Laura Pyper

Last updated

Laura Pyper
Born1980
Alma mater Trinity College, Dublin
OccupationActress
Years active2002present

Laura Pyper is a Northern Irish actress, known for portraying Ella Dee in the second season of Hex , Jane Fairfax in Emma and Lexine Murdoch in the video game Dead Space: Extraction . She also played Lesley Howell in The Secret on ITV, which was first broadcast in April and May 2016.

Contents

Background

Born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, Pyper has two brothers and two sisters. [1] She attended Rainey Endowed School and later studied English and Drama at Trinity College, Dublin. [1]

Career

Pyper made her film debut playing Lin in Reign of Fire , a role she won while still studying. [1] She has also appeared in the Irish film Headrush , playing Vicky Nobel.

On television, Pyper played Ella Dee in the second season of the Sky One supernatural drama Hex , [2] and Jane Fairfax in the 2009 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma . [3] She has also guest starred in episodes of Demons , Doctors , Silent Witness , The Bill and Bachelors Walk .

Pyper has also worked as a voice actor in the video game Dead Space: Extraction , playing the character of Lexine Murdoch.

Pyper's theatre credits include Don Juan in Soho at the Donmar Warehouse and Blackwater Angel at the Finborough Theatre. In 2009 she played Cressida in the first full-scale Shakespeare's Globe production of Troilus and Cressida . [3] In 2010 she played Lily Cahill in the revival of Punk Rock . [4] She played Laurel in Douglas Hodge's production of Torch Song Trilogy at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2012, [5] Mrs Manningham in Gas Light at Salisbury Playhouse in 2014 [6] and Beatrice in A View from the Bridge at York Theatre Royal and Royal & Derngate in 2019. [7]

Filmography

List of television performances
TitleYearRoleNotes
Bachelors Walk 2003Vicki LesterEpisodes: 3.1, 3.2
Omagh 2004Lorraine WilsonTV movie
Holby City 2004Alison KermanEpisode: “Playing With Fire”
Hex 2005 Ella Dee/EllaTV series, 13 episodes
The IT Crowd 2006LauraEpisode: “Yesterday’s Jam”
Doctors 2007Hannah FarmerEpisode: “The Big Issue”
The Bill 2008Mandy Glover“Shadow Stalker”, “Spilt Blood”
Silent Witness 2008Esther Rubutkin“Judgement” Part 1 & 2
Demons 2009GraceEpisode: “Saving Grace”
Vidiotic2009TV movie
The Bill 2009Sarah LawlerEpisode: “Old Habits”
Doctors 2009Ursula LentonEpisode: Dummy”
Emma 2009 Jane Fairfax TV mini-series, 3 episodes
Spooks 2009Young WomanEpisode 8.4
Holby City 2011Becky UnwinEpisode: “The Hand That Bites”
Luther 2013Jodie1 episode: Series 3, episode 2
The Secret 2016Lesley HowellEpisode 1 & 2
The Missing 2016Anna Stone1 episode: Series 2, episode 5: Das Vergessen
Father Brown 2019Phoebe Sims1 episode: Series 7, episode 2: The Passing Bell
List of film performances
TitleYearRoleNotes
Reign of Fire 2002Lin
Padraig agus Nadia2002Nadia Short film
Headrush 2003Vicky Nobel
Tess: A Tale of Love and Darkness2005TessShort film
Sam and Jenny Go to a Play2009JennyShort film
Isle of Dogs2010Kelly
Looking for Neil2011LucyShort film

Theatre

Related Research Articles

Amanda Root is an English stage and screen actress and a former voice actress for children's programmes.

Paul Shelley is an English actor.

Douglas William Hodge is an English actor, director, and musician who has had an extensive career in theatre, as well as television and film where he has appeared in Robin Hood (2010), Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return and Diana (2013), Penny Dreadful (2016), Catastrophe (2018), Joker and Lost in Space (2019), The Great (2021),

Laura Rogers is a British actress from Carmarthen, Wales.

Off West End refers to theatres in London which are not included as West End theatres. The term is a relatively recent one, coined after the similar American term "off-Broadway". It is usually used synonymously with the more widespread term Fringe, but sometimes is also used to refer to more mainstream or commercial theatre which is located within London but outside the centre, or to especially small and non-commercial theatres located within the centre. According to London Theatre, "Smaller theatres, including many pub theatres, are called Fringe, although some of these small theatres are also called Off West End, particularly those located in the West End of London, where most of the big commercial theatres are. These small theatres can vary in size, with seating capacities of around 40 to 400."

Laura Wade is an English playwright.

Kirsty Besterman is a British actress of the stage and screen. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduating in 2002.

Kathryn Pogson is an English film and stage actress. She appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film Brazil. She won a Best Actress Drama Desk Award for her performance in the 1986 New York production of Aunt Dan and Lemon.

Ché Walker is an English actor, playwright, theatre director, and teacher. His musical Been So Long played at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Young Vic theatre. It was later developed into a feature film of the same name starring Michaela Coel and released by Netflix in 2018.

Pauline "Polly" Adams is an English actress best known for her work on the stage both in England and in the United States, and for her portrayal of Mrs. Brown on the television series Just William.

The Ian Charleson Awards are theatrical awards that reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under age 30. The awards are named in memory of the renowned British actor Ian Charleson, and are run by the Sunday Times newspaper and the National Theatre. The awards were established in 1990 after Charleson's death, and have been awarded annually since then. Sunday Times theatre critic John Peter (1938–2020) initiated the creation of the awards, particularly in memory of Charleson's extraordinary Hamlet, which he had performed shortly before his death. Recipients receive a cash prize, as do runners-up and third-place winners.

Helen Schlesinger is a British stage and television actress. She was born in London, and raised near Windsor, Berkshire, UK. In film and on television, she has appeared in 24 Hour Party People (2002), Rose and Maloney (2004),Sex Traffic and Dirty War (2004), Sensitive Skin (2005), Trial & Retribution (2006), Merlin (2012), The Hour (2013), and Lewis (2015).

Anna Francolini is an English actress.

Esther Richardson is a British theatre director and script editor. She directed an adaptation of Stephen Poliakoff's Breaking the Silence, and A Pair of Pinters. In 2016, she was appointed the artistic director of Pilot Theatre.

Leila Crerar is a Welsh actress born in Powys Mid Wales and trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama attaining her bachelor's degree.

The 2011 Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced on 20 November 2011. The shortlist was revealed on 7 November 2011 and the longlist on 19 October 2011.

The 2010 Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced on 29 November 2010. The shortlist was revealed on 22 November 2010 and the longlist on 25 October 2010.

The 2009 Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced on 2009. The shortlist was revealed on 2009 and the longlist on 2 November 2009.

Collin Hurley is an English actor and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and the Shakespeare's Globe company, specialising in performing the works of William Shakespeare.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Watson, Audrey (4 December 2005). "The Joy of Hex". Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  2. Virginia Heffernan (1 June 2007). "Witchy Girls on a Mission: The Dark Side of Cliques". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  3. 1 2 TROILUS & CRESSIDA Comes To The Globe, 7/12 - 9/20 2009-06-01. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
  4. Nicholas Banks, Ed Franklin, Ruth Milne & More Lead PUNK ROCK At Lyric Hammersmith 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  5. "From an outdoor Dream to Torch Song Trilogy: Tristram Kenton's week on stage – in pictures". The Guardian. 14 June 2012. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  6. "Review: Gaslight, Salisbury Playhouse Until March 1". This Is Wiltshire. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  7. "Review: A View From the Bridge (York Theatre Royal) | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.