Skye Deva Bennett is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 teen actress, best known for her role as Sarah in the 2008 film

2008 in film

This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...

 Dark Floors

Dark Floors

Dark Floors – The Lordi Motion Picture is a Finnish horror film. The film was released in February 2008 and stars William Hope, Leon Herbert, Philip Bretherton, Ronald Pickup, and Skye Bennett. The film also features all of the Lordi band members playing the monsters. Mr. Lordi has also designed...

, as well as for her role as Martha in The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth (TV miniseries)

The Pillars of the Earth is an eight part 2010 TV miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name. It debuted in the U.S. on Starz and Canada on The Movie Network/Movie Central on July 23, 2010. Its UK premiere was on Channel 4 in October 2010 at 9pm...

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Personal life

Bennett was born in London, England to American parents and moved to Berkshire before her first birthday. She began learning to figure skate at age four and skated competitively until her acting career made it impossible to continue training. Skye began attending the prestigious Jackie Palmer Stage School in 2004. She is a lifelong vegetarian and has a rescue dog and two rescue cats. She is a singer in the acoustic rock band 'Atlas & Anchors' and in a relationship with her band-mate, Sam Brett.

Film

Skye Bennett began acting at the age 10 in Shadow Man

Shadow Man (film)

Shadow Man, is a $15M American action film starring Steven Seagal and Eva Pope, which was released in the United States direct-to-video on June 6, 2006...

, a 2006 Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal

Steven Frederic Seagal is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff. A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan...

 film. She has since then appeared in The Good Night

The Good Night

The Good Night is a 2007 romantic comedy film written and directed by Jake Paltrow. The film stars his sister Gwyneth Paltrow, Penélope Cruz, Martin Freeman, Danny DeVito, Simon Pegg and others...

, Boy A

Boy A (film)

Boy A is a 2007 British film adaptation of Jonathan Trigell's critically acclaimed novel of the same name which shares some similarities with the notorious James Patrick Bulger case...

, It's Alive

It's Alive (2008 film)

It's Alive is a 2008 remake of the Larry Cohen's 1974 horror film of the same name. See It's Alive .- Plot :When Lenore learns that she is pregnant, she leaves graduate school to set up a home with her boyfriend Frank in the country...

, Dark Floors

Dark Floors

Dark Floors – The Lordi Motion Picture is a Finnish horror film. The film was released in February 2008 and stars William Hope, Leon Herbert, Philip Bretherton, Ronald Pickup, and Skye Bennett. The film also features all of the Lordi band members playing the monsters. Mr. Lordi has also designed...

and Against the Dark

Against the Dark

Against the Dark is a 2009 American action and horror film starring Steven Seagal and directed by Richard Crudo.In a post-apocalyptic world, destroyed by a disease, which may or may not turn people into some kind of vampires or zombies, Seagal plays Tao, the leader of a squad of ex-military...

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Television

Bennett appeared as Mina in the film adaptation of the David Almond

David Almond

David Almond is a British children's writer who has written several novels, each one to critical acclaim.-Early life:Almond was born and raised in Felling and Newcastle in post-industrial North East England and educated at the University of East Anglia, he was born in 1951...

 Carnegie Medal

Carnegie Medal

The Carnegie Medal is a literary award established in 1936 in honour of Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and given annually to an outstanding book for children and young adults. It is awarded by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals...

 and Whitbread Children's Award winning book Skellig

Skellig

Skellig is a novel by David Almond, for which Almond was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1998 and also the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award. The book won the 2000 Michael L. Printz Honor from YALSA in the United States...

, which was released in the UK in 2009. She has numerous other television and radio performances, including Holby City

Holby City

Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...

, the 2007 television movie Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes (film)

Ballet Shoes is a 2007 British television film, adapted by Heidi Thomas from Noel Streatfeild's 1936 novel Ballet Shoes. It was produced by Granada Productions and premiered on BBC One on 26 December 2007...

, Doctors and as the mysterious, tarot card reading little girl in series two of Torchwood

Torchwood

Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from...

. She appeared as young Martha in the TV adaptation of Ken Follet's historical novel, The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England. It is set in the middle of the 12th century, primarily during the Anarchy, between the time of the sinking of the White Ship and the...

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Theatre

Bennett's theatrical debut at age 13 was as Nadia in the Peter Flannery

Peter Flannery

Peter Flannery is a British playwright and screenwriter. He was educated at Bath Spa University and is best known for his work while a resident playwright at the Royal Shakespeare Company in the late 1970s and early 1980s...

's translation of Burnt by the Sun at the National Theatre

Royal National Theatre

The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...

, London, in March 2009.
Bennett was also cast in Mark Haddon

Mark Haddon

Mark Haddon is an English novelist and poet, best known for his 2003 novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.- Life and work :...

's new play "Polar Bears

Polar Bears (play)

Polar Bears is a play by British writer Mark Haddon first produced by the Donmar Warehouse in London. Following previews from 1 April 2010, the play opened on 6 April 2010 where it ran until 22 May...

" at London's Donmar Warehouse in Spring 2010.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	Shadow Man Shadow Man (film) Shadow Man, is a $15M American action film starring Steven Seagal and Eva Pope, which was released in the United States direct-to-video on June 6, 2006...	Amanda
2007	The Good Night The Good Night The Good Night is a 2007 romantic comedy film written and directed by Jake Paltrow. The film stars his sister Gwyneth Paltrow, Penélope Cruz, Martin Freeman, Danny DeVito, Simon Pegg and others...	Ballerina Girl
	Boy A Boy A Boy A is the title of a 2004 novel by British writer Jonathan Trigell.-Premise:The book is the story of a child criminal released into society as an adult, taking its title from the court practice of concealing the identity of child defendants....	Angela Milton
2008	Dark Floors Dark Floors Dark Floors – The Lordi Motion Picture is a Finnish horror film. The film was released in February 2008 and stars William Hope, Leon Herbert, Philip Bretherton, Ronald Pickup, and Skye Bennett. The film also features all of the Lordi band members playing the monsters. Mr. Lordi has also designed...	Sarah
	It's Alive It's Alive (2008 film) It's Alive is a 2008 remake of the Larry Cohen's 1974 horror film of the same name. See It's Alive .- Plot :When Lenore learns that she is pregnant, she leaves graduate school to set up a home with her boyfriend Frank in the country...	Nicole
2009	Against the Dark Against the Dark Against the Dark is a 2009 American action and horror film starring Steven Seagal and directed by Richard Crudo.In a post-apocalyptic world, destroyed by a disease, which may or may not turn people into some kind of vampires or zombies, Seagal plays Tao, the leader of a squad of ex-military...	Charlotte
2010	Bleach Bleach Bleach refers to a number of chemicals that remove color, whiten, or disinfect, often via oxidation. Common chemical bleaches include household chlorine bleach , lye, oxygen bleach , and bleaching powder...	Francesca	Short
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Holby City Holby City Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...	Heather Wilson
2007	Ballet Shoes Ballet Shoes (film) Ballet Shoes is a 2007 British television film, adapted by Heidi Thomas from Noel Streatfeild's 1936 novel Ballet Shoes. It was produced by Granada Productions and premiered on BBC One on 26 December 2007...	Young Sylvia
2008	Torchwood Torchwood Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from...	Little Girl	Two episodes
2009	Skellig Skellig (film) Skellig known in North America as Skellig: The Owl Man is a 2009 British fantasy, drama film directed by Annabel Jankel and starring Tim Roth and Bill Milner...	Mina	Tv Movie
2010	Any Human Heart	Gail	Episode 1.3
	The Pillars of the Earth The Pillars of the Earth (TV miniseries) The Pillars of the Earth is an eight part 2010 TV miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name. It debuted in the U.S. on Starz and Canada on The Movie Network/Movie Central on July 23, 2010. Its UK premiere was on Channel 4 in October 2010 at 9pm...	Martha Builder	Mini-series
2011	Holby City Holby City Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...	Amy Reynolds	Episode 8

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