8 Things You Need to Know About Lashana Lynch, Our New ‘007’

As a woman and person of color, British actress Lashana Lynch is making history by taking over the highly coveted role of “007” in the next James Bond installment. 31 year old Lynch joins several big time actors who’ve played the iconic “007” character over the years, like Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig, and Sean Connery. Lynch is breaking through a major glass ceiling by landing this role as “007” has always been played by a white British male actor. To learn more about this transformative actress, check out these 8 things you need to know about Lashana Lynch.

Lynch hit the big screen for the first time in 2012.

Lashana got her first major acting role in the 2012 movie “Fast Girls.” She played character Belle Newman, and has gotten consistently bigger roles since then.

She is of Jamaican heritage.

A portion of the new James Bond movie was filmed in Jamaica, which Lynch said felt like a return to her roots. She has a Jamaican grandmother and is a part of a vibrant Jamaican community in the UK.

She has her BA in Acting.

Lynch is from Hammersmith, London, and is a graduate of the ArtsEd school with an BA Acting degree. Although she’s British, Lynch still says she is heavily influence by her Jamaican roots.