Biographie
Lesley was born in London, UK, lived in Sydney, Australia, and spent much of her professional career in Vancouver, working in theatres throughout Canada. She has been performing consistently in film, television, and on stage since 1983, accumulating over 80 onscreen credits and more than 150 stage credits. In addition to acting, Lesley is a produced playwright (with works including Camera Obscura (hungry ghosts), An Understanding of Brown, and The Relationship Book of the Dead), theatre director, dramaturg/story editor, live artist, and acting tutor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) and the Identity School of Acting in London.
She fits naturally into the sci-fi genre, having appeared twice on The Outer Limits, as well as on Stargate, Millennium, Dead Zone, Twilight Zone, V, Arrow, and most recently Doctor Who. She appeared four times on The X-Files, including the pilot episode where she was the first character to speak with Scully. Lesley provided the voice of Gaia in the hit video game Horizon: Zero Dawn and voiced Nokama in Bionicle: Mask of Light. Among other projects, she is currently playing a lead role in a new fantasy adventure feature directed by Chris Bouchard, which is being filmed in Paris and scheduled for release in 2020. Lesley is based in London.
