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Rose Ayling-Ellis

Rose Ayling-Ellis

Acting

Biography

Rose Lucinda Ayling-Ellis is an English actress. Deaf since birth, she is a British Sign Language user. She is best known for playing the role of Frankie Lewis, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2020–2022).

Known For

EastEnders
4.2

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.

EastEnders

1985
Casualty
6.2

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.

Casualty

1986
The One Show
4.4

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

The One Show

2006
The Last Leg
5.7

Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.

The Last Leg

2013
Loose Women
3.6

A panel of four women discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs to celebrity gossip.

Loose Women

1999
Doctor Who
6.4

The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.

Doctor Who

2024
Who Do You Think You Are?
6.9

A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004
CBeebies Bedtime Stories
7.7

Join a host of different celebrities for a different story read each night just before bedtime.

CBeebies Bedtime Stories

2009
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
7.1

Four different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills.

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018
Ludwig
7.7

John Taylor lives in quiet solitude, designing puzzles for a living, under the nom-de-plume of 'Ludwig'. When his identical twin, James, disappears off the face of the earth, John takes over his brother's identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts.

Ludwig

2024
Reunion
6.4

Recently released prisoner Daniel Brennan embodies the struggle of a man caught between two worlds, unable to fully integrate into the hearing world and shunned by his closest friends and the wider deaf community following his heinous crime. Amidst this isolation, Brennan's only meaningful relationship is with his estranged daughter Carly, who he has not had any contact with since his arrest over a decade ago.

Reunion

2025
Summer of Rockets
6.6

Samuel, a Russian-born Jewish inventor who specialises in the development of hearing aids, is tasked with a secret mission by MI5 to use his technological expertise to contribute to western Cold War efforts. Following the tensions of the space race and the first hydrogen bomb test, Samuel's efforts factor in to the emergence of the modern world.

Summer of Rockets

2019
Code of Silence
6.5

A deaf catering worker who is struggling to make ends meet is called upon by a police detective superintendent to lip-read the conversations of criminals.

Code of Silence

2025
Doctor Who: Unleashed
6.6

Following the same format of Doctor Who: Confidential, Steffan Powell takes audiences behind the scenes of each episode of BBC's Doctor Who.

Doctor Who: Unleashed

2024
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
N/A

Taskmaster Greg Davies and his fiendish elf Alex Horne ring in the new year by tormenting five celebrities with a series of weird, wonderful one-off challenges

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

2021
The Quiet Ones
5.1

A professor and his students perform a dangerous experiment that causes a young woman to lose her sanity.

The Quiet Ones

2014
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square
10.0

Some of Walford’s biggest stars join Stacey Dooley to relive classic scenes, share behind-the-scenes stories and reveal secrets that are normally kept under wraps.

EastEnders: Secrets from the Square

2020
The Coronation Concert
6.0

Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Sir Bryn Terfel, Freya Ridings and many more perform live from Windsor Castle in celebration of Their Majesties' coronation.

The Coronation Concert

2023
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
5.7

It's Christmas and Gemma has hired a lovely cottage in a quaint village. Terry spots that the village has a Santa competition, but things take a dark turn as competitors start being killed off in a host of warped and festive ways.

Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

2023
Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks
N/A

As Rose sets out to prove, it’s never too late to learn. Her ambitious plan to transform the lives of a group of old-timers is full of laughter and tears.

Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks

2025