Lyra Belacqua
Lyra Belacqua, an adventurous 13-year old from a world that is both like and unlike our own.
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We meet Lyra as an orphan, having been raised in the sanctuary of Oxford’s illustrious Jordan College.
Lyra is desperate to explore the North with her brilliant Uncle Asriel, until the fates intervene and she ends up on a thrilling and perilous journey of her own.
A natural and adept liar, Lyra learns the value of honesty and lies when she becomes the owner of an extraordinary instrument that can tell the truth.
About Dafne Keen
Dafne Keen, one of 2018's Screen International Stars of Tomorrow, is best known for her role as X-23 in the X-Men franchise Logan, which was Oscar-nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. The breakout role led to her winning Best Female Newcomer at the Empire Awards and being nominated for a London Film Critics Circle award last year.
Dafne made her acting debut alongside her father, British actor Will Keen, in the Spanish television series The Refugees. Dafne played Ana "Ani" Cruz Oliver in the drama focusing on a rural community faced with millions of refugees from the future seeking shelter in the present.
She is set to star in Ana, a feature film that follows Dafne as the titular Ana alongside Andy Garcia.
