Lydia Wilson

Lydia Wilson
Born	(1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 40) Queen's Park, Kilburn, London, England
Education	Queens' College, Cambridge Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)	Actor, radio personality
Years active	2009–present

Lydia Wilson (born 30 November 1984) ^{[1] [2]} is an English-American 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, and as Kate Middleton in the Olivier Award winning King Charles III at the Almeida Theatre, Wyndham's Theatre and Music Box Theatre on Broadway.

Early life

Wilson was born to an American mother, who was an ex-model turned philosophy teacher, and to an English advertising executive father, ^[3] and was brought up in Queen's Park, Kilburn, London. ^[4] She has said that her acting ambitions came from her grandparents, who were stage actors from New York. She attended Henrietta Barnett School, a state Grammar school in Hampstead Garden Suburb. After completing a foundation course at the Chelsea College of Art and Design, she graduated with an English degree from Queens' College, Cambridge, ^{[5] [3]} then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating with a degree in Acting in 2009. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Career

Wilson made her film debut in the alternative history romance drama Never Let Me Go (2010). ^[8] In 2014, she was included in the London Evening Standard list of the 1,000 most influential Londoners. ^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Never Let Me Go	Hannah
2012	The Tightrope	Herself	Documentary short film
2013	About Time	Catherine "Kit-Kat" Lake
	Columbite Tantalite	Anna	Short film
	Hereafter	Katcher	Short film
2016	Star Trek Beyond	Jessica Wolff / Kalara
	Love Is Thicker Than Water	Vida
2018	Still	Ella
	Dead Birds	Saskia Jensen	Short film
	All Is True	Susanna Shakespeare
	The Plunge	Emily	Short film
2020	Ganef	Mrs. Hirth	Short film
2021	The Score	Sal

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Pete Versus Life	Rachel	Episode: "Fankoo"
	Midsomer Murders	Zoe Stock	Episode: "Master Class"
	Any Human Heart	Monday [10]	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	2 episodes
2014–2016	Ripper Street	Mimi Morton	12 episodes
2018	Requiem	Matilda	6 episodes [11]
2019–2020	Flack	Eve	12 episodes
2023	The Swarm	Sara Thompson	8 episodes
2025	Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue	Sonja Blair	Main role

Theatre

• House of Special Purpose (2009) as Maria
• Pains of Youth (2009) as Desiree
• Blasted (2010) as Cate
• The Heretic (2011) ^[12]
• The Acid Test (2011) as Jessica ^[13]
• 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (2011) as Annabella ^[14]
• Hysteria (2013) as Jessica ^[15]
• King Charles III (2014) as Kate, Duchess of Cambridge ^[16] Olivier Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress
• The Duchess of Malfi (2020) as The Duchess
• Walden (2021) as Cassie
• The 47th (2022) as Ivanka Trump

Radio

• A Tale of Two Cities (2011) as Lucie Manette ^[17]
• An American Rose (2012) as Kathleen Kennedy
• The Bell Jar (2013) Audiobook for BBC Radio
• The Exorcist (2014) as Regan MacNeil ^[18]
• The Letters of Sylvia Plath as Sylvia Plath
• Black Water, An American Story (2019) as Kelly, Nominated for Best Actress, BBC Audio Awards
• Klara and the Sun (2021) as Narrator ^[19]
• Mansfield Park (2022) as Fanny Price
• Happy Birthday, Mr President (2023) as Marilyn Monroe, Nominated for Best Actress, BBC Audio Awards

References

1. "Lydia Wilson". kinoarea.com. Kinoarea. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
2. "Lydia Wilson Actor Born November 30, 1984". watch.plex.tv. Plex . Retrieved 19 June 2025.
3. "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 (magazine) . Retrieved 7 April 2014.
4. Marshall, Charlotte (20 August 2013). "Introducing… Lydia Wilson". officiallondontheatre.com. Society of London Theatre . Retrieved 19 June 2025.
5. "Lydia Wilson Biography". tvguide.com. TV Guide . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
6. "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.
7. Mueller, Matt (November 2009). "Rising Up: Three talented British actresses". mattmueller.co.uk. Wonderland (magazine) . Retrieved 19 June 2025.
8. "Lydia Wilson". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
9. "The 1000". Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
10. Fox, Killian (21 November 2010). "Meet the rising stars of Any Human Heart". The Guardian .
11. "Requiem - Episode guide - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
12. "The Heretic". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
13. "The Acid Test". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
14. "'Tis Pity She's A Whore". Cheek By Jowl. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
15. "Hysteria by Terry Johnson". Hampstead Theatre. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
16. "King Charles III". Vogue. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
17. "A Tale of Two Cities". BBC. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
18. "The Exorcist". BBC. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
19. "Klara and the Sun". BBC. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

External links

• Lydia Wilson at IMDb
• Lydia Wilson at Rotten Tomatoes