Lucy "Lu" Corfield (born 1979 or 1980) is a Welsh actress, known for her roles as Freya Wilson in '' Doctors'', Ruth in ''

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'' and Joyce Edevan in '' Clink''. In 2020, she appeared in the

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series '' In My Skin''.

Career

Raised in Four Crosses near

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,BBC News - Lu Corfield's journey from Welshpool to Candy Cabs
/ref> 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

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s, she approached Amnesty International to set up a theatre in education company, with which she toured for two years. She then relocated to

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and studied acting at

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for three years. Since her graduation, Corfield has worked in both stage and television. Television roles include '' Vera'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Candy Cabs'', '' Rev'', '' EastEnders'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Stella'', ''

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, '' Casualty''. and

. In April 2012 Corfield was nominated for Best Newcomer at

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for her role as Freya Wilson in '' Doctors''. She returned to the show in 2014. Video game roles include '' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone'' and '' Everybody's Gone to the Rapture''. Her theatre work includes shows at The

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, The Royal Shakespeare Company and with Headlong Theatre. Corfield is constantly campaigning to improve the rights and visibility of the LGBTQIA Community. She has appeared in the Diversity Role Models Calendar, to show her support towards the prevention of

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bullying in UK schools, is a proud Patron of '' Pride Cymru,'' and co-founder o
House of Pride
a company that creates a platform and spaces for the queer female and non-binary community. She also appeared in The Green Party's 2014 and 2016 Party Political Broadcasts to show her support for the Party. In April 2019, it was announced that Corfield was cast in new women's prison drama series, '' Clink'', which is the first-ever scripted drama commissioned for

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. She portrays the role of Joyce Edevan, a woman convicted of murdering her girlfriend. She appeared in all ten episode of the first series. It is currently not known if or when the series will return. In 2019, she appeared in

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's '' The Accident'' alongside Sarah Lancashire,

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, and Ruth Madeley. In 2020, Corfield worked with Lancashire again and joined the cast of ''

'' as Ruth, a colleague and potential new love interest for Sarah Lancashire's character, Caroline. Her portrayal of Ruth was highly acclaimed.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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