About

Reece Lyons is a multi-award-winning actor and writer based in London.

She burst onto the theatre scene with her breakout role as the lead in Travis Alabanza’s one-woman show, Overflow, a hilarious and devastating tour of women’s bathrooms, which debuted at the Bush Theatre to critical acclaim and was later streamed online in over 22 countries. In 2022, Reece won an Off West End Theatre Award (OFFIE) for Lead Performance in a Play.

On screen, she has also won the Aoife Josie Clements Special Jury Award for Best Performance at TITE Film Festival 2026 for her lead role in Jesse Williams’ RTS Award-winning short film, Chaser.

As a writer, Reece first gained recognition as a poet, becoming a Roundhouse Poetry Slam Finalist, where her performance went viral, accumulating over 4 million views online. She has also appeared alongside legendary poet Professor Benjamin Zephaniah on the BAFTA Award-winning spoken word TV show, Life & Rhymes.

Reece’s debut show, Lilith, directed by Hannah Hauer-King, is forthcoming in 2027, with further details to be announced.

Theatre credits include: The Family Sex Show (ThisEgg); Maryland (Royal Court); Overflow (Bush Theatre, Off West End Theatre Award for Lead Performance in a Play); and Fierce Sisters (Mimbre).

Television credits include: Life & Rhymes (Sky Arts); Hanna Season 2 (Prime Video).

Film credits include: Chaser (Short Film, Aoife Josie Clements Special Jury Award for Best Performance).

Audio credits include: Watch Dogs: Truth (Audible); Unattached: Empowering Essays on Singlehood (Audible); and The Sandman: Act II (Audible).