Lydia Page
Lydia Page | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lydia Charlotte Page 29 May 2002 Leicester, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2020–present |
Lydia Charlotte Page (born 29 May 2002) is an English actor. She is known for her role as the titular Mildred Hubble in the television series The Worst Witch (2020), as Primrose Larkin in the series The Larkins (2021–2022), and for playing Siobhan Murphy in the film Blue Jean (2022), for which she was nominated with the main cast for Best Ensemble Performance at the 2022 British Independent Film Awards.
Early life
[edit]Page was born in Leicester, England on 29 May 2002.[1] She trained at the Nottingham-based Television Workshop,[2] a regional youth acting programme.
Career
[edit]Page made her professional debut in 2020 when she was cast as the lead character Mildred Hubble in the fourth series of the CBBC fantasy drama The Worst Witch. She took over the role from Bella Ramsey, who had played Mildred Hubble in the first three series before leaving the show.[3]
Later that year, Page appeared as Caitlin Demby in a single episode of the long-running BBC medical drama Casualty.[4] From 2021 to 2022 she portrayed Primrose Larkin in the ITV television adaptation The Larkins, based on the H. E. Bates novel The Darling Buds of May.[5]
Page secured her first film role as the bully Siobhan Murphy in the British drama Blue Jean (2022), written and directed by Georgia Oakley.[6] The film depicts a closeted teacher's struggles to keep her sexuality hidden after the arrival of a new student. The film received positive reviews.[7] Tim Robey of The Telegraph wrote that Page was "terrific" as Murphy, and praised her comedic performance.[8] Page was nominated with the cast for Best Ensemble Performance at the 2022 British Independent Film Awards.[9]
In 2022 she appeared as Pru in the television adaptation The Confessions of Frannie Langton.[10] She later acted in the short film Rapture (2023),[11] and in the horror film Home Education (2023).[12]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Blue Jean | Siobhan Murphy | Feature film | [6] |
| 2023 | Home Education | Rachel | Feature film | [12] |
| 2023 | Rapture | Orla | Short film | [11] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Worst Witch | Mildred Hubble | Main role; series 4 | [3] |
| 2020 | Casualty | Caitlin Demby | 1 episode | [4] |
| 2021–2022 | The Larkins | Primrose Larkin | Main role | [5] |
| 2022 | The Confessions of Frannie Langton | Pru | Recurring role | [10] |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | Blue Jean | Nominated | [7] |
References
[edit]- ↑ Ashfield, Aaliyah (13 November 2022). "Lydia Page stars as Primrose in new season of The Larkins on ITV". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ White, George (9 September 2023). "We highlight 40 stars of Television Workshop to celebrate its 40th birthday". LeftLion. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- 1 2 Lewis, Isobel (18 January 2023). "Bella Ramsey opens up about reason she left The Worst Witch". The Independent. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- 1 2 "BBC One - Casualty (archive), series 34, episode 38". BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- 1 2 Robinson, Abby (16 October 2022). "The Larkins season 2 clip teases 'thrilling' romance". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- 1 2 Lodge, Guy (9 September 2022). "Blue Jean review: a lesbian teacher faces (and perpetuates) systemic homophobia in a quietly searing British debut". Variety. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Blue Jean". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ Robey, Tim (1 September 2022). "Blue Jean: this brave British debut is surely a slam-dunk masterpiece". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ "Nominations announced for the British Independent Film Awards 2022". British Film Institute. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- 1 2 MacCary, Katie; Reul, Julia (1 February 2023). "The Confessions of Frannie Langton drops trailer and premiere date (TV news roundup)". Variety. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Rapture". British Council. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- 1 2 Vivarelli, Nick (13 June 2023). "Julia Ormond set to play creepy domineering mother in Italy-set horror movie Home Education – first look image (exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
External links
[edit]- Lydia Page at IMDb