Isla Gie
Isla Gie (born 29th April 2011) is a British actress best known for playing the role of Merry Cade in the film A Working Man alongside Jason Statham..[1][2] She has also appeared in numerous TV series such as The Sandman for Netflix, The Outlaws for Amazon and Slow Horses for Apple TV.[3] In July 2024, Isla was announced as Tali, series regular in NCIS:Tony & Ziva for CBS Studios and Paramount Plus.[4][5]
Early life
Isla Grace Gie was born in Liverpool, England on the 29th April 2011 to her South African father and British mother. She has a younger brother, Campbell who appeared alongside her in Slow Horses.[6] Isla moved to Cyprus with her family when she was 4 years old, returning back to the UK after 3 years.[7][8] Isla has trained in gymnastics and dancing from a young age and has won numerous regional and national titles.[9] Isla was selected for the Great Britain Gymnastics Aspire Squad and Scottish Performance Pathway Programmes in 2024.[10][11] She was selected to represent Scotland in the Caledonia Gymnastics International in 2024 but had to pull out due to conflicts with her filming schedule for Foundation Series 3.[12]
Career
Gie began her career in theatre in 2018 at the age of 7, debuting as Young Eponine in Les Miserables The UK and Ireland tour where she performed in the opening venue at the Leicester Curve Theatre.[13] She subsequently rejoined the tour in 2019 to perform for 6 weeks at the Birmingham Hippodrome as Little Cosette.[14]
In 2019, at the age of 8, Gie was cast as Cindy Lou Who in the UK premier of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical.[15][16] She opened and closed the London run at the New Wimbledon Theatre and continued to perform in cities including Edinburgh, Birmingham, and Salford where she performed in the Gala show.[17] Isla's performance was met with critical acclaim[18][19][20][21][22] with Manchester Evening News identifying her a "stand out star"[23] and Black Country Radio describing her performance as "world-class"[24]
Her television debut was in the 2021 comedy series The Outlaws in which she played the role of Holly for two series. Her mother in the series was played by Dolly Wells and Grandfather played by Christopher Walken.[25] In 2022 Isla also appeared in Slow Horses, The Sandman and the Amazon series Mammals as Greta, daughter of James Corden's character Jamie.[26]
At the age of ten, Gie was cast as Matilda Wormwood in the West End production of Matilda the Musical, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company.[27][28][29] In July 2024, Isla was announced as a series regular on NCIS:Tony & Ziva playing the title character's daughter Tali.[30][31][32]
Isla's other film credits include Suri in Legend Has It (winner of best Sci-Fi/Fantasy feature at the London Independent Film Festival 2025)[33] and Sabra in short film Villain opposite Bella Ramsey.[34][35]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Villain | Sabra | Short Film |
| 2025 | Legend Has It | Suri | WINNER OF: Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Feature - LIFF 2025; Best Producer - Beverly Hills Film Festival 2025 |
| 2025 | A Working Man | Merry Cade | Supporting lead |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | The Outlaws | Holly | Season 1 & 2 - recurring |
| 2022 | Slow Horses | Straun's daughter | Season 1 |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Child Zelda | Season 1 |
| 2022 | Mammals | Greta | Recurring |
| 2025 | Foundation | Skirlet | Season 3 - recurring |
| 2025 | NCIS: Tony & Ziva | Tali | Season regular |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Les Miserables UK and Ireland tour | Young Eponine | Leicester Curve Theatre - Cameron Mackintosh productions |
| 2019 | Les Miserable UK and Ireland tour | Little Cosette | Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre - Cameron Mackintosh Productions |
| 2019-2020 | How The Grinch Stole Christmas the musical | Cindy Lou Who | New Wimbledon Theatre, The Alexandra Theatre Birmingham, The Edinburgh Festival Theatre and The Lowry in Salford. |
| 2022 | Matilda The Musical | Matilda Wormwood | West End Cast, Cambridge Theatre - Royal Shakespeare Company |
Podcast
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Behind The Door | Elsie | Audiobook |
Other
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Girl Who Never Got Bored | The Girl Who Never Got bored | Commercial for Yas Island, Abu Dhabi |
References
- ↑ Stevens, Abigail (2025-01-24). "A Working Man Cast & Character Guide: Who Stars In Jason Statham's Action Movie". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2024-04-08). "Michael Peña, David Harbour, Jason Flemyng & Arianna Rivas Join Jason Statham In David Ayer's 'Levon's Trade'; Amazon MGM Sets Release Date For Black Bear Action Pic Scripted By Sylvester Stallone". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ "Table 2: IMDB results". doi:10.7717/peerj-cs.252/table-2. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ Postlethwait, Hannah (2024-07-19). "NCIS: Tony & Ziva's Cast Update Confirms A Major Franchise First". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ Rice, Lynette (2024-07-15). "'NCIS: Tony & Ziva' Adds New Series Regulars; Production Kicks Off In Budapest". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ "Campbell Gie | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ lamont (2018-07-02). "Lamont Drama in Cyprus!". Lamont Casting Agency. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ lamont (2018-08-28). "# Incredible Isla". Lamont Casting Agency. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ "Isla Gie". TresA. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ "Isla Gie". TresA. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ https://www.creatomatic.co.uk; Clark, Euan (2023-12-20). "Artistic | Performance Programmes Selections 2023-24". Scottish Gymnastics. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ https://www.creatomatic.co.uk; Meiklem, Amy (2024-03-05). "Acrobatic & Artistic | Caledonia International 2024 Team". Scottish Gymnastics. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ lamont (2019-05-13). "Isla Gie shines as Cosette in the UK Tour of Les Misérables". Lamont Casting Agency. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ "Cosette - list of portrayers". Les Misérables Wiki. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ Tossell, Shaun (2019-09-06). "THE GRINCH MUSICAL CAST ANNOUNCEMENT". Theatre Fan. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ "How The Grinch Stole Christmas! musical to embark on UK tour". 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ lamont (2019-11-10). "Isla Gie is Cindy Lou at the London opening of the UK Tour!". Lamont Casting Agency. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ Street, Canal (2019-12-11). "Dr Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!". Canal Street Manchester. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ Scotland, The Reviews Hub- (2019-11-27). "How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh". The Reviews Hub. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ West, The Reviews Hub-North (2019-12-13). "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical – The Lowry, Salford". The Reviews Hub. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ "The Grinch – stealing hearts and making Christmas at the Alex in Birmingham this Yuletide". Bromsgrove Standard. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ "Review: How The Grinch Stole Christmas at The Alexandra, Birmingham". #BrumHour Networking with Birmingham. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ News, Manchester Evening (2019-12-13). "Review: How The Grinch Stole Christmas at The Lowry". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ "REVIEW: How The Grinch Stole Christmas The Musical". Black Country Radio. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ Miller, Julie (2022-03-31). "Don't Do Your Christopher Walken Impression for Christopher Walken". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ Jacobs, Samantha (2022-11-21). "Where You've Seen The Cast Of Mammals Before". Looper. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ "Isla Gie". Matilda the Musical Wiki. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ James, Sarah (2022-03-14). "Matilda The Musical extends its run to May 2023 at the Cambridge Theatre in London | West End Theatre". www.westendtheatre.com. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ "Matilda the Musical extends West End booking period into 2023 and reveals 20th children's cast". 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ Rice, Lynette (2024-07-15). "'NCIS: Tony & Ziva' Adds New Series Regulars; Production Kicks Off In Budapest". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ Williams, Marisa (2025-05-17). "'NCIS: Tony & Ziva' Is Already Breaking Franchise Records Before Its Fall 2025 Debut". Collider. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ Anderson, Hayley (2025-05-10). "NCIS Tony and Ziva fans mistake Tali star for Cote de Pablo's real-life daughter". Daily Express US. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ "London Independent Film Festival – Bringing London the best of international independent cinema for over 20 years". Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ Sparky Tehnsuko | Director and Writer of Villain starring Bella Ramsey and Isla Gie - Real Talk With Sadie. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2025-05-26 – via www.buzzsprout.com.
- ↑ "Villain". Cowboy Funfair. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
Further reading
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- https://deadline.com/2024/04/david-ayer-jason-statham-slyvester-stallone-movie-levons-trade-begins-amazon-mgm-release-date-1235878520/
- https://dwcworld.com/docs/2021/results/live/17_august_2021_results.pdf
- https://number9reviews.blogspot.com/2019/12/theatre-review-how-grinch-stole.html
- https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/dr-seuss-how-t-the-lowry-salf-18560
- https://theatretastic.com/2019/12/04/the-grinch/
- https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/theatre-and-comedy/2019/12/04/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-the-musical-the-alexandra-review/
- https://bouquetsbrickbatsreviews.com/2019/11/27/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-the-musical/
- https://edinburghguide.com/reviews/musicals/dr-seuss-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-the-musical-festival-theatre-review-20289
- https://www.manchestersfinest.com/arts-and-culture/theatre/grinch-stole-show-musical-review/
- https://www.franklymydearuk.co.uk/theatre-review-dr-seuss-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-the-musical-the-lowry-salford/
- https://opening-night.org/2019/12/13/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-the-musical/
- https://www.londontheatre1.com/theatre-news/matilda-the-musical-now-booking-period-to-28-may-2023/
- https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/ncis-tony-ziva-first-look-photos-rcna201690
- https://www.the-express.com/entertainment/tv/171144/ncis-tony-ziva-tali-actress-isla-gie
- https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/04/16/ncis-tony-and-ziva-photos/83087367007/
- https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/830460/first-look-trailer-ncis-tony-ziva-heartbreaking-update/
- https://collider.com/ncis-tony-and-ziva-trailer/
- https://www.tvinsider.com/gallery/ncis-tony-ziva-michael-weatherly-cote-de-pablo-tali-photos/
- https://deadline.com/2025/05/ncis-tony-and-ziva-spinoff-photos-release-date-trailer-1236370404/
- https://deadline.com/2024/07/ncis-tony-ziva-additional-cast-paramount-plus-1236010113/
- https://screenrant.com/ncis-tony-ziva-spinoff-cast-story-updates/
- https://screenrant.com/ncis-tony-ziva-official-trailer/
- https://screenrant.com/ncis-tony-ziva-spinoff-first-images-michael-weatherly-cote-de-pablo/
- https://screenrant.com/ncis-tony-ziva-cast-franchise-first-child-lead/
- https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/ncis-tony-and-ziva-trailer-michael-weatherly-cote-de-pablo-1236387231/
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