Larissa Hope WilsonBirths, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2006 listed birth name as 'Larissa Hope Wilson'. (born 5 May 1989) is an English actress and director, best known for her role as Jal Fazer in the first two series of the UK television series Skins (2007-2008). Other credits include Holby City (2008), Kingdom (2009), Tormented (2009). Sparticle Mystery (2011), The Town (2012), Trollied (2012), and Suspects (2014).
Early life Wilson was working at New Look, and auditioned for Skins during her lunch break at Oceana (nightclub) in Bristol. Wilson graduated from university with a First Class Degree in Creative Writing and Psychology.
Career Wilson made her acting debut in 2007 at age 17 when she starred as Jal Fazer in the British teen drama Skins, alongside Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Murray, and Dev Patel.
She appeared in Holby City (2008), Kingdom (2009), and was reunited with Skins co-star April Pearson in the British film Tormented (2009).
She has appeared in Sparticle Mystery (2011), The Town (2012), Trollied (2012), and Suspects (2014).
In 2020 she starred in the BBC Sounds podcast series Murmurs.
She made her directorial debut in 2020 with the short film SHIFT.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 20072008 Skins Jal Fazer 18 episodes 2008 Holby City Rebecca Webster 2 episodes 2009 Kingdom Donna 1 episode 2011 Sparticle Mystery Anita 2 episodes 2012 The Town Sarah 1 episode 2012TrolliedShopper3 episodes 2014 Suspects Kelly Freeman 2 episodes
Film Year Title RoleNotes 2009 Tormented Khalillah Film 2010ConvictionSchool girlLead2011ShirleyIris BasseyTV film2011The Boarding School BomberStudentTV film2024We MoveAliciaShort film
Director +YearTitleNote2020SHIFTShort film
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