Victoria Myers (born 5 February 1976) is an English actress, known for her role as DS Lisa Swain on the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street (2021–present). As well as her role on the soap, she appeared in various television series including The Five (2016), Age Before Beauty (2018), Ackley Bridge (2019) and The Long Shadow (2023).
Early and personal life Vicky Myers was born on 5 February 1976 in Stockport, Greater Manchester. She grew up as the daughter of publicans and after graduating from school, she began working in telesales. She also experienced working as a cleaner, a waitress and a barmaid. Aged 20, Myers got married and the pair later had a daughter together. Myers stated that she had always wanted to act, and whilst holding her daughter, she wanted to be able to tell her that she had made her dreams come true. She contacted an acting and modelling agency from a yellow pages book and got signed.
In 2010, Myers and her then-husband got divorced in what she described as a "quite down, bitter and vengeful" time for her. That same year, Myers took her nephew to the GP for a check-up since he suffers from a heart condition. The doctor noticed a mark on her calf; within five days, Myers was in hospital and was diagnosed with skin cancer. She took a break from acting for two years to work in a casting office. After treatment and reconstructive surgery, she returned to acting.
Career Myers' first role was as a nurse in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street in 1998. She acted alongside Denise Welch and Philip Middlemiss whilst filming Des Barnes' (Middlemiss) death scenes. She has said that to watch Welch act out grief was incredible and that "money can't buy that kind of experience". She appeared in two subsequent roles in Coronation Street, in 2007 and 2010. Then in 2016, she was cast in her breakthrough role, as Selena Callaway in The Five, a BBC miniseries. In 2018, she starred in the BBC drama series Age Before Beauty as Heidi Regan. To research the role of a beautician, she went to a salon for a lash lift and asked to sit and listen to the conversations.
In 2019, Myers appeared in the Channel 4 school drama series Ackley Bridge as Debbie Gartside, the mother of established character Kacey 'Spud' Gartside (Zara Salim). Then in 2021, she returned to Coronation Street in the recurring role of DS Lisa Connor-Swain, as well as making guest appearances in Unforgotten and Casualty. Two years later, she starred in The Long Shadow, an ITV true crime drama series.
In 2024, due to a positive reception to her character, Myers was promoted to a regular cast member on Coronation Street, with her character being given high-profile storylines, as well the soap writing in a daughter, Betsy Swain (Sydney Martin). For her role, she won "Best Soap Newcomer" at the 2024 I Talk Telly Awards, "Rising star" & "Best Couple" (with Alison King) at the 2024 Digital Spy Awards, "Celebrity Ally of the year" at the 2025 DIVA Awards, "Best Actress" & "Best Partnership" (with Alison King) at the 2025 Inside Soap Awards, "Best Soap Performance" & "Best Partnership" (with Alison King) at the 2025 I Talk Telly Awards. She was also nominated for "Best Partnership" (with Alison King) at the 2025 British Soap Awards.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1998, 2007, 2010 Coronation Street Nurse / Paramedic / Driver Guest roles 2002 Highrise TV Game Show Contestant Short film 2003 The Second Coming Checkout Girl 1 episode 2010 Lucy Lightfoot Helen Short film 2016 The Five Selena Callaway Main role 2016 Paranoid Melanie Recurring role 2018 Age Before Beauty Heidi Regan Main role 2019 Ackley Bridge Debbie Gartside Recurring role 2020 Pace Christine Film 2021 Unforgotten Laura 1 episode 2021 Casualty Marie Kershaw 1 episode 2021–present Coronation Street DS Lisa Connor-Swain Regular role 2023 The Long Shadow WPC Sue Neave Main role 2023 Platform 7 PC Julie White Recurring role
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2024 I Talk Telly Awards Best Soap Newcomer 2024Digital Spy AwardsRising Star2024Digital Spy AwardsBest Soap Couple (With Alison King)2025DIVA awardsCelebrity ally of the year2025British Soap AwardsBest Partnership (With Alison King)Nominated2025Inside Soap AwardsBest Actress2025Inside Soap AwardsBest Partnership (With Alison King)2025I Talk Telly AwardsBest Soap Performance2025I Talk Telly AwardsBest Partnership (With Alison King)2025Digital Spy AwardsBest Actor2025Digital Spy AwardsBest Couple (With Alison King)2025Digital Spy AwardsBest "OMG moment" for "Becky's return to ruin Swarla"2026Inside Soap AwardsBest Partnership (With Alison King)2026Inside Soap AwardsBest Actress
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