Ellie Bindman

Ellie was so determined to achieve her goal of becoming an actress/performer that she applied to Italia Conti and was offered a coveted place, aged 12, after auditioning. She had already had a featured role in 'Frank', a feature film by Richard Heslop, set in Newcastle upon Tyne, and a London Agent had already contacted her parents, having seen the film, to ask to be her Agent. Ellie also attended Arts Ed school, and trained at weekends in dancing and singing with Spirit Young Performers in their elite team. She has had featured roles in BBC's Call The Midwife, ITV's Granchester and BBC's Casualty and BBC Doctors, as well as in 4 feature films;- Frank (nominated Best Film in BIFA), Molly Crows (won Best Drama at Portobello), Soundproof and the short film of Notes on Blindness (award winning at Sundance), Swipe Right and Blonde.Purple, as well as lead in 8 music videos (including Dear Reader's 'Took Them Away' which won Best Music Short at London F Fest) and in 11 short films (three wer