Issy Knopfler

Issy Knopfler
OccupationsActress
Producer
Years active2021-present
TelevisionThe Wayfinders

Issy Knopfler (born 1997 or 1998)[1] is an English television actress and producer. Her television credits include Before We Die (2021-2023) and a lead role in The Wayfinders (2025-present). She is the daughter of actress Kitty Aldridge and musician Mark Knopfler.

Career

In 2019, she filmed a short film directed by Jodhi May entitled Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men in which she appeared alongside James Purefoy.[2]

In 2021, Knopfler appeared as Bianca in Channel 4 series Before We Die alongside Lesley Sharp.[3][4][unreliable source?] She also appeared in the second series, broadcast in 2023.[5] In 2022, she played Alice alongside Emilia Fox and Tara Fitzgerald in Signora Volpe.[6]

In 2023, she played forensic science student Chloe in series 26 of long-running drama series Silent Witness. Knopfler has a lead role in The Wayfinders with Mackenzie Crook, Sam Buchanan and Rowan Robinson. Alongside Buchanan, she launched her own independent production company, Silent Knight, in 2025.[7][8]

Personal life

She is the daughter of Dire Straits musician Mark Knopfler and writer and actress Kitty Aldridge.[9][10] She has a younger sister, Katya.[1] The family lived in the New Forest.[11]

Filmography

Key
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Year Title Role Notes
2021 Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men Young Woman Short
2021-2023 Before We Die Bianca 11 episodes
2022-2024 Signora Volpe Alice 3 episodes
2023 Silent Witness Serena Ross 2 episodes
2025-2026 The Wayfinders Aurora Lead role
TBA Arsenic Lane Molly Starace

References

  1. ^ a b "New baby for Dire Straits frontman: Musician Mark Knopfler is celebrating the birth of a baby daughter, it was announced today". Irish Examiner. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2026. Katya Ruby Rose [...] is the second child for the star and his third wife, Kitty Aldridge. They already have a five-year-old daughter, Isabella.
  2. ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (8 September 2019). "Actor defends film's depiction of teacher's affair with schoolboy". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ Cartmill, Claire (22 June 2021). "Things Liven Up Even More in Before We Die". The Newsletter. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ Watson, Keith (9 June 2021). "Before We Die's Issy Knopfler reveals whether having a famous dad has hindered or helped her: 'I got turned down for job after job'". Metro.
  5. ^ Morris, Lauren (23 June 2023). "Meet the cast of Before We Die". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Emilia Fox's new drama is the perfect watch while you wait for return of Silent Witness". Hello Magazine. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  7. ^ Brown, Nancy (2 January 2023). "Silent Witness The Penitent cast on BBC One: Stars of episodes 1 & 2 of series 26". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  8. ^ Ntim, Zac (28 November 2025). "British Actors Sam Buchanan & Issy Knopfler Launch Indie Label Silent Knight Productions". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ^ Shillcock, Francesca (16 June 2021). "Before We Die: This cast member has a very famous dad – find out more". HELLO!. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  10. ^ Rix, Juliet (7 April 2007). "The novelist Kitty Aldridge and her daughter Issy study the form book at the dog track, then exhaust themselves on sweets and rides at Legoland". Cultureshock. The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Dire Straits legend loses planning battle". Daily Echo. 24 December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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