Biography - Emma Mackey

Who is Emma Mackey?

Emma Mackey is an actress. The French-British national is well known for starring in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education as Maeve Wiley.

Emma Mackey – Birth, Parents, Siblings

Emma Mackey’s birth took place on 4 January 1996 in Le Mans, France. Born as Emma Margaret Mackey to a French father, Philippe Mackey, a school headmaster, and an English mother, Rachel Mackey. There are no details of her siblings, if she has any. She was raised by her parents in Sablé-sur-Sarthe.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Emma Mackey received her baccalauréat in 2013. She eventually moved to England, where she studied English language and literature at the University of Leeds. She graduated from the same in 2016.

Her ethnicity includes French and English.

Emma Mackey – Boyfriend, Relationship

Mackey had a romantic relationship with actor Dan Whitlam before eventually breaking up.

She went on to date film director and photographer Martin Aleman. She and her boyfriend made their public debut at the 2023 BAFTAs.

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Emma Mackey – Career

Early Days

Mackey began her career as an actress in 2016. Her debut role was in the TV film Badger Lane, followed by a role in 2018’s Summit Fever. She has also starred in the short film Tic (2019) as Jess.

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Films, TV Series

In recent years, Emma Mackey has appeared in the films Death on the Nile (2020) as Jacqueline de Bellefort, Eiffel (2021) as Adrienne Bourgès, The Winter Lake (2020) as Holly, Emily (2022), Barbie (2023), Alpha (2025), and Ella McCay (2025).

Most of all, she is known for starring in the British comedy-drama Sex Education. She has been portraying the main role of Maeve Wiley from 2019 to 2023.

Mackey plays English novelist and poet Emily Brontë in the 2022 biopic Emily.

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Co-stars

On the set of Death on the Nile, Emma Mackey has worked alongside Adam Garcia, Rick Warden, and Tom Bateman.

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Emma Mackey – Net Worth, Salary

Although the net worth and annual salary of Emma Mackey are unknown, it is estimated to have increased as her career has taken off in the last few years.

Emma Mackey – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media sites Instagram and Twitter, Emma Mackey is followed by millions of followers. She is, however, absent from Facebook.

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