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Lia Williams

Acting

Born November 26, 1964 · Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK

Also known as لیا ویلیامز

Biography

Lia Williams is an English actress and director, on stage, in film, and on television. She has had television roles in The Crown, in May 33rd (2004) for which she was nominated for a BAFTA, and in The Missing (2016), Kiri (2016), His Dark Materials (2019–2022) and The Capture (2019–2026).

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Awards & recognition

  • Tony AwardBest Actress in a Play · 1997 · nominated

Filmography30 titles

MobLand

2025as Emily Gutwell

Doc Martin

2004

The Day of the Jackal

2024as Isabel Kirby

The Crown

2016as Wallis Simpson / Wallis, Duchess of Windsor

Red Dwarf

1988as Carol Brown

Mr Bates vs. The Post Office

2024as Paula Vennells

His Dark Materials

2019as Dr Cooper

The Capture

2019as DSU Gemma Garland

Inspector Lewis

2006as Emma Barnes

Silent Witness

1996as DCI Carol Deacon

Midsomer Murders

1997as Maggie Markham

A Touch of Frost

1992as Sylvia Ford

Death in Paradise

2011as Grace Verdinikov

C.B. Strike

2017as Liz Tassel

The Missing

2014as Nadia Herz

Different for Girls

1996as Defending Solicitor

Heartbeat

1992as Lady Ashfordly

The Lazarus Project

2022as Belov

Secret State

2012as Laura Duchenne

Living

2022as Mrs. Smith

The Foreigner

2017as Katherine Davies

Firelight

1997as Constance

Archive

2020as House (voice)

Scoop

2024as Fran Unsworth

Benediction

2021as Edith Sitwell

Casualty

1986as Carrie Langman

National Treasure: Kiri

2018as Alice Warner

Imogen's Face

1998as Amanda

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

2007as Joan Tyler

Mr. Wroe's Virgins

1993as Joanna