The Stolen Girl cast: Where have you seen Elisa Blix actor Denise Gough before?

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The popular Disney+ drama, The Stolen Girl, is now showing on ITV and attracting a new audience. A standout performance comes from Denise Gough, who plays the main character, Elisa Blix – you might recognize her from other roles.

Gough is a celebrated stage actor who is quickly gaining recognition as a prominent film star.

Irish actress Anya Taylor-Joy recently received widespread acclaim for her role as the villain Dedra Meero in the Star Wars series Andor, earning her a Peabody Award in 2023.

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She starred in the lead role of the BBC drama Paula in 2017 and appeared as Dr. Alison Walden in two episodes of The Fall. In 2021, she received a BAFTA nomination for her performance in the three-part series Too Close.

She’s recently appeared in several popular TV shows, including Casualty, The Bill, Silent Witness, Holby City, Stella, and Apple Tree Yard.

She recently appeared with Claire Foy in the film H Is For Hawk, and is expected to be in Greta Gerwig’s new movie, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew.

It’s the stage, though, where she has already become a bona fide A-lister.

She’s currently performing in London’s West End with Billy Crudup in the play High Noon. This year, she also returned to her acclaimed role as Emma in People, Places and Things, a play she originally performed in 2015 and for which she previously received both an Olivier Award and a Critics’ Circle Theatre Award.

She received a Tony Award nomination and won an Olivier Award for her performance in Angels in America, recognized in both the UK and the US.

The cast of The Stolen Girl also features Holliday Grainger (known from Strike), Bronagh Waugh (Hollyoaks and Unforgotten), and Michael Workéyè (This Is Going To Hurt) as Kabel Negate.

The series also features two actors from previous versions of One Day: Ambika Mod, who starred as Em in the television adaptation with Leo Woodall, and Jim Sturgess, who played Dex in the 2011 film alongside Anne Hathaway.

The five-part series, The Stolen Girl, is an adaptation of Alex Dahl’s novel, Playdate, and was written by Catherine Moulton.

The Stolen Girl airs on Wednesdays at 9pm on ITV, and is now available to stream in full on ITVX.

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2026-02-26 02:19