Lu Corfield

Lucy "Lu" Corfield adalah aktris Welsh dari Powys, Wales, yang dikenal karena perannya sebagai Freya Wilson di Doctors, Ruth di Last Tango di Halifax dan Joyce Edevan di Clink. Pada tahun 2020, dia muncul di serial BBC Three In My Skin. Dibesarkan di Four Crosses dekat Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, dia menjadi kepala sekolah di Sekolah Menengah Welshpool. Karena belajar bahasa Inggris di universitas, dia terjangkit masalah akting melalui penampilannya di Montgomeryshire Youth Theatre. Setelah A-Levels, dia mendekati Amnesty International untuk mendirikan teater di perusahaan pendidikan, tempat dia melakukan tur selama dua tahun. Dia kemudian pindah ke London dan belajar akting di RADA selama tiga tahun. Corfield terus berkampanye untuk meningkatkan hak dan visibilitas Komunitas LGBTQIA. Dia telah muncul di Kalender Diversity Role Models, untuk menunjukkan dukungannya terhadap pencegahan intimidasi homofobik di sekolah-sekolah Inggris, bangga menjadi Patron of Pride Cymru, dan salah satu pendiri House of Pride, sebuah perusahaan yang menciptakan platform dan ruang untuk komunitas perempuan queer dan non-biner.

Lucy "Lu" Corfield is a Welsh actress from Powys, Wales, known for her roles as Freya Wilson in Doctors, Ruth in Last Tango in Halifax and Joyce Edevan in Clink. In 2020, she appeared in the BBC Three series In My Skin. 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. 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 homophobic bullying in UK schools, is a proud Patron of Pride Cymru, and co-founder of House of Pride, a company that creates a platform and spaces for the queer female and non-binary community.