Kate Dickie

Kate Dickie (born 1971) is a Scottish actress who has appeared in television series, stage plays and films. She is known for her television roles as Lex in the BBC series Tinsel Town (2000–2001) and Lysa Arryn in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011, 2014).

Dickie is also known for her portrayal of the security operative Jackie in her 2006 feature-film debut Red Road, directed by Andrea Arnold, for which she won several awards, including Best Actress at the British Academy Scotland Awards and the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress. She again won Best Actress at the 2016 British Academy Scotland Awards for the film Couple in a Hole. Her other film appearances include Prometheus (2012), Filth (2013), The Witch (2015), and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017).

Early life Dickie was born in East Kilbride, Scotland. She spent part of her childhood in different parts of Scotland, including Wigtownshire, Galloway, Perthshire, and Ayrshire, due to her family's frequent moves. From an early age, she discovered her passion for acting, which her parents supported. Coming from a working-class family (her father was a farmer and gardener) in which no family member had been in the arts before, she was embarrassed to call herself an actress since she was afraid to be called pretentious.

Her desire for drama classes helped her overcome the insecurities that appeared through the frequent school changes and helped her deal with adjusting to new people and surroundings. After leaving school she went to college in Kirkcaldy to study for a national certificate in drama. In 1990, she won a place at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and decided to stay in Glasgow.

In the stage play Aalst, based on the true story of a couple who had killed their children and were sentenced in a high-profile trial, Dickie plays one of the parents. Her motivation to perform this role was her feeling of "responsibility to play people like that and to give them a voice. People who are not necessarily good or nice and have good lives." Dickie was a swimming trainer in the 2010 television film Dive. She appears in the HBO television series Game of Thrones, where she plays the role of Lysa Arryn. In 2018, Dickie appeared in a season 5 episode of Shetland. In 2020, she appeared with Emma Stansfield in the music video for Sleaford Mods' previously unreleased song "Second".

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Role Note 1994 Rab C. Nesbitt Young girl Episode: "Mother" 2000–2001 Tinsel Town Lex 2003 Beverly Episode: "Gameboys" Taggart Episode: "Penthouse and Pavement" 2004 Still Game Pregnant Girl Episode: "Swottin" 2006 Film '72 Herself 2007 Taggart Wendy Nuget Episode: "Island" 2008 He Kills Coppers Janis 2010 Five Daughters Isabella Clennell 2 episodes Dive Alison 2 episodes Agnes Builder 2011, 2014 Game of Thrones Lysa Arryn Recurring role 2012 New Tricks DCI Fiona MacDougall Episode: "Glasgow UCOS" 2013 By Any Means Patricia Brooks Episode #1, 2 2015 London Spy Editor Episode: "Strangers" The Frankenstein Chronicles Mrs. Bishop 2016 One of Us Sal 4 episodes 2017 Vera Nell Hinkin Episode: "The Blanket Mire" 2018 The Cry Morven Davis 2019 Shetland DI Sam Boyd 1 episode Peaky Blinders Mother Superior Episode: "Strategy" The Alienist Scotch Annie Episode: "There Bloody Thoughts" 2020 The English Game Aileen Suter 2 episodes The Nest Sergeant McClelland 2021–2023 Annika DCI Diane Oban Main role 2021 Summer Camp Island Professor Elliott (voice) Episode: "Oscar and the Monsters Chapter 3: Witches Brew" 2022 Inside Man Morag 2023 Star Wars: Visions Officer (voice) Episode: "In the Stars" Loki General Dox 3 episodes Boat Story Katia2024The Day of the JackalAlison Stoke 2025 Dept. Q Moira Jacobson 9 episodes

Stage Year Title Role 1994 Bonjour Tristesse 1997–98 Timeless 1999 Electra Electra 1999 Mainstream 2000 AD 2001 Blooded 2002 Running Girl Running Girl 2002–03 Lament 2003 The Entertainer 2005 Boiling a Frog Fooaltiyeman 2005 Trojan Woman Andromache 2007 Aalst Cathy Delany 2014 Our Town Mrs Webb

Video game Year Title Role 2020 The Complex

Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result 2000 British Academy Scotland Award Best Television Performance Tinsel Town 2006 British Academy Scotland Award Best Actress in a Scottish Film Red Road 2006 British Independent Film Award for Best Actress in a British Independent Film Red Road 2006 Montreal Festival of New Cinema Acting Award for Best Actress Red Road 2007 London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year Red Road 2016 British Academy Scotland Award for Best Actress in a Scottish Film Couple in a Hole