Bio
Eva Green is a French actress and model best known for her roles in the feature films Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and Casino Royale (2006) and as Morgan in the fantasy drama television series Camelot, in 2011.
She also has a starring role as Vanessa Ives, a seductive and formidable beauty full of secrets and danger whose supernatural gifts are powerful and useful to those around her, in the television horror series Penny Dreadful.
Green was born in Paris to Swedish/French parentage. Her father is a dentist and her mother is actress and writer Marlene Jobert.
After completing her education at the American School in Paris, Green enrolled in the Webber Douglas School for a foundation course in London, which then led to a two-year drama course at the Eva St. Paul School in Paris.
Green began her career on stage in 2001. She starred in Tucaret directed by Gerard Deshartes and Jalousie En Trios Fax directed by Didier Long, for which she was nominated for Les Molieres (2002) in the category Revelation Theatrale Feminine.
Her screen debut was in 2002 when she was cast as the female lead in Bernardo Bertolucci's critically-acclaimed, The Dreamers. Soon after, she won the ingénue lead in Jean-Paul Salome's blockbuster, Arsene Lupin which also starred Kristin Scott Thomas; and Ridley Scott's epic Kingdom of Heaven alongside Orlando Bloom, Jeremy Irons and Liam Neeson.
In 2006, she starred opposite Daniel Craig in Casino Royale – the 21st film in the James Bond franchise. Green played Vesper Lynd, a mysterious blend of vulnerability and strength. The film was directed by Martin Campbell and also starred Dame Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright and Mads Mikkelsen.
Green starred in New Line's epic The Golden Compass, which is the first in the Philip Pullman trilogy, The Dark Materials.
She was reunited with legendary British producer Jeremy Thomas in the sci-fi thriller Franklyn, which was directed by writer/director Gerald McMorrow. The film is set in contemporary London and also stars Sam Riley and Ryan Phillippe.
Cracks, which was produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Jordan Scott was released in 2009. Also in 2009, Green shot Benedick Fliegauf's Womb.
Green also appeared in David MacKenzie's feature film Last Word, in which she stars alongside Ewan McGregor.
Her work as an ambassador has included campaigns with Armani, Montblanc and Christian Dior, and she has contributed to a number of UNICEF educational programs.
Green lives in London with her border terrier, Griffin.