Lydia Leonard
Lydia Leonard
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lydia Leonard (born 5 December 1980) is a British actress. She was born in Paris to an Irish mother, a teacher, and Anglo-French father, a financial accountant; she lived in France until the age of five. Originally, Leonard wanted to be a barrister, which she considers to be a profession very similar to acting onstage. Her first acting role was in Nativity spectacle in school, where she played King Herod. Leonard went from Bedales School to graduate from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2003, and then won a BBC Radio Drama Carleton Hobbs bursary. Her radio credits include playing Lady Mabel in a twelve-part adaptation of Anthony Trollope's series of political novels, and Goodwill in The Pilgrim's Progress. On television she had an ongoing role in 50s-set detective series Jericho starring Robert Lindsay, and appeared in True True Lie (2006) and The Long Walk to Finchley (2008), along with a cameo in Rome (2006, The Stolen Eagle), and as a nurse in the BBC's Casualty 1909. Leonard appeared on stage as Polyxena in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hecuba starring Vanessa Redgrave and alongside Francesca Annis in the National Theatre's production of Time and the Conways. In 2005 Leonard appeared as Caroline Cushing in the original Donmar Theatre and West End productions of Frost/Nixon. In 2008 Leonard played a major role in the BBC re-make of The 39 Steps. Part of the Christmas scheduling, its first showing was the most watched program on BBC One on that day. Leonard starred as Cynthia in Joanna Hogg's 2010 feature film Archipelago. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lydia Leonard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Popularity 3.638
Birthday 1981-12-05
Place of Birth Paris, France
Also Known As
Archipelago
2011

Archipelago

The 39 Steps
2008

The 39 Steps

True True Lie
2006

True True Lie

Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon
2013

Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon

Northern Comfort
2023

Northern Comfort

Born Of War
2013

Born Of War

Playdate
2013

Playdate

The Fifth Estate
2013

The Fifth Estate

The Prevailing Winds
2016

The Prevailing Winds

Last Christmas
2019

Last Christmas

Hilary Mantel: Return to Wolf Hall
2020

Hilary Mantel: Return to Wolf Hall

Rome
2005

Rome

Foyle's War
2002

Foyle's War

Jericho
2005

Jericho

Red Election
2021

Red Election

Life In Squares
2015

Life In Squares

The Crown
2016

The Crown

The Line of Beauty
2006

The Line of Beauty

Ten Percent
2022

Ten Percent

Quacks
2017

Quacks

Apple Tree Yard
2017

Apple Tree Yard

Gentleman Jack
2019

Gentleman Jack

Spooks
2002

Spooks

Lucan
2013

Lucan

Absentia
2017

Absentia

Midsomer Murders
1997

Midsomer Murders

We Are Lady Parts
2021

We Are Lady Parts

Ashes to Ashes
2008

Ashes to Ashes

Flesh and Blood
2020

Flesh and Blood

A Very Royal Scandal
2024

A Very Royal Scandal

McDonald & Dodds
2020

McDonald & Dodds