Williams was born 15 April 1997 in Bristol, England.[1][2] She is the youngest of four children born to Hilary Williams (now Frances), a former university course administrator. She grew up in Somerset.[2] Williams attended Clutton Primary School and Norton Hill SchoolinMidsomer Norton before moving to Bath Dance College to study Performing Arts.[3][4]
Since 2011, Williams has played Arya Stark, a tomboyish young girl from a noble family, in the HBO fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones.[5] Arya was Williams' first role in any professional capacity.[6] She has received critical acclaim for her role in the series.[7][8] Williams continued to garner praise for her performance in the show's second season,[9][10] and HBO submitted her for consideration in the Outstanding Supporting Actress category for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards, although she did not receive a nomination.[11] She won the 2012 Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television, and the Portal Award for Best Young Actor. At 15 years of age, Williams was the youngest actress ever to win in the Best Supporting Actress category.[12] In March 2013, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress and, in November 2013, won the BBC Radio 1 Teen Award for Best British Actor.[13][14] To date she has appeared in all four broadcast seasons, and will reprise the role once more in Season 5.[15]
In 2012, Williams played Loren Caleigh in the BBC series The Secret of Crickley Hall and appeared in a Funny or Die skit titled The Olympic Ticket Scalper.[16] She also appeared in the independent films Heatstroke (2012) and Gold (2013), and the short films Corvidae (2013) and Up On The Roof (2013).[17][18][19][20] In addition, Williams signed on to play Lorna Thompson in the sci-fi film We Are Monsters, which was set for a 2014 release.[21] Williams will also portray Lydia in the British film The Falling, which is set for 2015 release.[22]
As of December 2014, Williams was in talks with Naughty Dog to star as Ellie in the film adaptation of the video game The Last of Us.[23][24]
In January 2015 Williams appeared in one-off Channel 4 docu-drama Cyberbully and in February 2015 she received European recognition with a Shooting Stars Award at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.[25][26]
On 30 March 2015 the BBC announced that Williams is to guest-star in an upcoming episode of Doctor Who.[27]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Up on the Roof | Trish | Short film |
| 2013 | Heatstroke | Josie O'Malley | |
| 2014 | Corvidae | Jay | Short film |
| 2014 | Gold | Abbie | |
| 2014 | The Falling | Lydia | Post-production |
| 2016 | The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Millie | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–present | Game of Thrones | Arya Stark | 33 episodes |
| 2012 | The Secret of Crickley Hall | Loren Caleigh | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken | Didi Pickles (voice) | Episode: "Link's Sausages" |
| 2015 | Cyberbully | Casey | One off Television Drama |
| 2015 | Doctor Who | TBA | Episodes: "The Girl Who Died", "The Woman Who Lived" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Fine Brothers: Teens React | Herself | Part of an on going YouTube series. |
| 2014 | Caspar Lee | Herself | Q&A. |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2011 | Scream Awards | Best Ensemble | Game of Thrones | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | SFX Award | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | EWwy Award[28] | Best Supporting Actress, Drama | Won | |
| Online Film & Television Association Award | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | 65th Berlin International Film Festival | Shooting Stars Award | Won |
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