Larissa Wilson
{{Short description|English actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Larissa Wilson
| image = Larissa Wilson 2007.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Wilson in 2007
| birth_name = Larissa Hope Wilson
| birth_place = Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, England
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1989|5|5}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2007–2015, 2020–present
| spouse =
| children = 1
}}
Larissa Hope WilsonBirths, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2006 listed birth name as 'Larissa Hope Wilson'. (born 5 May 1989) is an English actress and director, best known for her role as Jal Fazer in the first two series of the UK television series Skins (2007-2008). Other credits include Holby City (2008), Kingdom (2009), Tormented (2009). Sparticle Mystery (2011), The Town (2012), Trollied (2012), and Suspects (2014).
Early life
Wilson was working at New Look, and auditioned for Skins during her lunch break at Oceana (nightclub) in Bristol.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Euella |date=2017-09-08 |title=Thick-Skinned: Interview with Larissa Hope |url= https://watershed.co.uk/archive-sites/rifemagazine/2017/09/thick-skinned-interview-with-larissa-hope/index.html |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Rife Magazine}} Wilson graduated from university with a First Class Degree in Creative Writing and Psychology.
Career
Wilson made her acting debut in 2007 at age 17 when she starred as Jal Fazer in the British teen drama Skins, alongside Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Murray, and Dev Patel.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-25 |title=Where Are The Skins Cast Now? |url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/tv-and-film/where-are-the-skins-cast-now/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Grazia |language=en}}
She appeared in Holby City (2008), Kingdom (2009), and was reunited with Skins co-star April Pearson in the British film Tormented (2009).{{Cite web |title=Larissa Wilson Credits |url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/larissa-wilson/credits/3030330713/ |work=tvguide.com |access-date=2025-03-05 }}
She has appeared in Sparticle Mystery (2011), The Town (2012), Trollied (2012),{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Larissa Wilson |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/larissa_wilson/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} and Suspects (2014).
In 2020 she starred in the BBC Sounds podcast series Murmurs.{{Cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p080g19s |title=BBC Sounds - Murmurs, Three|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-16}}
She made her directorial debut in 2020 with the short film SHIFT.{{Cite AV media |url= https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13188482/ |title=Shift (Short 2020) {{!}} Short |language=en-US |access-date=2024-09-30 |via=m.imdb.com}}
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2007{{ndash}}2008
| Skins | 18 episodes |
| 2008
| Rebecca Webster | 2 episodes |
| 2009
| Kingdom | Donna | 1 episode |
| 2011
| Anita | 2 episodes |
| 2012
| The Town | Sarah | 1 episode |
| 2012
|Shopper |
| 2014
| Suspects | Kelly Freeman | 2 episodes |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| Khalillah |
| 2010
|School girl |Lead |
| 2011
|TV film |
| 2011
|The Boarding School Bomber{{Cite web |title=BBC Three - The Boarding School Bomber |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017nghc |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}} |TV film |
| 2024
|Alicia |Short film |
= Director =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Note |
| 2020
|Short film |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2354663}}
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Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Actresses from Gloucestershire
Category:Black British actresses
Category:English film actresses
Category:English people of Sierra Leonean descent
Category:English television actresses
Category:People from Kingswood, South Gloucestershire
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