Laura Pyper

Laura Pyper
Born1980
Magherafelt, 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
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
List of film performances
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

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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.