Eloise Rakic-Platt played Ella McAvoy in the Doctor Who story Forest of the Dead. She was born Eloise Maria Rakic-Platt, in Hackney, London. She is the fourth daughter and youngest child in her family. Her sister Madeleine played Lilly Frobisher on series 3 of Torchwood. She and her sisters go to Highams Park School in Highams Park.