Luyanda Lewis-Nyawo
Soulful, luxurious & cool with authority, confidence and intelligence.
Trained under South African theatre stalwart Dorothy Ann Gould at Triple Take Studios.
Luyanda speaks Xhosa, Zulu & English fluently.
Luyanda is one of few artists who appears in both our International section and our British section. They have used all variations of a South African accent in their theatre work. This ranges from a neutral light to full South African accent and to a Black South African Accent.
Audio Samples
Styles
- Versatile
- Warm
- Smooth
Credits
- Wednesday (TV, 2022) Deputy Santiago. Netflix
- Cyrano de Bergerac (Theatre, West End, 2022) Marie-Louise. West End/BAM
- The Dungeon Run (TV, 2021) Layla Mittens. Caffeine Studios
- Devs (TV, 2020) Angela. BBC
- I'll Take You to Mrs. Cole (Theatre, 2019) Assistant Director. Complicite
- Macbeth (Theatre, 2019) Ross. Chichester Festival Theatre
- Convert (Theatre, West End, 2018) Ola Ince. The Young Vic.
- Apple Tree House (TV, 2018) Finn's mum. CBeebies.
- Generations (Theatre, 2018) Girlfriend/Older Sister. Chicester Festival Theatre
- The Sound and The Fury (Theatre, 2018) Dilsey Gibson. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Julius Caesar (Theatre, 2017) Julius Caesar. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
- Uncle Vanya (Theatre, 2016) Yelena. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
- The Comedy of Errors (Theatre, 2016) The Courtesan, Balthasar, Merchant. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Related news articles
07/06/2022
Netflix shares spooky first-look at Wednesday with new teaser trailer. Featuring Luyanda Lewis-Nyawo.
Directed by Tim Burton, the series is set to follow teenage Wednesday as she navigates high school whilst trying to master her psychic powers and stop a monstrous killing spree of the town citizens. Coming to Netflix in 2022.
28/10/2020
Doctor Who: The War Master Heart of Darkness is out now with Luyanda Lewis-Nyawo and Sandra Huggett!
Recruited by the Celestial Intervention Agency to track down his oldest enemy, the Master finds himself thrown into a mission that will take him into deepest Dalek territory. Abandoned on the planet Redemption, he assembles a crew and acquires a ship – the journey that follows is certain to test them all... and not everyone will survive. Available from Big Finish!
14/04/2020
New multi-dimensional tech thriller ‘Devs’ starring Jefferson Hall and featuring Georgia King & Luyanda Lewis-Nyawo.
A computer engineer investigates the secretive development division in her company, which she believes is behind the disappearance of her boyfriend. Watch on Wednesday 15th April at 9pm on BBC2.