Suki Waterhouse

Background

Waterhouse was born in Hammersmith, London, England, and was raised in Chiswick, London, the daughter of Elizabeth, a cancer care nurse, and Norman Waterhouse, a plastic surgeon. She has a brother named Charlie, and two younger sisters Madeleine and Imogen, known as Immy, who is also a model.

Pop & Suki

In September 2016, Waterhouse announced the launch of Pop & Suki, a direct-to-consumer Millennial-targeted accessories brand that she co-founded with her best friend Poppy Jamie and CEO Leo Seigal. The focus of the brand is on customization and versatility, and Pop & Suki has since been featured in publications such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, W Magazine, and Elle Magazine.

Celebrities that have worn the brand include Jessica Alba, Lady Gaga, Cara Delevingne, Emily Ratajkowski, Lena Dunham, and Taylor Hill. The brand's signature customizable Camera Bag was referred to by Who What Wear as the "Bag Every It Girl Owns".

For Pop & Suki's launch, the brand took over Mel's Drive-In in Hollywood and converted it into a pop-up pink-themed Pop & Suki Diner.

Modelling

Waterhouse began her modelling career after being discovered in a pub in London when she was 16. When she was 19, her first noted campaign was as a lingerie model for Marks and Spencer.

She is a face of Burberry and Redken. Waterhouse has also modelled for brands like Tommy Hilfiger (alongside sister Immy), Swatch, Lucy in Disguise, H&M, Alice + Olivia, Coast, Max Studio, Sass & bide, Caterina Gatta and Pepe Jeans.

Waterhouse has appeared on the cover of British, Korean, Thai, Taiwanese and Turkish Vogue, Tatler, British and Korean Elle as well as Lucky, L'Officiel, American Marie Claire, French Grazia and 1883 Magazine. Waterhouse has also shot editorials for American, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese Vogue Love Magazine, American Elle, Velour, and Stylist Magazine among others. Waterhouse has also walked the runway for brands including Burberry and Balenciaga and is a regular on the front row at fashion week.

In April 2017, Waterhouse was chosen as the "Mercier Muse" for the makeup brand Laura Mercier.

Acting

In September 2016, it was announced that Waterhouse will star opposite Ansel Elgort in the movie Jonathan.

Waterhouse played Marlene in the sequel The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015), based on the book of the same name. In March 2015 it was announced that Waterhouse had been cast in the role of Arlen in Ana Lily Amirpour's romance thriller film The Bad Batch, co-starring Jim Carrey, Diego Luna, Jason Momoa, and Keanu Reeves. Waterhouse will also play the role of Quintana alongside Kevin Spacey, Emma Roberts and Ansel Elgort in Billionaire Boys Club. In June 2016, it was announced that Waterhouse will play Cecily of York in the Starz miniseries adaptation of the novel The White Princess by Philippa Gregory.

Photography

Waterhouse has shown her photography work at the Eb and Flow gallery in London along with Reggie Yates and Imogen Morris Clarke in an exhibition presented by Next Model Management called 'I'll Be Your Mirror'. In February 2014, she posed completely nude for Dominic Jones Jewelry's autumn/winter campaign at London Fashion Week.

Personal life

Waterhouse dated actor Bradley Cooper for two years. She has been dating Mexican actor Diego Luna since 2015.