Yasmin Finney

Yasmin Finney is an English actress born on August 30, 2003. She gained recognition for her role as Elle Argent in the Netflix series Heartstopper (2022–present), which earned her a nomination for a Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance. In 2023, she is set to join the cast of Doctor Who. Finney was raised in Manchester by her single mother, along with her half-sister. She has been involved in local theatre productions, including those at the University of Manchester's Sackville Theatre, the Royal Exchange Theatre, and the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. Finney studied performing arts in college and gained a following through her TikTok videos on her experiences as a Black British teenage trans woman before her acting breakthrough.