Esmé Creed-Miles

Creed-Miles was born in Barnet, England. She is the daughter of actors Charlie Creed-Miles and Samantha Morton.

Creed-Miles began her acting career as a Shirley Temple impersonator in the film Mister Lonely (2007) directed by Harmony Korine. Her next film appearance came ten years later when she was cast in Clio Barnard's Dark River. She starred as the lead of the 2018 films Pond Life and Undercliffe produced by Open Palm Films.

From 2019 to 2021, Creed-Miles starred as the titular character of the Amazon Prime series Hanna. According to the actress she trained in martial arts six hours a day for months as preparation for her fight scenes in the series. Creed-Miles valued how her role as Hanna enabled her to challenge societal norms about gender and sexuality. Creed-Miles has received positive reviews for her work in the series. Sophie Gilbert in The Atlantic noted that she is "imbuing the character with emotional vulnerability and physical power. Even more striking is how she communicates Hanna's intelligence, how fleet and observant and hyperalert she is."

In 2024, Netflix announced that Creed-Miles would play the role of Delirium of the Endless in the second season of The Sandman. Season 2 aired in July 2025.

In 2025 Creed-Miles starred in Kristen Stewart's directorial debut, The Chronology of Water. The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival in May of 2025 which Creed-Miles attended.

In July of 2025 it was announced that Esmé Creed-Miles would star as Marianne Dashwood alongside Pond Life costar, Daisy Edgar-Jones, in Georgia Oakley's adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.

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In 2023, Creed-Miles walked the runway at London Fashion Week for Simone-Rocha's Fall/Winter Collection.

In 2026, Creed-Miles served on the jury of the Biarritz Film Festival – Nouvelles Vagues, presided over by Kristen Stewart.

Creed-Miles is a lesbian and a feminist. Creed-Miles is engaged to singer-songwriter Daisy Maybe.