# Daisy Lewis
> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Daisy_Lewis
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Daisy_Lewis.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Lewis
> Source revision: 1356625487
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
{{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](/source/London), [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)
| occupation = Actress, writer, director, producer
| alma_mater = [King's College London](/source/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](/source/London).[{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2542922/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0|title=Daisy Lewis|website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb)|access-date=11 April 2022}}]
==Early life==
Lewis was born in [London](/source/London) and grew up in [Dorset](/source/Dorset). She attended [Port Regis School](/source/Port_Regis_School) in [Shaftesbury](/source/Shaftesbury), followed by [DLD College](/source/Abbey_DLD_Colleges_Group) in London. She then studied English Literature at [King's College London](/source/King's_College_London). Before university, she wrote for ''[The Sunday Telegraph](/source/The_Sunday_Telegraph)'' and ''[The Art Newspaper](/source/The_Art_Newspaper)''. She was also a member of the [National Youth Theatre](/source/National_Youth_Theatre).[{{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](/source/London_Evening_Standard)|date= 4 June 2015}}]
==Career==
===Stage===
Lewis started her career at the [Royal Court Theatre](/source/Royal_Court_Theatre) in the [Joe Hill-Gibbins](/source/Joe_Hill-Gibbins) production of ''The Good Family''. She then subsequently performed in [Caryl Churchill](/source/Caryl_Churchill)'s ''Seven Jewish Children'' and ''The Westbridge'' for the Royal Court and worked at The [Young Vic](/source/Young_Vic), the [Hampstead Theatre](/source/Hampstead_Theatre), the [Sheffield Crucible](/source/Sheffield_Crucible), and the [Soho Theatre](/source/Soho_Theatre). In 2026 she performed in Clint Dyer's production of "One flew over the cuckoo's nest" at the [Old Vic](/source/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](/source/After_You've_Gone_(TV_series))'', the "[Gridlock](/source/Gridlock_(Doctor_Who))" episode of ''[Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who)'', ''[Lewis](/source/Lewis_(TV_series))'', ''[From Time to Time](/source/From_Time_to_Time_(film))'', and ''[Pusher](/source/Pusher_(2012_film))''. She then joined ''[Downton Abbey](/source/Downton_Abbey)'' as local schoolteacher Miss Sarah Bunting[{{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](/source/The_Independent)|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=6 November 2017|access-date=11 April 2022}}][{{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](/source/Vanity_Fair_(magazine))|last=Smith|first=Krista|date=29 December 2014|access-date=11 April 2022}}][{{cite web | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/daisy-lewis/ | title=Daisy Lewis|website=[HuffPost](/source/HuffPost) }}] and also played opposite Michael Gambon and Lindsay Duncan in ''[Churchill's Secret](/source/Churchill's_Secret)''.
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007
| ''[After You've Gone](/source/After_You've_Gone_(TV_series))''
| Grace
| Episode: "Let's Get Quizzical"
|-
| ''[Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who)''
| Javit
| Episode: "[Gridlock](/source/Gridlock_(Doctor_Who))"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2009
| ''[Lewis](/source/Lewis_(TV_series))''
| Emma Golding
| Episode: "The Quality of Mercy"
|-
| ''[From Time to Time](/source/From_Time_to_Time_(film))''
| Rose
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[Lotus Eaters](/source/Lotus_Eaters_(2011_film))''
| Saskia
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[Pusher](/source/Pusher_(2012_film))''
| Danaka
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2013
| ''[The Lady Vanishes](/source/The_Lady_Vanishes_(2013_film))''
| Diana
| Television film
|-
| ''[Borgia](/source/Borgia_(TV_series))''
| Maria Diaz Garlon
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''Cry for Me''
| Daisy
|
|-
| 2013–2014
| ''[Downton Abbey](/source/Downton_Abbey)''
| Sarah Bunting
| 8 episodes
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2015
| ''[Sons of Liberty](/source/Sons_of_Liberty_(miniseries))''
| Abigail Adams
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''Warpaint''
| Martha
| Short film
|-
| ''Pypo''
| Valerie
| Episode: "Personal Critiquer"
|-
| 2016
| ''[Churchill's Secret](/source/Churchill's_Secret)''
| [Mary Soames](/source/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}}
{{Authority control}}
{{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
{{UK-stage-actor-stub}}
{{UK-screen-actor-stub}}
---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Daisy Lewis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Lewis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Lewis?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.