Imogen Poots Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a 2018 Olivier Award for best supporting actress
• Gained entrance to the Courtauld Institute of Art, however, she deferred her enrollment in order to pursue acting opportunities
• Started out acting with the Young Blood Theatre
• Quote: "I love the unpredictable, precarious part of [acting]․ It presents these highs and lows that are unbeatable, in what I perceive to be a normal day job․ There's an addiction to it that can be rewarding if it's the right situation․"
• Gained widespread recognition following the release of "28 Weeks Later" in 2007
• Made her stage debut in the 2017 play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
• Originally planned to become a veterinarian, but she fainted while observing her first surgery