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Laya Lewis (born 14 May 1992) is an English actress, best known for her role as Liv Malone in the fifth and sixth series of the hit British TV drama Skins.[1]

Laya Lewis
Born	Laya Aiesha Lewis (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 30) London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Skins

Early life

Laya Lewis was born in South London, St George's Hospital but grew up in Bristol. Her mother was born in Britain to Jamaican parents who moved to England in the 60's as part of the Windrush generation. She studied at Fairfield Secondary School and then 6th Form at Cotham School.[2]

She went on to study Media and Cultural Studies at the University of the Arts London.^{[citation needed]}

Career

While in sixth form Lewis made her television debut in the fifth series of E4's teen drama Skins, which started on 27 January 2011. She gained the role of Liv Malone through open auditions in Bristol. Members of the show's production team visited some of the local schools and she was asked to attend an audition.[3] At the age of 16 she auditioned for the second generation of Skins, however when she arrived she decided not to participate.[4]

In April 2012, Lewis starred in Emeli Sandé's music video "My Kind of Love", directed by Dawn Shadforth. It recounts the story of the ambiguous relationship of two female characters, and how the younger girl, played by Lewis, lives with cancer.[5] In 2013 she filmed The Line, a short movie written and directed by BAFTA nominated Faye Gilbert about a teenage girl and young boy running for their lives in a futuristic world.[6] Next Lewis will play the lead role of Beverly in Beverley, a short film produced by Cass Pennant telling the true story of a mixed-race girl growing up in the city of Leicester in the 1980s.[7]

Laya once provided the idents for BBC Radio 1 Breakfast show with Nick Grimshaw.^{[citation needed]} She has since continued to do VO work.

She won the BBC award for up and coming artist at the British Urban Film Festival.

Filmography

Film and Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011–2012	Skins	Liv Malone	E4 TV series (18 episodes)
2013	The Line		Short film
2014	Beverley	Beverly	Short film alongside Vicky McClure
	Cuckoo	Potato Girl	BBC Three TV series (1 episode No.2.2 Potato Party)
2015	Jekyll and Hyde	Cara	ITV TV series (2 episodes)
2016	Witless	Claudia	BBC Three TV series (1 episode No.1.1)

Music Videos

Year	Song	Artist	Director
2012	My Kind of Love	Emeli Sandé	Dawn Shadforth

References

External links

• Laya Lewis at IMDb
• Laya Lewis on Twitter

На других языках

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[ru] Льюис, Лайя

Ла́йя Аи́ша Лью́ис (англ. Laya Aiesha Lewis; 14 мая 1992, Лондон, Англия, Великобритания) — английская актриса, наиболее известная ролью Лив Мэлоун  (англ.) (рус. в пятом и шестом сезонах телесериала «Молокососы».

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