--- description: Find out how Bella Ramsey is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2023 TIME100 Next: Bella Ramsey image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb534a504dc8261f5/698a401d4ee262cec531bb76/time100-next-bella-ramsey-2023-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 13, 2023 # Bella Ramsey by Emma D'Arcy  Bella Ramsey Bella RamseyCharlotte Hadden—The New York Times/Redux When I think of Bella Ramsey, the phrase that comes to mind is _radical honesty._ Onscreen and off, their remarkable power is in an outright refusal of pretense or persona, choosing instead the riskier path: candor, generosity, and the bravery to be. The result is a formidable actor, and one of the most charming people you could meet. Bella’s captivating screen presence has been undeniable from the start. Their first professional acting gig, seen by millions, was met with universal acclaim. Bella was only 11. --- ### More from TIME --- In the eight years since, they’ve become an inspiring figure in the LGBTQIA+ community, a radical force for change [within film and TV,](https://time.com/6261963/the-last-of-us-season-2-what-to-expect/ "undefined") and were even nominated for an Emmy. Through it all, they maintained their grounded humility and exquisite, dry humor. As a nonbinary person starting out as an actor, I feared there wasn’t space for me in the mainstream industry. Young trans and gender-nonconforming people coming into film and TV today will know that there is indeed space, in no small part because of Bella. _D’Arcy is an actor_ Bella Ramsey Is on the TIME100 Next 2023 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308464/bella-ramsey/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308464/bella-ramsey/"},"headline":"Bella Ramsey","datePublished":"2023-09-13T11:00:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:18:52.422Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308464/bella-ramsey/","keywords":["TIME 100 Next","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb534a504dc8261f5/698a401d4ee262cec531bb76/time100-next-bella-ramsey-2023-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb534a504dc8261f5/698a401d4ee262cec531bb76/time100-next-bella-ramsey-2023-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308464/bella-ramsey/","name":"Bella Ramsey"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"See Everyone on the TIME100 Next List","description":"TIME100 Next, our annual franchise recognizing the rising leaders in health, climate, business, sports, the arts and more.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/QxIk3IJu/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2023-09-13T11:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/QxIk3IJu.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308464/bella-ramsey/","duration":"PT1M58S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308464/bella-ramsey/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```