Lydia Wilson

Lydia Wilson (born 30 November 1984) is an English actress. Since graduating in 2009 from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she has performed in numerous television and theatre productions including the Olivier Award winning Blasted by Sarah Kane in 2010 at the Lyric Theatre.

Lydia Wilson
Born	30 November 1984 Queen's Park, London, England
Nationality	British-American
Education	Chelsea College of Art and Design Queens' College, Cambridge Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (2009)
Occupation	Actor, radio personality
Years active	2009–present

Early life

Wilson was born to an American mother and an English father and brought up in Queen's Park in London. She has said that her acting ambitions came from her grandparents, who were stage actors. After completing a foundation course at the Chelsea College of Art and Design, she studied English at Queens' College, Cambridge,[1] then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).[2]

Career

Wilson made her film debut in the alternative history romance drama Never Let Me Go (2010).[3] In 2014, she was included in the London Evening Standard list of the 1,000 most influential Londoners.[4]

Theatre

• House of Special Purpose (2009) as Maria
• Pains of Youth (2009) as Desiree
• Blasted (2010) as Cate
• The Heretic (2011)[5]
• The Acid Test (2011) as Jessica[6]
• 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (2011) as Annabella[7]
• Hysteria (2013) as Jessica[8]
• King Charles III (2014) as Kate, Duchess of Cambridge[9]
• The Duchess of Malfi (2020) as The Duchess

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Never Let Me Go	Hannah	Film debut
2013	About Time	Catherine "Kit-Kat" Lake
	Hereafter	Katcher	Short film
2016	Star Trek Beyond	Jessica Wolff / Kalara
	Love Is Thicker Than Water	Vida
2018	Still	Ella
	All Is True	Susanna Shakespeare
TBA	The Score		Post-production

Television

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Pete Versus Life	Rachel	Episode: "Fankoo"
	Midsomer Murders	Zoe Stock	Episode: "Master Class"
	Any Human Heart	Monday	Episode: "1.3"
2011	South Riding	Muriel Carne	Recurring role
	The Crimson Petal and the White	Elizabeth	Episode: "1.1"
	Black Mirror	Princess Susannah	Episode: "The National Anthem"
2012	Dirk Gently	Jane	Episode: "1.2"
	The Making of a Lady	Emily Fox Seton	Television film
2013	Misfits	Laura	Episodes 2 and 3 in Series 5
2014	Ripper Street	Mimi Morton	Twelve episodes; Series 3 & 5
2018	Requiem	Matilda	Six Episodes[10] Lead Role
2019-2020	Flack	Eve	Series one and two - Six episodes in each series

Radio

• A Tale of Two Cities (2011) as Lucie Manette[11]
• The Exorcist (2014) as Regan MacNeil[12]

References

1. "Dangerous liaison: Cambridge's own Lydia Wilson on tackling taboos". Cambridge News. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
   - Matt Mueller (November 2009). "Rising Up: Three talented British actresses". Wonderland. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
2. "Profile: Lydia Wilson". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
   - "GRADUATE NEWS – LYDIA WILSON AND NYASHA HATENDI". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
3. "Lydia Wilson". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
4. "The 1000". Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
5. "The Heretic". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
6. "The Acid Test". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
7. "'Tis Pity She's A Whore". Cheek By Jowl. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
8. "Hysteria by Terry Johnson". Hampstead Theatre. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
9. "King Charles III". Vogue. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
10. "Requiem - Episode guide - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
11. "A Tale of Two Cities". BBC. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
12. "The Exorcist". BBC. Retrieved 7 April 2014.

External links

• Lydia Wilson at IMDb
• Lydia Wilson at AllMovie
• Lydia Wilson at Rotten Tomatoes