Biography
Who is Aimee Lou Wood?
Early life and education
Aimee Lou Wood was born on February 3, 1994, in Stockport, United Kingdom. She spent her childhood years in the village of Bramhall. Her mother is employed at the organization Childline, while her father works as a car dealer. She has a sister named Emily Wood who works as a makeup artist. Following the divorce of her parents, she attended the Cheadle Hulme School. She later completed a foundation course at the Oxford School of Drama. She subsequently graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2017 with a bachelor of arts degree in acting.
Stage and screen beginnings
Aimee began her professional career on stage in 2016. She performed as a handmaiden in the play Mary Stuart, which ran at the Almeida Theatre in London until 2017. Following this role, she appeared as Laura in the production People, Places and Things. She traveled across the United Kingdom to perform this role on tour.
In 2019, she made her television debut as Aimee Gibbs in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education. She worked alongside performers like Asa Butterfield, Emma Mackey, Ncuti Gatwa, and Gillian Anderson. Although she originally auditioned for the character of Lily Iglehart, she ultimately took the part of Aimee. For her performance, she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance in 2021. This marked her first accolade from a major association. She received another nomination for this award in 2022.
Recent film and television work
Amidst her television work, Aimee has continued performing in theatre productions. In 2020, she played the character Sonya Serebryakova in a recording of Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre. That same year, she narrated an audiobook of the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë for Penguin Audio.
She made her feature film debut in 2021 as Claire Wain in the biographical film The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. She also starred as the lead opposite Bill Nighy in the 2022 drama Living. This film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. She joined the cast of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus for its third season, which premiered in 2025. This role earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She also starred in the comedy series Daddy Issues and created the BBC Three series Film Club. It was announced in 2025 that she will portray Pattie Boyd in a film about The Beatles directed by Sam Mendes.
Personal life and advocacy
Aimee resides in South East London. From January 2019 to March 2020, she was in a relationship with her Sex Education co-star Connor Swindells. Her godfather is the former Irish football manager Mick McCarthy. She has been open about her struggles with body dysmorphia. She has discussed how seeing model Georgia May Jagger as the face of Rimmel London helped her embrace her teeth. In 2025, she revealed in an interview that she was diagnosed with ADHD and autistic traits.
Regarding her activism, she is a signatory of the Film Workers for Palestine boycott pledge. She also signed an Artists for Palestine letter in 2023 calling for a ceasefire. She signed a letter addressed to Joe Biden as part of the Artists4Ceasefire campaign.
Birthday and age
Aimee Lou Wood was born on February 3, 1994, which makes Aimee 32 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Aimee shares the date with 27 other famous people.
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