Larissa Wilson

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Larissa Wilson
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Wilson in 2007
Born
Larissa Hope Wilson

(1989-05-05) 5 May 1989 (age 35)
Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, England
OccupationActress
Years active2007–2015, 2020–present
Children1

Larissa Hope Wilson [1] (born 5 May 1989) is an English actress and director, best known for her role as Jal Fazer in the first two series of the UK television series Skins (2007-2008). Other credits include Holby City (2008), Kingdom (2009), Tormented (2009). Sparticle Mystery (2011), The Town (2012), Trollied (2012), and Suspects (2014).

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Early life

Wilson was working at New Look, and auditioned for Skins during her lunch break at Oceana (nightclub) in Bristol. [2] Wilson graduated from university with a First Class Degree in Creative Writing and Psychology. [2]

Career

Wilson made her acting debut in 2007 at age 17 when she starred as Jal Fazer in the British teen drama Skins , alongside Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Murray, and Dev Patel. [3]

She appeared in Holby City (2008), [4] Kingdom (2009), [4] and was reunited with Skins co-star April Pearson in the British film Tormented (2009). [4]

She has appeared in Sparticle Mystery (2011), [4] The Town (2012), [4] Trollied (2012), [5] and Suspects (2014). [4]

In 2020 she starred in the BBC Sounds podcast series Murmurs. [6]

She made her directorial debut in 2020 with the short film SHIFT. [7]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007–2008 Skins Jal Fazer 18 episodes
2008 Holby City Rebecca Webster2 episodes
2009 Kingdom Donna1 episode
2011 Sparticle Mystery Anita2 episodes
2012 The Town Sarah1 episode
2012 Trollied Shopper3 episodes [5]
2014 Suspects Kelly Freeman2 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Tormented KhalillahFilm [4]
2010Conviction [8] School girlLead
2011Shirley [9] Iris Bassey [9] TV film
2011The Boarding School Bomber [10] Student [10] TV film
2024We Move [11] AliciaShort film

Director

YearTitleNote
2020SHIFT [12] Short film

References

  1. ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2006 listed birth name as 'Larissa Hope Wilson'.
  2. 1 2 Jackson, Euella (8 September 2017). "Thick-Skinned: Interview with Larissa Hope". Rife Magazine. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Where Are The Skins Cast Now?". Grazia. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Larissa Wilson Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 Guide, British Comedy. "Larissa Wilson". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "BBC Sounds - Murmurs, Three". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Shift (Short 2020) | Short . Retrieved 30 September 2024– via m.imdb.com.
  8. ↑ Hearn, Sam (17 November 2010), Conviction (Short, Drama), Adam Deacon, Larissa Wilson, Bhasker Patel, Omni Productions, retrieved 30 September 2024
  9. 1 2 "BBC Two - Shirley". BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  10. 1 2 "BBC Three - The Boarding School Bomber". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Shortverse. "We Move". Shortverse. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  12. ↑ Silver, Hannah; Wilson, Larissa (5 October 2020), Shift (Short), Jordan Aloye, Kalldean Barton, Georgia Blair-Mangat, Hope Productions, retrieved 30 September 2024
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