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Kya Garwood
Actress · Producer
Yorkshire-born actress seen in Masters of the Air, The Marvels and Paddington 2, award-winning lead of the short film Lucy, and set to star in Organism 46-B: The Unseen, DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr.
Biography
Stage and screen
Kya Garwood is a British actress born in Yorkshire, England. She trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School in London and performed in Stephen Daldry’s West End production of An Inspector Calls.
On television she has appeared in Masters of the Air, The Royals, Holby City, EastEnders and FOX’s 24: Live Another Day, and on film in Paddington 2, The King’s Man and The Marvels. Her other credits include 50 Ways to Kill Your Lover, Jack the Ripper: Reality and Myth, Kin Spirits and A Child’s Cry. She has received critical acclaim and multiple Best Actress awards for her powerful lead performance in the 2025 international short film Lucy, directed by Bastien Leblanc.
Kya was an executive producer on the short film Baked Beans, is co-writing and starring in her own feature with the Oscar-winning team behind The Silent Child, and will star in DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr. She is also attached to play Ekaterina in the upcoming sci-fi horror feature Organism 46-B, alongside Mena Suvari, Casper Van Dien and Doug Jones.
Representation: Nuala Quinn-Barton (@nualaqb), The Film Co-Operative
Known for
Selected work
Recognition
Awards and press
Kya’s lead performance as Suzan in Lucy (2025, dir. Bastien Leblanc) has earned 13 festival wins and 12 nominations worldwide.
- Winner · 2026Cannes Film AwardsBest Actress
- Winner · 2026Seattle Film FestivalBest Actress, Short Film
- Winner · 2026Los Angeles Short Film FestivalBest Actress
- Winner · 2026Best Film AwardsBest Actress
- Winner · 2025Monaco Charity Film FestivalJury Award, Best Actress
- Winner · 2025Independent Shorts AwardsSilver Award, Best Actress · Gold Award, Best Women Short
- Winner · 2025IndieFEST Film AwardsAward of Merit, Lead Actress
- Winner · 2025Accolade Global Film CompetitionAward of Merit, Leading Actress
- Honourable Mention · 2026Athens International Monthly Art Film FestivalBest Actress
Also nominated for Best Actress at the Brussels Short Film Festival and Cal Film Festival, while Lucy was nominated for Best Short at the Festival International du Film Fantastique de Menton and named a finalist at IndieX Film Festival.
In the press
- openPR · October 2026Kya Garwood discusses Best Actress win at the Cannes Film Awards
- Medium · Celebz PressKya Garwood wins Best Actress at the Cannes Film Awards for powerful performance in Lucy
- Star Talent LinkHollywood talent spotlight: Kya Garwood and her Cannes Film Awards nomination for Lucy
- Doncaster Free PressDoncaster actress honoured at prestigious Los Angeles film awards
- Mania Entertainment · Press releaseKya Garwood honoured with prestigious IndieFEST award
- The Star, SheffieldFormer Miss Sheffield lands role in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
- Doncaster Free PressDoncaster actress’s latest movie set to hit cinema screens
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