Aimee Lou Wood

Aimee Lou Wood (born 3 February 1994) is an English actress. After early stage roles in Mary Stuart (2016–2017) and People, Places and Things (2017), Wood made her screen debut on the Netflix series Sex Education (2019–2023), which won her a British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance from two nominations. Her films include The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) and Living (2022). On stage, she appeared in the likes of Uncle Vanya (2020) and Cabaret (2023). Early life Wood was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester and grew up in Bramhall. Her mother works for Childline and her father is a car dealer. Her sister Emily Wood is a notable makeup artist. Following their parents' divorce, Wood attended Cheadle Hulme School, and mostly retained her regional accent. Thereafter, she took a Foundation Course at the Oxford School of Drama, and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2017. Career Wood's agent is Lizzie Newell of Independent Talent Group. During her time at RADA, Wood was involved in many productions, such as playing Margaret in a production of Scuttlers directed by Hannah Eidinow, and as Goody in Vinegar Tom, directed by Cressida Brown. She began her professional acting career in 2016 by working on stage productions, making her debut as a handmaiden in the play Mary Stuart, performed at the Almeida Theatre in London until 2017. Following this, she starred as Laura in the production People, Places and Things, a role that was performed numerous times by Wood on a tour across the UK.