Fourteen-year-old Isla Gie from London is starring in the new TV series NCIS: Tony and Ziva which premiered on Paramount Plus on September 4, 2025.  

The 10-part series, which runs on Paramount Plus until October 23, stars original NCIS favourites Michael Weatherley as Tony DiNozzo and Cote de Pablo as Ziva David.  

Isla, a pupil at Lamont Drama School, joins them as their daughter Tali. 

This spin-off of the long running NCIS is set in Europe where Tony reunites with his former colleague Ziva who had previously been thought to be dead. It’s an action-filled romantic drama in which Tony & Ziva are forced back into action when a new threat puts everything they love on the line – including their beloved daughter Tali (Isla Gie).  

Says Isla: “Playing Tali was a great experience. I was able to combine Ziva’s feistiness with Tony’s playfulness. I have a lot of action scenes and really enjoyed the off-screen fight training that I did”.   

Isla’s role in NCIS: Tony and Ziva is just the latest in a long line of successes. She can also be seen as Skirlet in the third season of sci-fi epic Foundation which is out now on Apple TV with the final episode releasing on 12 September. Earlier this year Isla starred as Jason Statham’s daughter Merry Cade in the action feature film A Working Man. This had a successful theatrical release worldwide and is now streaming on Amazon Prime. 

Isla’s credits include: 
Television: 
Foundation (Series 3) on Apple TV 
The Sandman, Netflix 
Mammals, Amazon Prime (playing James Corden’s daughter)  
The Outlaws (Series 1 and 2) BBC (playing Christopher Walken’s grand-daughter 
Slow Horses, Apple TV 
Film: 
A Working Man, written by Sylvester Stallone and starring Jason Statham, on Amazon MGM Studios. Isla plays Jason Statham’s daughter. 
Legend Has It,  Straightwire Entertainment 
Villain, Cowboy Funfair Productions 
Daddy’s Girl, Cardel Entertainment 
Stage: 
Matilda in Matilda the Musical in the Cambridge Theatre, West End 
Cindy-Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, UK Tour 
Little Cosette, UK and Ireland Tour of Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Miserables.  

In addition to acting, Isla is an elite gymnast who has been in the Great Britain squad and has competed in the British Championships. She is also a world champion dancer winning gold medal at this year’s Dance World Cup in Spain.   

Isla’s character Tali is strongly featured in : 

Episode 6 : TX date September 24, 2025  – when the safe house Tali is staying in comes under threat.

Episode 9 – TX date : October 16, 2025 

Episode 10 – TX date October 23, 2025 

Well Done Isla!

Congratulations to all Lamont pupils for their excellent results in their LAMDA examinations – Summer 2025

23 took the exams – 22 Distinctions and 1 high Merit – 15 pupils gained 90+

Trophies were awarded to Zaynab Junior Grade trophy (98 marks), Astrid Middle Grade Trophy 98 (marks), Ethan Senior Grade Trophy (97 marks).

The following pupils were successful :

Introductory 1 Ayyub

Introductory 3 Shanuksai

Grade 1 Zaynab

Grade 2 Isla and Sia

Grade 3 Maryam, Shuddhi, Kiki and Mishka

Grade 4 Timmy, Astrid and Sethumi

Grade 5 Thanushka, Luxsai, Laksmi, Ragavee and Esme

Grade 6 Ethan and Keshaav

Grade 7 Gadowl and Lois

Grade 8 Poppy and Amelie

At the 2025 Alderley Edge Festival of Music, Speech and Drama, Lamont Drama pupils excelled in their classes – and had a fun day too!

Sisters Maryam (9) and Zaynab (7) along with Beracha (9) enjoyed success at the festival.

In other classes, Zaynab won her set verse and own choice verse and came second in prose. a

Maryam won all of her classes – set verse, own choice verse, prose reading.

It was Beracha’s first festival and she got an excellent 2^nd place in her own choice poem and a 3^rd place in her solo acting.

Well done to all 3 girls!!!

What an amazing set of results in our Spring LAMDA exams. Everyone was awarded Distinction – with 17 pupils gaining a fabulous 90+!

Trophies were awarded as follows :- for the highest marks in Junior Grade : Isla, for Middle Grade : Nancy and Maryam, and the Senior Grade trophy was shared by Freddie and Poppy. Well done indeed!

Introductory Level 2 : Shanuksai

Entry : Zaynab

Grade 1 : Sia and Isla

Grade 2 : Barnaby, Mishka, Sharuhi and Maryam

Grade 3 : Sethumi and Timmy

Grade 4 : Lakshmi, Felicity, Nancy and Luxsai

Grade 5 : Vidusshi and Emilia

Grade 6 : Erin

Grade 7 : Taron, Freddie, Poppy and Olivia

Grade 8 : Martha

So proud of you all and for all the hard work that went into gaining these fabulous results!

Lamont Drama pupil and professional actor 13-year-old Isla Gie is starring in the newly-released movie A Working Man in which Isla portrays Merry Cade, the daughter of protagonist Levon Cade, played by Jason Statham. Other cast members include David Harbour, Michael Pena, Jason Flemyng and Arianna Rivas.

Co-written and produced by Sylvester Stallone and directed by David Ayer, the thriller debuted at Number 1 at the USA box office during its opening weekend, earning $15.2 million. Internationally, the film performed well, bringing in approximately $30.5 million worldwide across the three days.

In the movie, Levon (Jason Statham) is a former Royal Marines commando turned construction worker who becomes entangled in a dangerous mission to rescue his boss’s kidnapped daughter.

Isla has been getting some fantastic review for her performance: “The movie has a surprising amount of heart in the moments between Statham, Arianna Rivas and Isla Gie” (Collider).

Another reports: “Every scene between Statham and Gie is a genuine delight as they exercise tender, undeniable rapport. With 11 more books left in the literary series for the adapting, we desperately need one of these sequels per year.”

Others say: “Isla Gie stands out as Levon’s sharp-witted daughter”. “He (Statham) capitalizes on beautiful opportunities to let his guard down in scenes with not only Gie but also Harbour.”

The Hollywood Reporter, says: “The female characters are refreshingly dynamic, including Cade’s young daughter, who seems more than cool with her father’s escapades as long as he returns safely.”

The Boston Globe, says: “Unlike most action-movie actors, Statham is very good at conveying camaraderie with dialogue. His scenes with Gie made me want to know more about their relationship. I felt the same way about his scenes with Harbour.”

Novastream commends Isla’s performance stating: “Isla Gie gives a charming  and heartfelt performance as his daughter, Merry, and steals several scenes along the way.”

Flick Direct, says: “The scene stealer is Gie who is set up perfectly to deliver some terrific oneliners”. Geek News Network, says: “her role adds a nice dose of action and levity.”

Well done, Isla!

We are also looking forward to seeing Isla as 12-year-old Tali David-DiNozzo in the upcoming NCIS spin-off series, NCIS: Tony & Ziva.

Tali is the daughter of former NCIS agents Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva David (Cote De Pablo). Tali is more intuitive and vigilant that the adults around her give her credit for and she’s ready to prove this to them”!

Can’t wait! The series is due to air later this year.

Behind the Scenes During Filming

Congratulations to Kiki (8) from Tunbridge Wells. She was awarded 1^st places for both her verse speaking and prose reading at the recent Tunbridge Wells Arts Festival.

Kiki’s Mum Olu, said: “Kiki had a lovely time on stage. Her presentation was beautiful to watch. When she was called up to collect the award, I overheard a lady saying that ‘she’s amazing, I’ve watched her perform a few times’. This made me really happy and I appreciate all your work with her. She takes in everything you teach her and delivers on stage”.

Adjudicator Jenny Thornton really appreciated Kiki’s comic timing and delivery in her verse speaking performing the poem ‘Food’ :“You became the person in the poem so it brought it to life. You shared the poem with all of the audience. This was so very funny.”

At the prizewinners’ concert, Kiki was congratulated on her successes by the Mayor of Tunbridge Wells, Nancy Warne.

Congratulations to Lamont Drama pupils who recently took part in two competitive Drama Festivals.

At the Lytham Festival, sisters Zaynab, aged 7, and Maryam, aged 9, from Manchester were among those taking part.

Maryam was awarded 2^nd places for her Prose Reading, two poems and solo acting. Zaynab was awarded 1^st places for her poem and solo acting. Together, they were awarded 1^st place for their duologue.

11-year-old Joseph from Formby also entered the Lytham Festival. He placed 1^st for sight reading and received 2^nd places for his solo acting and comedy verse.

Four pupils entered the Coulsdon & Purley Speech & Drama Festival in London. This festival has been running 81 years and this year it had a record number of entries.

Sisters 9-year-old Isla and 11-year-old Lakshmi, from South Croydon enjoyed their day. Isla came 1^st in the Set Poem class and was awarded 2^nd places in the Own Choice Poem class and Prose Reading class. Lakshmi came 1^st with her Own Choice Verse and 2^nd with her Set Poem.

Siblings Esme (10) and Ethan (11), from Purley, came 1st with their duologue. Esme was also awarded 1st place for her Own Choice Poem and Ethan came 1st with his Prose Reading and 2nd for his Solo Acting. Both their acting pieces were judged as ‘Outstanding’.

Congratulations to all!

Latest LAMDA Results

Well done to all pupils who gained the top marks of Distinction across the board!

Trophies for the highest marks in the Junior Grades went to Sharuhi, in the Middle Grades to Vidusshi and in the Senior Grades – to both Ethan and Joseph – Congratulations!

I was delighted that 9 pupils gained 90+ for their exams

Full results as follows:

Entry                    Sia

Grade 1              Sharuhi

Grade 2              Emmanuel, Kiki, Timmy

Gade 3                Beracha

Grade 4              Esme, Thanushka, Nancy, Vidusshi, Ragavee

Grade 5              Ethan, Hallela

Grade 6              Gadowl, Joseph

Grade 8              Sujaani

In the latest set of results – all pupils gained the top mark of Distinction with 7 pupils gaining 94 and over!

Speaking of Verse and Prose

Introductory Stage 3 – Annabelle, Iris and Zaynab

Grade 1 – Maryam

Grade 2 -Sethumi

Grade 3 -Ben

Grade 4 -Fin

Grade 6 – Clara and Olivia

LAMDA RESULTS – SUMMER 2024

THE SPEAKING OF VERSE AND PROSE

All pupils gained the top mark of Distinction – with 21 gaining outstanding marks of 90 and over!

INTRODUCTORY STAGE 1

Ivee-Anne

INTRODUCTORY STAGE 2

Annabelle, Zaynab

INTRODUCTORY STAGE 3

Maryam, Sia

ENTRY

Sharuhi, Emmanuel

GRADE 1

Sethumi, Kiki

GRADE 2

Beracha, Jaylun

GRADE 3

Vidusshi, Felicity, Esme

GRADE 4

Emilia, Hallela

GRADE 5

Joseph, Erin, Gadowl

GRADE 6

Taron, Lois, Freddie, Poppy

GRADE 7

Martha

GRADE 8

Serafina, Agsheyan