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Thomasin "Thomy" Lawson | |
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Born | Thomasin Miranda Lawson 21 May 1997 |
Occupation | Actress |
Thomasin Miranda "Thomy" Lawson (born in 1997 in Surrey) is an English actress, currently studying Experimental Psychology in her second year at Bristol University, she attended Surbiton High School for 7 years and during this time was a key participant in the youth programme of the Rose Theatre, Kingston where she has starred in several smaller scale productions as well as in the theatre's critically acclaimed 2014 production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as one of the leading characters: Susan Pevensie. [1]
Upon leaving Surbiton High School she performed in the world premier of STONES, written by Ciaran McConville and produced by GreanTea Productions, as the leading female role: Violet. [2] [3]
Throughout her career as a promising young actress, Thomasin has starred in a number of small scale short films.
Once studying at Bristol University, Thomasin Lawson became involved with the prestigious performances societies: Dramsoc and Spotlights, however she was also heavily involved in smaller scale society productions thoughtout her first year, playing Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Phedra Cox in Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem (play).
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