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.
Laura Pyper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Background
editBorn 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
editPyper 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
edit| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors Walk | 2003 | Vicki Lester | Episodes: 3.1, 3.2 |
| Omagh | 2004 | Lorraine Wilson | TV movie |
| Holby City | 2004 | Alison Kerman | Episode: “Playing With Fire” |
| Hex | 2005 | Ella Dee/Ella | TV series, 13 episodes |
| The IT Crowd | 2006 | Laura | Episode: “Yesterday’s Jam” |
| Doctors | 2007 | Hannah Farmer | Episode: “The Big Issue” |
| The Bill | 2008 | Mandy Glover | “Shadow Stalker”, “Spilt Blood” |
| Silent Witness | 2008 | Esther Rubutkin | “Judgement” Part 1 & 2 |
| Demons | 2009 | Grace | Episode: “Saving Grace” |
| Vidiotic | 2009 | TV movie | |
| The Bill | 2009 | Sarah Lawler | Episode: “Old Habits” |
| Doctors | 2009 | Ursula Lenton | Episode: “Dummy” |
| Emma | 2009 | Jane Fairfax | TV mini-series, 3 episodes |
| Spooks | 2009 | Young Woman | Episode 8.4 |
| Holby City | 2011 | Becky Unwin | Episode: “The Hand That Bites” |
| Luther | 2013 | Jodie | 1 episode: Series 3, episode 2 |
| The Secret | 2016 | Lesley Howell | Episode 1 & 2 |
| The Missing | 2016 | Anna Stone | 1 episode: Series 2, episode 5: Das Vergessen |
| Father Brown | 2019 | Phoebe Sims | 1 episode: Series 7, episode 2: The Passing Bell |
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reign of Fire | 2002 | Lin | |
| Padraig agus Nadia | 2002 | Nadia | Short film |
| Headrush | 2003 | Vicky Nobel | |
| Tess: A Tale of Love and Darkness | 2005 | Tess | Short film |
| Sam and Jenny Go to a Play | 2009 | Jenny | Short film |
| Isle of Dogs | 2010 | Kelly | |
| Looking for Neil | 2011 | Lucy | Short film |
Theatre
edit- Blackwater Angel - Finborough Theatre, February - March 2006 (playing Lizzie Maher)
- Don Juan in Soho - Donmar Warehouse, November 2006 - February 2007 (playing Elvira)
- Troilus and Cressida - Shakespeare's Globe, July - September 2009 (playing Cressida)
- Punk Rock - Lyric Hammersmith and tour, September - November 2010 (playing Lily Cahill)
- Torch Song Trilogy - Menier Chocolate Factory, May 2012 (playing Laurel)
- Gas Light - Salisbury Playhouse, March 2014 (playing Mrs Manningham)
- A View from the Bridge - York Theatre Royal and Royal & Derngate, September - October 2019 (playing Beatrice)
References
edit- ^ a b c Watson, Audrey (4 December 2005). "The Joy of Hex". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ Virginia Heffernan (1 June 2007). "Witchy Girls on a Mission: The Dark Side of Cliques". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
- ^ a b TROILUS & CRESSIDA Comes To The Globe, 7/12 - 9/20 2009-06-01. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
- ^ Nicholas Banks, Ed Franklin, Ruth Milne & More Lead PUNK ROCK At Lyric Hammersmith 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Review: Gaslight, Salisbury Playhouse Until March 1". This Is Wiltshire. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Review: A View From the Bridge (York Theatre Royal) | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.