Larissa Wilson

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

Film

Director

External links

• at IMDb