Lucy Elise Martin (born 8 June) is an English actress, singer and dancer. She began her career on the West End. On television, she is known for her role in the

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series ''

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'' (2019–2020). Her films include '' The Seed'' (2021) and ''

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'' (2023).

Early life

Martin was born in

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to an English mother and a Scottish father and grew up in Knowle with her two older brothers and younger sister. Martin took ballet classes from as young as three and Stagecoach classes at the age of seven before joining the Solihull Ballet School and West Midlands Youth Ballet. She attended a local school in Knowle and then, at 16, auditioned for and was awarded a musical theatre scholarship to attend

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in Hertfordshire as a boarding student.

Career

At 17, Martin made her professional stage debut and West End debut as a swing in ''

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'' at the Aldwych Theatre she also understudied and played the characters of Penny and Lisa. This was followed by another swing and understudy role on the international tour of '' Mamma Mia''. Martin returned to the West End at 21 for her first major role as Lorraine in '' Jersey Boys'' at the Prince Edward Theatre and then Piccadilly Theatre. In 2014, Martin performed as a dancer for Olly Murs's "Wrapped Up" rendition on '' The X Factor''. She originated the role of Miss M in the world premiere of the rock musical ''27'' at the Cockpit Theatre in 2016, which she also choreographed assisting Arlene Philips. She would reprise her role as Miss M for the show's run at the Union Theatre, co-choreographing with Ryan Lee-Seeger. Martin made her acting television debut as Penny Radcliffe in the 2017 Sky Atlantic drama ''

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''. In 2019, she joined the cast of the History Channel series ''

'' for its sixth and final season as Queen Ingrid. In 2021, Martin made her feature film debut as Valentina in ''The Grand Duke of Corsica'' with

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and had her first lead film role as Deirdre in the science fiction horror film '' The Seed'', which was released on Shudder the following year. This was followed by further film roles as Gilly Belcher in the biopic '' Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher'' and Cartimanda in ''

''. She also appeared in the Sky Atlantic comedy-drama '' I Hate Suzie Too'' and Julia Hoppen and the

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series '' Malpractice'' as Camilla Woodham.

Personal life

In February 2023, Martin became engaged to actor

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Stage

References

External links

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Lucy Martin
at Spotlight {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin Lucy 1991 births Living people 21st-century British dancers Actors from Solihull Actresses from the West Midlands (county) English musical theatre actresses English people of Scottish descent People educated at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts