Lu Corfield

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Lu Corfield
Born1979/1980 [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Television Rev.
Doctors
Crazyhead
Clink
In My Skin

Lucy "Lu" Corfield (born 1979 or 1980) is a Welsh actress from Powys, Wales, known for her roles as Freya Wilson in Doctors , Ruth in Last Tango in Halifax and Joyce Edevan in Clink . In 2020, she appeared in the BBC Three series In My Skin . [3]

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Career

Raised in Four Crosses near Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, [4] she became head girl at Welshpool High School. [5] Due to study English at university, she caught the acting bug through appearances with the Montgomeryshire Youth Theatre. After A-Levels, she approached Amnesty International to set up a theatre in education company, with which she toured for two years. [4] She then relocated to London and studied acting at RADA for three years. [6]

Since her graduation, Corfield has worked in both stage and television.

Television roles include Vera , Agatha Raisin , Game of Thrones , Candy Cabs , Rev , EastEnders , The Wrong Mans , Watson and Oliver , Stella , Holby City, Casualty . [2] and Last Tango in Halifax.

In April 2012, Corfield was nominated for the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer for her role as Freya Wilson in Doctors . She returned to the show in 2014 as the character's sister, Lois. [7]

Video game roles include The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture .

Her theatre work includes shows at The Royal Court Theatre, The Young Vic, Soho Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company and with Headlong Theatre.

Corfield is constantly campaigning to improve the rights and visibility of the LGBTQIA Community. She has appeared in the Diversity Role Models Calendar, to show her support towards the prevention of homophobic bullying in UK schools, is a proud Patron of Pride Cymru, and co-founder of House of Pride, a company that creates a platform and spaces for the queer female and non-binary community. [8]

She also appeared in The Green Party's 2014 and 2016 Party Political Broadcasts to show her support for the Party.

In April 2019, it was announced that Corfield was cast in new women's prison drama series, Clink , [9] which is the first-ever scripted drama commissioned for 5Star. She portrays the role of Joyce Edevan, a woman convicted of murdering her girlfriend. She appeared in all ten episode of the first series. It is currently not known if or when the series will return.

In 2019, she appeared in Channel 4's The Accident alongside Sarah Lancashire, Adrian Scarborough, and Ruth Madeley. [10]

In 2020, Corfield worked with Lancashire again and joined the cast of Last Tango in Halifax as Ruth, a colleague and potential new love interest for Sarah Lancashire's character, Caroline. [11] Her portrayal of Ruth was highly acclaimed. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & BoonAnti StudentTelevision film
2011Quiff and BootBootTelevision film
2011RandomJaneTelevision film
2011Isle of SpaggDuck (voice)Short film
2012 The Woman in Black Jannet (voice)Uncredited
2012Sickness & DisabilityHR Manager (voice)Short film
2016Three Women Wait for DeathHesterShort film
2016FirecrackerLotteShort film
2016WyrdoesElsabShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004, 2011–2012, 2014 Doctors Trudi Carter,
Freya Wilson,
Lois Wilson
143 episodes
2005, 2008 Holby City Paula Day, April Gallagher2 episodes
2005 The Golden Hour Mandy AlsopEpisode: "Episode #1.3"
2007, 2009 EastEnders PC Annie Young6 episodes
2009 The Bill Lyn EmeryEpisode: "Backlash"
2009 Comedy Showcase Various CharactersEpisode: "Girl Friday"
2010–2011 Rev. Gemma Harper5 episodes
2011 Candy Cabs Big Pam3 episodes
2011, 2013, 2016 Casualty PC Penny Farraday, Susan Croft, Marie Gilbert3 episodes
2011 Threesome Linda - Sperm Bank ReceptionistEpisode: "Episode #1.1"
2012–2013 Watson & Oliver Various4 episodes
2013Quick CutsCustomerEpisode: "Episode #1.3"
2013 The Wrong Mans Operating NurseEpisode: "The Wrong Mans"
2014 Stella Officer Green3 episodes
2014 The Dumping Ground Nicky RichardsonEpisode: "GI Johnny"
2014 Game of Thrones Mole's Town Madam2 episodes
2015The Devil You KnowMary SibleyEpisode: "Pilot"
2015 Count Arthur Strong Phil's FriendEpisode: "Stuck in the Middle"
2015 Man Down QuizmasterEpisode: "The Health"
2015 Bull FelicityEpisode: "A Fine Example of a Victorian Chess Set (1865)"
2016 Agatha Raisin Janine JuddleEpisode: "Witch of Wyckhadden"
2016 Crazyhead Mercy4 episodes
2017 Vera Jo TraversEpisode: "The Blanket Mire"
2018 Silent Witness Jane Ronald2 episodes
2019 Sex Education Sarah1 episode
2019 Clink Joyce EdevanSeason 1 (10 episodes)
2019 The Witcher MaritesEpisode: "Much More"
2019The CureRuthTV movie
2019 The Accident Gemma Crabbe1 episode
2020 Last Tango in Halifax RuthSeries 5
2020–2021 In My Skin Head TeacherRecurring role
2021 Showtrial Emma HemmingsBBC Television Series
2022 Call the Midwife DS Virginia BarrowEpisode: "Episode #11.1"
2023 Father Brown Moira Barns/Colonel PartridgeEpisode: "The Company of Men"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Lizzie Graves
2015 Tearaway Unfolded Female Gibberish
2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone Iris von Everec
2021 Subnautica: Below Zero Lillian Bench (voice)

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  12. Gardner, Tony (1 March 2020). "Loved watching #LastTangoInHalifax tonight, particularly @LuCorfield stealing the episode. I do find it strange when people get REALLY cross because characters aren't very… nice? This ain't The Waltons, folks. Boom - niche reference, take THAT! X". @Tonygardner. Retrieved 8 March 2020.