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{{Short description|British actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Laura Pyper
| image =
| imagesize = 150px
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1980
| birth_place = [[Magherafelt]], [[Northern Ireland]]
| othername =
| alma_mater = [[Trinity College, Dublin]]
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2002–present
| spouse =
| website =
}}

'''Laura Pyper''' is a [[Northern Irish]] [[actress]], known for portraying [[Ella Dee]] in the second season of ''[[Hex (TV series)|Hex]]'', Jane Fairfax in ''[[Emma (2009 TV serial)|Emma]]'' and Lexine Murdoch in the video game ''[[Dead Space: Extraction]]''. She also played Lesley Howell in ''[[The Secret (TV series)|The Secret]]'' on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], which was first broadcast in April and May 2016.

==Background==
Born in [[Magherafelt]], [[Northern Ireland]], Pyper has two brothers and two sisters.<ref name="BelfastTelegraph1">{{cite web |title=The Joy of Hex |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/the-joy-of-hex-13723251.html|first=Audrey|last=Watson |publisher=[[Belfast Telegraph]] |date=4 December 2005 |accessdate=2008-06-17}}</ref> She attended [[Rainey Endowed School]] and later studied English and Drama at [[Trinity College, Dublin]].<ref name="BelfastTelegraph1"/>

==Career==
Pyper made her film debut playing Lin in ''[[Reign of Fire (film)|Reign of Fire]]'', a role she won while still studying.<ref name="BelfastTelegraph1"/> She has also appeared in the Irish film ''[[Headrush (film)|Headrush]]'', playing Vicky Nobel.

On television, Pyper played Ella Dee in the second season of the [[Sky One]] [[supernatural]] [[drama]] ''[[Hex (TV series)|Hex]]'',<ref name="NYT1">{{cite web |title=Witchy Girls on a Mission: The Dark Side of Cliques |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/01/arts/television/01hex.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/H/Heffernan,%20Virginia |author=Virginia Heffernan |author-link=Virginia Heffernan |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1 June 2007 |accessdate=2008-01-21}}</ref> and Jane Fairfax in the 2009 [[BBC]] adaptation of [[Jane Austen]]'s ''[[Emma (novel)|Emma]]''.<ref name="Broadway1">[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/TROILUS_CRESSIDA_Comes_To_The_Globe_712920_20090601 TROILUS & CRESSIDA Comes To The Globe, 7/12 - 9/20] 2009-06-01. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.</ref> She has also guest starred in episodes of ''[[Demons (TV series)|Demons]]'', ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'', ''[[Silent Witness]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'' and ''[[Bachelors Walk (TV series)|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#Shakespeare|Cressida]] in the first full-scale [[Shakespeare's Globe]] production of ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]''.<ref name="Broadway1"/> In 2010 she played Lily Cahill in the revival of ''[[Punk Rock (play)|Punk Rock]]''.<ref name="Broadway2">[http://westend.broadwayworld.com/article/Nicholas_Banks_Ed_Franklin_Ruth_Milne_More_Lead_PUNK_ROCK_At_Lyric_Hammersmith_20100905 Nicholas Banks, Ed Franklin, Ruth Milne & More Lead PUNK ROCK At Lyric Hammersmith] 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-11-20.</ref> She played Laurel in [[Douglas Hodge]]'s production of [[Torch Song Trilogy]] at the [[Menier Chocolate Factory]] in 2012,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/gallery/2012/jun/14/midsummer-night-dream-torch-song|title=From an outdoor Dream to Torch Song Trilogy: Tristram Kenton's week on stage – in pictures|date=2012-06-14|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-11-09|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Mrs Manningham in [[Gas Light]] at [[Salisbury Playhouse]] in 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/theatreandarts/11005271.review-gaslight-salisbury-playhouse-until-march-1/|title=Review: Gaslight, Salisbury Playhouse Until March 1|website=This Is Wiltshire|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> and Beatrice in [[A View from the Bridge]] at [[York Theatre Royal]] and [[Royal & Derngate]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/york-theatre/reviews/a-view-from-the-bridge-theatre-royal_49983.html|title=Review: A View From the Bridge (York Theatre Royal) {{!}} WhatsOnStage|website=www.whatsonstage.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of television performances
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Bachelors Walk (TV series)|Bachelors Walk]]''
| align="center"| 2003
| Vicki Lester
| Episodes: 3.1, 3.2
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Omagh (film)|Omagh]]''
| align="center"| 2004
| Lorraine Wilson
| TV movie
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Holby City]]''
| align="center"| 2004
| Alison Kerman
| Episode: “Playing With Fire”
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Hex (TV series)|Hex]]''
| align="center"| 2005
| [[Ella Dee]]/Ella
|TV series, 13 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The IT Crowd]]''
| align="center"| 2006
| Laura
| Episode: “Yesterday’s Jam”
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| align="center"| 2007
| Hannah Farmer
| Episode: “The Big Issue”
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Bill]]''
| align="center"| 2008
| Mandy Glover
|“Shadow Stalker”, “Spilt Blood”
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Silent Witness]]''
| align="center"| 2008
| Esther Rubutkin
| “Judgement” Part 1 & 2
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Demons (TV series)|Demons]]''
| align="center"| 2009
| Grace
| Episode: “Saving Grace”
|-
! scope="row" | ''Vidiotic''
| align="center"| 2009
|
| TV movie
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Bill]]''
| align="center"| 2009
| Sarah Lawler
| Episode: “Old Habits”
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| align="center"| 2009
| Ursula Lenton
| Episode: ''“''Dummy”
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Emma (2009 TV serial)|Emma]]''
| align="center"| 2009
| [[Emma (novel)|Jane Fairfax]]
|TV mini-series, 3 episodes
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]''
| align="center"| 2009
| Young Woman
| Episode 8.4
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Holby City]]''
| align="center"| 2011
| Becky Unwin
| Episode: “The Hand That Bites”
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Luther (TV series)|Luther]]''
| align="center"| 2013
| Jodie
| 1 episode: ''Series 3, episode 2''
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Secret (TV series)|The Secret]]''
| align="center"| 2016
| Lesley Howell
| Episode 1 & 2
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The_Missing_(British_TV_series)|The Missing]]''
| align="center"| 2016
| Anna Stone
| 1 episode: ''Series 2, episode 5: Das Vergessen''
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]''
| align="center"| 2019
| Phoebe Sims
| 1 episode: ''Series 7, episode 2: The Passing Bell''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of film performances
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Reign of Fire (film)|Reign of Fire]]''
| align="center"| 2002
| Lin
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Padraig agus Nadia''
| align="center"| 2002
| Nadia
| [[Short film]]
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Headrush (film)|Headrush]]''
| align="center"| 2003
| Vicky Nobel
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Tess: A Tale of Love and Darkness''
| align="center"| 2005
| Tess
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" | ''Sam and Jenny Go to a Play''
| align="center"| 2009
| Jenny
| Short film
|-
! scope="row" | ''Isle of Dogs''
| align="center"| 2010
| Kelly
|-
! scope="row" | ''Looking for Neil''
| align="center"| 2011
| Lucy
| Short film
|}

== 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 (play)|Punk Rock]]'' - [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)|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==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1211580|name=Laura Pyper}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080619224224/http://www.laura-pyper.com/ Laura Pyper fansite]

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[[Category:Television actresses from Northern Ireland]]
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[[Category:Stage actresses from Northern Ireland]]
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[[Category:People from Magherafelt]]
[[Category:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin]]
[[Category:People educated at Rainey Endowed School]]
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[[Category:Actresses from County Londonderry]]
[[Category:21st-century actresses from Northern Ireland]]

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