Lydia Leonard
THEATRE INCLUDES: Onassis (Novello); Time and the Conways (National Theatre); Let There Be Love (Tricycle); Frost/Nixon (Gielgud/ Donmar); Hecuba (RSC) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bristol Old Vic). TELEVISION INCLUDES: “Lucan,†“Ambassadors,†“Da Vinci’s Demons,†“Whitechapel,†“Law & Order: UK,†“Spooks,†“Casualty 1909,†“The 39 Steps,†“Ashes to Ashes,†“Margaret Thatcher,†“Casualty 1907,†“The Line of Beauty,†“Jericho,†“Rome,†“Foyle’s War†and “Midsomer Murders.
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BIO
THEATRE INCLUDES: Onassis (Novello); Time and the Conways (National Theatre); Let There Be Love (Tricycle); Frost/Nixon (Gielgud/ Donmar); Hecuba (RSC) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bristol Old Vic).
TELEVISION INCLUDES: “Lucan,†“Ambassadors,†“Da Vinci’s Demons,†“Whitechapel,†“Law & Order: UK,†“Spooks,†“Casualty 1909,†“The 39 Steps,†“Ashes to Ashes,†“Margaret Thatcher,†“Casualty 1907,†“The Line of Beauty,†“Jericho,†“Rome,†“Foyle’s War†and “Midsomer Murders.â€
FILM INCLUDES: The Fifth Estate, Legendary, Born of War, Archipelago, True and True Lie.
RADIO INCLUDES: Sword of Honour, Arms and the Man, The Seagull, Our Country’s Good and Shylock. Lydia was a winner of the BBC Carleton Hobbs Bursary.
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STAGE CREDITS
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Lydia Leonard
Connection
Movies
[ 2006 ] Dana
[ 2010 ] Cynthia
[ 2013 ] Alex Lang
[ 2013 ] Katie
[ 2014 ] Olivia
[ 2019 ] Marta
TV Shows
Laurie Colson, Journalist, Logan Brandt
Mariana Lawton
[ 2024 ] Jane Rochford
[ 2024 ] Esme Wren
[ 2024 ] Lady Pandora
[ 2024 ] Clarice
[ 2024 ] Lucy Holgate
Awards and Nominations
Lydia Leonard, Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two
Lydia Leonard, Wolf Hall
Lydia Leonard, Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two
Lydia Leonard, Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two
Videos
TV Exclusive: Backstage with Richard Ridge- SAG Foundation Conversations Series with the Cast of WOLF HALL
by Nicole Rosky - 2015-05-10 12:00:48
TV: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of WOLF HALL with Marin Mazzie, Cherry Jones & More!
by TV - Red Carpets - 2015-04-11 09:00:51
TV: The Tudors Takeover Broadway- WOLF HALL Cast Meets the Press!
by Nicole Rosky - 2015-03-10 12:00:02
News
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 22, 2026
Millicent Simmonds, the performer known for her role in Broadway's Grey House and the Quiet Place franchise, turned to the world of dance for her role in the new movie Pretty Lethal.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2023
Read the reviews for Women, Beware the Devil at Almeida Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 20, 2023
Get a first look at rehearsal photos of Women, Beware The Devil at the Almeida Theatre!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2023
Almeida Theatre will present Women, Beware the Devil, starring Leo Bill, Carly-Sophia Davies and more. See the full cast, how to purchase tickets and more!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 6, 2022
The Almeida Theatre has announced initial casting and two new Almeida Young Company productions. Learn more about the lineup here!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2022
All new photos have been released from the gala night of CABARET at the Kit Kat Club on Thursday 27 October. Check them out here!
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 25, 2022
Brown Boys Swim is the winner of the Popcorn Writing Award 2022. Written by Karim Khan (a recipient of Riz Ahmed’s Left Handed Films and Pillars Fund inaugural fellowship and an alumnus of the The North Wall’s ArtsLab programme), this lyrical coming-of-age tale looks at the pressures that surround young Muslim men today.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 4, 2022
Popcorn Group have announced this year’s incredible judging committee along with their longlist of brave and imaginative new plays for the Popcorn Writing Award. Partnering for the first time with BBC Writersroom, Popcorn offers a prize fund of £6,000.
by Marissa Tomeo - May 28, 2022
NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization and one of the world's most respected LGBTQ+ film festivals, has announced the full lineup for its second annual NewFest Pride event - a summer film series returning this year from June 2-6 in a hybrid format featuring a mix of exclusive in-person premieres/panels and virtual screenings. The announcement was made today by NewFest’s Executive Director David Hatkoff and Director of Programming Nick McCarthy.
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 6, 2022
Sundance Now is set to release the first season of the upcoming original comedy series Ten Percent. The show's two-episode premiere is set for Friday, April 29 on Sundance Now and AMC+. An encore airing of the first episode will debut linearly on BBC AMERICA Sunday, May 1 with one episode weekly thereafter.
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jul 20, 2021
The English adaptation of Call My Agent! will keep the sensibilities and premise of the French series, in which the staff of a Parisian talent agency must hustle to keep clients happy after the abrupt death of their founder — all while juggling their own personal and love lives.
by Natalie Fordham - Jul 30, 2018
Charlotte Jones's new play for nearly a decade, The Meeting, is an emotional twister that evokes concerns about female empowerment, treatment of those who are different, and the limitations of religious teachings.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2018
Further casting is announced today for Festival 2018 at Chichester Festival Theatre. Clive Rowe joins Matt Lucas, Caroline Quentin and Alex Young to lead the cast of the musical ME AND MY GIRL, which Daniel Evans directs at the Festival Theatre from 2 July - 25 August. Clive will play Sir John Tremayne, returning to Chichester following his appearance in Kiss Me Kate in 2012 which later transferred to The Old Vic.
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2017
Dates and casting have announced for new National Theatre season!
by Marianka Swain - Sep 18, 2017
We need more waffles in diplomacy. Or rather more personal connections to bridge those vast divides. So believed the Norwegian couple who orchestrated secret peace talks in 1993 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization - a slice of stranger-than-fiction history grippingly dramatised in JT Rogers' play, which deservedly picked up this year's Tony Award.
by BWW News Desk - Sep 8, 2017
The Lincoln Center Theater's critically acclaimed production of OSLO, is now previewing at the National Theatre with press performances on 15, 16, 18 September). The production then transfers to the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End (2 October - 30 December 2017). BroadwayWorld has photos of Toby Stephens in the role of social-scientist Terje Rod-Larsen, Lydia Leonard as his wife, diplomat Mona Juul and Peter Polycarpou as Ahmed Qurie, the former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, below!
by Marianka Swain - Aug 31, 2017
London is never short of theatre temptations, whether West End epics or bold fringe offerings. From starry Sondheim to political plays and a new Florian Zeller, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews...
by BWW News Desk - Aug 16, 2017
The Lincoln Center Theater's critically acclaimed production of OSLO, begins performances at the National Theatre on 5 September (press nights 15, 16, 18 September) and later transfers to the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End (2 October - 30 December 2017).
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 13, 2017
OSLO, which last night won Best Play at the Tony Awards, has its UK premiere later this year at the National Theatre and then transfers to the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End from 30 September to 30 December. Book tickets here from £24
by BWW News Desk - Nov 26, 2015
Completing a trilogy of revelatory Ibsens, Richard Eyre returns to the Almeida Theatre with a new version of LITTLE EYOLF. Jolyon Coy (Alfred) and Lydia Leonard (Rita) lead a cast, which includes Sam Hazeldine (Borgheim), Eve Ponsonby (Asta) and Eileen Walsh (Ratwoman). The production runs tonight now through 9 January 2016 (Press Night: tonight 26 November). BroadwayWorld has a look at the cast in action below!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Lydia Leonard has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Lydia Leonard has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
Lydia Leonard's first West End show was Oslo which opened in 2017
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Wolf Hall, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two.
