Lyndsey Marshal Nude Scenes: Rome Cleopatra, Sons and Lovers

Yes, Lyndsey Marshal has done nude scenes: as Cleopatra in HBO’s Rome with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar, and earlier as Miriam Leivers in the ITV film of Sons and Lovers.

This hub collects 5 clips, each with its length and its own write-up: three from Rome and two from Sons and Lovers. The hero clip above is Cleopatra and Antony in Deus Impeditio, her strongest Rome nude.

Updated: November 5, 2026 (Bangkok). New hub: every clip written up from scratch.

I’ve been behind the camera since 2001 and shot 2,000+ scenes, and I’ll be straight with you: Lyndsey Marshal is remembered as Cleopatra in Rome, and that is where her best nude work is. Deus Impeditio with Antony is the one people still look for, Caesarion is the short first look, and Sons and Lovers is the earlier bedroom heat. Here is every clip of hers worth your time, and I’ll tell you what I left out.

Lyndsey Marshal is an English actress from Manchester, best known as Cleopatra in HBO’s Rome and as Lady Sarah Hill in the BBC period drama Garrow’s Law. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, played Lottie in The Hours, and later appeared in Being Human, Titanic, Inside No. 9 and Hanna.

Lyndsey Marshal in Rome (2005–2007)

Series: Rome (HBO), seasons 1–2, created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald | Role: Cleopatra | What you see: nude and topless palace scenes with Caesar and Mark Antony

Cleopatra arrives in season 1 and becomes the center of Egypt’s deal with Rome. The clips below are her adult, willing scenes only. For the rest of the cast, see the Rome sex scenes hub.

Cleopatra and Antony in Deus Impeditio (0:27)

This is the clip at the top of this page.

Season 2, episode 9, “Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus”. Cleopatra and Mark Antony in Egypt. Lyndsey Marshal is topless, Purefoy shirtless, the two of them locked in a hard kiss against bright palace colors while an attendant watches from the back of the room. It is the peak of their on-screen heat and the clearest nude scene Marshal has in the series.

Cleopatra in Caesarion (0:22)

Season 1, episode 8, “Caesarion”. Cleopatra of Egypt meets Julius Caesar and the series shifts to Alexandria. This short clip catches Cleopatra nude in the middle of that first encounter — cropped hair, palace walls, the queen who decided Rome’s future would run through her bed. Brief but unmistakable.

Cleopatra in A Necessary Fiction (0:23)

Season 2, episode 8, “A Necessary Fiction”. Cleopatra moving through her palace in a sheer white dress, Egyptian murals behind her, completely at ease being looked at. Not a full sex scene, but one of the show’s strongest sexy Cleopatra moments and a natural companion to the nude clips above.

Lyndsey Marshal in Sons and Lovers (2003)

Film: Sons and Lovers (ITV, 2003), from the D.H. Lawrence novel | Role: Miriam Leivers | What you see: bedroom nudity with Paul

Before Rome, Marshal played Miriam, Paul Morel’s first love, in this ITV adaptation. Soft period lighting, a brass bed, and two clear nude scenes that belong on this page.

Miriam with Paul (1:15)

ITV film of D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers (2003). Lyndsey Marshal plays Miriam Leivers, Paul’s first love. This is the longest of her nude scenes in the film: warm lamp light, a brass bed, and Miriam open with Paul in the dark bedroom. It runs over a minute and it is her clearest pre-Rome nude work.

Miriam undressing (0:52)

Sons and Lovers (2003). Miriam undresses in the bedroom while Paul is nearby: patterned wallpaper, a lamp on the nightstand, her chemise open. Soft period-drama heat rather than Rome palace spectacle, and a clean look at Marshal before she was Cleopatra.

What I Left Out

I kept this page to scenes that are worth watching and that belong on Scandal Planet. I skipped a 2:57 Rome hash compilation that overlaps the three clean Cleopatra clips above, a short Caesarion alternate cut, and a Cleopatra/Octavia combined reel that pulls in Kerry Condon’s coerced Octavia plot. I also left out a darker Sons and Lovers fragment that is too dim to read on screen, and Being Human, where the usual sources only have stills for her, not a usable nude clip.

Who Is Lyndsey Marshal?

Lyndsey Marshal was born on 16 June 1978 in Manchester, England. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and came up through British stage and television before HBO cast her as Cleopatra in Rome.

After Rome she kept working across film and television: Lady Sarah Hill in Garrow’s Law, Professor Lucy Jaggat in Being Human, and later roles in Titanic, Inside No. 9, Hanna, Trauma and Insomnia. She also appeared in The Hours as Lottie and in National Theatre Live’s Othello as Emilia.

Lyndsey Marshal FAQ

Has Lyndsey Marshal done nude scenes?

Yes. Her main nude work is as Cleopatra in HBO’s Rome, including a topless scene with Mark Antony in Deus Impeditio and a nude scene in Caesarion. She also has bedroom nude scenes as Miriam Leivers in the 2003 ITV film of Sons and Lovers.

Is Lyndsey Marshal nude in Rome?

Yes. As Cleopatra she has nude and topless palace scenes in seasons 1 and 2, including Caesarion and Deus Impeditio with Mark Antony.

Who does Lyndsey Marshal play in Rome?

Cleopatra of Egypt in HBO’s Rome, appearing in season 1 episode 8 and several season 2 episodes.

Is Lyndsey Marshal in Sons and Lovers?

Yes. She plays Miriam Leivers in the 2003 ITV film adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s novel, including bedroom nude scenes with Paul.

How old is Lyndsey Marshal?

She was born on 16 June 1978 in Manchester, so she is 48 in 2026.

That is every Lyndsey Marshal scene I would actually send someone to. If a new one turns up that belongs here, I will add it.

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