Website www.lauraaikman.co.uk Siblings Luke Aikman Employer BBCITV Parents Stuart St. Paul | Years active 1996–present Role Actress Occupation Actress Name Laura Aikman Uncles Graham Aikman | |
Full Name Laura Holly Aikman 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) Movies and TV shows Keith Lemon: The Film, Bula Quo!, The Mysti Show, 4 O'Clock Club, Freight Similar Craig Fairbrass, Leigh Francis, Matt Kennard Profiles |
Laura aikman
Laura Holly Aikman (born 24 December 1985) is an English actress and daughter of stunt coordinator and film director Stuart (known professionally as Stuart St. Paul) and Jean. 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. She also appeared in the BBC sitcom Josh in 2016.
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Early life
As a child, Aikman went to Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls. She has a brother, Luke.
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. In 2016, she appeared in the Netflix comedy series Lovesick.