Lydia Wilson (Actress)

Actress Lydia Wilson has built an eclectic career across stage and screen. She is perhaps best known for playing Princess Susannah in the controversial 2011 Black Mirror episode "The National Anthem." The year before, she gained attention for her starring role in Sarah Kane's play Blasted. In 2021, she starred in the musical heist film The Score. She is English, born in the United Kingdom. Wilson graduated from the University of Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In 2018, she won the Augusta Award for Excellence in Acting. The Evening Standard included her among the 1,000 most influential Londoners of 2014. Her grandparents were stage actors. She worked alongside Kenneth Branagh on the cast of All Is True. At 42, she continues to take on diverse roles.