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| birth_place = [[Islington]], London, England |
| birth_place = [[Islington]], London, England |
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| nationality = British |
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| occupation = Actress |
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| alma_mater = [[Identity School of Acting]] |
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| years_active = 2019–present |
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'''Lydia Dorothy West''' (born 24 June 1993<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet The Exuberant Young Stars Of Russell T Davies's New '80s-Set Drama, 'It's A Sin'|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/its-a-sin|first=Giles|last=Hattersley|date=11 January 2021|access-date=23 January 2021|website=British Vogue|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B_LJdTlHqlc/?hl=en|title=My middle name is Dorothy and I got to play her in the Wizard of Oz for audible...|author=Lydia West|via=Instagram|date=19 April 2020|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref>) is a British actress. She is known for her |
'''Lydia Dorothy West''' (born 24 June 1993<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet The Exuberant Young Stars Of Russell T Davies's New '80s-Set Drama, 'It's A Sin'|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/its-a-sin|first=Giles|last=Hattersley|date=11 January 2021|access-date=23 January 2021|website=British Vogue|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B_LJdTlHqlc/?hl=en |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/lydiawestie/2290966431755315548 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|title=My middle name is Dorothy and I got to play her in the Wizard of Oz for audible...|author=Lydia West|via=Instagram|date=19 April 2020|access-date=24 January 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the [[BBC One]] series ''[[Years and Years (TV series)|Years and Years]]'' and the [[Channel 4]] series ''[[It's a Sin (TV series)|It's a Sin]]'',<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=21 January 2021|title=Olly Alexander on 'It's A Sin': "There's not been a British Aids drama on this scale ever"|url=https://www.nme.com/tv-interviews/olly-alexander-its-a-sin-years-and-years-2861000|access-date=28 January 2021|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref> the latter of which earned her a BAFTA nomination. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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West is from [[London]]. Her mother is a nurse and her father works in charity. She has an older sister |
West is from [[London]]. Her maternal grandparents are Irish, and her father is from [[Montserrat]].<ref>{{cite podcast|url=https://play.acast.com/s/tablemanners/s11ep8-lydiawest|title=S11 Ep 8: Lydia West|website=Table Manners with Jessie Ware|date=2 March 2021|time=14:00|access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref> Her mother is a nurse and her father works in charity. She has an older sister and an older brother.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blair|first=Olivia|date=22 January 2021|title=Lydia West On 'It's A Sin', Michaela Coel Knowing Her Name And The 'Sex And The City' Reboot|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a35289710/lydia-west-its-a-sin/|access-date=23 January 2021|website=Elle|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite podcast|url=https://soundcloud.com/actonthistv/preview-finding-your-own-way-into-acting-with-years-and-years-actress-lydia-west|title=PREVIEW: Finding YOUR OWN Way Into Acting - With 'Years And Years' Actress Lydia West!|website=Act on This|host=Ross Grant|date=24 May 2019|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CASkv5BHcfo/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/lydiawestie/2311071179506305000 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|title=Vogue Darling: Lydia West|journal=British Vogue|first=Amel|last=Mukbtar|date=May 2020|access-date=24 January 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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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]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Mclaren|first=Bonnie|date=21 January 2020|title=Meet Lydia West, One Of It's A Sin's Breakout Stars|url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/lydia-west/ |
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]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Mclaren|first=Bonnie|date=21 January 2020|title=Meet Lydia West, One Of It's A Sin's Breakout Stars|url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/lydia-west/|access-date=23 January 2021|website=Grazia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Russell|first=Scarlett|title=It's a Sin star Lydia West on the hit Channel 4 drama: 'It's a celebration of life'|newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/its-a-sin-star-lydia-west-on-the-hit-channel-4-drama-its-a-celebration-of-life-mwcvqg2pb|date=31 January 2021|access-date=5 February 2021|issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.you.co.uk/the-ones-to-watch-meet-the-next-generation-of-megastars/|title=The ones to watch: meet the next generation of megastars|journal=You|first=Julia|last= Llewellyn Smith|date=14 February 2021|access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Post graduation from IDSA, West |
Post graduation from IDSA, West was cast as Bethany Bisme-Lyons in [[Russell T Davies]]' 2019 [[BBC One]] and [[HBO]] series ''[[Years and Years (TV series)|Years and Years]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Knight|first=Lewis|date=25 January 2021|title=It's A Sin's Lydia West talks with real-life Jill about AIDS activism in 1980s|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/its-sins-lydia-west-talks-23379460|access-date=28 January 2021|website=mirror|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=10 Home Upgrades From The 'Queer Eye' Collection At Walmart|url=https://www.bustle.com/style/effortless-upgrades-from-the-queer-eye-home-collection-at-walmart|access-date=28 January 2021|website=Bustle|date=24 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She starred in the 2021 [[Channel 4]] series ''[[It's a Sin (TV series)|It's A Sin]]'', also by Davies. She played Jill Baxter, who is loosely based on one of Davies' friends ([[Jill Nalder]]).<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/2021-01-12/its-a-sin-lydia-west-jill-real-life/|title=It's A Sin star Lydia West says her character is based on "inspiring" real-life person|journal=Radio Times|first=Flora|last=Carr|date=12 January 2021|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lobb|first=Adrian|date=22 January 2021|title=Seven reasons why It's A Sin is the most important drama of 2021|url=https://www.bigissue.com/culture/film-tv-radio/seven-reasons-why-its-a-sin-is-the-most-important-drama-of-2021/|access-date=23 January 2021|website=The Big Issue|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=King|first=Jack|date=21 January 2021|title=Why art teaches us more about AIDS than school ever will|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/88ak8g/russell-t-davies-its-a-sin-and-the-lack-of-hiv-aids-history-in-uk-schools|access-date=23 January 2021|website=[[I-D]]|language=en}}</ref> Her performance was described as a "standout" one by ''[[I (newspaper)|i]].''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=14 January 2021|title=Russell T Davies' It's a Sin is a stark reminder that everything, yet nothing, has changed|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/russell-t-davies-its-a-sin-review-stark-reminder-of-1980s-aids-crisis-830695|access-date=23 January 2021|website=[[i (newspaper)|i]]|language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2022, West appeared as Monique Thompson in the [[Apple TV+]] series ''[[Suspicion (2022 TV series)|Suspicion]]'' and Reilly Clayton in [[Mike Myers]]' [[Netflix]] comedy ''[[The Pentaverate]]''. She has roles in the films ''[[Love Again (film)|Love Again]]'' and ''Coffee Wars'',<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Here's Why You Recognise It's A Sin's Jill|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/who-is-lydia-west|first=Sam |last=Ramsden|date=19 January 2021|access-date=23 January 2021|website=Bustle|language=en}}</ref> as well as the series ''Inside Man'' and ''Gray''.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/its-a-sins-lydia-west-patricia-clarkson-espionage-series-gray-1234996243/|title='It's A Sin's Lydia West Joins Patricia Clarkson In Espionage Series 'Gray' For AGC Studios|journal=Deadline|first=Tom|last=Grater|date=7 April 2022|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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| ''[[Dracula (2020 TV series)|Dracula]]'' |
| ''[[Dracula (2020 TV series)|Dracula]]'' |
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| Lucy Westenra |
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| Episode: "The Dark Compass" |
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| ''[[It's a Sin (TV series)|It's a Sin]]'' |
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| Jill Baxter |
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| All 5 episodes |
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| Reilly Clayton |
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| ''[[Inside Man (2022 TV Series)|Inside Man]]'' |
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==Audio== |
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| ''Doctor Who: The Sorcerer of Albion'' |
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| Vivien |
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| [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]: ''[[List of Doctor Who spin off audio plays by Big Finish#Donna Noble: Kidnapped! ( |
| [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]: ''[[List of Doctor Who spin off audio plays by Big Finish#Donna Noble: Kidnapped! (2020)|Donna Noble: Kidnapped!]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/contributors/v/Lydia-West-11407|title=Lydia West - Contributions|website=Big Finish|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> |
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| ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz]]'' |
| ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz]]'' |
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| Dorothy Gale |
| Dorothy Gale |
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| [[Audible (service)|Audible]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bafflegab.co.uk/the-wizard-of-oz/|title=The Wizard of Oz|website=Bafflegab|date=19 April 2020 |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> |
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| [[Monte-Carlo Television Festival]] |
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| Best Actress |
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| ''It's a Sin'' |
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| {{won}} |
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| <ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/monte-carlo-tv-festival-winners-2021-uncle-frank-its-a-sin-lydia-west-1234779647/|title=Monte-Carlo TV Festival Winners: 'Uncle Frank' & 'It's A Sin' Dominate Fiction Field|journal=Deadline|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|date=22 June 2021|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref> |
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| rowspan="2" | [[Broadcasting Press Guild|BPG Awards]] |
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| Best Actress |
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| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/2022/03/bpg-awards-2022-television-and-streaming-nominations/|title=BPG Awards 2022: Television And Streaming Nominations|website=Broadcasting Press Guild|first=Torin|last=Douglas|date=12 March 2022}}</ref> |
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| Breakthrough Award{{efn|Shared.}} |
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| [[2022 British Academy Television Awards|British Academy Television Awards]] |
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| [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] |
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| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bafta-tv-awards-2022-its-a-sin-dominates-1235122248/|title=BAFTA TV Awards: Russell T. Davies' 'It's a Sin' Dominates Nominations|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Alex|last=Ritman|date=30 March 2022|access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:34, 27 May 2024
Lydia West | |
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Born | Lydia Dorothy West 24 June 1993 Islington, London, England |
Alma mater | Identity School of Acting |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2019–present |
Children | 1 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | Love Again | Lisa Scott | |
TBA | Coffee Wars | Bridget | Upcoming |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | |
2024 | Big Mood | Eddie | All 6 episodes |
Audio
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Doctor Who: The Sorcerer of Albion | Vivien | Big Finish: Donna Noble: Kidnapped![19] |
2020 | The Wizard of Oz | Dorothy Gale | Audible[20] |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Monte-Carlo Television Festival | Best Actress | It's a Sin | Won | [21] |
2022 | BPG Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [22] | |
Breakthrough Award[a] | Nominated | ||||
British Academy Television Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [23] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Shared.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "S11 Ep 8: Lydia West". Table Manners with Jessie Ware (Podcast). 2 March 2021. Event occurs at 14:00. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mukbtar, Amel (May 2020). "Vogue Darling: Lydia West". British Vogue. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Mclaren, Bonnie (21 January 2020). "Meet Lydia West, One Of It's A Sin's Breakout Stars". Grazia. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Llewellyn Smith, Julia (14 February 2021). "The ones to watch: meet the next generation of megastars". You. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "10 Home Upgrades From The 'Queer Eye' Collection At Walmart". Bustle. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ King, Jack (21 January 2021). "Why art teaches us more about AIDS than school ever will". I-D. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ramsden, Sam (19 January 2021). "Here's Why You Recognise It's A Sin's Jill". Bustle. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lydia West - Contributions". Big Finish. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "The Wizard of Oz". Bafflegab. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (22 June 2021). "Monte-Carlo TV Festival Winners: 'Uncle Frank' & 'It's A Sin' Dominate Fiction Field". Deadline. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Douglas, Torin (12 March 2022). "BPG Awards 2022: Television And Streaming Nominations". Broadcasting Press Guild.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (30 March 2022). "BAFTA TV Awards: Russell T. Davies' 'It's a Sin' Dominates Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Lydia West at IMDb
- Living people
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actresses from London
- Alumni of the Identity School of Acting
- Audiobook narrators
- Black British actresses
- English people of Irish descent
- English people of Montserratian descent
- English television actresses
- English voice actresses
- Actors from the London Borough of Islington
- 1993 births