Born in South Shields, Libby is an actor, producer and director, proud of her working class Tyneside roots and best known for her role as Becky in FISHERMEN’S FRIENDS 2, alongside fellow Geordie Dave Johns and James Purefoy. Her first taste of television was during the final season of BBC’s BYKER GROVE before training at London’s prestigious West End Theatre School, the LONDON STUDIO CENTRE.

 

Libby’s passion for producing and directing was sparked by acting coach, author and producer Amanda Brennan, whom she trained under at the ROYAL CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA, graduating with a distinction in MA Acting for Screen. Libby’s producing debut, ZEMI (2022) won a plethora of awards both nationally and internationally including Best International Short Film on three occasions as well as making International selection at the NEW YORK LATINO FILM FESTIVAL (NYLFF) the largest global festival of its kind.

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Most recently ZEMI has received its highest accolade yet after it was awarded a national honour by the Dominican Republic, the country on which ZEMI’s story is based. Here, ZEMI is regarded as a film that truly captures the culture, heritage and identity of the Dominican Republic and its people.

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Libby considers upholding the authenticity of a story as a producer’s highest priority. She believes strongly in challenging the status quo of the current film industry and so created NANA PEG PRODUCTIONS LTD alongside fellow Geordie writer, director and producer Neil Marshall as a means of telling Tyneside stories on the big and small screen; bringing the world to the North East and taking the North East to the world.