Lauren Lyle

Lauren Lyle (born 12 July 1993) is a Scottish actress best known for her recurring role as Marsali MacKimmie Fraser in the Starz television drama Outlander.

Lauren Lyle
Lauren Lyle in 2018
Born
Lauren Lyle

(1993-07-12) 12 July 1993
Scotland, United Kingdom
Alma materNational Youth Theatre
OccupationActress
Years active2013-present

Early life

Lyle was born on 12 July 1993 in Scotland. Lyle did not attend formal drama school; instead she was accepted to the National Youth Theatre's rep program in 2015.[1] The highly competitive program accepts approximately fifteen or sixteen actors under the age of twenty-five who work towards a series of plays performed on London's West End in the fall of that year.[2]

Career

Lyle's first professional role, in 2013, was Action On the Side's short film WhosApp, which centers on the results of using a new dating app.[3] The next year she would once again star in a short film from Action On the Side entitled Office Ugestu, which tells the story of a miser who is trying to quit his job.

In 2015, Lyle was accepted to the National Youth Theatre's rep program, performing in three plays during the season.[1] She appeared as Catherine in Wuthering Heights, Diane in Consensual, and the Prince of Arragon in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.[4][5][6] Later that year she teamed up with writer Peter Own Brook on his short film ...And You're Back in the Room.[7] Her first television appearance, on BBC Three's BBC Comedy Feeds, saw Lyle appearing in a series four episode entitled "Radges".[8][9] She rounded out the year by featuring in The New Hope, an adaptation of Cervantes' Don Quixote Part I.[10]

Long-running medical drama Holby City featured Lyle as Katherine Rice in the series eighteen episode "Who You Are" (2016).[11][12] From there she featured in a three-episode stint, opposite Sean Bean, in the BBC's award winning drama Broken.[13][14] In 2017, Lyle debuted in the recurring role of Marsali MacKimmie Fraser in Starz's hit time travel drama Outlander, based upon Diana Gabaldon's best-selling book series of the same name.[15][16] Returning to her roots at the National Youth Theatre, Lyle appeared in the television documentary Stage Direction to discuss her experiences with the program.[17] 2018 saw a return to films for Lyle. She starred in the film adaptation of Fiona Shaw's novel Tell It to the Bees, opposite Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger, and Lily Rose Thomas' debut short film Girls Who Drink.[18][19]

In early 2020, Lyle began hosting the podcast She's a Rec'. In each episode, Lyle interviews a female guest about the "albums, films, books and female heroes that have most influenced their lives.[20]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Character Production Notes
2015 BBC Comedy Feeds Lauren BBC Three Episode: "Radges"
2016 Holby City Katherine Rice BBC One Episode: "Who You Are"
2017 Broken Chloe Demichelis BBC 3 episodes
2017–Present Outlander Marsali MacKimmie Fraser Starz Recurring role, 19 episodes
2017 Stage Direction Herself Rabbit & Snail Television documentary

Film
Year Title Character Notes
2013 WhosApp Grace Timms Short film
2014 Office Ugetsu Annie Short film
2015 ...And You're Back in the Room Sister Short film
2015 The New Hope Damsel
2018 Tell It To the Bees Annie Kranmer
2018 Girls Who Drink Short film

Theatre
Year Title Role Director Theatre
2014 The Crucible Ensemble Yaël Farber The Old Vic Theatre
2015 Wuthering Heights Catherine Emily Lin Ambassadors Theatre[4]
2015 Consensual Diane Pia Furtado Ambassadors Theatre[5]
2015 Merchant of Venice Prince of Arragon Anna Niland Ambassadors Theatre[6]

References
  1. "Five Years of NYT REP in the West End | National Youth Theatre". www.nyt.org.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. Stage, The (1 April 2016). "Which course to choose and where to study it | Advice". The Stage. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. by, Created. "Action On The Side". vimeo.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. Watkinson, Nicola (8 October 2015). "Wuthering Heights". Plays To See. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. "Consensual (Ambassadors Theatre) | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. "REVIEW: The Merchant Of Venice, Ambassadors Theatre ✭✭✭". British Theatre. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. "Filmography". Peter Owen Brook. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  8. Guide, British Comedy. "Radges - BBC3 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  9. Desk, TV News. "Cesar Domboy, Lauren Lyle Join Cast of Starz Hit Drama OUTLANDER". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  10. "The New Hope (2015)". begstealborrowfilms. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  11. Thorne, Will; Thorne, Will (3 October 2016). "'Outlander' Casts César Domboy and Lauren Lyle for Season 3". Variety. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  12. "BBC One - Holby City, Series 18, Who You Are". BBC. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  13. "Last night's TV review: Broken (BBC1): stretching credibility to breaking point". The Independent. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  14. "Leading Actor - SEAN BEAN". www.bafta.org. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  15. Petski, Denise; Petski, Denise (3 October 2016). "'Outlander' Casts César Domboy As Older Fergus & Lauren Lyle As Marsali In Season 3". Deadline. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  16. "'Outlander' Postmortem: Lauren Lyle analyzes Marsali's relationships with Fergus, Jamie, and Claire". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  17. Edwards, Richard (30 October 2016). "National Youth Theatre graduates share experiences for our new film, STAGE DIRECTION". RABBIT & SNAIL FILMS. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  18. "'Tell It to the Bees': Film Review | TIFF 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  19. "Girls Who Drink: A Short Film By Lily Rose Thomas – Your Cinema". Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  20. "She's a Rec'". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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