For more than 50 years, we've seen six male actors play the role of 007 secret agent, from Sean Connery to Timothy Dalton to, most recently, Daniel Craig. That's all set to change as it's been reported that 31-year-old British actress Lashana Lynch will be taking on the famous role in the upcoming James Bond film, Bond 25.
The star, whose character name is Nomi, will be the first black actor AND woman to take up the iconic number in the 57 years that the franchise has been running. This news has thrilled long time fans of the Bond movies (including us!) who are excited at the diversity.
However, despite being fairly new to the acting industry, Lashana Lynch has already been making waves in the film industry. Here are 10 things you should know about the rising star:
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The British actress is of Jamaican descent, but was born in Hammersmith, London.
Before Lashana started acting, she wanted to be a singer. She even writes her own songs and describes her music as "soul", with "a fusion of soul, jazz and experimental". In fact, she only got into acting initially to support her singing career. In school, a teacher suggested that she take up acting to give her singing more depth. However, it seems the star fell in love with acting and decided to pursue it.
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3. She trained in a prestigious performing arts school in London
Lashana got her acting skills from the ArtsEd drama school in London, which counts The Sound Of Music's Julie Andrews, Les Miserable's Samantha Barks and Game Of Thrones's Finn Jones in its alumni. She did a BA Acting course there.
Lashana made her film debut in the 2012 British film, Fast Girls, where she played an Olympic runner and underwent a gruelling training programme to prepare herself for the role. She trained with Olympians like Jeanette Kwakye and Shani Anderson for six days a week!
In 2016, she went on to star in Shonda Rhimes's Still Star-Crossed, a period drama series about what happened after the death of Romeo and Juliet, where she played a cousin of Juliet.
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If you thought Lashana looked familiar, that's because she was in one of 2019's biggest Marvel movies alongside Brie Larson - Captain Marvel. It was her breakout role, where she played the part of Maria Rambeau, a fighter pilot and Captain Marvel’s best friend who lives on Earth with her daughter.
In 2015, Lashana was a regular on the BBC comedy show, Crims. The short-lived series follows two men, Jason and Luke, who had been sent to a young offender’s institution after they were involved in a bank robbery. She played the role of Gemma, Jason's sister and Luke's girlfriend.
We're glad she's now scored bigger and stronger roles!
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Acting can be a very physically taxing job. That’s probably why Lashana spends loads of time working out at the gym. Talk about fitspo!
Lashana certainly has caught the travel bug. Just a quick scroll through her Instagram will show you all the wonderful countries she’s visited such as Mexico, Thailand and Spain.
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Just because Lashana will be taking over the 007 secret agent number does not mean that she will be replacing Daniel Craig as the new James Bond.
Rather, rumours suggest that Daniel Craig will be retiring from the service in the next Bond movie. Upon his retirement, his number will be reassigned to Lashana’s character.
Daniel Craig, however, will apparently be asked to come back to help with a difficult case in the film. So don't worry. You will still see him around.
If you look through her Instagram, you will see that Lashana is a huge fan of taking pictures of herself on set. So you can look forward to getting an inside look into the magic of the famous James Bond movies through her.
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