Tori Lyons (Victoria Amy Lyons) is an actress from
South Wales
South Wales ( cy, De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, south Wales extends westwards ...
.
Lyons is known for her roles in the
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Welsh Rock music, rock band formed in Blackwood, Caerphilly, Blackwood in 1986. The band consists of cousins James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Sean Moore (musician ...
music videos. The first being "
Show Me the Wonder
"Show Me the Wonder" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released as the lead single from the band's eleventh studio album, ''Rewind the Film'', on 9 September 2013.
Critical reception
The song received posit ...
", opposite
Craig Roberts
Craig Haydn Roberts (born 21 January 1991) is a Welsh actor and director. He is best known for lead roles as Oliver Tate in the coming-of-age comedy-drama film '' Submarine'' (2010) and David Meyers in the series ''Red Oaks'' (2014–2017), and ...
. It went on to win a Q Music Award for best music video. She also starred in the follow-up video "
Anthem for a Lost Cause
"Anthem for a Lost Cause" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It is the second single released from the band's eleventh studio album, '' Rewind the Film''.
Background
Both song and lyrics were written by singer Ja ...
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Lyons debuted nationally for the Amazon Fire TV campaign as the only Welsh actor.
Lyons played Jenny in the ChainWorks Productions and RCT Theatres production of ''Gladiator'' by Laurence Allan.
Her lead debut in short 'Receptive. Totally Receptive' was filmed in 2015. She also filmed experimental short 'Discordance' with the same director, Chris O'Neill in Cork.
She played ‘Daisy’ in
Atithi in London'' directed by
Ashwni Dhir
Ashwni Dhir (born 23 September 1968) is an Indian film director and scriptwriter. He has also written and produced various TV serials for SAB TV
He has directed films like ''One Two Three'' (2008), ''Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?'' (2010), ''Son Of S ...
, alongside
Kartik Aaryan
Kartik Aaryan Tiwari (born 22 November 1990), is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. After pursuing a degree in engineering, he made his acting debut with Luv Ranjan's buddy film ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'' (2011). He went on to star in the ...
in 2016.
Lyons was signed to Gingersnap Models in 2016. She had her first front cover in Welsh Weddings Magazine in the ‘Dare to be Different’ issue.
Lyons was signed by Management 2000 in 2018.
Lyons signed with BBC Sesh in 2019 as a comedy writer and performer. She is known for her political comedy often commenting on societal expectations and inequalities.
Lyons made her television lead debut in BBC Wales comedy sketch show ‘Backwashed’ as part of their ‘Festival of Funny’ in December 2021. Lyons plays the character of ‘Zee’.
References
21st-century Welsh actresses
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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