Eleanor Matsuura
Matsuura at San Diego Comic-Con International 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

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

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

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

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006Breaking and EnteringRuby
2006After the RainLianShort
2007MagiciansWaitress
2012The GrindCharlie (Young Lady)
2013Alan Partridge: Alpha PapaTV Reporter
2013The Love PunchMichaela
2014Blood MoonBlack Deer
2015Spooks: The Greater GoodHannah Santo
2015The Lady in the VanInterviewer
2015Burn Burn BurnPandora
2016The Complete Walk: Antony and CleopatraUnknownShort
2016The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and DisappearedRebecca
2017Lost in LondonLaura
2017Wonder WomanEpione
2017Justice LeagueEpioneUncredited
2018Juliet, NakedCat
2020The One and Only IvanCandace Taylor
2021Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueEpioneUncredited
2022I Used to Be FamousAmber

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005HustleReceptionistEpisode: "The Lesson"
2005Holby CitySuzie FordEpisode: "Damage Limitation"
2005ExtrasProducer's WifeEpisode: "Ben Stiller"
2005A Very Social SecretaryLuzTV movie
2006EastEndersDr. ThorneEpisode: "Episode dated 5 January 2006"
20069/11: The Twin TowersOperator #1TV documentary
2006; 2008DoctorsDiana Coverly
Erika Simms		Episode: "The Real Thing"
Episode: "Hidden Demons"
2007Party AnimalsSallyEpisode: "Episode #1.1"
2007After You've GoneMiss MurrayEpisode: "Ripped Off"
2008Trial & RetributionAngela ClarksonEpisodes: "Conviction: Part 1"
"Conviction: Part 2"
2008Doctor WhoJo NakashimaEpisode: "The Sontaran Stratagem"
2008My FamilyDoctorEpisode: "Neighbour Wars"
2008Lead BalloonIzzyEpisode: "Mistake"
2008; 2012CasualtyJanie Newark
Kelly Leese		Episode: "Someone's Lucky Night"
Episode: "Duty of Care"
2009HunterDI Zoe LarsonEpisodes: "Episode #1.1"
"Episode #1.2"
2009The Old GuysMarianneEpisode: "Marriage"
2009FMJessEpisode: "System Addict"
2010MoneyCherryEpisode: "Episode #1.1"
2011Lunch MonkeysMiss FoxEpisode: "Big Trouble in Little Cranford"
2011SirensTracy KadamEpisode: "Two Man Race"
2011New TricksTiffany HayesEpisode: "Old Fossils"
2011The FadesVicky4 episodes; mini series
2011–2012The Royal BodyguardDanaEpisodes: "The Limping Assassin"
"Bullets over Broad Street"
2012HacksHo Chi Mao FeastTV movie
2012Twenty TwelveDoctorEpisode: "Inclusivity Day"
2012VexedEmmaEpisode: "Episode #2.1"
2013UtopiaBevEpisodes: "Episode #1.1"
"Episode #1.2"
"Episode #1.3"
2013Law & Order: UKSophie CohenEpisode: "Fatherly Love"
2014The SmokeCindyEpisode: "Episode #1.3"
2014SilkElizabeth ForesterEpisode: "Episode #3.4"
2015ResidueAngela Rossi3 episodes; mini series
2015Da Vinci's DemonsMadame Singh6 episodes; recurring (season 3)
2015CuffsPC Donna Prager8 episodes; mini series
2016The Comic Strip Presents RedtopWendi DengTV movie
2016A Midsummer Night's DreamHippolytaTV movie
2017SherlockDI HopkinsEpisode: "The Six Thatchers"
2017–2019Into the BadlandsBaron Juliet Chau6 episodes; recurring role (seasons 2–3)
2018ShetlandDI Jessie ColeEpisode: "Episode #4.5"
"Episode #4.6"
2018–2022The Walking DeadYumiko OkumuraRecurring (Season 9)
Also Starring (Season 10–11)
Main (Season 11)
30 episodes
2019The RookClaudia CliftonEpisodes: "Chapter 1"
"Chapter 2"
2021This Time with Alan PartridgeProfessor Rebecca BurnsEpisode: "Series 2: Episode 6"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2010Doctor Who: The Adventure Game – Shadows of the Vashta NeradaDana Tanaka (voice)
2014Dreamfall ChaptersSaga (Age 35) (voice)
2015Dirty BombKira (voice)
2015Final Fantasy XIV: HeavenswardRanger of Darkness / Yugiri (voice)
2015Star Wars: BattlefrontUnknown (voice)
2016Homefront: The RevolutionUnknown (voice)
2017Ghost Recon: WildlandsWeaver (Female) (voice)
2017Mass Effect: AndromedaAdditional Voices (voice)
2017Final Fantasy XIV: StormbloodYugiri (English version, voice)
2017Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2Unknown (voice)
2017Star Wars: Battlefront IIUnknown (voice)
2017Planet of the Apes: Last FrontierOaka (voice)
2018World of Warcraft: Battle for AzerothUnknown (voice)
TBASquadron 42August Beck (voice)

References

  1. ↑ "New Client: Eleanor Matsuura". The Joneses Voice Agency. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Dara Chau: Getting to Know Film & TV Actress Eleanor Matsuura. Prestige, 4 March 2019
  3. 1 2 "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.
  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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