# Lashana Lynch

Lashana Lynch (born 27 November 1987) is a British actor. She first gained recognition for her role as Rosaline Capulet in the ABC period drama series Still Star-Crossed (2017) going on to win the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2022. She portrayed Maria Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe beginning with Captain Marvel (2019). She has since had roles in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021), Matilda the Musical (2022), The Woman King (2022), and Bob Marley: One Love (2024), as well as the television series Day of the Jackal (2024).

## Early life

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

## Career

Lynch made her film debut in the 2012 drama film Fast Girls, a production presented at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. In it, she plays a runner from a British team nominated for the World Athletics Championships. She later co-starred in the BBC television film The 7.39 with David Morrissey, Olivia Colman and Sheridan Smith. On television, she has appeared in Silent Witness and Death in Paradise, and was a regular cast member on the short-lived BBC comedy Crims in 2015.
Also in 2015, she starred opposite Lenny Henry in the title role of the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Educating Rita by Willy Russell, which played in the Minerva Theatre from 18 June to 25 July. The Guardian's review described her as "dazzlingly fresh". In 2016, Lynch was cast as leading character Rosaline Capulet in the American period drama series Still Star-Crossed, produced by Shonda Rhimes. In 2018, she joined the cast of the pilot episode of Y: The Last Man as Agent 355, but was replaced by Ashley Romans in the main series.
In 2019, she played Maria Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Captain Marvel. Her character is an Air Force pilot, and the single mother of Monica Rambeau, who grows into an important character in the MCU in her own right. At the same time, she also appeared in the British science fiction comedy The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud with Scott Adkins and John Hannah.
In 2020, at the Black Women in Hollywood Awards, she won an award of distinction along with Niecy Nash and Melina Matsoukas. In 2021, Lynch played Nomi, the new 007 agent, alongside Daniel Craig as the retired 007 agent James Bond, in the James Bond film franchise entry No Time to Die; the change to a woman holding the 007 designation in the franchise drew international headlines.
In 2022, Lynch portrayed an Earth-838 variant of her Maria Rambeau character from Captain Marvel in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. On this Earth, Rambeau became Captain Marvel. 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. Also in 2022, Lynch was cast in the upcoming Bob Marley biopic, Bob Marley: One Love, along with Kingsley Ben-Adir and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green.
In 2024, Lynch was revealed to be the voice actress and likeness for the main character of Directive 8020, Brianna Young, marking her first work on a video game project. She also played the major role of Bianca Pullman, an MI6 agent, in the British television series The Day of the Jackal.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Fast Girls | Belle Newman | |
| 2013 | Powder Room | Laura | |
| 2016 | Brotherhood | Ashanti | |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Maria Rambeau | |
| 2020 | The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud | Shee | |
| 2021 | No Time to Die | Nomi | |
| 2021 | Ear for Eye | US Female | |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Maria Rambeau / Captain Marvel | |
| 2022 | The Woman King | Izogie | |
| 2022 | Matilda the Musical | Miss Honey | |
| 2023 | The Marvels | Maria Rambeau / Binary | Cameo; mid-credits scene |
| 2024 | Bob Marley: One Love | Rita Marley | |
| 2027 | Children of Blood and Bone † | Jumboke | Filming |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | The Bill | Precious Miller | Episode: "Man Down" |
| 2013 | Silent Witness | Shona Benson | Episodes: "Trust: Part 1", "Trust: Part 2" |
| 2014 | The 7.39 | Kerry Wright | Television film |
| 2014 | Atlantis | Areto | Episode: "Telemon" |
| 2015 | Death in Paradise | Jasmine Laymon | Episode: "The Perfect Murder" |
| 2015 | Crims | Gemma | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Doctors | Leah Gattis | Episodes: "Nighthawks: Part One", "Nighthawks: Part Two" |
| 2017 | Still Star-Crossed | Rosaline Capulet | 7 episodes |
| 2018–2021 | Bulletproof | Arjana Pike | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | The Day of the Jackal | Bianca Pullman | 10 episodes |

### Video game

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2025 | Directive 8020 | Brianna Young | Likeness Voice |

## Accolades

| Award | Year | Category | Work(s) | Result |
| Black Reel Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Supporting Performance | Bob Marley: One Love | Nominated |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2021 | Rising Star Award | Herself | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2023 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Woman King | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in an Action Movie | No Time to Die | Nominated |
| MOBO Awards | 2022 | Best Performance in a TV Show/Film | No Time to Die | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | The Woman King | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | The Woman King | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Bob Marley: One Love | Nominated |
| NAACP Image Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Bob Marley: One Love | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | The Woman King | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | The Day of the Jackal | Pending |
* 2020: Essence Black Women in Hollywood: Award of Honour
* 2023: Girls on Film Award (shared award for Best Ensemble Acting)