Lorna Nickson Brown
Actor / Writer / Director
Acting
Lorna Nickson Brown is a writer/director and actor from Birmingham, UK.
Lorna has been selected for BAFTA CONNECT 2022-2025.
Her recent acting credits include, THE BOYS IN THE BOAT, directed by George Clooney and THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT, written by Sarah Phelps and directed by Saul Dibb. Lorna played American primatologist, Janis Carter, in Alex Parkinson's, Emmy nominated, LUCY THE HUMAN CHIMP (HBO/Channel 4).
Lorna trained at Drama Centre London where she was offered one of five female places on the three-year BA Acting course, winning a Laurence Olivier Bursary Award in her final year.
As a writer/director, she was selected by Creative England as one of ten emerging female filmmakers in the British creative industries for the inaugural Industry Equals: Women in Screen 2019-2020. She was also selected for the BFI’s Creative Producer’s School 2020 and for the BFI Network x BAFTA Crew 2019-2021 as a writer/director.
Lorna directed and executive produced BFI Network short, on Amazon Prime - NED&ME. The film’s festival selections include the 2021 International Competition at OSCAR Qualifying, Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival. Ned & Me is available now via ShortsTV. Lorna was selected for the BFI Network’s Writers Treatment Lab 2021 for first feature development. She is currently developing original drama for television with co-writer, Louise Brown. Their original drama, BABY GOODBYE, was optioned by World Productions.
"Beautifully directed and paced." Mike Leigh [NED & ME]
"Wide-eyed and openhearted" The Hollywood Reporter [LUCY THE HUMAN CHIMP]
"With Lorna Nickson Brown in the role of Janis Carter - it rings true. It's a largely silent performance by Ms. Nickson Brown, but she's our emotional touchstone." The Wall Street Journal [LUCY THE HUMAN CHIMP]
Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
BOYS IN THE BOAT | Student | George Clooney | MGM |
THE LEPER | Emma | Hugh Mulhern | NFTS |
CHRONICLES OF COURAGE | Marian | Ernest Mills | Savage Mills |
COLD BLOW LANE | Pam | Penny Andrea | Swamp Light Productions |
TASK 2 | Lorna | Tom Nicoll | Nicoll Film Productions |
AFTER DEATH | Livvy | Gez Medinger/Robin Schmidt | Acheron Films |
BEAUTIFUL RELICS | Evie | Adrian Hedgecock | Inherited Outline |
BRASH YOUNG TURKS | Shaz | Transient Films | Ash & Naeem Mahood |
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT | Ann 1956 | Saul Dibb | Wild Mercury/Banijay |
LUCY, THE HUMAN CHIMP (Emmy nominated) | Janis | Alex Parkinson | Keo Films / Channel 4 / HBO |
BEING BETTER | Teacher | Tom Lawes | BBC New Creatives |
THE FEED | Assistant to the President | Jill Robertson | The Feed Production Ltd/Amazon |
DOCTORS | Angela Donaldson | Debbie Howard | BBC One |
POIROT: THE LABOURS OF HERCULES | Lucinda | Andy Wilson | ITV |
BREATHLESS | Mrs Baring | Paul Unwin | ITV |
HOLBY CITY | Melody | David Tucker | ITV |
DOCTORS | Saffron | Alex Jacobs | BBC One |
Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
THE MERCIES (R&D) | Ursa | Oliver Dawe | Oliver Dawe / Kiran Millwood Hargrave |
SUBJECT MATER | Young Sister | Oliver Dawe | Paradise in the Vault, Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
BUTTERFLIES | Lorna | Susan Lynch | The Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
OF MICE AND MEN | Curley's Wife | Roxana Silbert | The Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
INTO THY HANDS | Esther | Jonathan Holmes | Wilton's Music Hall |
TITS/TEETH | Gayle | Anna Niland | Soho Theatre |
SERIOUS MONEY | Sherill | Jonathan Mumby | The Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
HIS DARK MATERIALS | Rachel Kavanaugh | The Birmingham Repertory Theatre | |
ANTIGONE | Antigone | Tim Ford | The Young REP - The Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
THE MISANTHROPE | Celimene | Jonathan Martin | Drama Centre |
PARADISE LOST | Libby | Dominic Colenso | Drama Centre |
FUENTE OVEJUNA | Laurencia | Oleg Mirochnikov | Drama Centre |
OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD | Liz Morden | Shona Morris | Drama Centre |
TWO GENTLEMAN OF VERONA | Silvia | Simon Usher | Drama Centre |
Radio
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
VIOLETS | Birmingham Violet | Eilidh McCreadie | BBC Book at Bedtime |
BUTTERFLIES | Lorna | Paul Dodgson | BBC New Creatives/Rural Media for BBC Sounds |
RIOT GIRLS: KATY | Katy | Emma Harding | BBC Radio 4 |
HOMEFRONT | Queenie | Jessica Dromgoole/Allegra Mcilory | BBC Radio 4 |
THE TRUTH ABOUT ANNA | Ellie | Carl Prekopp | BBC Radio 4 |
Short Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
THE LEPER | Emma | Hugh Mulhern | NFTS |
ROXANE | Younger Sister | Oliver Dawe | Woven Voices |
THE COST OF LIVING | The Tenant | Tom Nicoll | Alter |
THE BOOKSHOP | Spanish Woman | Susan Lynch | StudioPOW |
Film, TV & Theatre
Lorna Nickson Brown is a writer/director and actor from Birmingham, UK.
Lorna has been selected for BAFTA CONNECT 2022-2025.
As a writer/director, she was selected by Creative England as one of ten emerging female filmmakers in the British creative industries for the inaugural Industry Equals: Women in Screen 2019-2020. She was also selected for the BFI’s Creative Producer’s School 2020 and for the BFI Network x BAFTA Crew 2019-2021 as a writer/director.
Lorna directed and executive produced BFI Network short, on Amazon Prime - NED&ME. The film’s festival selections include the 2021 International Competition at OSCAR Qualifying, Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival. Ned & Me is available now via ShortsTV. Lorna was selected for the BFI Network’s Writers Treatment Lab 2021 for first feature development. She is currently developing original drama for television with co-writer, Louise Brown. Their original drama, BABY GOODBYE, was optioned by World Productions.
NED & ME has now been nominated for a Royal Television Society Midlands Award for Short Film.
Lorna's forthcoming short film, DOG RUN, premiered in August 2023, in competition at the Oscar, Bafta & CSA qualifying, 41st Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival. DOG RUN won the Breaking Boundaries Grand Prize Award.
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
DOG RUN | Copper Thread Productions supported by Clermont Ferrand Film Festival x Kickstarter | Writer/Director/Producer |
NED & ME | BFI NETWORK - Available via ShortsTV | Director and Executive Producer An elderly man meets a young woman in a café, and the deal that follows will alter their lives forever. NED & ME explores the complexity of euthanasia and human transactions. *Official Competition: Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2021, Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2020, This is England: Rouen Film Festival 2020, British Shorts Berlin 2021, International Festival Signes De Nuit 2021, Aswan International Women Film Festival 2021, FICBUEU - Best Actor Award 2021, Bolton International Film Festival 2021, Margate Film Festival 2021* * "Beautifully directed and paced," - Mike Leigh |
FIGURE | Choreographed and Directed by Lanre Malaolu | Lead Producer |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
COLD BLOW LANE | Swamp Light Productions in association with Blue Shadows Film | Producer |
Radio
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
BUTTERFLIES | BBC Sounds | Radio Writer and Creator Produced by BBC New Creatives / Rural Media. |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
BUTTERFLIES | Birmingham Rep | Playwright and Creator |
JUAN RULFO'S SHORT STORIES | Presence Theatre | Produced stage reading of Luvina, They Have Given Us the Land and You Don't Hear Dogs Barking at The Chalton Gallery, London/Mexican Embassy (Directed by Simon Usher) |
Assisting Credits
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
SAVE ME | Sky Atlantic/World Productions | Shadowed Producer, Patrick Schweitzer. |