Early life, family, educational background
British television personality, stage actress and filmmaker Lydia Fox was born on June 7, 1979 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. She is also known by her married name, Lydia Ayoade.
After graduating from high school, she attended Newnham College, a women’s college at the University of Cambridge, and studied a two-year acting degree. While in college, she played Juliet in the 2001 Marlowe Society production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, opposite British actor Tom Hiddleston, and was criticized as ‘a somewhat casual Juliet’.
The personal life of the family
She is part of the Robin Fox family of prestigious entertainers, known for their huge success in the entertainment industry.
Her father, James Fox, was born on May 19, 1939; in the 1960s and early 1970s, he appeared in a number of famous films, including ‘Performance’, ‘The Servant’, ‘King Rat’ and ‘Throughly Modern Millie’. He then took a break from acting to become an evangelical Christian. He later appeared in several television and film productions.
Her mother is Mary Elizabeth Piper. Lydia has four brothers, Robin Fox and fellow actors, Laurence, Thomas and Jack Fox. English guitarist, singer-songwriter and actor Laurence Fox was born on May 26, 1978. He is most famous for starring in ITV’s “Lewis” as DS James Hathaway from 2006 to 2015. He has starred in several films, including the 2005 one “Gosford Park,” 2007’s “Becoming Jane,” and “Elizabeth: The Golden Age.” He also played in several theater productions. In February 2016 his debut album “Holding Patterns” was released.
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Lydia’s father, uncles, husband, three of four brothers and sister-in-law are all actors. Her sister-in-law is Billie Piper, her uncles are Robert Fox and Edward Fox, her cousins are Freddie Fox and actress Emilia Fox, and her paternal grandparents are actress Angela Worthington and theatrical agent Robin Fox – Noël Coward wrote the love song, “Put Your Daughter not on stage, Mrs. Worthington”, for the happy couple.
Who is Richard Ayoade?
British actor, comedian, author, writer, TV presenter and filmmaker, Richard Ellef Ayoade was born on May 23, 1977 in Hammersmith, London.
From 1998 to 1999 he was Chair of Footlights at St Catherine’s College, Cambridge University. From 2004 to 2007 he appeared in the comedy shows “The Mighty Boosh” and in “Nathan Barley” in 2005. However, he is probably best known for playing Maurice Moss from 2006 to 2013 in the Channel sitcom “The IT Crowd” 4. He won the 2014 British Television Award (BAFTA) for Best Male Comedy Performance.
He directed music videos for Vampire Weekend, Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, which inspired him to write and direct the comedy drama film “Submarine” in 2010, an adaptation of Joe Dunthorne’s 2008 novel.
He co-starred in the 2012 American science fiction comedy film ‘The Watch’. His second film, which premiered in 2013, was the black comedy ‘The Double’ and was influenced by the novella of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
He has often appeared on panel shows, including “The Big Fat Quiz of the Year” and on “Was It Something I Said?” in 2013. He hosted factual shows such as ‘Gadget Man’ from 2013 to 2015, the spin-off ‘Travel Man’ from 2015 to 2019, and the 2017 revival of ‘The Crystal Maze’.
He lent his voice to several animated films, including ‘The Boxtrolls’ in 2014 and ‘Early Man’ in 2018.
He has also voiced characters in television series such as “Strange Hill High” from 2013 to 2014 and “Apple & Onion” since 2018.
He has written three comic books about film, including his first book “Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey” which was published in 2014.
As of early 2020, his net worth is estimated to be $2 million.
Career
Theater
In 2004 Lydia played in the UK tours of “The Little Mermaid” and “The Holy Terror”.
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Television series
In 2004, she played Rick’s wife in the horror mini-series ‘Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace’ and in the 2006 mini-series ‘Man to Man with Dean Learner’. In 2007, she appeared in the British medical drama ‘Blood Ties’, in an episode from ‘Holby City’ as Paloma Duncan, as Marianne Parks in the mini-series ‘Lilies’, ‘The IT Crowd’ in the episode titled ‘The Work Outing’ as Laura and as a real estate agent in ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’.
Movies
She played a wise man in the short television movie “AD/BC: A Rock Opera” in 2004; the parody aired on BBC Three and starred her future husband, Richard Ayoade, who co-wrote the music and lyrics with Matt Berry.
The music in the rock opera set it apart from other productions and made it memorable. In 2006, she played Matt’s girl in the comedy-drama ‘Someone Else’, Miss Dutton in 2010’s ‘Submarine’, in 2013’s ‘The Double’ and Lydia in 2019’s ‘The Souvenir’.
Producer work
She produced “The Double” in 2013.
Private life
On September 8, 2007, she married comedian, director, writer and actor, Richard Ayoade.
They have three children together, Ida, Esmé Bibi, born in 2009, and Henry, born in 2016. They live in East Dulwich in the London Borough of Southwark, England.
Appearance
She has dark brown eyes and brown hair. She is 1.75 m tall and weighs about 55 kg.
Wealth and salary
As of early 2020, Lydia’s net worth is estimated to be close to $500,000 – her salary varies depending on her obligations in the year.
