Vicky McClure is one of the UK’s most exciting actors. Thanks to Shane Meadows’ This is England 86, she has already claimed a Best Leading Actress BAFTA for her mesmerizing and heartbreaking performance as Lol. She was nominated again for the same role in This is England 88 and finished the story with This is England 90. Originally learning her craft at the Nottingham TV Workshop, an acting school responsible for launching the careers of Jack O’Connell, Samantha Morton, Toby Kebbell and Joe Dempsie, she was discovered by Shane and starred in one of his earlier films, A Room for Romeo Brass then was asked to join the This is England family.
McClure has gone on to star in the best-produced drama we’ve seen, the multi-award-winning Line of Duty (BBC ONE), series one of hit dra
Vicky McClure is one of the UK’s most exciting actors. Thanks to Shane Meadows’ This is England 86, she has already claimed a Best Leading Actress BAFTA for her mesmerizing and heartbreaking performance as Lol. She was nominated again for the same role in This is England 88 and finished the story with This is England 90. Originally learning her craft at the Nottingham TV Workshop, an acting school responsible for launching the careers of Jack O’Connell, Samantha Morton, Toby Kebbell and Joe Dempsie, she was discovered by Shane and starred in one of his earlier films, A Room for Romeo Brass then was asked to join the This is England family.
McClure has gone on to star in the best-produced drama we’ve seen, the multi-award-winning Line of Duty (BBC ONE), series one of hit drama Broadchurch (ITV), True Love (C4) co-starring Joanne Froggatt, Sheridan Smith, Kaya Scodelario, Gemma Chan and Billie Piper; The Secret Agent (BBC ONE) with Toby Jones and Stephen Graham; the intense thrilling rollercoaster The Replacement (BBC ONE) opposite Morven Christie; spoof comedy Action Team (ITV); the beautifully portrayed and considered Mother’s Day (BBC2) starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Daniel Mays and David Wilmot. Vicky’s most recent projects include the acclaimed Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure, a deeply personal journey for McClure that explored further the relationship between the illness and music. Line of Duty 5 with guest star Stephen Graham became 2019’s most-watched TV show with over 13 million viewers. McClure also appeared in Dominic Savage’s I Am Nicola, co-written by Vicky, starring alongside Perry Fitzpatrick. I Am Nicola is a stand-alone episode of the three-part female-led anthology series I Am, featuring Samantha Morton and Gemma Chan.
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