Lashana Lynch

Lashana Lynch (born 27 November 1987) is a British actress. After various roles in film and television, she gained international recognition portraying Maria Rambeau in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films beginning with Captain Marvel (2019). She starred as the first Black female 007 agent in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021) going on to win the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2022.

She has also appeared in the films Matilda the Musical (2022), The Woman King (2022), and Bob Marley: One Love (2024), as well as having had starring roles in the television series Still Star-Crossed (2017) and The Day of the Jackal (2024).

Early life

Lynch was born on 27 November 1987 in Shepherd's Bush, London. She is of Jamaican descent. She attended Twyford CofE High School and ArtsEd drama school in London.

Career

Lynch made her onscreen debut with a minor role on an episode of ITV's The Bill in 2007. In 2012, she made her film debut in the drama film Fast Girls where she portrayed a runner from a British team nominated for the World Athletics Championships. The movie was presented at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. A year later she appeared in the film Powder Room (2013), and also appeared in the BBC television show Silent Witness (2013). In 2014, she appeared in the BBC television film The 7.39 with David Morrissey, Olivia Colman and Sheridan Smith. That same year she also had a role in an episode of Atlantis (2014).

In 2015, she was a cast member on the short-lived BBC comedy Crims (2015), and appeared in an episode of Death in Paradise (2015). That same year she starred opposite Lenny Henry in the titular role of the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Educating Rita by Willy Russell, which played in the Minerva Theatre, Chichester from 18 June to 25 July; The Guardian's review described her as "dazzlingly fresh". In 2016, she appeared in Brotherhood, and two episodes on the British medical soap opera Doctors. That same year she was cast as the leading character Rosaline Capulet in the American period drama series Still Star-Crossed (2017), produced by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on May 29, 2017 but was later cancelled in June. In 2018, she joined the cast of the pilot episode of Y: The Last Man as Agent 355, but was later replaced by Ashley Romans in the main series. That year she starred in Bulletproof; her role was later recast due to scheduling conflicts.

In March 2018, Lynch was reported to have replaced DeWanda Wise for a role in then-upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Captain Marvel opposite Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson. The film was released in 2019 and became the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year making over $1.1 billion worldwide. Lynch portrayed Maria Rambeau; an Air Force pilot, best friend to Carol Danvers and single mother of Monica Rambeau. In 2020, she also appeared in the British science fiction comedy The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud with Scott Adkins and John Hannah. In 2021, Lynch portrayed Nomi, the new 007 agent, alongside Daniel Craig the retired 007 agent James Bond, in the James Bond film franchise entry No Time to Die (2021); the change to a Black woman holding the 007 designation in the franchise drew international headlines. Lynch has said that she received hate from racist online trolls due to her casting, causing her to delete her Instagram account. That year she also starred in Ear for Eye (2021).

In 2022, Lynch portrayed an alternate version of Maria Rambeau who became her universe's Captain Marvel in the MCU film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). The same year, Lynch also played veteran warrior, Izogie, in the historical epic, The Woman King, about the Agojie, the all-female military unit of the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. She also starred as Miss Honey in Matilda the Musical (2022). At the end of 2023, Lynch appeared as Rambeau in the MCU film The Marvels during a flashback scene, and also made a cameo appearance in the end-credits scene as a version of Rambeau who became the superhero Binary, working alongside Kelsey Grammer's Beast.

In 2024, Lynch starred as Rita Marley in the Bob Marley biopic, Bob Marley: One Love, along with Kingsley Ben-Adir and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. She also co-starred in The Day of the Jackal (2024) alongside Eddie Redmayne, which earned her a nomination for the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in an Action Series.

Upcoming projects

In 2024, Lynch was revealed to be the voice actress and likeness for the main character of the upcoming video game Directive 8020. In 2025, she was cast in the upcoming film Children of Blood and Bone, set for release in 2027. Lynch is set to star in a sequel series for Peaky Blinders alongside Jamie Bell and Charlie Heaton. Production began in March 2026.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video game

Stage

Accolades

External links

• Media related to Lashana Lynch at Wikimedia Commons
• at IMDb