Oona Chaplin is a Spanish actress born in Madrid in 1986. She is known for her roles as Talisa Maegyr in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Kitty Trevelyan in the BBC drama The Crimson Field, Zilpha Geary in the series Taboo, and Varang in the Avatar film series. She is a granddaughter of filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and comes from a family with a long history in the arts.
Early life
Chaplin was born in Madrid to actress Geraldine Chaplin and Chilean cinematographer Patricio Castilla. She was named after her maternal grandmother, Oona O'Neill, the fourth and final wife of Charlie Chaplin. Growing up, she lived in several countries because of her mother's film work. At fifteen she began studying at Gordonstoun School in Scotland on a drama scholarship, and later trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 2007.
Career
After graduating, Chaplin worked mainly in British and Spanish films and appeared alongside her mother in several features. Her television roles include Marnie Madden in the BBC period drama The Hour, and Talisa Maegyr in Game of Thrones. In 2025 she played the villain Varang in Avatar: Fire and Ash, directed by James Cameron, who praised her ability to move between different emotional layers of the role.
