Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel (born 2 March 1989 in Southend-on-Sea, England) is an English actress of Dominican, St. Lucian and English descent.
She first acted at the age of 10, in a stage adaptation of Disney's The Lion King. She is best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen's servant, Missandei of Naath, in HBO's Game of Thrones.
Roles:
- The Lion King (1999; Screen-to-Stage Adaptation) as Young Nala
- Hollyoaks (2006-10) as Sasha Valentine
- CASUAL+Y (2011) as Cheryl Hallows
- Misfits (2011) as Charlie
- Game of Thrones (2013-17, 2019) as Missandei
- The Fast and the Furious as Ramsey
- Furious 7 (2015)
- The Fate of the Furious (2017)
- F9 (2021)
- Fast X (2023)
- The Maze Runner Series as Harriet
- Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
- The Titan (2018) as Warrant Officer Tally Rutherford
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) as Deet (voice)
- Holly Slept Over (2020) as Holly
- Die Hart (2020-23) as Jordan
- Army of Thieves (2021) as Gwendoline Starr
- Last Train To Christmas (2021) as Sue Taylor
- The Invitation (2022) as Evie
Tropes and Trivia in her works:
- Dawson Casting: She was cast as a teenager in The Maze Runner Series despite being 25.
- Ms. Fanservice: In Misfits, Game of Thrones, Furious 7, and Holly Slept Over. She wears pretty revealing clothing and or shows partial nudity.
- Promoted Fanboy: Prior to playing Missandei, Nathalie was a fan of the A Song of Ice and Fire books and the first two seasons of Game of Thrones, so she was extremely happy to have been cast in the show starting with the third season.
