Lara Peake

Lara Peake (born August 4, 1998) is an English actress.

Early life

From Nottingham, England, Peake did not go to drama school.[1] At 12 Peake joined a drama workshop in Nottingham called the Inspire Academy.[2]

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.[3] This earned her a spot on the 2015 longlist for the British Independent Film Awards ‘Most Promising Newcomer’.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] Peake appeared in the Netflix series The English Game written by Julian Fellowes about the birth of professionalism in association football in Victorian England.[8] Peake has the role of Madysun Brave New World.

References
  1. "Born to Kill's Lara Peake: the Nottingham teen making waves". inews.co.uk. April 28, 2017.
  3. "Bypass review – giving weight to marginalised lives". the Guardian. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  4. "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.
  5. "LARA PEAKE". Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  6. "Born to Kill is clever, unsettling and original". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  7. 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.
  8. "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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