Lucy Martin (actress)

Martin was born in Solihull to an English mother and a Scottish father^[1] and grew up in Knowle with her two older brothers and younger sister. Martin took ballet classes from as young as three and Stagecoach classes at the age of seven before joining the Solihull Ballet School and West Midlands Youth Ballet. She attended a local school in Knowle and then, at 16, auditioned for and was awarded a musical theatre scholarship to attend Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire as a boarding student.^[2]

At 17, Martin made her professional stage debut and West End debut as a swing in Dirty Dancing at the Aldwych Theatre she also understudied and played the characters of Penny and Lisa.^[3] This was followed by another swing and understudy role on the international tour of Mamma Mia. Martin returned to the West End at 21 for her first major role as Lorraine in Jersey Boys at the Prince Edward Theatre and then Piccadilly Theatre.^[4][5]

In 2014, Martin performed as a dancer for Olly Murs's "Wrapped Up" rendition on The X Factor.^[6] She originated the role of Miss M in the world premiere of the rock musical 27 at the Cockpit Theatre in 2016, which she also choreographed assisting Arlene Philips.^[7] She would reprise her role as Miss M for the show's run at the Union Theatre, co-choreographing with Ryan Lee-Seeger.

Martin made her acting television debut as Penny Radcliffe in the 2017 Sky Atlantic drama Riviera.^[8] In 2019, she joined the cast of the History Channel series Vikings for its sixth and final season as Queen Ingrid.^[9]

In 2021, Martin made her feature film debut as Valentina in The Grand Duke of Corsica with Timothy Spall^[10] and had her first lead film role as Deirdre in the science fiction horror film The Seed, which was released on Shudder the following year.^[11][12] This was followed by further film roles as Gilly Belcher in the biopic Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher^[13] and Cartimanda in Boudica. She also appeared in the Sky Atlantic comedy-drama I Hate Suzie Too and Julia Hoppen and the ITV series Malpractice as Camilla Woodham.

In February 2023, Martin became engaged to actor Clive Standen.^[14] They married in September 2024 in Provence, France.^[15]