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Eleanor Tomlinson will star in the new ITV drama Ordeal By Innocence
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Who’s in the Ordeal By Innocence cast? Christian Cooke, Eleanor Tomlinson, Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor and Matthew Goode

THE drama adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel Ordeal By Innocence has gripped viewers.

But who's in the cast of this crime drama? Let's take a look...

Christian Cooke

 Christian Cooke will star in the new ITV drama Ordeal By Innocence
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Christian Cooke will star in the new ITV drama Ordeal By InnocenceCredit: Getty - Contributor

Christian Cooke, 30, is from Leeds.

He is known for playing Luke Kirkwall in TV series Where The Heart Is.

Christian has also starred in films including Love, Rosie (2014) and Drunk Wedding (2015)

He also played Mercutio in the 2013 film of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet written by Julian Fellowes.

Eleanor Tomlinson

 Eleanor Tomlinson stars in BBC drama Ordeal By Innocence
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Eleanor Tomlinson stars in BBC drama Ordeal By InnocenceCredit: PA:Press Association

Eleanor Tomlinson, 25, is from London.

She starred as Princess Isabelle in Jack The Giant Slayer (2013).

Other acting roles include Isabelle Neville in The White Queen and Demelza in the Poldark remake.

From 2015-2017 she dated her Poldark co-star Ben Atkinson.

Bill Nighy

 Bill Nighy is one of the biggest names in the show
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Bill Nighy is one of the biggest names in the showCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Bill Nighy, 68, is from Surrey.

He is an actor and voice artist and first rose to fame for starring the 1991 BBC mini-series The Men's Room

Bill is probably best known for his role as the has-been popstar Billy Mack in Love Actually.

He has also appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and he voiced the evil rattlesnake Jake in Rango.

Anna Chancellor

 Anna Chancellor plays Rachell Argyll in Ordeal By Innocence
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Anna Chancellor plays Rachell Argyll in Ordeal By InnocenceCredit: Getty - Contributor

Anna Chancellor, 52, is a British actress from London.

She is best known for playing "Duckface" in Four Weddings And A Funeral alongside Hugh Grant.

She also had a prominent role in the series Kavanagh QC and the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.

Anna is a second cousin of the actress Helena Bonham Carter. 

Matthew Goode

 Matthew Goode also appears in Ordeal By Innocence
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Matthew Goode also appears in Ordeal By InnocenceCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Matthew Goode, 39, is from Exeter.

His breakthrough role was in the romcom Chasing Liberty (2004).

Other film roles include Ozymandias in Watchmen and Declan in US romcom Leap Year.

He also starred as Henry Talbot in the final series of Downton Abbey and plays Lord Snowdon in Netflix series The Crown.

Anthony Boyle

 Anthony Boyle has appeared in the Harry Potter series
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Anthony Boyle has appeared in the Harry Potter seriesCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Anthony Boyle, 23, is a Northern Irish actor from Belfast.

He is best known for his role as Scorpius Malfoy in the 2016 play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child.

His performance earned him an Olivier Award for Best Actor In A Supporting Role.

Anthony also plays David Donnelly in the Channel 4 comedy Derry Girls set in Northern Ireland in the 90s.

Ella Purnell

 Ella Purnell is best known for her work in Maleficent and Churchill
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Ella Purnell is best known for her work in Maleficent and ChurchillCredit: Getty - Contributor

Ella Purnell, 21, is an actress and model from London.

She has appeared in various films such as Never Let Me Go (2010) and Disney's Maleficent (2014).

Ella also played Emma Bloom, a teenager who can breath underwater in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Her most notable role to date is as Helen Garrett in the 2017 film Churchill.

Alice Eve

 Alice Eve hit the big time after appearing in Star Trek
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Alice Eve hit the big time after appearing in Star TrekCredit: Getty - Contributor

Alice Eve, 36, is from London.

This will be her second role in an Agatha Christie adaptation having previosuly appeared in Poirot.

In 2004 she starred in Hawking, a film about the late physicist Stephen Hawking, alongside Benedict Cumberbatch.

She has also starred in the film Starter For 10 based on the David Nicholls' novel.

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