Lu Corfield | |
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Born | Lucy Corfield |
Occupation | Actress |
Lucy "Lu" Corfield is a Welsh actress,best known for playing Mercy in Crazyhead and Freya Wilson in the BBC1 daytime soap opera Doctors.
In April 2012 Corfield was nominated for Best Newcomer at The British Soap Awards for her role in Doctors.
In 2013 she received a nomination for Best Exit.
Corfield returned to Doctors in 2014 to play Freya's sister, Lois Wilson, and received a third British Soap Awards nomination - this time for Best On Screen Partnership with Danielle Henry.
Raised in Four Crosses near Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, she became head girl at Welshpool High School. Due to study English at university, she caught the acting bug through appearances with the Montgomeryshire Youth Theatre. After A-Levels, she approached Amnesty International to set up a theatre in education company, with which she toured for two years. She then relocated to London and studied acting at RADA for three years.
Since her graduation, Corfield has worked in both stage and television.
Television roles include Vera (TV series), Agatha Raisin, Game of Thrones, Candy Cabs, Rev, EastEnders, The Wrong Mans, Watson and Oliver, Stella, Holby City and Casualty.