietta Norton, in the TV movie "Mo", directed by Philip Martin and about the later life and career of politician Mo Mowlam. Later, she appeared in an episode of the television detective drama "Lewis". In the following years, she acted as Esther Hagadorn in the drama film "Copperhead" directed by Ron Maxwell. Upon its release, the film garnered poor reviews and critical response. That same year, she appeared in the music video for the title song of Saint Raymond's first full-length play, "Fall At Your Feet".

Later, Boynton made guest appearances in a historical drama television series called "Borgia", the television detective drama series "Endeavour" and the police procedural and law television show "Law & Order: UK". She then played Angelica Garnett in the BBC Two television mini-series "Life in Squares". Both the series and its performance were received positively.

In 2015, Boynton co-starred with Emma Roberts and Kiernan Shipka in the supernatural psychological horror film "The Blackcoat's Daughter" written and directed by Osgood Perkins. The film, which received positive reviews, was also praised for Boynton's performance. She then had one of the lead roles as Raphina in the comedy-drama-musical film "Sing Street" written and directed by John Carney. The film, which received positive reviews from critics, achieved a small revenue at the box office.

That same year, she appeared as Polly Parsons in the gothic supernatural horror film "I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House" written and directed by Osgood Perkins. The film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, received mixed and positive reviews. She then took the lead role with Katee Sackhoff in the supernatural horror movie "Don't Knock Twice" directed by Caradog W.James.

In 2017, Boynton starred as Claire Douglas in the biographical drama film "Rebel in the Rye" directed and written by Danny Strong. The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2017, resulted in mixed or average reviews. She then starred in the mystery film "Murder on the Orient Express", directed by Kenneth Branagh and based on the novel of the same name. Despite being met with mixed reviews, the movie was a huge hit at the box office.

Later in the year, she appeared in the main cast as Allison Adams in the television series "Gypsy" created by Lisa Rubin for Netflix. In 2018, she appeared as Malcolm's daughter Andrea Howe in the folk horror film "Apostle" written and directed by Gareth Evans. The film, which began streaming on Netflix on October 12, 2018, received generally positive reviews from critics. Later, she played one of the lead roles as Mary Austin in a biographical musical drama film "Bohemian Rhapsody" focusing on the life of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the rock band Queen. Despite being the highest-grossing biopic of all time, it met mixed reviews.

In 2019, Boynton appeared with Taron Egerton in a short virtual reality animated film called "Glimpse", which premiered at the Venice Film Festival's Virtual Reality showcase. Later, she appeared as Astrid Sloan in the comedy-drama television series "The Politician" on Netflix.

The following year, she appeared in a supporting role with Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the romantic comedy heist film "Locked Down" directed by Doug Liman. The film, which premiered on HBO Max on January 14, 2021, received mixed reviews. In the same year, she guest-starred in the romantic comedy anthology television series "Modern Love", based on the weekly column of the same name, published by The New York Times.

In 2022, she got a lead role in the cold war spy thriller television series "The Ipcress File" directed by James Watkins. Later, she appeared as Marie Antoinette in the biographical drama film "Chevalier" directed by Stephen Williams. Upon its release, the film was a box office failure with generally positive reviews from critics. She then starred as Frankie Derwent in the three-part series "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?", based on a novel adapted for BritBox.

Later, Boynton became part of the cast in the mystery thriller "The Pale Blue Eye" written and directed by Scott Cooper. Released by Netflix on January 6, 2023, the film garnered mixed reviews. Most recently, it has been announced that she will be playing one of the lead roles in the romantic musical film "The Greatest Hits" written and directed by Ned Benson.

Private life

Boynton has been with actor Rami Malek since 2018. The couple is seen side by side at sporting events as well as spending time together.