JAYME
LAWSON

Jayme Lawson’s screen work moves between family drama, superhero cinema and stories shaped by music. An American actor trained at the Juilliard School, she has built a varied early career through characters who occupy distinct places in their communities. Her performances invite attention to how each person makes herself heard.

After graduating from Juilliard in 2019, Lawson made her film debut as Sylvia in Farewell Amor (2020). The drama follows an Angolan family reunited in New York after years apart. Sylvia’s experience is one part of a story told through several family members, each trying to find a way back to one another.

In The Batman (2022), Lawson plays Bella Reál, a candidate for mayor in a Gotham City shaken by corruption and violence. Bella brings a civic voice into a film often seen through detectives and powerful institutions. The role gives Lawson space to portray someone trying to persuade a wounded city that change is possible.

Her other 2022 films include The Woman King and Till, where she played Myrlie Evers. These projects place her in different historical settings and ensembles. Together they show a career expanding beyond one genre while staying attentive to the relationships between characters and the wider worlds around them.

In Ryan Coogler’s Sinners (2025), Lawson plays singer Pearline. Her performance contributes to a film in which music gives the community its rhythm as well as its emotional force. Discussing the film, Lawson singled out Pearline’s song as part of a story concerned with artistic expression and cultural connection.