Laura Aikman
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| Born | Laura Holly Aikman 24 December 1985 Brent, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Employer | BBC ITV |
| Television | The Mysti Show (2004–05) Casualty (2009–11) Lemon La Vida Loca (2012) 4 O'Clock Club (2012–14) The Job Lot (2014−) Waterloo Road (2015) |
| Parent(s) | Stuart St. Paul |
| Website | www |
Laura Holly Aikman (born 24 December 1985) is an English actress and daughter of stunt coordinator and film director Stuart St. Paul. She has been appearing in TV and films since childhood. She is best known for her role in The Mysti Show as title character, Mysti as well as her role as May Phelps in BBC medical drama, Casualty. She is now most well known for playing, Deputy Headteacher, Lorna Hutchinson in BBC's Waterloo Road. She is also recently known for playing Captain Ellen Best ATO in the BBC Three series Bluestone 42.
Early life
As a child, Aikman went to Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls.[citation needed]
Career
In 2009, she appeared in the BBC Three series Personal Affairs playing Lucy. On 8 August 2009, it was announced that Aikman would be joining the cast of Casualty, and her role as May Phelps started on 12 September 2009. Aikman appeared in 35 episodes, her final appearance aired on 8 May 2010. In December 2010, Aikman appeared as the receptionist in the BBC Switch film, Rules of Love. Aikman also starred in the UK sitcom Not Going Out, as Debbie, the girl who thinks she might be Lee's daughter. She has also had a two-year role in the CBBC show 4 O'Clock Club as Melanie Poppy, a music teacher.
In 2012, Aikman starred alongside Leigh Francis's alter ego Keith Lemon in his TV show Lemon la Vida Loca during the first series. She played the role of his Yorkshire girlfriend, Rosie. Aikman announced that she would not be returning to the show for the second series despite making an appearance in episode 1. In July 2014, it was announced that Aikman would be joining the cast of Waterloo Road for the tenth and final series as deputy head Lorna Hutchinson.
She joined the cast for the second series of ITV sitcom The Job Lot which aired in 2014.
On 16 March 2015 she made her first appearance as Captain Ellen Best in Bluestone 42.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Hatching | Lucy | |
| Amar Akbar & Tony | Samantha | ||
| Cancer Hair | Claire | Short | |
| 2013 | Bula Quo! | Caroline | |
| 2012 | Keith Lemon: The Film | Rosie | |
| 2010 | Rules of Love | 'Receptionist' | |
| Freight | Julie Taylor | ||
| 2007 | BloodMonkey | Sydney | |
| Popcorn | Jeannie | ||
| Rude Awakenings | Aly | ||
| 2006 | Jam | Louise | |
| 1999 | Virtual Sexuality | Lucy Parker | |
| 1998 | The Scarlet Tunic | Dotty | |
| 1997 | The Unusual Children | Hela | |
| 1996 | Surviving Picasso | Maya |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Waterloo Road | Lorna Hutchinson | Series 10 regular Post-production |
| 2015 | Bluestone 42 | Captain Ellen Best | Series 3 |
| 2014 | The Job Lot | Natalie | |
| 2014 | Siblings | Amanda | Episode 5 |
| 2013 | Citizen Khan | Debbie | Series 2, Episode 1 Series 3, Episodes 5 and 6 (2014) |
| Way to Go | Julia | ||
| Pramface | Jenny | ||
| 2012–14 | 4 O'Clock Club | Miss Melanie "Mel" Poppy | Elmsbury Teacher |
| 2012 | Lemon La Vida Loca | Rosie | |
| 2011 | Not Going Out | Debbie | Series 4, Episode 2 |
| 2009–10 | Casualty | Dr May Phelps | Series 24 |
| 2009 | Personal Affairs | Lucy Baxter | |
| FM | Sky | ||
| Demons | Alice | ||
| 2008 | Teenage Kicks | Millie | |
| 2007 | The Bill | Tanya Murphy | Episode "Copycat Killer" |
| That Mitchell and Webb Look | (various) | ||
| Dis/Connected | Paula | ||
| Signs of Life | Daisy | BBC Switch | |
| Reveal | Herself | TV Magazine Commercial | |
| Six | Paula | BBC pilot | |
| 2006 | Baggy Trousers | Carly | |
| The Best Man | Alison Poley | ||
| Trial & Retribution | Kelly Hobson | ||
| 2005 | The Message | (various) | |
| 2004–05 | The Mysti Show | Mysti | |
| 2004 | The Story of Tracy Beaker | Mysti | |
| Children in Need Special | N/A | ||
| 2003 | Doctors | Katy Harding | Ep "Inner Circles" |
| 2001 | Great Expectations | Young Biddy | |
| Kerching! | Fleur | ||
| U Get Me | unknown | ||
| 2000 | Casualty | Rebecca Bright | Ep "Choked" (Part 1) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Divinity: Dragon Commander | General Scarlett | |
| 2014 | Dragon Age: Inquisition | Additional Voices |
Theatre appearances
- Princess Catherine in Henry V
- Rebecca Foley in Pravda
- Connie Batsford in Bus
- Blousie Brown in Bugsy Malone (musical)
References
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- Living people
- People educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls
- 21st-century English actresses
- English film actresses
- English television actresses
- English stage actresses
- People from Brent (London borough)
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