Lydia Peckham Actor Profile

Lydia is a multi-faceted and incredibly talented performer. She can be seen starring in NUREMBERG for director James Vanderbilt opposite Rami Malek, Russell Crowe and Michael Shannon. You can also see Lydia as one of the leads in the MGM+ series, ROBIN HOOD, which is currently in production on its second season. She was also seen earlier this year in WRECKING BALL for Amazon/MGM opposite Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa.

Previously, Lydia starred in KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES for 20th Century Fox with director Wes Ball which released wide in 2024. She will next be seen in Sony and Nintendo’s ZELDA, which will hit theaters in April 2027, as well as KENNEDY opposite Michael Fassbender and Nick Robinson, which is expected to hit Netflix in the Spring of 2027.

When she’s not filming projects like APES, Netflix US series ‘Cowboy Bebop’ and Apple TV series ‘MR. Corman’, she’s writing, directing and filming her own work (lydiapeckham.com). She premiered her solo show ‘Explore The Brain’ which received outstanding reviews and sold out audiences. Other credits include a lead role in Chinese/New Zealand co-production feature film ‘Only Cloud Knows’ with Chinese mega director Xaiogang Feng, 'Shortland Street', 'The Wonder' and 'True Love'. Lydia was recently hired for a recurring role on ‘SIS’, a series that has been picked up by a major UK network. Lydia is a graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School and has received several awards including the 2016 Museum Hotel Scholarship which is granted to one third year Toi Whakaari student as a recognition of excellence. Her stage credits include lead roles in 'Uneasy Dreams and Other Things', The Tempest, Romeo And Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, M.A.V. and Hotel Europa. In 2013 she trained at the Globe Theatre in London and she will be on the 2021 judging panel for the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand.