Nicôle Lecky is a British actress, singer and writer. She is best known for her 2018 play Superhoe and its 2022 TV-series adaptation Mood.

Early life Lecky (born 1990) grew up in Stratford, East London. She is English-Jamaican and has siblings. Her father was an electrician and former DJ, and her mother a mental health nurse. Lecky studied for a time at King's College London, but graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. At age 18, she was signed by a theatrical agent. Her mother died when Lecky was 19.

Work Lecky has written for the soap opera EastEnders: E20, and her acting roles include the TV-series Casualty, Fresh Meat, Sense8 and Death in Paradise. She directed The Moor Girl, a short film.

Her 2018 play Superhoe was a collaboration between the Talawa Theatre Company and the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Jade Lewis. Lecky wrote and performed the monodrama, and collaborated with British rapper The Last Skeptik on the play's music. Superhoe follows the life of twenty-four year-old Sasha, and Lecky plays several characters. She was inspired by a website that posted personal information on Instagram women involved in sex work. Playwright Levi David Addai, who mentored Lecky around 2019, said in 2020 that she is "one of the most talented young writers, actresses, singer-songwriters in the country right now."

Superhoe received positive reviews. The Evening Standards reviewer said "[Lecky is] a revelation — singing and rapping eloquently as she delivers a knotty, occasionally grim story with charismatic fluency." The Daily Telegraphs reviewer said "It stands squarely in the tradition of Royal Court writing while being its own fresh thing." WhatsOnStage.com's reviewer said "She knows how to keep the audience on her side with just a backward glance, and her comic timing is superb." The Guardians reviewer said "Lecky engagingly performs her own writing ... Though rarely surprising, it's a simple story strongly told". Stylists reviewer said "...be sure to remember Nicôle Lecky. She’s a star slash genius." The Times reviewer said "The music is terrific, but, if anything, this show could easily use another song. The plot, however, never surprises us even for a moment. ... This is a shame because Sasha has got such sass and spark. You won’t find her at Wetherspoons; you really can’t help but like her."

The BBC decided to adapt Superhoe as a TV-series, and the six part musical drama Mood premiered in 2022 on BBC Three. Lecky played the main character Sasha Clayton, was a series executive producer and writer, and was also involved in creating the music. The characters are those she performed in the play. As part of her script-writing, she interviewed women involved in sex work online. As of 2026, Mood has a 100% score on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews. However, it had poor ratings on BBC3, averaging just 50,000 viewers per episode. Shortly after the premiere of Mood, Lecky was signed by the United Talent Agency (UTA).

Lecky played Julia Blenkinsopp in the 2024 Sky Atlantic comedy drama Sweetpea.

Lecky wrote, and appeared in, the drama Wild Cherry (2025) on BBC One.

Recognition Lecky was nominated for a Best Writer Stage Debut Award in 2019 for Superhoe. She won the New Talent category at the Women in Film and TV Awards in 2022.

Mood won two BAFTA awards, Best Mini-Series and Best Original Music: Fiction. Lecky was also nominated in a third category, Best Emerging Talent: Fiction. Accepting the mini-series award, she said "For me to be here, a working class, mixed, Black woman stood here I'm just really proud of that and I hope it really does inspire the next generation of storytellers." For Mood, she also received a Royal Television Society Craft & Design Award, Music - Original Score, and was nominated for a Royal Television Society Programme Breakthrough Award.

Personal life As of 2022, she lives in London.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Flak Deborah Short film 2017 The Moor Girl Sarah Short film. Also writer, director & producer 2025 Jay Kelly Krista Feature film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 West 10 LDN Danielle Television film Casualty Nazrin Malik Series 22; episode 43: "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" Silent Witness Shana Block Series 12; episode 1: "Safe: Part 1" 2009 Life of Riley Grace Series 1; episode 1: "In the Family Way" The Bill Carmel Gladstone Series 25; episode 9: "One Year On" My Almost Famous Family Receptionist Episode 10: "Can't Get You Out of My Head" 2010 Casualty Cleopatra Valentino Series 25; episode 6: "Eliminate the Negative" EastEnders: E20 – Writer, 2 episodes. Co-writer, 3 episodes 2011 Fresh Meat Leila Series 1; episode 3 2014 The Midnight Beast Northern Girl Series 2; episode 4: "Going Solo" Edge of Heaven Waitress Episode 3 2015 Sense8 Bambie Season 1; episodes 3, 4 & 6 2016 Doctors Maya Tanner Series 17; episode 175: "Dracula's Choice" 2019 Death in Paradise Tiana Palmer Series 8; episodes 5 & 6 Ackley Bridge – Writer, series 3; episode 7 2020 Unsaid Stories Jordan Mini-series; episode 4: "Lavender". Also writer 2021 Bloods Yasmine Series 1; episode 3: "Daycare" 2022 Mood Sasha Mini-series; episodes 1–6. Also creator, writer & exec. producer 2024 Sweetpea Julia Blenkingsopp Series 1; episodes 1–6 2025 Wild Cherry Gigi Gladstone Episodes 1–6. Also creator, writer & exec. producer

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Nicôle & Jade in Conversation, Lecky discusses Superhoe with director Jade Lewis, 2019 video Nicôle Lecky is the triple-threat behind your new favourite TV show, 2022 interview in The Face Nicôle Lecky - Writer and Performer, BAFTA 2022 video