1. Nell Hudson is best known for her recurring roles as Laoghaire MacKenzie in the Starz drama Outlander and Nancy Skerrett in the ITV historical drama Victoria.
14 Facts About Nell Hudson
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Nell Hudson was born on 19 November 1990 to journalist and author Cressida Connolly and Charles Nell Hudson, the middle of three children, and grew up on the Wyke Manor Estate in Wick near Pershore.
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Nell Hudson's older sister Violet is a journalist who has written for The Daily Telegraph, The Spectator, and Tatler.
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Nell Hudson trained at the Oxford School of Drama, performing in plays such as The Crucible and Closer, eventually graduating with a degree in acting.
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Nell Hudson's first professional role, in 2012, was a guest spot in an episode of the fifteenth series of the BBC One medical drama Holby City.
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Nell Hudson guest-starred as Paulette Roland, a 17-year-old diabetic who discovers that she is pregnant, in series four of the BBC medical period drama Call the Midwife.
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On 14 May 2015, Nell Hudson played Lydia Bennet in Tamara Harvey's production of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice at the Sheffield Crucible, alongside James Northcote and Isabella Laughland.
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In 2016, Nell Hudson was featured in a series one episode of Sky1's amateur detective series Agatha Raisin, based upon the book series by MC Beaton.
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Nell Hudson appears in ITV's Victoria, a period drama centering on the life of British monarch Queen Victoria.
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Nell Hudson portrays Nancy Skerrett, the Queen's dresser, in the ongoing series.
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Nell Hudson had her first major film role in the 2022 installment of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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Nell Hudson worked briefly as a professional singer-songwriter, headlining at London's famous Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, as well as touring with Jools Holland.
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Nell Hudson lived in East London as of 2017 and has since moved to Peckham.
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In March 2024, Nell Hudson announced her engagement to producer Maximillian "Max" King.