Aimee Lou Wood has criticised an American TV show sketch that mocked her teeth.

The actress, 31, called the Saturday Night Live sketch that parodied her appearance “mean and unfunny”.

Wood used an Instagram story to attack the sketch in which SNL cast member Sarah Sherman impersonated her, using a British accent and exaggerated prosthetic teeth.

“Whilst in honest mode – I did find the SNL thing mean and unfunny,” she wrote, adding that SNL has since apologised for the sketch.

Wood plays Chelsea in the third series of Mike White’s drama The White Lotus, which follows the lives of guests and staff at a luxury resort in Thailand as dark secrets are revealed and tensions rise over the course of the holiday.

The sketch, titled White Potus, saw characters replaced by depictions of Donald Trump and his inner circle.

In later posts, Wood, who has also starred in Sex Education and Toxic Town, said: “Such a shame cuz I had such a great time watching it a couple weeks ago. Yes, take the piss for sure – that’s what the show is about – but there must be a cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way?”

She added: “On a positive note, everyone is agreeing with me about it so I’m glad I said something instead of going in on myself.”