Lauren Drummond
Lauren Emma Drummond (born 23 December 1987) is an English actress.
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Born | Lauren Emma Drummond 23 December 1987 Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2001–present |
Television | Waterloo Road Holby City |
Education
Drummond was born and brought up in Cheadle Hulme in Stockport and attended Bramhall High School before completing a Performing Arts Course at Mid Cheshire College. She attended the college at the same time as Adam Thomas, who played Donte Charles in Waterloo Road.
Career
Drummond played the role of Mika Grainger, in the BBC school-based drama series, Waterloo Road, from its inception on 9 March 2006. Her last appearance was at the end of series 3 in March 2008.
She has made other TV appearances, with roles on shows including Coronation Street, Doctors and Grange Hill. In 2005 she won two roles – Mika Grainger in Waterloo Road and Jane Black in Heartbeat. However, Drummond left Heartbeat, in early 2006 after being written out. On 20 May 2008, she appeared in an episode of Holby City, playing diabetic teenager, Hannah Sharpe.
In 2008, Drummond appeared in an episode of Harley Street, as Lisa Foster. Drummond starred as Princess Mika in a modern version of the pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, at The Sands Centre in Carlisle over Christmas 2008. She then starred in a new stage production of Billy Liar. She has been filming in Scarborough for her role as Faye in The Royal.
In 2009, she played the role of Bree in Casualty. In April 2010 she appeared in BBC soap opera, Doctors.
In 2011, she joined the cast of Holby City as new nurse, Chantelle Lane, but departed the show in November 2013. She had previously appeared as a one-off character, Hannah Sharpe, back in 2008. Drummond returned in June 2016 for one episode as a farewell to character, Arthur Digby.[1]
In 2014, she toured the UK in a production of J.B. Priestley’s classic play, Dangerous Corner.
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Coronation Street | Christie Wells | Guest role |
Doctors | Kirsty Matthews | Episode: "A Twist of Fate"[2] | |
2005 | Grange Hill | Lucy | Episode #28.18 |
2005–2006 | Heartbeat | Jane Black | Supporting role; 7 episodes |
2006–2008 | Waterloo Road | Mika Grainger | Regular role; 38 episodes (series 1–3) |
2006 | Blue Murder | Hayley Scott | Episode: "Steady Eddie" |
Doctors | Amy Faulkner | Episode: "Daddy Cool" | |
2008 | Charlotte Peel | Episode: "Out with the Bathwater"[3] | |
Holby City | Hannah Sharpe | Episode: "Any Port in a Storm"[4] | |
Harley Street | Lisa | Episode #1.2 | |
2009 | Casualty | Bree | Episode: "Second Chance"[5] |
2009–2011 | The Royal | Student Nurse Faye Clark | Supporting role; 8 episodes |
2010 | Doctors | Sophie Stanyard | Episode: "Digging for Gold" |
2011–2013, 2016 | Holby City | Chantelle Lane | Regular role; 107 episodes[6] |
2013 | Catherine Tate for Children in Need | Children in Need special | |
2016 | Comedy Playhouse | Receptionist | Episode: "Broken Biscuits" |
2018 | The Dumping Ground | Hilde | Episode: "Jody on Ropes". |
Unforgotten | Kelly Jones | 2 episodes | |
Press | Belle Hicks | Episode: "Pure" | |
2019 | Silent Witness | Tamsin Nelson | Series 22; episode: "Two Spirits" |
Coronation Street | Jane Bestwick | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
References
- "'It was a lovely, upbeat episode until Arthur's final moments!' Rob Ostlere reacts to his sudden Holby exit". What'sOnTV. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- "Doctors BBC One London, 4 September 2001". BBC Genome. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- "Doctors BBC One London, 14 March 2008". BBC Genome. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- "Holby City BBC One London, 20 May 2008". BBC Genome. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- "Casualty BBC One London, 21 November 2009". BBC Genome. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- Kilkelly, Daniel (14 May 2011). "Holby City welcomes two new regulars". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 May 2011.