Liz May Brice

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Liz May Brice
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Born
Elizabeth May Brice

(1975-09-08) 8 September 1975 (age 48)
Redhill, Surrey, England
Other namesLisa Brice
Years active1985–present

Elizabeth May Brice (born 8 September 1975) [1] is an English actress. She is known for roles such as the convicted murderess, Pat Kerrigan, on ITV1's Bad Girls , and Agent Johnson in Torchwood: Children of Earth .

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Career

Brice was born in Redhill, Surrey. She studied English at Cambridge University. Her early acting roles included a schoolgirl witch in the 1986 adaptation of Jill Murphy's novel, The Worst Witch and a part in children's sitcom News at Twelve (1988) (for both these roles she was credited as "Lisa" Brice). She joined the cast of prison drama Bad Girls in Series 7, in 2005 as Pat Kerrigan, who is serving life in prison for the murder of her ex-boyfriend. Her character would become the final 'Top Dog' of the show.

Brice has appeared in episodes of BBC's Hustle and played the role of Medic in the film version of Resident Evil . She had a cameo in another horror film, AVP: Alien vs Predator . Her CV also includes the film sequel Fortress 2 with Christopher Lambert and the US mini-series The 10th Kingdom . Brice also appeared in the popular Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show in 2007. In the same year, she played the role of Susannah bat Jonah in Roman Mysteries, the CBBC children's drama based on the Roman Mysteries books by Caroline Lawrence, alongside Nicholas Farrell, whom she would later work alongside in Torchwood's Children of Earth . In 2008 she played the role of Herrena in the TV adaptation of Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic .

She has also starred in her former partner Charlie Brooker's zombie horror Dead Set , and appears as Government assassin Agent Johnson in Torchwood's Children of Earth , aired in July 2009. She has also starred in The Bill as anti-terrorism officer, Karen Lacy.

In April 2010 she appeared in the episode "Loves Me, Loves Me Not" of BBC serial drama Casualty, playing the part of Lyn (mother of two of the child patients). She becomes involved with Dr. Adam Trueman when he realises she is a single mother.

In the 2012 crime thriller movie Hard Boiled Sweets , Brice portrayed the role of Jenna.

In 2013, Brice played a character called Tara - the new love interest for Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) - in the soap opera EastEnders . She appeared in the soap from 26–30 August. Brice's character also made a rival out of the local B&B owner, Kim Fox (Tameka Empson). She then appeared as Tina in Misfits .

In 2014, Brice voiced Licia of Lindeldt & Milibeth in Dark Souls II , and later portrayed Gainsborough in the Black Mirror holiday special titled "White Christmas".

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleDirector
2000 Fortress 2: Re-Entry Elena Rivera Geoff Murphy
2001 The Last Minute Sally Stephen Norrington
2002 Resident Evil Medic Paul W. S. Anderson
2002 The Princess and the Pea Hildegard (voice)Mark Swan
2004 AVP: Alien vs. Predator Supervisor Paul W. S. Anderson
2012 Hard Boiled Sweets JennaDavid L.G. Hughes
2016MonochromeMartha WalkerThomas Lawes
2019AmaryllisJenniferThomas Lawes
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 The Worst Witch Zoe Chant-VestryTV movie
1988Coming ThroughElsa WeekleyTV movie
1988 News at Twelve Tina SwindleySeries 1 (main; all 6 episodes)
1991ChalkfaceClaireSeries 1 (guest; 1 episode)
1997The Student PrinceDirectorTV movie
1998 The Stalker's Apprentice Heather Brazier-YoungTV movie
1999 A Touch of Frost PC ClarkeSeries 6 (guest; 1 episode)
1999 Comedy Lab SarahSeries 2 (guest; 1 episode)
2000 The 10th Kingdom Mary RamleyMiniseries (recurring; 3 episodes)
2000 In Defence PC. Sally HigsonMiniseries (guest; 1 episode)
2000 Holby City Michelle KashSeries 3 (guest; 1 episode)
2001 Urban Gothic StampSeries 2 (guest; 1 episode)
2002Stan the ManKellySeries 1 (guest; 1 episode)
2003 Trust Gabriella EmmanuelleMiniseries (guest; 1 episode)
2003 Murder in Mind MelSeries 3 (guest; 1 episode)
2003 The Bill Trish HollowaySeries 19 (guest; 1 episode)
2004–05 Hustle DC Terri HodgesSeries 1–2 (recurring; 2 episodes)
2004 NY-LON KarenMiniseries (guest; 1 episode)
2004 The Bill Kirsty BrennanSeries 20 (recurring; 2 episodes)
2005 Casualty Pam DunbarSeries 19 (guest; series 1)
2005–06 Bad Girls Pat KerriganSeries 7–8 (main; 19 episodes)
2005 The Robinsons JudySeries 1 (guest; 1 episode)
2007 Peep Show Sally SlaterSeries 4 (guest; 1 episode)
2007 Roman Mysteries SusannahSeries 1 (recurring; 4 episodes)
2007 The Whistleblowers Zoe TaylorSeries 1 (guest; 1 episode)
2008 Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic HerrenaTV movie
2008 Casualty Elissa HoltSeries 22 (guest; 1 episode)
2008 The Bill DI Karen LaceySeries 24 (recurring; 4 episodes)
2008 Dead Set Alex BrysonMiniseries (recurring; all 5 episodes)
2009 Torchwood JohnsonSeries 3 (main; 5 episodes)
2010 Casualty Lyn MarshallSeries 24 (recurring; 4 episodes)
2011 How TV Ruined Your Life VariousMiniseries (recurring; 3 episodes)
2013 Casualty Rachel FarleySeries 27 (guest; 1 episode)
2013 EastEnders TaraSoap opera (recurring; 4 episodes)
2013 Misfits TinaSeries 5 (guest; 1 episode)
2014 Moving On Claire JacksonSeries 6 (guest; 1 episode)
2014 Black Mirror GainsboroughChristmas special (guest)
2016 Drifters TraceySeries 4 (guest; 1 episode)
2017 Doctors Angelica Botham-HartSoap opera, Series 19 (recurring; 2 episodes)
2018 Bad Move News ReaderSeries 2 (guest; 1 episode)
2019 Sanditon Mrs. HarriesSeries 1 (guest; 1 episode)
2020 Casualty Josie AlainSeries 34 (guest; 1 episode)

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References

  1. "Liz May Brice". tvbuzer.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.