Nicôle Lecky is a British actress, singer and writer. She is best known for her 2018 play '' Superhoe'' and its 2022 TV-series adaption '' Mood''.

Early life

Lecky (born 1990) grew up in Stratford,

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. She is English-Jamaican and has siblings. Her father was an electrician and former DJ, and her mother a mental-health nurse. Lecky studied for a time at

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, but graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. At age 18, she was signed by a theatrical agent. Her mother died when Lecky was 19.

Work

Lecky has written for the soap opera ''

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'', and her acting roles include the TV-series ''

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'', '' Fresh Meat'', '' Sense8'' and '' Death in Paradise''. She directed ''The Moor Girl'', a short film. Her 2018 play ''Superhoe'' was a collaboration between the

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and the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Jade Lewis. Lecky wrote and performed the

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, and collaborated with British rapper The Last Skeptik on the play's music. ''Superhoe'' follows the life of twenty-four year-old Sasha, and Lecky plays several characters. She was inspired by a website that posted personal information on Instagram women involved in sex work. Playwright Levi David Addai, who mentored Lecky around 2019, said in 2020 that she is "one of the most talented young writers, actresses, singer-songwriters in the country right now." ''Superhoe'' received positive reviews. The ''

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''s reviewer said " ecky isa revelation — singing and rapping eloquently as she delivers a knotty, occasionally grim story with charismatic fluency." ''

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''s reviewer said "It stands squarely in the tradition of Royal Court writing while being its own fresh thing."

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's reviewer said "She knows how to keep the audience on her side with just a backward glance, and her comic timing is superb." ''

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''s reviewer said "Lecky engagingly performs her own writing ... Though rarely surprising, it's a simple story strongly told". ''

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''s reviewer said "...be sure to remember Nicôle Lecky. She’s a star slash genius." ''

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'' reviewer said "The music is terrific, but, if anything, this show could easily use another song. The plot, however, never surprises us even for a moment. ... This is a shame because Sasha has got such sass and spark. You won’t find her at Wetherspoons; you really can’t help but like her." The

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decided to adapt ''Superhoe'' as a TV-series, and the six part musical drama ''Mood'' premiered in 2022 on BBC Three. Lecky played the main character Sasha Clayton, was a series executive producer and writer, and was also involved in creating the music. The characters are those she performed in the play. As part of her script-writing, she interviewed women involved in sex work online. As of 2024, ''Mood'' has a 100% score on the review aggregator

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, based on five reviews. Shortly after the premiere of ''Mood'', Lecky was signed by the United Talent Agency (UTA). She has written a second drama for the BBC, which as of 2023 is untitled. She is part of the cast of the comedy drama '' Sweetpea'', planned to be released in 2024.

Recognition

Lecky was nominated for a Best Writer Stage Debut Award in 2019 for ''Superhoe''. She won the Women in Film and TV Awards' The Netflix New Talent Award in 2022. ''Mood'' won two BAFTA awards, Best Mini-Series and Best Original Music: Fiction. Lecky was also nominated in a third category, Best Emerging Talent: Fiction. Accepting the mini-series award, she said "For me to be here, a working class, mixed, Black woman stood here I'm just really proud of that and I hope it really does inspire the next generation of storytellers." For ''Mood'', she also received a Royal Television Society Craft & Design Award, Music - Original Score, and was nominated for a Royal Television Society Programme Breakthrough Award.

Personal life

As of 2022, she lives in London.

Books

References

External links

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Nicôle & Jade in Conversation
Lecky discusses ''Superhoe'' with director Jade Lewis, 2019 video
Nicôle Lecky is the triple-threat behind your new favourite TV show
2022 interview in ''

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Nicôle Lecky - Writer and Performer
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