Modelling in 2008 Deyn's biography claims that she was "spotted" while shopping with fashion designer
Henry Holland in
Kentish Town, London. She then signed with
SELECT Model Management. In May 2007, she was featured on the cover of American
Vogue, alongside
Doutzen Kroes,
Caroline Trentini,
Raquel Zimmermann,
Sasha Pivovarova,
Jessica Stam,
Coco Rocha,
Hilary Rhoda,
Chanel Iman and
Lily Donaldson as "The World's Next Top Models." She has also been featured on the covers of: UK
Vogue, the
Observer Woman supplement,
The Sunday Times Style,
Pop,
Grazia,
Time,
Style & Life,
Vogue Italia and numerous other international publications. She has walked the runways for
Chanel,
Dolce & Gabbana,
Burberry,
Hermés,
Dior,
Lanvin,
DKNY,
Karl Lagerfeld,
Moschino,
Versace,
Michael Kors,
Zac Posen,
Celine,
Roberto Cavalli,
Bottega Veneta,
Proenza Schouler,
Tommy Hilfiger,
Stella McCartney,
Viktor & Rolf,
Max Mara,
Oscar De La Renta,
Ralph Lauren,
Giles Deacon,
Alexander Wang,
Jean Paul Gaultier,
Alberta Ferretti,
Carolina Herrera, and
Yves Saint Laurent. Deyn has appeared in advertisements for
Dior, Burberry,
Emporio Armani,
Calvin Klein,
Moncler,
Anna Sui,
Giorgio Armani,
John Galliano,
Gianfranco Ferré,
Blumarine,
Vivienne Westwood,
Cacharel,
Doc Martens,
Shiseido,
Mulberry,
Paul Smith,
Adidas, and
Reebok. She has been the face of
fragrance The Beat by Burberry,
Gold by Giles Deacon at
New Look replacing
Drew Barrymore,
Jean Paul Gaultier's fragrance
Ma Dame,
Shiseido (replacing
Angelina Jolie),
Rock Me! by Anna Sui, and childhood friend
Henry Holland's label
House of Holland. In 2009, Deyn landed a Uniqlo campaign and appeared in a commercial with
Gabriel Aubry. In May 2008, Deyn was guest editor of
i-D magazine. The issue was devoted to her and includes articles written by and about Deyn, as well as interviews she conducted with fashion designers such as
Vivienne Westwood. Deyn's was on one of the fourteen covers of
V magazine autumn issue. Each cover employs a
head shot of a famous model, either from new models or established
supermodels; it was photographed by
Inez van Lamsweerde and
Vinoodh Matadin. In June 2009, the
Daily Mirror reported that Deyn had quit modeling to spend more time with her then boyfriend, singer-songwriter
Miles Kane. The newspaper quoted a source as saying that modeling had started to bore Deyn and that she had hired an acting agent to pursue an acting career in British
independent films.
Vogue Paris described her as one of the top 30 models of the 2000s. Deyn appeared in the May 2011 British
Vogue editorial, photographed by Tim Walker. In October 2012, Deyn once reiterated that she had retired from modeling in an interview with
The Independent. She stated, "I suppose I have stopped modeling officially. I've not done any for a good long while now. I think it was about four years ago when my feelings were changing towards the industry. I didn't hate it, but I was yearning to do something different. I was on a gradient. It was a gradual thing." She intends to focus on her acting career. Deyn made an appearance on the
Yves Saint Laurent stage in 2015. Deyn later reunited with Burberry, walking the runway for the brand at
London Fashion Week in 2019 and 2024.
Music Deyn provides vocals for the single "Who" by
Five O'Clock Heroes as well as featuring in the video. The single was poorly received by
NME, who gave it only a 2/10. The single charted at No. 109 in the UK. Until recently she was a member of the now defunct group Lucky Knitwear. Deyn's voice can be heard at the beginning of Rihanna's music video for "
We Found Love".
Acting In the 2010 film
Clash of the Titans, Deyn played
Aphrodite, Greek goddess of beauty, love, and sex. In March 2011, Deyn appeared as an owl-bearing warrior in
Woodkid's debut music video, "Iron". In 2012, Deyn starred opposite
Richard Coyle in
Pusher, an English language remake of Nicolas Winding Refn's
Danish film of the same name, where she played Flo, a strong-minded stripper. On 28 February 2012, Deyn played her first role on the West End stage, as Paula in François Archambault's comedy,
The Leisure Society. After receiving excellent reviews for her role in that play, Deyn was cast to play the main character, Chris Guthrie, in a film adaptation of the Scottish novel
Sunset Song. In 2013, Deyn played the lead role in
Electricity, a film adaptation of the novel by
Ray Robinson, about the journey of a young woman with epilepsy. In 2015, she starred in the fantasy-horror thriller film
Patient Zero. In 2017, Deyn began filming
Hard Sun, a pre-apocalyptic crime drama for the BBC at Hanstead Park in
Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire. In 2018, Deyn appeared in the Netflix original movie
The Titan as Dr. Freya and starred in
Alex Ross Perry's
Her Smell as Marielle Hell, bassist for the fictional band Something She.
Design ventures In 2010, Deyn collaborated with her younger sister Emily to create a line of T-shirts and tank tops for high street chain
Uniqlo. In 2012, Deyn began a design partnership with
Dr. Martens called Agyness Deyn for Dr. Martens, a line of accessories, shoes, and clothing. In spring of 2014, she planned to release a third collaboration with the brand. ==Personal life==