“Don’t Worry. You Can Waste So Much Time Worrying!” 5 Insider Tips With Actress Ellise Chappell

Yitzi Weiner
Thrive Global
Published in
6 min readApr 9, 2018

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I had the pleasure to interview Ellise Chappell. Ellise is best known for her leading role as Morwenna, Elizabeth’s cousin, in much-loved historical BBC1 drama, POLDARK. She joined the BAFTA-winning cast in 2017, with Aiden Turner, Harry Richardson and Eleanor Tomlinson and is set to remain a character-regular in forthcoming seasons. As the love interest of Drake Carne (Harry Richardson), Ellise is in one of Poldark‘s central romances, although wed to the abusive, Obsbourne Whitworth (Christian Brassington). Her character is in a turbulent relationship, who struggles between her duties as a woman in that era and following her heart. The drama is set to further unfold, as Ellise returns as Morwenna in Season 4 of Poldark, set to TX this June. Her previous television includes BBC crime drama NEW BLOOD (2016), created by Anthony Horowitz, in which she played the role of Wendy Roberts, alongside Kimberly Nixon and Mark Bonnar. In the same year, Ellise lead the cast in fantasy TV movie, THE LAST DRAGON SLAYER, based on Jasper Fforde’s novel and which premiered over Christmas. Ellise played Jennifer Strange, next to Matt Berry and Anna Chancellor. Chappell also has experience on the stage, having previously undertaken training with The National Youth Theatre (NYT) in 2015. During this time, she joined the casts of…

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Yitzi Weiner
Thrive Global

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