Lucy Brown

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Lucy Brown
Born (1979-02-13) 13 February 1979 (age 45)
Crawley, West Sussex, England
Years active2002–present
Spouse
(m. 2015)
Children2

Lucy Brown (born 13 February 1979) is an English actress best known for dual roles in the TV series Primeval .

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Biography

Early life

Lucy Brown was born in Crawley, Sussex, but grew up in Cambridgeshire. She is the daughter of Christopher Brown and Helen Burleigh and has a younger brother named Mark. She went to King's College Prep School in Cambridge and then on to Oundle School in Northamptonshire which she left to attend Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge. She then went on to graduate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama London. In December 2007, she was declared "Most Beautiful English Actress of the Year" by a panel of 104 actors. [1] [2]

Acting career

Brown's first job was in a commercial for the soap brand Lux where she appeared with Gisele Bündchen. She has appeared in Sharpe's Challenge , Malice Aforethought , North and South with Richard Armitage, Whatever Love Means , and in the dual roles of Claudia Brown and Jenny Lewis in the ITV1 science-fiction television series Primeval (2007–11). After leaving Primeval, she played a minor role in NBC's The Philanthropist . In 2010, she appeared in Bonded By Blood and Frost opposite Dean Cain. Brown returned to Primeval for Series 4 (as Jenny Lewis). [3]

Brown also frequently takes part in live events billed as Word Theatre. [4] She has performed for them in Los Angeles and London. She also reads for audio books.

In 2012, Brown said revealed that she and Olivia Poulet were currently writing a comedy drama. [5] In 2014, she appeared in the television drama The Village , cast as Harriet Kilmartin.

Personal life

Brown lives in London. [6] She married actor Adam Rayner on 31 December 2015. [7] [8] They have a son and daughter together. [7]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1999-presentSchoolsKayla SkiltonRegular role, 2034 episodes
2002 Murder TV journalistTV film
2003 Canterbury Tales HerTV mini-series (1 episode: "The Miller's Tale")
2004 Piccadilly Jim Understairs Woman
Frances TuesdayLouiseTV film (uncredited)
North and South Ann LatimerTV mini-series (3 episodes)
2005Peter Warlock: Some Little JoyBarbara PeacheTV film
Malice Aforethought Ivy RidgewayTV film
Whatever Love Means GeorginaTV film
2006 Minotaur Didi
Sharpe's Challenge Celia BurroughsTV film
2007-09; 2011 Primeval Claudia Brown / Jenny Lewis TV series (Main role; 19 episodes)
2008 Harley Street MayaTV series (1 episode: "Episode No.1.3")
2009 The Philanthropist Deborah RougeauxTV series (1 episode: "Myanmar")
Midsomer Murders Helen MarkhamTV series (1 episode: "The Glitch")
2010Frost GiantSednaTV film
Bonded by Blood Anna Richards
2011 New Tricks Marie BradenTV series (1 episode: "Old Fossils")
2013Neil Jackson: Rocket to MarsWomanshort
This is VanityAngelashort
2014WirelessUnit White (voice)TV series short
The Village Harriet KilmartinTV series (4 episodes)
2017 Bitter Harvest Olena

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