Hope Olaidé Wilson (born 16 August 1985) is a British actress, writer, director, and multimedia producer. She is known for her roles in Spenser Confidential, The Last Ship, and The Fosters, and as the founder of Indigo Veil Media, a creative production company.
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Education
Wilson trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Career
Wilson began her screen career in 2006 with a role in Untold Stories of the ER. She gained wider recognition for her portrayal of Bertrise in The Last Ship (2014–2015), a character immune to the Red Flu virus.
In 2017, she played Miranda “Diamond” Collins in The Fosters, appearing in four episodes.
Her film credits include I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009), After the Dark (2013), Solace (2018), and Spenser Confidential (2020), where she played Letitia Graham.
Other work
Beyond acting, Wilson is a writer, director, and producer. She founded Indigo Veil Media, a company focused on multimedia storytelling.
Her anthology project Owls & Echoes was selected for The Gotham's Screen Forward Lab.
She has also been recognized with fellowships including the JJLA Octavia Butler Fellowship and was a finalist for the Sundance Episodic Lab.
Selected filmography
2006: Untold Stories of the ER (TV episode)
2007: The Unit (TV episode: "The Outsiders")
2009: Life Is Hot in Cracktown
2009: I Can Do Bad All by Myself
2012: Southland (TV episode: "Identity")
2013: After the Dark
2014: CSI: NY (TV episode: "Today Is Life")
2014–2015: The Last Ship (16 episodes)
2015: Rosewood (TV episode: "Necrosis and New Beginnings")
2015: Criminal Minds (TV episode: "A Thousand Suns")
2016: Code Black (TV episode: "1.0 Bodies")
2017: The Fosters (4 episodes)
2017: The Price
2017: The Affair (TV episode: "308")
2018: Seven Seconds (TV episode: "That What Follows")
2018: Solace
2020: Spenser Confidential