Victoria Myers
Victoria Myersis an English actress, known for her role as DS Lisa Connor-Swain on the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street. As well as her role on the soap, she appeared in various television series including The Five (2016), Age Before Beauty (2018), Ackley Bridge (2019) and The Long Shadow (2023).
Career
Myers' first role was as a nurse in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street in 1998. She acted alongside Denise Welch and Philip Middlemiss whilst filming Des Barnes' (Middlemiss) death scenes. She has said that to watch Welch act out grief was incredible and that "money can't buy that kind of experience". She appeared in two subsequent roles in Coronation Street, in 2007 and 2010. Then in 2016, she was cast in her breakthrough role, as Selena Callaway in The Five, a BBC miniseries.
In 2018, she starred in the BBC drama series Age Before Beauty as Heidi Regan. To research the role of a beautician, she went to a salon for a lash lift and asked to sit and listen to the conversations.
In 2019, Myers appeared in the Channel 4 school drama series Ackley Bridge as Debbie Gartside, the mother of established character Kacey 'Spud' Gartside (Zara Salim). Then in 2021, she returned to Coronation Street in the recurring role of DS Lisa Connor-Swain, as well as making guest appearances in Unforgotten and Casualty.
Two years later, she starred in The Long Shadow, an ITV true crime drama series. In 2024, due to a positive reception to her character, Myers was promoted to a regular cast member on Coronation Street, with her character being given high-profile storylines, as well the soap writing in a daughter, Betsy Swain (Sydney Martin). For her role, she won "Best Soap Newcomer" at the 2024 I Talk Telly Awards, "Rising star" & "Best Couple" (with Alison King) at the 2024 Digital Spy Awards, "Celebrity Alley of the year" at the 2025 DIVA Awards, "Best Actress" & "Best Partnership" (with Alison King) at the 2025 Inside Soap Awards, "Best Soap Performance" & "Best Partnership" (With Alison King) at the 2025 I Talk Telly Awards. She was also nominated for "Best Partnership" (With Alison King) at the 2025 British Soap Awards.
