Lydia West
Born
Lydia Dorothy West

(1993-06-24) 24 June 1993
Islington, London, England
Alma materIdentity School of Acting
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present

Lydia Dorothy West (born 24 June 1993[1][2]) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC One series Years and Years and the Channel 4 series It's a Sin,[3] the latter of which earned her a BAFTA nomination.

Early life

West is from London. Her maternal grandparents are Irish, and her father is from Montserrat.[4] Her mother is a nurse and her father works in charity. She has an older sister and an older brother.[5][6][7]

West trained in ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary dance as a teenager, but quit after a foot injury. After graduating from university with a degree in business, she worked as a personal assistant and trained part-time at Identity School of Acting.[8][9][10]

Career

Post graduation from IDSA, West was cast as Bethany Bisme-Lyons in Russell T Davies' 2019 BBC One and HBO series Years and Years.[11][12] She starred in the 2021 Channel 4 series It's A Sin, also by Davies. She played Jill Baxter, who is loosely based on one of Davies' friends (Jill Nalder).[8][13] Davies called her character "the heart of the story", a view echoed by Jack King of I-D who described the character as the "de facto matriarch".[14][15] Her performance was described as a "standout" one by i.[16]

In 2022, West appeared as Monique Thompson in the Apple TV+ series Suspicion and Reilly Clayton in Mike Myers' Netflix comedy The Pentaverate. She has roles in the films Love Again and Coffee Wars,[8][17] as well as the series Inside Man and Gray.[18]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Love Again Lisa Scott
TBA Coffee Wars Bridget Upcoming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Years and Years Bethany Bisme-Lyons All 6 episodes
2020 Dracula Lucy Westenra Episode: "The Dark Compass"
2021 It's a Sin Jill Baxter All 5 episodes
2022 Suspicion Monique Thompson 4 episodes
The Pentaverate Reilly Clayton All 6 episodes
Inside Man Beth Davenport
2023 Gray Sara Beckham
TBA Big Mood Eddie Upcoming six-part comedy series[19]

Audio

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Doctor Who: The Sorcerer of Albion Vivien Big Finish: Donna Noble: Kidnapped![20]
2020 The Wizard of Oz Dorothy Gale Audible[21]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2021 Monte-Carlo Television Festival Best Actress It's a Sin Won [22]
2022 BPG Awards Best Actress Nominated [23]
Breakthrough Award[lower-alpha 1] Nominated
British Academy Television Awards Best Actress Nominated [24]

Notes

  1. ↑ Shared.

References

  1. ↑ Hattersley, Giles (11 January 2021). "Meet The Exuberant Young Stars Of Russell T Davies's New '80s-Set Drama, 'It's A Sin'". British Vogue. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Lydia West (19 April 2020). "My middle name is Dorothy and I got to play her in the Wizard of Oz for audible..." Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via Instagram.
  3. ↑ "Olly Alexander on 'It's A Sin': "There's not been a British Aids drama on this scale ever"". NME. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "S11 Ep 8: Lydia West". Table Manners with Jessie Ware (Podcast). 2 March 2021. Event occurs at 14:00. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Blair, Olivia (22 January 2021). "Lydia West On 'It's A Sin', Michaela Coel Knowing Her Name And The 'Sex And The City' Reboot". ELLE. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Ross Grant (24 May 2019). "PREVIEW: Finding YOUR OWN Way Into Acting - With 'Years And Years' Actress Lydia West!". Act on This (Podcast). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Mukbtar, Amel (May 2020). "Vogue Darling: Lydia West". British Vogue. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 Mclaren, Bonnie (21 January 2020). "Meet Lydia West, One Of It's A Sin's Breakout Stars". Grazia. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Russell, Scarlett (31 January 2021). "It's a Sin star Lydia West on the hit Channel 4 drama: 'It's a celebration of life'". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Llewellyn Smith, Julia (14 February 2021). "The ones to watch: meet the next generation of megastars". You. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  11. ↑ Knight, Lewis (25 January 2021). "It's A Sin's Lydia West talks with real-life Jill about AIDS activism in 1980s". mirror. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "10 Home Upgrades From The 'Queer Eye' Collection At Walmart". Bustle. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  13. ↑ Carr, Flora (12 January 2021). "It's A Sin star Lydia West says her character is based on "inspiring" real-life person". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  14. ↑ Lobb, Adrian (22 January 2021). "Seven reasons why It's A Sin is the most important drama of 2021". The Big Issue. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  15. ↑ King, Jack (21 January 2021). "Why art teaches us more about AIDS than school ever will". I-D. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  16. ↑ Myers, Justin (14 January 2021). "Russell T Davies' It's a Sin is a stark reminder that everything, yet nothing, has changed". i. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  17. ↑ Ramsden, Sam (19 January 2021). "Here's Why You Recognise It's A Sin's Jill". Bustle. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  18. ↑ Grater, Tom (7 April 2022). "'It's A Sin's Lydia West Joins Patricia Clarkson In Espionage Series 'Gray' For AGC Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "Channel 4 reveal first look and announce the cast joining Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West on comedy series Big Mood (w/t)". channel4.com/press. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "Lydia West - Contributions". Big Finish. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  21. ↑ "The Wizard of Oz". Bafflegab. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  22. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (22 June 2021). "Monte-Carlo TV Festival Winners: 'Uncle Frank' & 'It's A Sin' Dominate Fiction Field". Deadline. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  23. ↑ Douglas, Torin (12 March 2022). "BPG Awards 2022: Television And Streaming Nominations". Broadcasting Press Guild.
  24. ↑ Ritman, Alex (30 March 2022). "BAFTA TV Awards: Russell T. Davies' 'It's a Sin' Dominates Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.