Lauren Drummond
| Lauren Drummond | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 December 1987 Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
Lauren Emma Drummond (born 23 December 1987) is a British actress.
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 on Waterloo Road.
Career
Drummond first played the role of Mika Grainger in the BBC school-based drama Waterloo Road from its inception in 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 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.
Filmography
+Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Grange Hill | Lucy | one episode, #28.18 |
| 2005–2006 | Heartbeat | Jane Black | seven episodes |
| 2006–2008 | Waterloo Road | Mika Grainger | three seasons, thirty seven episodes |
| 2008 | Holby City | Hannah Sharpe | one episode, "Any Port in a Storm" |
| 2008 | Harley Street | Lisa | episode #1.2 |
| 2009 | Casualty | Bree | one episode |
| 2009, 2011 | The Royal | Student Nurse Faye Clark | |
| 2011–2013 | Holby City[1] | Chantelle Lane |
References
- ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (14 May 2011). "Holby City welcomes two new regulars". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 May 2011.