Lucy Boynton

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Summary

Lucy Boynton is an actor known for roles in Miss Potter, Sing Street, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Politician and The Ipcress File. Her work often features complex women, and she has spoken about challenging narrow portrayals of women and the value of having more women in writers’ rooms. Boynton has also said she talks about feminism, women’s rights and abortion rights, and posted about racism after George Floyd’s murder. In interviews, she has discussed representation and inclusion as subjects she wants her work to bring into public conversation.