Lydia Wilson (born 30 November 1984) is an English-American actress. Since graduating in 2009 from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she has performed in numerous television and theatre productions including the Olivier Award-winning Blasted by Sarah Kane in 2010 at the Lyric Theatre, and as Kate Middleton in the Olivier Award winning King Charles III at the Almeida Theatre, Wyndham's Theatre and Music Box Theatre on Broadway.
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Early life
Wilson was born to an American mother and an English father, and was brought up in Queen's Park, Kilburn, London. She has said that her acting ambitions came from her grandparents, who were stage actors from New York. She attended Henrietta Barnett School, a state Grammar school in Hampstead Garden Suburb. After completing a foundation course at the Chelsea College of Art and Design, she graduated with an English degree from Queens' College, Cambridge, then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating with a degree in Acting in 2009.
Career
Wilson made her film debut in the alternative history romance drama Never Let Me Go (2010). In 2014, she was included in the London Evening Standard list of the 1,000 most influential Londoners.
Filmography
Theatre
House of Special Purpose (2009) as Maria
Pains of Youth (2009) as Desiree
Blasted (2010) as Cate
The Heretic (2011)
The Acid Test (2011) as Jessica
'Tis Pity She's a Whore (2011) as Annabella
Hysteria (2013) as Jessica
King Charles III (2014) as Kate, Duchess of Cambridge Olivier Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress
The Duchess of Malfi (2020) as The Duchess
Walden (2021) as Cassie
The 47th (2022) as Ivanka Trump
The Maids (2025–2026) as Claire
Radio
A Tale of Two Cities (2011) as Lucie Manette
An American Rose (2012) as Kathleen Kennedy
The Bell Jar (2013) as narrator
The Exorcist (2014) as Regan MacNeil
The Letters of Sylvia Plath as Sylvia Plath
Black Water, An American Story (2019) as Kelly, Nominated for Best Actress, BBC Audio Awards
Klara and the Sun (2021) as Narrator
Mansfield Park (2022) as Fanny Price
Happy Birthday, Mr President (2023) as Marilyn Monroe, Nominated for Best Actress, BBC Audio Awards
Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix (2025) as narrator
