Skye Lourie

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Skye Lourie
Born
Skye Josephine Marshall Lourie

(1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 32)
New Zealand
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Spouse
Joe Drake
(m. 2022)

Skye Josephine Marshall Lourie (born 15 December 1990) is a New Zealand-British actress and playwright. She is known for her role as Elizabeth of Weymouth in the miniseries The Pillars of the Earth (2010). Her films include The Holding (2011) and Farming (2018).

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Early life

Lourie was born in New Zealand, and grew up in Tuscany and Perthshire near the coast. [1] [2] She attended Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire and Hurtwood House in Surrey. [3]

Career

Lourie was 18 [2] when she was cast in her debut television role as Elizabeth of Weymouth in the miniseries adaptation of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth , which aired in 2010. [4] This was followed in 2011 by her feature film debut in The Holding . She also appeared in Guinea Pigs. She guest starred in an episode of the series Hustle (2012). In 2011, she featured in the music video "Time", written by drum-and-bass duo Chase & Status' for their second studio album, No More Idols . [5]

In 2015, Lourie played Bethany Tull in the Syfy television film Lake Placid vs. Anaconda . She wrote and starred in a play titled Elsie Thatchwick, which ran at the Edinburgh Fringe Fringe Festival as well as the Latchmere in London. Lourie worked with director Jamie Patterson on the films Star Dogs (2020) and God's Petting You (2022).

Personal life

Lourie married Joe Drake in July 2022 in Tuscany. [6] She co-founded a London-based catering company with fellow actress Grace Carter. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 The Holding Hannah
2012The FacilityCarmen
2017 The Marker Jess
StarvecrowSkye [8]
2018 Farming Paula
TracksMia
2022God's Petting YouTattoo Girl [9]
TBAKinkedAnthology

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 The Pillars of the Earth Elizabeth of Weymouth8 episodes
2012 Hustle Kat FarmerEpisode: "Curiosity Caught the Kat"
2015 Uncle Belle1 episode
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda Bethany TullTelevision film
No Offence Jogger1 episode
2018 Hard Sun Rebecca LeaverEpisode: "Can You Hear Him Now?"
2020Star DogsAranaTelevision film
2021 The Nevers KatiePilot

Music videos

SongYearArtistNotes
"Time"2011 Chase & Status
"Ashes"2018St. Blue

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Donny's BrainFlea Hampstead Theatre, London
2013Nothing is the End of the WorldJessica Shaw Finborough Theatre, London
2014Everyday Maps for Personal UseMaggie
2018Elsie ThatchwickElsiePlaywright
Edinburgh Fringe Festival / The Latchmere, London

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