Bella Maclean

Bella Maclean born 1997 or 1998 is a British actress On television she appeared in the fourth season of the Netflix series Sex Education 2023 and the Disney series Rivals 2024 She is also known for portraying Martha in the 2021 London revival of Spring Awakening Maclean was born in New York City to British parents She spent her early childhood in New York for her parents work before they returned to England and settled in East Sussex when she was 10 In 2020 Maclean graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting Maclean made her professional stage debut as Martha in the 2021 London revival of Spring Awakening at the Almeida Theatre Her performance was described as an eyecatching turn as Martha by theatre critic Fiona Mountford She returned to the stage in 2024 as Bella Wilfer in the National Theatres London Tide a musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend The production was directed by Ian Rickson adapted by Ben Power and music by Powers and PJ Harvey While the play and score received mixed reviews Macleans performance was positively reviewed The official cast recording was released in October In 2023 Maclean made her television debut in two episodes of the BBC One police procedural Silent Witness She joined the cast of the Netflix comedydrama Sex Education for its fourth and final season as Jem She has also appeared in the short films Dragged Up and La La Means I Love You In 2024 Maclean had her breakout role in the Disney adaptation of Jilly Coopers Rivals She portrayed Agatha Taggie OHara the overlooked daughter of Declan Aidan Turner and Maud Victoria Smurfit who struggles with dyslexia while trying to pursue culinary dreams The show was met with widespread critical acclaim while Macleans scenes with love interest Rupert CampbellBlack Alex Hassell were described as engagingly complex