Lydia Wilson (born 30 November 1984) is an English-American actress. Since graduating in 2009 from the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Sen ...

, she has performed in numerous television and theatre productions including the

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winning ''

Blasted ''Blasted'' is the first play by the British author Sarah Kane. It was first performed in 1995 at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in London. Synopsis The play is set in an expensive hotel room in Leeds. Ian, a foul-mouthed middle-aged tabloid ...

'' by

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in 2010 at the Lyric Theatre.

Early life

Wilson was born to an American mother and an English father and brought up in Queen's Park in London. She has said that her acting ambitions came from her grandparents, who were stage actors. After completing a foundation course at the

Chelsea College of Art and Design Chelsea College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London based in London, United Kingdom, and is a leading British art and design institution with an international reputation. It offers further and higher educat ...

, she studied English at

Queens' College, Cambridge Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Queens' is one of the oldest colleges of the university, founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. The college spans the River Cam, colloquially referred to as the "light s ...

, then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

Career

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

Theatre

* ''House of Special Purpose'' (2009) as Maria * ''Pains of Youth'' (2009) as Desiree * ''

'' (2010) as Cate * '' The Heretic'' (2011) * ''The Acid Test'' (2011) as Jessica * '' 'Tis Pity She's a Whore'' (2011) as Annabella * ''

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'' (2013) as Jessica * ''

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'' (2014) as Kate, Duchess of Cambridge * ''

The Duchess of Malfi ''The Duchess of Malfi'' (originally published as ''The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy'') is a Jacobean revenge tragedy written by English dramatist John Webster in 1612–1613. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, ...

'' (2020) as The Duchess * ''Walden'' (2021) as Cassie * ''

The 47th ''The 47th'' is a 2022 play in blank verse by Mike Bartlett. It was premiered at the Old Vic Theatre, London in March 2022 and tells of an imagined future history focusing on who will become the 47th President of the United States, following Joe ...

'' (2022) as

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Filmography

Television

Radio

* ''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the ...

'' (2011) as

Lucie Manette Lucie Manette is a character in Charles Dickens' 1859 novel ''A Tale of Two Cities''. Overview Lucie is the daughter of Dr. Alexandre Manette. She is wise beyond her years, unfailingly kind, and loving. Her love and protection of her father is ...

* ''

The Exorcist ''The Exorcist'' is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and written for the screen by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel of the same name. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty W ...

'' (2014) as

Regan MacNeil Regan Teresa MacNeil (born April 7, 1959) is a fictional character from William Peter Blatty's horror novel and film adaptation ''The Exorcist'' as a supporting character and its first sequel, '' Exorcist II: The Heretic'', and the sequel televis ...

*''

Klara and the Sun ''Klara and the Sun'' is the eighth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning British writer Kazuo Ishiguro, published on 2 March 2021. It is a dystopian science fiction story. Set in the U.S. in an unspecified future, the book is told from the point o ...

'' (2021) as Narrator

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