Rebecca Ferguson

About

Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström (born 19 October 1983 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actress who grew up bilingual - her mother is British, her father Swedish - and has built a major Hollywood career alongside her European roots. She first caught international attention as Elizabeth Woodville in the BBC miniseries The White Queen (2013), earning a Golden Globe nomination, before Tom Cruise cast her as MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in three Mission: Impossible films. She is also known for playing Lady Jessica in Denis Villeneuve's Dune trilogy and for starring in and executive-producing the Apple TV sci-fi series Silo.

Born:: 19 October 1983 (43 years)
Place of birth:: Stockholm, Sweden

$715M

Dune: Part Two worldwide box office (2024)

Dune: Part Two ranking among highest-grossing films of 2024

92%

Dune: Part Two critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes

What's new

2026-08
Dune: Part Three, in which Ferguson returns as Lady Jessica, is scheduled for release on December 18, 2026.
2026-07
Silo season 3 premiered on Apple TV on July 3, 2026, with Ferguson starring and executive-producing the 10-episode run.
2026-08
The Magic Faraway Tree, a children's fantasy film starring Ferguson, was released on August 21, 2026, and debuted to a 100% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.
2026-03
Ferguson appeared as Romani soothsayer Kaulo in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, released on Netflix on March 20, 2026.
2026-04
Both Mercy (Prime Video) and Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (Netflix) reached the #1 spot on their respective streaming platforms simultaneously, making Ferguson the first star of 2026 with two concurrent #1 streaming hits.