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Meet Sting’s non-binary child Eliot Sumner, who plays Freddie on Netflix’s Ripley: the DJ and actor has starred in films with Daniel Craig and Naomi Watts, and wears Louis Vuitton and Celine ‘fits

Eliot Sumner is one of Sting’s many children. Photos: @eliotsumner/Instagram, EPA
Eliot Sumner is one of Sting’s many children. Photos: @eliotsumner/Instagram, EPA

  • Netflix’s new TV series Ripley follows the story of ‘a grifter [who] is drawn into a world of wealth and privilege after taking a unique job in Italy’, and stars Sting’s non-binary kid, Eliot Sumner
  • Sumner was born in Pisa, Tuscany, in 1990, then grew up in Wiltshire, England; he’s starred in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentleman and A Mouthful of Air with Amanda Seyfried

Netflix’s new TV series Ripley by Steven Zaillian is filmed in black and white and follows the story of “a grifter [who] is drawn into a world of wealth and privilege after taking a unique job in Italy”, according to the streaming platform.

Eliot Sumner appears in new Netflix series Ripley. Photo: @eliotsumner/Instagram
Eliot Sumner appears in new Netflix series Ripley. Photo: @eliotsumner/Instagram

Starring Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn, the production has already drawn plenty of eyeballs, receiving rave reviews and nods of approvals from critics for its stylish and imaginative take on The Talented Mr. Ripley novel by Patricia Highsmith.

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One of the characters, Freddie Miles, has been gaining particular attention. Played by Eliot Sumner, Freddie is “this posh boarding school guy living abroad who’s unapologetically well off, and most of all he’s everything [protagonist] Tom Ripley hates”, the actor told Netflix’s Tudum. “I found that very, very fun to play.”

 

This is one of Sumner’s first major acting roles, and he has already been praised for his impressive performance.

Here’s everything we know about the non-binary actor – whose dad is the legendary Sting. (Sumner has previously used they/them pronouns in various publications, but he/him was used in his recent Netflix interview.)

Eliot Sumner has famous parents

Eliot Sumner joins Hollywood’s nepo baby ranks, being the child of famous musician Sting. Photo: @eliotsumner/Instagram
Eliot Sumner joins Hollywood’s nepo baby ranks, being the child of famous musician Sting. Photo: @eliotsumner/Instagram