In 2014 Wilsons stardom exploded across the pond in a greater way when she agreed to star as a character on Showtimes The Affair as Alison Lockhart who is a young, troubled woman with a dark past that falls in love with the husband of her dreams, Noah Solloway. Wilson won the Golden Globe in 2015 for Best Actress, Television Series Drama. The series also starred Maura Terney and Joshua Jackson. Wilson in an interview with British Vogue during the year 2015 stated that she was enjoying playing characters from two different perspective. Noah thinks Alison is the most confident, attractive and reckless self-image. But she sees herself as a completely different person, one who on the outside is dull as well as in the shadows, not wanting to stand out. The actress added "I think America is such a moralistic country and that they are too judgmental. The way they conduct themselves on the show is like a shocking scene." In the year 2018, Wilson left her show in the midst of the sh