Laura Aikman


Laura Holly Aikman is an English actress, best known for her television appearances.

Early life

Aikman was born in the London Borough of Brent in 1985, the daughter of actor and writer Stuart Aikman and actress Jean Heard. She attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls in Elstree, Hertfordshire. She has a brother, Luke Aikman, who appeared as a child in the 1997 film Fever Pitch.

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 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 headteacher Lorna Hutchinson.
Aikman 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. In December 2019, she appeared in the Christmas special of Gavin & Stacey as Smithy's girlfriend, Sonia.
In 2018, Aikman joined 26 other celebrities at Metropolis Studios, to perform an original Christmas song called Rock With Rudolph. The song was released in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and was released digitally on independent record label Saga Entertainment on 30 November 2018. The music video debuted exclusively with The Sun on 29 November 2018 and had its first TV showing on Good Morning Britain on 30 November 2018. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018Rock With RudolphHerselfMusic Video
2014The HatchingLucy
2014Amar Akbar & TonySamantha
2014Cancer HairClaireShort
2013Bula Quo!Caroline
2012'Rosie
2010Rules of Love'Receptionist'
2010FreightJulie Taylor
2007BloodMonkeySydney
2007PopcornJeannie
2007Rude AwakeningsAly
2006JamLouise
1999Virtual SexualityLucy Parker
1998The Scarlet TunicDotty
1997The Unusual ChildrenHela
1996Surviving PicassoMaya

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Gavin and StaceySoniaChristmas special
2018Shane the ChefPennyFour episodes
2018Space Chickens in SpaceStarley Main role
2017LiarCharlotte1 episode
2016LovesickJo2 episodes
2016Jack Taylor Kelly1 episode
2016JoshAmy Series 2 guest
2015Waterloo RoadLorna HutchinsonSeries 10 regular
2015Bluestone 42Captain Ellen BestSeries 3
2014–2015The Job LotNatalie
2014SiblingsAmandaEpisode 5
2013–2014, 2016Citizen KhanDebbieSeries 2, Episode 1
Series 3, Episodes 5 and 6
Series 5, Episode 2
2013Way to GoJulia
2013PramfaceJenny
2012–20144 O'Clock ClubMiss Melanie "Mel" PoppyElmsbury Teacher
2012Lemon La Vida LocaRosie
2011, 2014Not Going OutDebbieSeries 4, Episode 2
Series 7, Episode 10
2009–2010CasualtyDr May PhelpsSeries 24
2009Personal AffairsLucy Baxter
2009FMSky
2009DemonsAlice
2008Teenage KicksMillie
2007The BillTanya MurphyEpisode "Copycat Killer"
2007That Mitchell and Webb Look
2007Dis/ConnectedPaula
2007Signs of LifeDaisyBBC Switch
2007RevealHerselfTV Magazine Commercial
2007SixPaulaBBC pilot
2006Baggy TrousersCarly
2006The Best ManAlison Poley
2006Trial & RetributionKelly Hobson
2005The Message
2004–2005The Mysti ShowMysti
2004The Story of Tracy BeakerMysti
2004Children in Need SpecialN/A
2003DoctorsKaty HardingEp "Inner Circles"
2001Great ExpectationsYoung Biddy
2001Kerching!Fleur
2001U Get Meunknown
2000CasualtyRebecca BrightEp "Choked"

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012The Secret WorldMei Ling
2013'General Scarlett
2014'Additional Voices
2015'Yda Hext
2017'Lyse
2018'Jade

Theatre appearances