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Eleanor Matsuura

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Eleanor Matsuura
Matsuura at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019
Born
Tokyo, Japan
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
Alma materCentral School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​
Children2

Eleanor Matsuura is a British actress best known for her roles as Yumiko in The Walking Dead, Hannah Santo in Spooks: The Greater Good, Bev in Utopia[1] and as PC Donna Prager in Cuffs.

Early life

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Matsuura was born in Tokyo and raised in Hertfordshire, England. She is of half-English and half-Japanese descent and does not speak Japanese.[2] She was trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and graduated in 2004.[3][4] She is trained in modern and period dance.[5]

Career

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Matsuura worked on stage at the Royal Court Theatre, Old Vic Theatre and several West End theatres. She has also appeared in several British TV dramas, including EastEnders, Thorne, Extras, Holby City, Lead Balloon, Doctor Who and Hustle; and in British films.[3][6] In 2015 she appeared as Isobel in Bull at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.[7]

Matsuura is in the fourth series of the hit BBC One drama series Sherlock, playing the role of Detective Inspector Hopkins. She has done voice acting for video games such as Mass Effect: Andromeda and Dreamfall Chapters.[8] She portrays Yumiko on the hit TV show The Walking Dead based on the comic book of the same name.

Personal life

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Matsuura is an animal rights supporter and works closely with the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

Matsuura married Canadian actor Trevor White in 2014.[9] They live in London.[10] In November 2017, Matsuura gave birth to a baby girl, the couple's first child.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Breaking and Entering Ruby
2006 After the Rain Lian Short
2007 Magicians Waitress
2012 The Grind Charlie (Young Lady)
2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa TV Reporter
2013 The Love Punch Michaela
2014 Blood Moon Black Deer
2015 Spooks: The Greater Good Hannah Santo
2015 The Lady in the Van Interviewer
2015 Burn Burn Burn Pandora
2016 The Complete Walk: Antony and Cleopatra Unknown Short
2016 The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared Rebecca
2017 Lost in London Laura
2017 Wonder Woman Epione
2017 Justice League Epione Uncredited
2018 Juliet, Naked Cat
2020 The One and Only Ivan Candace Taylor
2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Epione Uncredited
2022 I Used to Be Famous Amber

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Hustle Receptionist Episode: "The Lesson"
2005 Holby City Suzie Ford Episode: "Damage Limitation"
2005 Extras Producer's Wife Episode: "Ben Stiller"
2005 A Very Social Secretary Luz TV movie
2006 EastEnders Dr. Thorne Episode: "Episode dated 5 January 2006"
2006 9/11: The Twin Towers Operator #1 TV documentary
2006; 2008 Doctors Diana Coverly
Erika Simms		 Episode: "The Real Thing"
Episode: "Hidden Demons"
2007 Party Animals Sally Episode: "Episode #1.1"
2007 After You've Gone Miss Murray Episode: "Ripped Off"
2008 Trial & Retribution Angela Clarkson Episodes: "Conviction: Part 1"
"Conviction: Part 2"
2008 Doctor Who Jo Nakashima Episode: "The Sontaran Stratagem"
2008 My Family Doctor Episode: "Neighbour Wars"
2008 Lead Balloon Izzy Episode: "Mistake"
2008; 2012 Casualty Janie Newark
Kelly Leese		 Episode: "Someone's Lucky Night"
Episode: "Duty of Care"
2009 Hunter DI Zoe Larson Episodes: "Episode #1.1"
"Episode #1.2"
2009 The Old Guys Marianne Episode: "Marriage"
2009 FM Jess Episode: "System Addict"
2010 Money Cherry Episode: "Episode #1.1"
2011 Lunch Monkeys Miss Fox Episode: "Big Trouble in Little Cranford"
2011 Sirens Tracy Kadam Episode: "Two Man Race"
2011 New Tricks Tiffany Hayes Episode: "Old Fossils"
2011 The Fades Vicky 4 episodes; mini series
2011–2012 The Royal Bodyguard Dana Episodes: "The Limping Assassin"
"Bullets over Broad Street"
2012 Hacks Ho Chi Mao Feast TV movie
2012 Twenty Twelve Doctor Episode: "Inclusivity Day"
2012 Vexed Emma Episode: "Episode #2.1"
2013 Utopia Bev Episodes: "Episode #1.1"
"Episode #1.2"
"Episode #1.3"
2013 Law & Order: UK Sophie Cohen Episode: "Fatherly Love"
2014 The Smoke Cindy Episode: "Episode #1.3"
2014 Silk Elizabeth Forester Episode: "Episode #3.4"
2015 Residue Angela Rossi 3 episodes; mini series
2015 Da Vinci's Demons Madame Singh 6 episodes; recurring (season 3)
2015 Cuffs PC Donna Prager 8 episodes; mini series
2016 The Comic Strip Presents Redtop Wendi Deng TV movie
2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hippolyta TV movie
2017 Sherlock DI Hopkins Episode: "The Six Thatchers"
2017–2019 Into the Badlands Baron Juliet Chau 6 episodes; recurring role (seasons 2–3)
2018 Shetland DI Jessie Cole Episode: "Episode #4.5"
"Episode #4.6"
2018–2022 The Walking Dead Yumiko Okumura Recurring (Season 9)
Also Starring (Season 10–11)
Main (Season 11)
30 episodes
2019 The Rook Claudia Clifton Episodes: "Chapter 1"
"Chapter 2"
2021 This Time with Alan Partridge Professor Rebecca Burns Episode: "Series 2: Episode 6"
2024 The Day of the Jackal Zina Jansone

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Doctor Who: The Adventure Game – Shadows of the Vashta Nerada Dana Tanaka (voice)
2014 Dreamfall Chapters Saga (Age 35) (voice)
2015 Dirty Bomb Kira (voice)
2015 Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Ranger of Darkness / Yugiri (voice)
2015 Star Wars: Battlefront Unknown (voice)
2016 Homefront: The Revolution Unknown (voice)
2017 Ghost Recon: Wildlands Weaver (Female) (voice)
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Additional Voices (voice)
2017 Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood Yugiri (English version, voice)
2017 Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Unknown (voice)
2017 Star Wars: Battlefront II Unknown (voice)
2017 Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier Oaka (voice)
2018 Subnautica CTO Yu (voice)
2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Unknown (voice)
2024 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Swordhand of Night Jolán (voice)
TBA Squadron 42 August Beck (voice)

References

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  1. ^ "New Client: Eleanor Matsuura". The Joneses Voice Agency. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b Dara Chau: Getting to Know Film & TV Actress Eleanor Matsuura. Prestige, 4 March 2019
  3. ^ a b "Profile: Eleanor Matsuura". Chichester Festival Theatre. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Eleanor Matsuura". National Theatre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Eleanor Matsuura" (PDF). Amanda Howard Associates, Ltd. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  6. ^ "BBC - Press Office - Hunter press pack: Eleanor Matsuura". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Eleanor's role as a raging Bull". Sheffield Telegraph. Retrieved 1 November 2015.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Eleanor Matsuura Video Game Credits and Biography". MobyGames.
  9. ^ "Real life couple starring in play about adultery at the Bush Theatre". Evening Standard. London. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  10. ^ Rashid Razaq: "Real life couple starring in play about adultery at the Bush Theatre say it made them reflect on marriage". Evening Standard, 22 September 2016
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