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Tori Lyons

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Tori Lyons (Victoria Amy Lyons)[1] is an actress from South Wales.[2][3]

Lyons is known for her roles in the Manic Street Preachers music videos. The first being "Show Me the Wonder", opposite Craig Roberts. It went on to win a Q Music Award for best music video. She also starred in the follow-up video "Anthem for a Lost Cause".[4]

Lyons debuted nationally for the Amazon Fire TV campaign as the only Welsh actor.[5]

Lyons played Jenny in the ChainWorks Productions and RCT Theatres production of Gladiator by Laurence Allan.[6]

Her lead debut in short 'Receptive. Totally Receptive' was filmed in 2015. She also filmed experimental short 'Discordance' with the same director, Chris O'Neill in Cork.[7] She played 'Daisy' in Atithi in London directed by Ashwni Dhir, alongside Kartik Aaryan in 2016.[8]

Lyons was signed to Gingersnap Models in 2016.[9] She had her first front cover in Welsh Weddings Magazine in the 'Dare to be Different' issue.

Lyons was signed by Management 2000 in 2018.[10]

Lyons signed with BBC Sesh in 2019 as a comedy writer and performer. She is known for her political comedy often commenting on societal expectations and inequalities.[11]

Lyons made her television lead debut in BBC Wales comedy sketch show 'Backwashed' as part of their 'Festival of Funny' in December 2021. Lyons plays the character of 'Zee'.[12]

References

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  2. ^ "Musical delight". WalesOnline. 11 July 2007.
  3. ^ "Spotlight". portal.spotlight.com.
  4. ^ Brown, Jimmy (15 October 2013). "Manic Street Preachers 'Anthem For A Lost Cause' by Kieran Evans". Promo News. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. ^ "First UK Commercial Ad for Amazon Fire TV". YouTube.
  6. ^ Lennon, Denis (30 April 2015). "Gladiator, ChainWorks Productions and RCT Theatres co-production". Arts Scene in Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Chris O'Neill - Discordance #CFF60". Fred English Channel. 18 November 2015.
  8. ^ India-West, R. M. VIJAYAKAR, Special to. "Kartik Aaryan to Star in Ashwni Dhir's 'Atithi in London' and Aanand L. Rai's Next". India West.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Milano, Netwalk-Gap multimedia-. "Tori". Gingersnap Models.
  10. ^ "Tori Lyons". www.management-2000.co.uk.
  11. ^ "BBC Wales - BBC Sesh, Body Hair: The Truth".
  12. ^ "BBC One - Backwashed".