Lara Peake

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Lara Peake
Born
Lara Alexandra Peake

(1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 23)
Nottingham, England
OccupationActress

Lara Alexandra Peake[1] (born August 4, 1998) is an English actress.

Early life[]

From Nottingham, England, Peake did not go to drama school.[2] At 12 Peake joined a drama workshop in Nottingham called the Inspire Academy.[3]

Career[]

Peake had her initial breakthrough at the age of 15, when she was cast opposite George MacKay in Duane Hopkins' independent feature film Bypass.[4] This earned her a spot on the 2015 longlist for the British Independent Film Awards ‘Most Promising Newcomer’.[5] Peake has also filmed opposite Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning in How To Talk To Girls at Parties adapted from a short story by fantasy writer Neil Gaiman.[6]

She has a lead role in the coming of age movie Spaceship. She's aso appeared in Jo Brand's comedy vehicle Damned on Channel 4, and appeared in Tracey Ullman's Show on the BBC. Peake appeared in Channel 4 psychological thriller 4 part series Born to Kill.[7]

Peake appeared in Final Score with Pierce Brosnan and Dave Bautista as a West Ham United fan who encounters terrorists during a match at the Boleyn Ground.[8] Peake appeared in the Netflix series The English Game written by Julian Fellowes about the birth of professionalism in association football in Victorian England.[9] Peake has the role of Madysun Brave New World.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes productions that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Bypass Helen
2016 Spaceship Tegan
2017 Firecracker Em Short film
How to Talk to Girls at Parties Wainswain
The Marker Cristina Vaduva
2018 Final Score Danni
2019 Parasomniac Lucy Short film
2021 Broken Shelter Film has yet to be released Amelie Completed

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Damned Chantal Episode: "Series 1, Episode 4"
2017 Tracey Ullman's Show Daughter 2 episodes
Born to Kill Chrissy Mini-series
2020 The English Game Betsy Cronshaw Mini-series
Brave New World Madysun Recurring role, 3 episodes

References[]

  1. ^ "Lara Alexandra Peake". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Born to Kill's Lara Peake: the Nottingham teen making waves". inews.co.uk. April 28, 2017.
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ "Bypass review – giving weight to marginalised lives". The Guardian. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  5. ^ "BIFA Newcomer Longlist: 12 British Actors to Watch · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  6. ^ "LARA PEAKE". Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  7. ^ "Born to Kill is clever, unsettling and original". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  8. ^ Felperin, Leslie (2018-09-07). "Final Score review – Dave Bautista gets involved in the action at Upton Park". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  9. ^ "Kerrie Hayes, Lara Peake & Ben Ashenden Star In Netflix's THE ENGLISH GAME". www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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