Nicola Bryant

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Nicola Bryant

Acting 65 October 11, 1960

Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Nicola Jane Bryant (born 11 October 1960) is an English actress known for her roles as Peri Brown, a companion to both the Fifth and Sixth Doctors in the BBC science fiction tele…

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
Holby City

Holby City

5.8 1999 TV Show
Casualty

Casualty

6.2 1986 TV Show
Doctors

Doctors

4.8 2000 TV Show
Pointless Celebrities

Pointless Celebrities

6.3 2011 TV Show
My Family

My Family

7.1 2000 TV Show
Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

8.2 2005 TV Show
New Blood

New Blood

6.9 2016 TV Show
Tales of the Tardis

Tales of the Tardis

5.6 2023 TV Show
Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

7.4 1988 Movie
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

2018 TV Show
The Stranger

The Stranger

8.0 1991 TV Show

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Nicola Jane Bryant (born 11 October 1960) is an English actress known for her roles as Peri Brown, a companion to both the Fifth and Sixth Doctors in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, from 1984 to 1986 and as Martine Johnson the dance teacher in the school drama series The Biz from 1995 to 1997. She also played Miss Brown in The Stranger film series and Lana in Star Trek Continues.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Space: 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit

    Movie Self

  2. 2024
    Looking for Dursley

    Movie Self

  3. 2023
    Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

    Movie Self

  4. 2023
    Tales of the Tardis

    TV show Peri Brown

  5. 2022
    The Wilds

    Movie Helen

  6. 2022
    Doctor Who: The Eternal Mystery

    Movie Peri Brown

  7. 2019
    Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner

    Movie Herself / Peri (archive footage)

  8. 2019
    The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited

    Movie Self

  9. 2019
    The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

    Movie

  10. 2019
    Doctor Who: The Trial

    Movie Self

  11. 2018
    Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

    TV show Self

  12. 2016
    New Blood

    TV show Sophie Baxter

  13. 2016
    Serial Thriller: The Head Hunter

    Movie Dr. Shaw

  14. 2015
    Myth Makers

    TV show Herself

  15. 2014
    Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

    Movie Self / Peri Brown (archive footage)

  16. 2013
    Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS

    Movie Peri Brown (archive footage)

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  1. 2013
    Strike! Strike! Strike!

    Movie

  2. 2011
    Pointless Celebrities

    TV show Self

  3. 2010
    Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2

    Movie Peri Brown (archive footage)

  4. 2010
    Chain Reaction

    Movie

  5. 2008
    The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

    Movie

  6. 2008
    Trials and Tribulations

    Movie

  7. 2008
    The Ties That Bind Us

    Movie Peri Brown (archive footage)

  8. 2008
    Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

    Movie (archival footage)

  9. 2007
    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary)

    Movie

  10. 2006
    Built for War: The Sontaran Story

    Movie

  11. 2006
    Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'

    Movie

  12. 2005
    Doctor Who Confidential

    TV show

  13. 2003
    The Story of Doctor Who

    Movie

  14. 2003
    Adventures in Time and Spain

    Movie (archive footage)

  15. 2000
    My Family

    TV show Anne

  16. 2000
    TravelWise

    Movie Laura

  17. 2000
    Doctors

    TV show Jackie Fallon

  18. 1999
    Parting Shots

    Movie Beverley

  19. 1999
    Holby City

    TV show Reporter

  20. 1998
    Lust in Space

    Movie Self

  21. 1995
    The Biz

    TV show Martine

  22. 1994
    Stranger than Fiction

    Movie

  23. 1993
    30 Years in the TARDIS

    Movie Herself

  24. 1993
    Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

    Movie Peri Brown