Lyndsey Marshal
English actress
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Lyndsey Marshal (born 16 June 1978) is an English actress best known for her performance in The Hours, as the recurring character Cleopatra on HBO's Rome, and as Lady Sarah Hill in BBC period drama Garrow's Law.
2002 The Boston Marriage
Lyndsey Marshal | |
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Marshal in Garrow's Law (Season 2, 2010) | |
| Born | 16 June 1978[1] Manchester, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Awards | Nominated: Best Supporting Actress 2002 The Boston Marriage |
Biography
Marshal was born in Manchester, England. She attended Old Trafford Junior School and Lostock High School.[2] After studying the classics at college for a career in archaeology, she applied to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.[3]
Her first major part was in the play Fireface at the Royal Court Theatre, which she took just before graduation.[4] In 2001, she won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Newcomer in 2001 for her performances in Redundant at the Royal Court Theatre and Boston Marriage at the Donmar Warehouse. In 2003, she won the TMA Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She appeared alongside James McAvoy in the 2009 West End production Three Days of Rain.[5] In 2011, she appeared in Greenland at the National Theatre.
Marshal has appeared in the films The Hours alongside Nicole Kidman, and Hereafter, directed by Clint Eastwood.[5]
Marshal starred as Cleopatra in HBO's Rome.[5] Since 2009, she has played Lady Sarah Hill in the three series of the BBC One drama Garrow's Law and, with Julie Walters, in the BBC TV film A Short Stay in Switzerland. She starred also in ITV's new series of Agatha Christie's Marple.
In January 2013, Marshal played Eileen Blair, wife of Eric Blair, in the BBC Radio 4 drama The Real George Orwell – Homage to Catalonia. She also played Queen Gertrude in the radio drama series "Elsinore".
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Hours | Lottie Hop | |
| 2003 | Stories of Lost Souls | Simon's Girlfriend | Segment: "Standing Room Only" |
| 2004 | The Calcium Kid | Mags Livingston | |
| 2005 | Frozen | Tracey | |
| Festival | Faith Myers | ||
| Snuff-Movie | Sandy / X / Janice | ||
| 2008 | 1234 | Emily | |
| 2010 | Hereafter | Jackie | |
| No Pressure | Schoolteacher | Short film produced by climate change mitigation campaign 10:10. Uncredited role | |
| 2012 | In the Dark Half | Kathy | |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: Othello | Emilia | Season 5 live broadcast on 26 September 2013 |
| 2014 | The Forgotten | Sarah | |
| 2016 | Trespass Against Us | Kelly Cutler | |
| 2019 | The Invisible | Tor Irving | |
| 2024 | Restless | Nicky | |
| Up the Catalogue | Hailey Cartin | ||
| TBA | To Love a Narcissist | Charlotte | Post-production |
| Truly Naked | Julia |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Peak Practice | Natalie Pearce | Series 10; episode 12: "Masquerade" |
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm | Peggy | Television film |
| Midsomer Murders | Emma Tysoe | Series 5; episode 3: "Ring Out Your Dead" | |
| 2003 | Sons & Lovers | Miriam Leivers | Television film |
| The Young Visiters | Ethel Monticue | Television film | |
| 2005 | Born and Bred | Mary Pilling | Series 4; episode 4: "Never Seek to Tell" |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | Anne Meredith | Series 10; episode 2: "Cards on the Table" | |
| 2005–2007 | Rome | Cleopatra | Series 1; episode 8, and series 2; episodes 2 and 8–10 |
| 2007 | Green | Izzie | Television film |
| The Shadow in the North | Isabel Meredith | Television film | |
| 2008 | Kiss of Death | George Austen | Television film. Also known as Breathless and Blood Rush |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | Amy Gibbs | Series 4; episode 2: "Murder Is Easy" | |
| 2009 | A Short Stay in Switzerland | Jessica | Television film |
| 10 Minute Tales | Gemma | Episode 3: "Ding Dong" | |
| 2009–2011 | Garrow's Law | Lady Sarah Hill | Series 1–3; 12 episodes |
| 2010 | Being Human | Prof. Lucy Jaggat | Series 2; episodes 1–8 |
| Playhouse: Live | Hannah | Episode 2: "Ghost Story" | |
| 2012 | The Cricklewood Greats | Florrie Fontaine | Television film |
| Titanic | Mabel Watson | Mini-series; episodes 1–4 | |
| Blackout | Lucy Demoys | Mini-series; episodes 1–3 | |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Laura | Series 1; episode 5: "The Understudy" |
| That Day We Sang | Sal | Television film | |
| 2015 | The Embrace | Iona | Episodes 1–5 |
| From Darkness | Lucy Maxley | Mini-series; episodes 1, 3 and 4 | |
| 2016 | Silent Witness | Sasha Blackburn | Series 19; episodes 5 and 6: "Life Licence: Parts 1 and 2" |
| 2017 | The League of Gentlemen | Ellie | Series 4; episodes 1–3 |
| 2018 | Trauma | Susie Bowker | Mini-series; episodes 1–3 |
| 2019 | Hanna | Rachel | Series 1; 4 episodes |
| Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar | Agatha Christie | Television film | |
| 2020 | Dracula | Bloxham | Mini-series; episode 3: "The Dark Compass" |
| 2022 | Inside Man | Mary Watling | Episodes 1–4 |
| 2024 | Inside No. 9 | Party Guest | Series 9; episode 6: "Plodding On" |
| Insomnia | Caroline Mitchell | Episodes 1–6 | |
| 2025 | Death in Paradise | Sadie Jones | Series 14; episode 8 |
Theatre
Awards
- 2001 Critics' Circle Theatre Award Best Newcomer (Redundant / The Boston Marriage)
- nomination 2002 Evening Standard Award Best Newcomer (Redundant / The Boston Marriage)
- nomination 2002 Olivier Award Best Supporting Actress (The Boston Marriage)
- 2003 TMA Theatre Award Best Supporting Actress (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
- nomination 2006 Ian Charleson Award (The Hypochondriac)
- 2016 1st International Film Festival & Awards – Macao Best Actress (Trespass Against Us)[10]