Aimee Lou Wood
Biography
Aimee Lou Wood is an English actress and writer who started on stage before moving into television and film. Born in Stockport, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 2017. Her early stage work included Mary Stuart (2016 to 2017) and People, Places and Things (2017). She made her screen debut as Aimee Gibbs in the Netflix comedy series Sex Education (2019 to 2023), a role that won her a BAFTA award for best female comedy performance on television. She also appeared in the West End in Uncle Vanya (2020) and Cabaret (2023). Her movies include The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) and also Living (2022). She earned a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination in 2023. Later roles include the comedy series Daddy Issues, which began in 2024, and the drama series The White Lotus (2025), earning her Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. She also created and starred in Film Club (2025).
32years old
Turns 33 on February 3in 112 days
- Born Stockport
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 3 years2021 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024Seize Them!IMDb rating 5.1
- 2022LivingIMDb rating 7.2
- 2021The Electrical Life of Louis WainIMDb rating 6.8
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First role
Wood started her professional acting career in 2016 on stage. She made her debut playing a handmaiden in Mary Stuart, a play staged at the Almeida Theatre in London until 2017.
Behind the award
Wood took home the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards. This marked her first accolade and her first award from a major association.
A role that slipped away
Wood took over from Mia Goth in the thriller film Sweet Dreams, and in that film she played the part of Dorothy.
Beyond film
Wood provided the narration for an audiobook version of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. Penguin Audio put out the recording on 3 September 2020.
Aimee Lou Wood movies on Netflix
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Aimee Lou Wood made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Oliver HermanusDirector, 1 film, 2022
All films by Oliver Hermanus
All films by Will Sharpe
All films by Curtis Vowell
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