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Nell Rose Hudson (born 19 November 1990) is an English
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best known for her recurring roles as Laoghaire MacKenzie in the Starz television drama '' Outlander'' and Nancy Skerrett in the ITV period drama ''
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''.


Early life

Hudson was born on 19 November 1990 in a small village in West Midlands,
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. She is the daughter of journalist and author Cressida Connolly and Charles Hudson. The middle of three children, Hudson decided, as a teenager, to pursue acting. Hudson attended the
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, performing in plays such as ''
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'' and '' Closer'', eventually graduating with a degree in acting. Her sister, Violet, is a journalist and writer who has written for The Daily Telegraph, the Spectator and Tatler. Early in her career, Nell Hudson was regularly featured in the Tatler List.


Career

Hudson's first professional role, in 2012, was a guest spot in an episode of the fifteenth series of the
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medical drama '' Holby City''. Later that year she appeared in Garrick Hamm's short film ''Cast Offs'' and director Bruce Logan's short ''Les Bohemes''. In 2014, she landed the role of Laoghaire MacKenzie in Starz's time travel drama '' Outlander,'' based upon
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's best-selling book series. The character is recurring and will continue throughout the series. On her character during the series' mid-season episode, Hudson stated that "when you are in just a lot of pain, it comes out as anger… I think that's quite a human characteristic, basically, and I think that's definitely what happens is that she's aoghairegot all this pain and she doesn't know what to do with it and it comes out in this very kind of aggressive way and she does whatever she can do to rectify the situation." Hudson guest-starred as Paulette Roland, a 17-year-old diabetic who discovers that she is pregnant, in series four of the
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medical period drama ''
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''. The episode, which aired on 22 February 2015, explores the character's struggle with the possibility of either a dangerous pregnancy or a legal abortion. That same year she guest starred in NBC's international crime drama ''
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''. On 14 May 2015, Hudson played Lydia Bennet in Tamara Harvey's production of Jane Austen's '' Pride and Prejudice'' at the
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, alongside
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and Isabella Laughland. In 2016, Hudson was featured in a series one episode of Sky1's amateur detective series '' Agatha Raisin,'' based upon the book series by MC Beaton. Hudson also appears in ITV's ''
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'', a period drama centering on the life of British monarch
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. She portrays Nancy Skerrett, the Queen's dresser, in the ongoing series. BBC's drama ''
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'' (2018), about police informants, sees Hudson in the role of Charlotte Humphreys, an art student and potential love interest to main character Raza.


Music career

Hudson worked briefly as a professional singer-songwriter, headlining at London's famous Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, as well as touring with Jools Holland. She plays the piano and ukulele.


Writing career

Her debut novel, a story of friendship amid loss titled ''Just For Today'', is slated to be released in early 2022 through
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.


Personal life

In 2021, she began a relationship with
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film producer Maximillian King.


Filmography


Television


Film


Theatre


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Nell 1990 births Living people Actresses from Worcestershire Alumni of the Oxford School of Drama English film actresses English television actresses Actors from Worcester, England 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses