Daisy Lewis

{{short description|British actress, writer and producer (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Daisy Leonora Frances Lewis | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1st January 1985}} | birth_place = London, United Kingdom | occupation = Actress, writer, director, producer | alma_mater = King's College London | years_active = 2007–present }}

'''Daisy Leonora Frances Lewis''' (born 1st January 1985) is a British actress, writer, director and producer from London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2542922/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0|title=Daisy Lewis|website=IMDb|access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>

==Early life== Lewis was born in London and grew up in Dorset. She attended Port Regis School in Shaftesbury, followed by DLD College in London. She then studied English Literature at King's College London. Before university, she wrote for ''The Sunday Telegraph'' and ''The Art Newspaper''. She was also a member of the National Youth Theatre.<ref>{{cite news|first=Louise|last=Jury|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/daisy-lewis-and-jessica-hynes-pay-tribute-to-the-national-youth-theatre-for-their-careers-10296726.html |title=Daisy Lewis and Jessica Hynes pay tribute to the National Youth Theatre for their careers|newspaper=London Evening Standard|date= 4 June 2015}}</ref>

==Career== ===Stage=== Lewis started her career at the Royal Court Theatre in the Joe Hill-Gibbins production of ''The Good Family''. She then subsequently performed in Caryl Churchill's ''Seven Jewish Children'' and ''The Westbridge'' for the Royal Court and worked at The Young Vic, the Hampstead Theatre, the Sheffield Crucible, and the Soho Theatre. In 2026 she performed in Clint Dyer's production of "One flew over the cuckoo's nest" at the Old Vic opposite Olivia Williams, Aaron Pierre and Giles Terera. https://www.oldvictheatre.com/stage/cuckoos-nest/

===Screen=== Lewis' television career began with appearances in ''After You've Gone'', the "Gridlock" episode of ''Doctor Who'', ''Lewis'', ''From Time to Time'', and ''Pusher''. She then joined ''Downton Abbey'' as local schoolteacher Miss Sarah Bunting<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/tatler-daisy-lewis-fun-in-bed-picture-magazine-twitter-apology-downton-abbey-little-black-book-a8039561.html|title=Tatler apologises to Downton Abbey star Daisy Lewis over 'fun in bed' caption|website=The Independent|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=6 November 2017|access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/12/daisy-lewis-vanities|title=Actress Daisy Lewis Wants Artists to Get to Work: 'Just Create'|magazine=Vanity Fair|last=Smith|first=Krista|date=29 December 2014|access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/daisy-lewis/ | title=Daisy Lewis|website=HuffPost }}</ref> and also played opposite Michael Gambon and Lindsay Duncan in ''Churchill's Secret''.

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan="2"| 2007 | ''After You've Gone'' | Grace | Episode: "Let's Get Quizzical" |- | ''Doctor Who'' | Javit | Episode: "Gridlock" |- |rowspan="2"| 2009 | ''Lewis'' | Emma Golding | Episode: "The Quality of Mercy" |- | ''From Time to Time'' | Rose | |- | 2011 | ''Lotus Eaters'' | Saskia | |- | 2012 | ''Pusher'' | Danaka | |- |rowspan="3"| 2013 | ''The Lady Vanishes'' | Diana | Television film |- | ''Borgia'' | Maria Diaz Garlon | 2 episodes |- | ''Cry for Me'' | Daisy | |- | 2013–2014 | ''Downton Abbey'' | Sarah Bunting | 8 episodes |- |rowspan="3"| 2015 | ''Sons of Liberty'' | Abigail Adams | 2 episodes |- | ''Warpaint'' | Martha | Short film |- | ''Pypo'' | Valerie | Episode: "Personal Critiquer" |- | 2016 | ''Churchill's Secret'' | Mary Soames | |- | 2018 | ''Nicholas Kirkwood: Resistance'' | QVC Girl | Short film; also writer and director |- | 2019 | ''Be Good'' | Mummy | Short film |- |rowspan="2"| 2020 | ''Actress'' | | Writer, director, producer |- | ''Rose Pandemic'' | | Director |}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|2542922}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Daisy}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century English actresses Category:Actresses from Dorset Category:Alumni of King's College London Category:National Youth Theatre members Category:English stage actresses Category:British television actresses Category:People educated at Port Regis School Category:People from Westminster Category:Actors from the City of Westminster Category:Actresses from London