<Li> Samantha Barks as Éponine , the Thénardiers ' daughter . Having previously played the role at the 25th Anniversary concert and in the West End production , Barks said `` there was similarities in playing the role -- they 're the same character -- but Eponine in the novel and Eponine in the musical are two kind of different girls , so to me it was the thrill of merging those two together , to get something that still had that heart and soul that we all connect to in the musical , but also the awkward , self - loathing teenager that we see in the novel , trying to merge those two together . '' She found Jackman `` fascinating to learn from , and I feel like that 's the way it should be done '' . </Li>
<Li> Samantha Barks as Éponine , the Thénardiers ' daughter . Having previously played the role at the 25th Anniversary concert and in the West End production , Barks said `` there was similarities in playing the role -- they 're the same character -- but Eponine in the novel and Eponine in the musical are two kind of different girls , so to me it was the thrill of merging those two together , to get something that still had that heart and soul that we all connect to in the musical , but also the awkward , self - loathing teenager that we see in the novel , trying to merge those two together . '' She found Jackman `` fascinating to learn from , and I feel like that 's the way it should be done '' . </Li>
who played eponine in the movie les miserables
who played eponine in the movie les miserables
Samantha Barks
Samantha Barks