Lucy "Lu" Corfield (born 1979 or 1980) is a Welsh actress 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.
Career Raised in Four Crosses near Llanfair Caereinion, Powys,BBC News - Lu Corfield's journey from Welshpool to Candy Cabs she became head girl at Welshpool High School.Familar [sic] face in BBC comedy Candy Cabs 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.Lu Corfield
Since her graduation, Corfield has worked in both stage and television.
Television roles include Vera, Agatha Raisin, Game of Thrones, Candy Cabs, Rev, EastEnders, The Wrong Mans, Watson and Oliver, Stella, Holby City, Casualty. and Last Tango in Halifax.
In April 2012, Corfield was nominated for the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer for her role as Freya Wilson in Doctors. She returned to the show in 2014 as the character's sister, Lois.
Video game roles include The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture.
Her theatre work includes shows at The Royal Court Theatre, The Young Vic, Soho Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company and with Headlong Theatre.
She also appeared in The Green Party's 2014 and 2016 Party Political Broadcasts to show her support for the Party.
In April 2019, it was announced that Corfield was cast in new women's prison drama series, Clink, which is the first-ever scripted drama commissioned for 5Star. She portrays the role of Joyce Edevan, a woman convicted of murdering her girlfriend. She appeared in all ten episode of the first series. It is currently not known if or when the series will return.
In 2019, she appeared in Channel 4's The Accident alongside Sarah Lancashire, Adrian Scarborough, and Ruth Madeley.
In 2020, Corfield worked with Lancashire again and joined the cast of Last Tango in Halifax as Ruth, a colleague and potential new love interest for Sarah Lancashire's character, Caroline. Her portrayal of Ruth was highly acclaimed.
Personal life Corfield is a campaigner for LGBTQIA Rights, having appeared in the Diversity Role Models Calendar to show her support towards the prevention of homophobic bullying in UK schools.
Corfield is a Patron of Pride Cymru, and the co-founder of House of Pride, a company that creates a platform and spaces for the queer female and non-binary community.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon Anti Student Television film 2011 Quiff and Boot Boot Television film 2011 Random Jane Television film 2011 Isle of Spagg Duck (voice) Short film 2012 The Woman in Black Jannet (voice) Uncredited 2012 Sickness & Disability HR Manager (voice) Short film 2016 Three Women Wait for Death Hester Short film 2016 Firecracker Lotte Short film 2016 Wyrdoes Elsab Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2004, 2011–2012, 2014 Doctors Trudi Carter,Freya Wilson,Lois Wilson 143 episodes 2005, 2008 Holby City Paula Day, April Gallagher 2 episodes 2005 The Golden Hour Mandy Alsop Episode: "Episode #1.3" 2007, 2009 EastEnders PC Annie Young 6 episodes2009 The Bill Lyn Emery Episode: "Backlash" Comedy Showcase Various Characters Episode: "Girl Friday" 2010–2011 Rev. Gemma Harper 5 episodes2011 Candy Cabs Big Pam 3 episodes Threesome Linda - Sperm Bank Receptionist Episode: "Episode #1.1" 2011, 2013, 2016 Casualty PC Penny Farraday, Susan Croft, Marie Gilbert 3 episodes 2012–2013 Watson & Oliver Various 4 episodes2013 Quick Cuts Customer Episode: "Episode #1.3" The Wrong Mans Operating Nurse Episode: "The Wrong Mans"2014 Stella Officer Green 3 episodes The Dumping Ground Nicky Richardson Episode: "GI Johnny" Game of Thrones Mole's Town Madam 2 episodes2015 The Devil You Know Mary Sibley Episode: "Pilot" Count Arthur Strong Phil's Friend Episode: "Stuck in the Middle" Man Down Quizmaster Episode: "The Health" Bull Felicity Episode: "A Fine Example of a Victorian Chess Set (1865)"2016 Agatha Raisin Janine Juddle Episode: "Witch of Wyckhadden" Crazyhead Mercy 4 episodes 2017 Vera Jo Travers Episode: "The Blanket Mire" 2018 Silent Witness Jane Ronald 2 episodes2019 Sex Education Sarah 1 episode Clink Joyce Edevan Season 1 (10 episodes) The Witcher Marites Episode: "Much More" The Cure Ruth TV movie The Accident Gemma Crabbe 1 episode 2020 Last Tango in Halifax Ruth Series 5 2020–2021 In My Skin Head Teacher Recurring role 2021 Showtrial Emma Hemmings BBC Television Series 2022 Call the Midwife DS Virginia Barrow Episode: "Episode #11.1" 2023 Father Brown Moira Barns/Colonel Partridge Episode: "The Company of Men"2025 Not Going Out Sofia Episode: "Dragon Castle" Midsomer Murders Libby Trevor Episode: "Lawn of the Dead"
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2015 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Lizzie Graves 2015 Tearaway Unfolded Female Gibberish 2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone Iris von Everec 2021 Subnautica: Below Zero Lillian Bench (voice)
References
External links
http://www.cdalondon.com/clients/lu-corfield/