Maeve Courtier-Lilley

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Maeve Courtier-Lilley
Born
Aberystwyth, Wales
OccupationActress
Years active2021–present
Television The Red King
The Outpost

Maeve Courtier-Lilley is a Welsh television and film actress.

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Early life

She attended school at Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth. [1] She appeared in stage productions and pantomime in her native Aberyswyth. [2] [3]

Career

She made appearances in long-running British television series Doctors and Casualty on BBC One . [4] She had a recurring role in 2021 on season four of The CW series The Outpost , as Luna. [5] She had a lead role as Anna in the 2022 Welsh-language drama series Persona for S4C from Elin Gwyn, which was nominated for Best TV Drama at the 2023 BAFTA Cymru awards. [6] [7]

In 2023, she played Audrey in the film Gran Turismo . [8] She was said to have brought "immense warmth to a role which may in less capable hands have simply been a forgettable love interest" according to Collider . [9]

She appeared as Vanessa in long-running BBC One series Silent Witness in 2024. [10] She had a main role in the 2024 British television series The Red King , [11] playing Winter, described by The Guardian as the "Island wild child". [12]

In 2025, she was cast in Harlan Coben series Run Away for Netflix. [13]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Doctors Sophia1 episode
2021 The Outpost Luna13 episodes
2022 Casualty Veronica Fairwell2 episodes
2022PersonaAnna6 episodes
2023 Gran Turismo Audrey
2024 Silent Witness Vanessa2 episodes
2024 The Red King Winter Bain6 episodes

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