Lisa Greenwood
Acting
Biography
Lisa Greenwood is a British actress recognized for her versatile performances across television, film, and audio dramas. She gained prominence portraying Sissy Cooper, an office assistant, in the BBC's critically acclaimed series The Hour (2011–2012), acting alongside Ben Whishaw and Dominic West. In 2012, Greenwood appeared as Shirley Dent in the BBC period drama Call the Midwife, further establishing her presence on British television. Her film work includes the role of Charlotte Taylor in the 2015 science fiction movie Capsule. Beyond screen acting, Greenwood has made significant contributions to audio dramas, notably portraying Flip Jackson, a companion to the Sixth Doctor, in several Doctor Who audio stories produced by Big Finish Productions. Greenwood's early life was rooted in East Ham, within the London Borough of Newham and Essex. She began her acting journey after being spotted at a local youth group, leading to her selection as the face of a Sony PlayStation campaign.
Known For
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Call the Midwife
A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.
The Hour
1959: Guy is an experienced British fighter pilot who is in command of Britain's first manned mission to space. He has trained for this for three years at the height of the Cold War and now he is alone in space, suffering Hypoxia, with a malfunctioning capsule. He has limited contact with the UK, some unusual communication with the US and some unorthodox communication with Tyuratam deep in Soviet Russia. Can he get home? Who will help him? Will he make the right choice?
Capsule
In January 2015, Jerome Rogers, a popular nineteen year old from a council estate, finally got what he’d been working for – a new motorbike and his first real job, as a courier. But in the hands of bailiffs, two £65 traffic fines rose to over a thousand pounds. Some weeks, take-home pay in his zero hours job was as low as £12. Under the pressure of his debt, Jerome went to the woods where he’d played as a kid, and took his own life. This is his story…