Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton is a British actor and artist whose screen career developed through her collaboration with Derek Jarman. Beginning with Caravaggio, she appeared in films including The Last of England and The Garden, becoming closely associated with his independent, experimental cinema. Sally Potter’s Orlando gave her a further defining role across shifting periods and gender identities.

Her later collaborators include Jim Jarmusch, Wes Anderson, Bong Joon Ho and Lynne Ramsay. She won an Oscar for Michael Clayton and starred in Ramsay’s We Need to Talk About Kevin. Beyond acting, Swinton has worked on projects that bring film exhibition to new audiences, including a travelling cinema with Mark Cousins.