Laura Pyper
Birth date1980
Birth placeMagherafelt, Northern Ireland
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

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.

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 Walk2003Vicki LesterEpisodes: 3.1, 3.2
Omagh2004Lorraine WilsonTV movie
Holby City2004Alison KermanEpisode: “Playing With Fire”
Hex2005Ella DeeTV series, 13 episodes
The IT Crowd2006LauraEpisode: “Yesterday’s Jam”
Doctors2007Hannah FarmerEpisode: “The Big Issue”
The Bill2008Mandy Glover“Shadow Stalker”, “Spilt Blood”
Silent Witness2008Esther Rubutkin“Judgement” Part 1 & 2
Demons2009GraceEpisode: “Saving Grace”
Vidiotic2009TV movie
The Bill2009Sarah LawlerEpisode: “Old Habits”
Doctors2009Ursula LentonEpisode: “Dummy”
Emma2009Jane FairfaxTV mini-series, 3 episodes
Spooks2009Young WomanEpisode 8.4
Holby City2011Becky UnwinEpisode: “The Hand That Bites”
Luther2013Jodie1 episode: Series 3, episode 2
The Secret2016Lesley HowellEpisode 1 & 2
The Missing2016Anna Stone1 episode: Series 2, episode 5: Das Vergessen
Father Brown2019Phoebe Sims1 episode: Series 7, episode 2: The Passing Bell
List of film performances
TitleYearRoleNotes
Reign of Fire2002Lin
Padraig agus Nadia2002NadiaShort film
Headrush2003Vicky 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

References

  1. ^ Watson, Audrey (4 December 2005). "The Joy of Hex". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  2. ^ Virginia Heffernan (1 June 2007). "Witchy Girls on a Mission: The Dark Side of Cliques". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  3. ^ 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. 2012-06-14. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  6. ^ "Review: Gaslight, Salisbury Playhouse Until March 1". This Is Wiltshire. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  7. ^ "Review: A View From the Bridge (York Theatre Royal) | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.