
Eleanor Matsuura
Acting
Born 1983-07-16 · Tokyo, Japan
Eleanor Matsuura is a Japanese-born British actress. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, but raised in London, England; she is half-Japanese and half-English. She is best known for her roles as Yumiko in The Walking Dead, Hannah Santo in Spooks: The Greater Good, Bev in Utopia, and as PC Donna Prager in Cuffs. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and graduated in 2004. She worked on stage at the Royal Court Theatre, Old Vic Theatre and several West End theatres. She has also appeared in several British TV dramas, including EastEnders, Thorne, Extras, Holby City, Lead Balloon, Doctor Who and Hustle, as well as British films. She appeared as Isobel in Bull at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
Known for

The Walking Dead
2010 · TV

The Day of the Jackal
2024 · TV

Cuffs
2015 · TV

Dear Life
2026 · TV

Doctor Who
2005 · TV

The Fades
2011 · TV

Utopia
2013 · TV

Shetland
2013 · TV

Residue
2015 · TV

Trial & Retribution
1997 · TV

Feel Good
2020 · TV

Hunter
2009 · TV

Sherlock
2010 · TV

The Royal Bodyguard
2011 · TV

Silk
2011 · TV

New Tricks
2004 · TV

Hustle
2004 · TV

Extras
2005 · TV

Law & Order: UK
2009 · TV

My Family
2000 · TV

Twenty Twelve
2011 · TV

Vexed
2010 · TV

Party Animals
2007 · TV

FM
2009 · TV

The Old Guys
2009 · TV

After You've Gone
2007 · TV