Lydia Wilson

Lydia Wilson (* 1984 in Queens Park , London ) is a British actress . She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2009 and has since appeared in a number of television series, including Black Mirror, and a number of plays. She won an Olivier Award in 2010 for her role in the play Bombed by Sarah Kane .

Life

Wilson was born in Queen's Park, London, and grew up there to an American mother and an English father. According to her own statement, her ambitions for acting came from her grandparents, both of whom were also stage actors. After taking an undergraduate course at Chelsea College of Art and Design , Wilson studied English at Queens' College, Cambridge . She completed her education at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art .

Career

Wilson made her first film appearance in 2010 in the romantic drama Everything We Had to Give . In 2014, she was included in the list of the 1000 most influential Londoners.

theatre

• House of Special Purpose (2009) as Maria; Chichester Festival Theater
• Pains of Youth (2009) as Desiree
• Blasted (2010) as Cate
• The Heretic (2011); Royal Court Theater , London
• The Acid Test (2011) as Jessica; Royal Court Theater, London
• 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (2011) as Annabella; Barbican , London
• Hysteria (2013) as Jessica; Hampstead Theater, London
• King Charles III (2014) as Kate, Duchess of Cambridge
• The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster (2019/2020); Almeida Theater , London

Filmography (selection)

Movie

• 2010: All We Had To Give (Never Let Me Go)
• 2013: It's all a question of time (About Time)
• 2016: Star Trek Beyond
• 2018: Still
• 2018: All Is True

watch TV

• 2010: Inspector Barnaby ( Midsomer Murders , TV series, episode 13x05)
• 2011: Black Mirror (TV series, episode 1x01)
• 2012: Dirk Gently (miniseries, 2nd episode)
• 2013: Misfits (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2014-2016: Ripper Street (TV series, 12 episodes)
• 2018: Requiem (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 2019: Flack (miniseries, 6 episodes)

radio

• A Tale of Two Cities (2011) as Lucie Manette
• The Exorcist (2014) as Regan MacNeil

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dangerous liaison: Cambridge's own Lydia Wilson on tackling taboos - Cambridge News . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
2. ↑ Rising Up: Three talented British actresses , mattmueller.co.uk. November 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2014. 
3. ^ Profiles: Lydia Wilson . Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
4. ↑ GRADUATE NEWS - LYDIA WILSON AND NYASHA HATENDI . Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 7, 2014. 
5. ↑ Lydia Wilson . Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
6. ↑ The 1000 . In: London Evening Standard . Retrieved November 21, 2014.
7. ^ The Heretic . royalcourttheatre.com. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
8. ^ The Acid Test . royalcourttheatre.com. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
9. ↑ 'Tis Pity She's A Whore . cheekbyjowl.com. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
10. ^ Hysteria by Terry Johnson . hampsteadtheatre.com. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
11. ↑ King Charles III . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
12. ^ A Tale of Two Cities . BBC. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
13. ↑ The Exorcist . BBC. Retrieved April 7, 2014.

Web links

• Lydia Wilson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Lydia Wilson in the German dubbing file