Laura Pyper is a Northern Irish actress, known for portraying

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in the second season of ''

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'', Jane Fairfax in ''

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'' 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. She attended Rainey Endowed School and later studied English and Drama at

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Career

Pyper made her film debut playing Lin in '' Reign of Fire'', a role she won while still studying. She has also appeared in the Irish film '' Headrush'', playing Vicky Nobel. On television, Pyper played Ella Dee in the second season of the

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drama ''

'', and Jane Fairfax in the 2009 BBC adaptation of

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's ''

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'', '' Doctors'', ''

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'', '' 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''. In 2010 she played Lily Cahill in the revival of '' Punk Rock''.Nicholas Banks, Ed Franklin, Ruth Milne & More Lead PUNK ROCK At Lyric Hammersmith
2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-11-20. She played Laurel in Douglas Hodge's production of Torch Song Trilogy at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2012, Mrs Manningham in Gas Light at Salisbury Playhouse in 2014 and Beatrice in

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at York Theatre Royal and Royal & Derngate in 2019.

Filmography

Theatre

* ''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) *''

'' - York Theatre Royal and Royal & Derngate, September - October 2019 (playing Beatrice)

References

External links

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Laura Pyper fansite
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pyper, Laura Television actresses from Northern Ireland Film actresses from Northern Ireland Stage actresses from Northern Ireland Living people People from Magherafelt Alumni of Trinity College Dublin People educated at Rainey Endowed School 1980 births